This Day In History: April 29

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  • It is rather astounding how much has happened on April 29. Luckily, we have a way to describe that, owing to the April 29, 1852 publication of the first edition of British lexicographer Peter Mark Roget’s thesaurus. April 29 is a huge, great, gigantic, enormous, massive, colossal, mammoth, immense, stupendous, tremendous date in history.
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Komentáře • 228

  • @TheHistoryGuyChannel
    @TheHistoryGuyChannel  Před 14 dny +9

    A few corrections thanks to viewers: The "Easter Rising" was in 1916, not 1915. The wind speed of the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was 250 KPM, or roughly 155 MPH. While two referenda over a draft raised protests in Australia in 1916 and 1917, Australia never instituted a draft during WWI. I apologize for the errors.

  • @user-ek8gs4ij4r
    @user-ek8gs4ij4r Před 16 dny +15

    And on this day in 2024, 22,000 people listened to the History Guy. History, that deserves to be remembered!

  • @elviejodelmar2795
    @elviejodelmar2795 Před 16 dny +41

    After 18 months service in Vietnam and some years as an instructor in the Ranger School, I attended the Army's Special Forces Officer's Course. The speaker at my graduation was Col (ret) Aaron Bank, the father of Special Forces. I'll give you just one of his quotes. "Guys, I hate to tell you this, but you deserve to know. Vietnam wasn't necessary. I knew Ho Chi Minh personally and we could have worked with him. He was much more nationalist than Communist. I wrote President Truman that we should support Vietnamese freedom instead of a return of French colonialism, but he, obviously, didn't listen."

    • @lefty-bw1zp
      @lefty-bw1zp Před 16 dny +2

      Sounds like a typical American. The United States never knew a war it didn’t like.

    • @elviejodelmar2795
      @elviejodelmar2795 Před 16 dny +5

      @@lefty-bw1zp To whom are you referring -- me or Col. Banks?

    • @Snuffy03
      @Snuffy03 Před 16 dny +4

      ​@@lefty-bw1zpAs Marine, KMA

    • @noreligion2
      @noreligion2 Před 16 dny +9

      As someone who dug deep into the history of Vietnam and of course the war, I AGREE 100% with you and Col Bank!!! We supported De Gaulle, instead of Ho Chi Minh!! Things would have been a lot different for both our countries if we had done the right thing!! Thank You for your post!!!

    • @lefty-bw1zp
      @lefty-bw1zp Před 16 dny +3

      @@elviejodelmar2795 I was referring to Americans in general. It sounds like Col Bank wanted at least your graduation, to know that war is not always necessary.
      But Americans love war (at least the ones not on the battlefield) it means profits for weapons manufacturers, and politicians can claim that they “created jobs.”

  • @jeffbangkok
    @jeffbangkok Před 16 dny +33

    I turned 18 in 1973. Was very happy that I didn't end up in Vietnam. Good night

    • @keithgregory8982
      @keithgregory8982 Před 16 dny +4

      I turned 18 in 72, and thank goodness also, that I was not called up, although not sure if poor eyesight may have kept me out anyway.

    • @Xonid1
      @Xonid1 Před 16 dny +2

      Luckily for me in 1972 my tour of duty was Germany.

    • @ltdees2362
      @ltdees2362 Před 16 dny +9

      🤣 You are quite welcome .. I was drafted Jan 18 1970 .. my birthday .. and It would be the last draft for the military in the United States...how lucky for me 😛.. So I enlisted in the Air-Force and was stationed at...check this out !!!
      Myrtle Beach AFB South Carolina for my entire 4 year enlistment...It was "tough" but I struggled through it 😎

    • @maynardcarmer3148
      @maynardcarmer3148 Před 16 dny +6

      I enlisted in 1967. Fun, wow.

    • @theboyisnotright6312
      @theboyisnotright6312 Před 16 dny +4

      My uncle had friends and could have gone to Canada. But after a lot of thinking decided he owed the country, didn't enlist but turned 18 in 1969. He was drafted and went to Germany. So it worked out ok for him. He told me he was surprised he didn't go to Vietnam as he said 2/3s or so of his buddy's in basic training did.

  • @stuartriefe1740
    @stuartriefe1740 Před 16 dny +38

    Thank you for covering the History of April 29th. My Dad Bruce would have been 104 today. He was a WWII Navy veteran and participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He served on the Attack Cargo ship AKA-81, the USS Valencia. They delivered Marines and equipment to the island.

    • @loraweems8712
      @loraweems8712 Před 16 dny +6

      I took pleasure in, appreciated, was entertained by, liked, loved, enjoyed this show!

  • @user-oh2hs6jh5x
    @user-oh2hs6jh5x Před 16 dny +23

    Hey, a History Cat cameo! The day is complete!

  • @juliamartinshistory
    @juliamartinshistory Před 16 dny +14

    As a historian, I'm always amazed at how much can happen on a single day across different eras. April 29th really shows the breadth of human history, from medieval battles to modern conflicts. Fascinating how these events intertwine!

  • @user-oh2hs6jh5x
    @user-oh2hs6jh5x Před 16 dny +30

    Good Monday morning history fans

  • @JeffreyGlover65
    @JeffreyGlover65 Před 16 dny +12

    Coffee and THG...best way to start the day 😎

  • @umberct
    @umberct Před 16 dny +3

    I’ve always enjoyed your show.
    I’m a truck driver by profession.
    I drove by Frank’s Slide; it’s absolutely awestruck. I read up on it. There are Boulders no smaller then a VW Beatle, many larger; and they cover some distance away from the rock slide scar.
    I cannot imagine the noise and vibrations produced that ill-fated day.
    Nature, does not give two-hoots about you.

  • @me3333
    @me3333 Před 16 dny +5

    April 29, 1994 marks an important day in history. That's the day my son was born! Happy Birthday David, I llove you!

  • @constipatedinsincity4424
    @constipatedinsincity4424 Před 16 dny +10

    Back in the Saddle Again Naturally!📣

  • @peterdhanes8771
    @peterdhanes8771 Před 16 dny +5

    It was also my brother Paul's Birthday he would be seventy-one but sadly we lost him a while back.

  • @deejay4922
    @deejay4922 Před 16 dny +6

    Ta, mate.
    Kiwi's where right beside Y'all, too, Bud.

    • @TheHistoryGuyChannel
      @TheHistoryGuyChannel  Před 16 dny +4

      Correct, New Zealand was there too, although no connection to April 29 of which I am aware.

  • @jeanthony4003
    @jeanthony4003 Před 15 dny +2

    Thank you, History Guy. I never miss your stories.

  • @billyrodriguez1878
    @billyrodriguez1878 Před 16 dny +2

    All those adjectives that you used to describe April 29 describes you and your channel perfectly!!! You sir truly deserve the title of nation treasure!!!

  • @paulholmes672
    @paulholmes672 Před 16 dny +5

    Was a part of both Frequent Wing and Eagle Pull (evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Operations and the subsequent rescue of the SS Myaguez, supporting all the aircraft involved, in Thailand, 1975. Although the Saigon Marine embassy guards were the last two Vietnam based names added to "The Wall", the three Marines captured and killed by the Khmer Rouge on the retaking of the Myaguez were the final official ' Vietnam Conflict' names added, time-wise. Thank You Lance!!!

    • @TheHistoryGuyChannel
      @TheHistoryGuyChannel  Před 16 dny +2

      Correct- the two Marines who died April 29, 1975 were the last to die in Vietnam, but the victims of the Mayaguez incident died in theater.
      The Last Battle of the Vietnam War: The Mayaguez incident
      czcams.com/video/VU5JPHQGckU/video.html

  • @vlmellody51
    @vlmellody51 Před 16 dny +2

    Today is also my 65th birthday. Thanks, history guy, for letting us know about all the remarkable things that happened on my birthday.

  • @shawnr771
    @shawnr771 Před 16 dny +7

    Thank you for the lesson.

  • @ChaosReignsAll
    @ChaosReignsAll Před 16 dny +22

    Guys ballsy enough to wear bowties always know their shit...

    • @Dotsaa2
      @Dotsaa2 Před 16 dny +3

      Amen!

    • @rsr789
      @rsr789 Před 16 dny +1

      Not always true (I'm excluding THG).

    • @skyden24195
      @skyden24195 Před 16 dny +1

      Like young Sheldon Cooper.

  • @andypandy9013
    @andypandy9013 Před 15 dny +2

    Don't forget that The Vietnam War has also left a scar in Laos and Cambodia as well.

  • @rogergoodman8665
    @rogergoodman8665 Před 16 dny +2

    I, as an American and a man who's father served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1970, I have a ton of respect for the Australian military and the Australian people. They have (always) been at our sides in combat no questions asked....unlike some of our other allies.

    • @almartin4
      @almartin4 Před 15 dny

      Five Eyes
      The WEF had to disable a long term coordination group before they have their NWO.
      CANZUKUS
      Is a formal alliance between the English-speaking western countries. It has provided support for intelligence, political and military actions for 100 plus years: since WWW1 and WW2. This agreement has been the basis for many activities and ‘wars’ supporting each other. It also forms part of the strength in NATO and other area agreements.
      The WEF group had to eliminate this activity before 2030. They spent lots of money buying politicians which is why all of those countries now have socialist governments. So now, they argue instead of cooperate on important issues.
      It stands for: Canada / Australia / New Zealand / UK / US
      Regards

    • @philgiglio7922
      @philgiglio7922 Před 14 dny +2

      Australia was a favorite R&R spot for troops serving in country. They were warmly greeted and frequently didn't have to buy their own drinks.
      The people of Aus remember who kept them safe from Japanese invasion

  • @jonathanhill6064
    @jonathanhill6064 Před 15 dny +1

    It is crazy how such a random day has so much important history behind it. I love these Day in History videos.
    aaaaand the cat is asleep.

  • @mrurquhart9138
    @mrurquhart9138 Před 16 dny

    It's wild that on the same day, centuries apart, two different places named Orleans have significant military history moments. Thanks again History Guy, another top notch episode!

  • @janehall2720
    @janehall2720 Před 16 dny +3

    Wow! Just wow! Thank you for the memories.

  • @ghowell13
    @ghowell13 Před 16 dny +12

    Got here super early for this on, History Guy. Thanks for the as always great content!

  • @milosterwheeler2520
    @milosterwheeler2520 Před 16 dny +3

    The Thesaurus is the best of the lot.

  • @astrorad2000
    @astrorad2000 Před 16 dny +2

    My birthday, April 19th, is also a colossal, stupendous, magnificent day full of historic events. Thank you for another wonderful video.

  • @lawrenrich-nf3ni
    @lawrenrich-nf3ni Před 15 dny +1

    There are not too many days in history without war. We’re such a sad species.

  • @RetiredSailor60
    @RetiredSailor60 Před 16 dny +3

    Good morning History Guy and everyone watching... My grandfather knew Charles Lindbergh...

  • @HM2SGT
    @HM2SGT Před 15 dny +1

    An already Stellar production enhanced by the presence of a cat. 😸

  • @davidelack8809
    @davidelack8809 Před 16 dny +3

    btw two Willy's were born on this day in history; William Randolph Hearst and Willy Nelson. probably only important to them. My cranial cavity is loaded with this sort of "useless" info.It is the burden I bare. Love your channel!

  • @juliemarshall7458
    @juliemarshall7458 Před 16 dny +1

    Fabulous research, presentation, and education. Thank you, History Guy and team! ❤ P.S. Pocky making super slow motion biscuits on the professor's elbow is the icing on the historical cake!

  • @donQpublic
    @donQpublic Před 16 dny

    Thanks HG! This was fascinating.

  • @boboberg3700
    @boboberg3700 Před 16 dny +2

    Thank you! Great show!

  • @octaviatheappalled912
    @octaviatheappalled912 Před 16 dny +1

    Great video! Thanks so much.

  • @dionnedunsmore9996
    @dionnedunsmore9996 Před 16 dny +1

    Wow! What an incredible post! Thanx!
    Very cool! 👊

  • @WarHawk-
    @WarHawk- Před 16 dny

    If I had been shown history the way you present it, I probably would have received a much higher grade in high school than I did. Thank you for making history such an interesting and fascinating subject.

  • @theoccidilian4896
    @theoccidilian4896 Před 16 dny +1

    I’s listening to Aretha last night. She’s still one of the best.

  • @mkl62
    @mkl62 Před 9 dny +1

    Thanks for posting.

  • @seniorsurveyor
    @seniorsurveyor Před 16 dny +3

    Amazing. Thank you.

  • @RDU8468
    @RDU8468 Před 16 dny +1

    Fantastic, sharing this with a History teacher of mine....GREAT STUFF!

  • @skywolf2012
    @skywolf2012 Před 16 dny +2

    Happy to watch this on Monday

  • @constipatedinsincity4424
    @constipatedinsincity4424 Před 16 dny +4

    Hey History Guy, 🤓👋 a friend of mine who's in a band called Australian Crawl lost a brother and 2 cousins fighting in Vietnam while serving in Australia. Their band has a few good songs. I suggest Unpublished Critic. Listen to that song 🎵 and tell me does it sound familiar. This song was released in 1981

  • @BasicDrumming
    @BasicDrumming Před 16 dny +1

    I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

  • @Seagullias12
    @Seagullias12 Před 16 dny

    Dear HG, thanks for all of your informative and interesting videos. If only more of our younger gens would learn from you! Your highlighting of the Australian involvement in the Vietnam War is most appreciated. Just one little correction of this video: There was no conscription (Draft) instituted in Australia during World War 1. The Australian Commonwealth Forces remained the only fully voluntary force of the Great War. (to the best of my knowledge) There were three Referenda held in 1917, to decide the issue of whether Australia should introduce Conscription or not, and each one was defeated. Your comment referring to the social discord that the issue caused is correct in both cases. The issue in 1917 greatly inflamed long held 'Sectarianism' which lingered for many decades. The 'Moratorium' marches in Australia in the late 60's and early '70's were huge and there was as much division in our society as in America. All the best, and please keep up the good work mate!

  • @JohnMGilbert
    @JohnMGilbert Před 16 dny +1

    I was just watching the History Guy on CZcams about events that happened on April 29th. He left out one important story.
    "On April 29th, John M. Gilbert was born. John became a news reporter in Columbus, GA and was the first camera man on the scene of what became known as the infamous Stocking Stranglings. John flew in an airplane piloted by Tuskegee Airman, Chappie James. He was host at Historic Westville where he introduced President Jimmy Carter. He was subsequently invited to the Whitehouse where he covered a Whitehouse briefing by the President.
    John left news reporting to save the Historic Bradley Theater in Columbus which was only days away from the wrecking ball. After the Bradley, John moved to the Atlanta area where he started the "Henry Players" theater group, one of the most successful theater groups on the Southside of Atlanta.
    John says his crowning achievement is the founding of the "Georgia Independence Day Festival", a festival commemorating the day when news of the signing of the Declaration of Independence came to Georgia.
    Sadly, John was badly injured in a head-on auto collision on February 17th 2024 where he sustained life changing injuries.

  • @cynthiaslater7445
    @cynthiaslater7445 Před 16 dny +2

    I really enjoyed this episode!

  • @WaterBearerBear
    @WaterBearerBear Před 15 dny

    Thanks for all you do and bonus birthday lesson here. Cheers

  • @wpbgmail
    @wpbgmail Před 16 dny +12

    Lance, you are a master story teller. I enjoy all of your videos.

  • @geekogen
    @geekogen Před 16 dny +1

    I adore the ending, and sleepy kitty cameo, too 😁

  • @ThomasEJohnson
    @ThomasEJohnson Před 16 dny +2

    Thank you for today’s lesson. 😊

  • @johngiddings9409
    @johngiddings9409 Před 16 dny

    This is amazing! What an Opus History Guy!!! ❤

  • @donaldstanfield8862
    @donaldstanfield8862 Před 16 dny

    I love this kind of content!

  • @seanriley3415
    @seanriley3415 Před 16 dny

    Thank you very much!!! So very always awesome...so very always informative and fun!! Especially todays....again thank you!!!

  • @sweetpeachbellini8245
    @sweetpeachbellini8245 Před 16 dny +1

    Love your channel so much! Thanks for bringing real knowledge and facts worth knowing to CZcams. Cheers from Canada! (P.S. Loved seeing your kitty too)

  • @greatsilentwatcher
    @greatsilentwatcher Před 16 dny +1

    I enjoyed the historic review of one day on the calendar. I hope you produce more like it.

    • @TheHistoryGuyChannel
      @TheHistoryGuyChannel  Před 16 dny +1

      This Day In History
      czcams.com/play/PLSnt4mJGJfGjKD-M6HLAqj9z9SGyrtH2q.html

  • @jodiebent
    @jodiebent Před 15 dny

    Just settled down after grilling my son's birthday dinner,cake and settled down to watch this.I will show him this,and it's always great to see what happened on your date.

  • @michaelmanning5379
    @michaelmanning5379 Před 16 dny +1

    Great finish!

  • @beebop9808
    @beebop9808 Před 16 dny +2

    Good one Guy.

  • @kellybasham3113
    @kellybasham3113 Před 16 dny

    Love your videos

  • @Kw1161
    @Kw1161 Před 16 dny +1

    Thanks History Guy I would had never known the term “Zip Your Lip” would be the result of this day…😂!
    Have a great day!

  • @deanbuss1678
    @deanbuss1678 Před 16 dny +1

    Do more like this !👍

  • @goo_rocket5897
    @goo_rocket5897 Před 16 dny +2

    Great idea

  • @peggywoods4327
    @peggywoods4327 Před 16 dny +1

    US fan of The Archers loving the mention of the show.

  • @kevinvilmont6061
    @kevinvilmont6061 Před 16 dny +1

    My dad has some epic drinking stories with Aussie’s in SE Asia circa 1967-68

  • @paulmcmanus6222
    @paulmcmanus6222 Před 16 dny

    Well, THG, I think it's safe to say, I have never laughed so hard at a summing up of THG as I did at your reading of Roget's Thesaurus. Well done, sir, well done.

  • @bbartky
    @bbartky Před 15 dny

    Apologies if you’ve covered this in another video, THG, but the fact that South Korea also participated in the war in Vietnam would be a great topic. As to war itself, I vividly remember watching the fall of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in school.

  • @orbyfan
    @orbyfan Před 16 dny

    Toronto Maple Leaf fans fondly remember April 29, 1978, when Lanny McDonald scored in overtime to give the Leafs a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in Uniondale in the 7th game of their Stanley Cup quarter-final series. It's one of the few highlights in the post-1967 history of the Maple Leafs.

    • @orbyfan
      @orbyfan Před 16 dny

      czcams.com/video/n-zjRlMqrrQ/video.html

  • @kyleburkholder6003
    @kyleburkholder6003 Před 13 dny

    Another fantastic video. I would love to see a more in depth video about the zipper.

  • @ltdees2362
    @ltdees2362 Před 16 dny

    I cannot tell you the joy I get from "This Day In History" .. This day in history, my mother was born...April 29th 1924...💖

    • @ltdees2362
      @ltdees2362 Před 16 dny

      I would just like to mention to you Lance, I received "American Murder Houses" the other day and my wife immediately took it from my hands and cannot put it down 😛She gives you a "shout out" and would like more of your books 👍

  • @ksjlb2612
    @ksjlb2612 Před 16 dny +1

    This was a fun video for me so thank you very much sir! I typically look for some fact or something to post on my birthday(today) to Facebook and this was an easy choice. Have a wonderful Zipper Day!

  • @deaconblue949
    @deaconblue949 Před 16 dny

    On April 29, 1983 then Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia was questioned about the team's loss that day, dropping their record to 5-14. Les Grobstein had his tape recorder ready and Elia went on an obscenity laden tirade for three and a half minutes, most of which is not fit for print here. He lost his job later in that season. Fortunately it can be found unedited here on CZcams. It is without question the greatest sports rant in history and deserves to be remembered.

  • @deanbuss1678
    @deanbuss1678 Před 16 dny +1

    Thanks!

  • @nickc247
    @nickc247 Před 16 dny +1

    Always reminds me of the song...
    🎶 April 29th, 1992 🎶

  • @d-mack-ga5340
    @d-mack-ga5340 Před 15 dny

    We had a U.S. Army Hospital at the SW corner of our town, I remember helicopters flying over our neighborhood several times a day while growing up. I think it was at the end of 1975 when suddenly there were no more helicopters flying by. It was a surreal feeling at first but we were all very happy to know the Vietnam War was finally over. I don't know where they sent all those patients, I was just a kid.

  • @MMitchellMarmel
    @MMitchellMarmel Před 16 dny +1

    So much history. Plus kitteh. :)

  • @dziban303
    @dziban303 Před 16 dny +1

    Hi, the 1991 Cyclone absolutely did not produce winds of 250 miles per hour, but ~250 kilometres per hour-so about 155mph

  • @BlasphemousBill2023
    @BlasphemousBill2023 Před 16 dny

    Thanks!
    I enjoyed it.
    I miss Oldsmobile:)

  • @harryschaefer8563
    @harryschaefer8563 Před 15 dny +1

    Dear History Guy, you have to RESPECT the unlucky ski jumper who was shown spectacularly wiping out week after week (Mr. "Agony of defeat", not his real name). I asked my wife, a master seamstress if she knew what a "separable fastener" is (she didn't).

    • @TheHistoryGuyChannel
      @TheHistoryGuyChannel  Před 15 dny

      The ski jumper that was always featured in the opening credits was a Slovenian named Vinko Bogataj. The failed jump occurred at a competition in March of 1970. He suffered a broken ankle and a mild concussion. He was unaware for decades that the footage was being used on the program.

  • @jonathanwetherell3609
    @jonathanwetherell3609 Před 16 dny +1

    History with humour, just the job!

  • @MarkSmith-js2pu
    @MarkSmith-js2pu Před 16 dny +1

    Also my 27 yr old Son, my eldest! ❤️

  • @artsalivestudio
    @artsalivestudio Před 15 dny

    Even tho you wear a bow tie it's nice to see that your cat wears a "tux".

  • @josephscarpaci3688
    @josephscarpaci3688 Před 16 dny +2

    My father was at the liberation of Dachau!

  • @SlipShodBob
    @SlipShodBob Před 16 dny +1

    I believe Laos is still also dealing with the repercussions of the Vietnam War where about 90% of the 80 million bombs and bomblets still litter the countryside near the border.

  • @reallyseriously7020
    @reallyseriously7020 Před 16 dny

    16:00 Check out Poppy making happy paws.

  • @bronwynecg
    @bronwynecg Před 16 dny +2

    Good morning! 👋🏽 😊

  • @allendyer5359
    @allendyer5359 Před 16 dny +2

    "King of Skiffle" Lonnie Donegan was born Apr 29 1931. No "Rock Island Line" no "One After 909?... how many other songs wouldn't be?

  • @kevinvilmont6061
    @kevinvilmont6061 Před 15 dny +1

    It begins and ends with wide world of sports.

  • @hobbyfarmer62
    @hobbyfarmer62 Před 16 dny +2

    We are so angst ridden over that war possibly more than over any other war in our history. But we were are in some ways very divided over our taking part. But then it was our first war where the press actively worked against it daily. Which I'm not sure it could do in the same way since the press is little like it was then.

  • @luxurreview
    @luxurreview Před 14 dny

    Please do a history of the Peaked Cap, also called Service Cap or the Barracks Cover.

  • @tristanlombardo6692
    @tristanlombardo6692 Před 16 dny +5

    It's my birthday 🎂

  • @65gtotrips
    @65gtotrips Před 16 dny +1

    A battalion is like 2500 men….so at 60,000 men, Australia seemingly rotated some 24 battalions through over the 8 years they were there.

    • @TheHistoryGuyChannel
      @TheHistoryGuyChannel  Před 16 dny

      The initial deployment was one battalion. The commitment grew over time. There was also RAAF and RAN participation, as well as support and medical personnel.

    • @archlich4489
      @archlich4489 Před 16 dny

      Wondered about that too.

  • @lapurta22
    @lapurta22 Před 15 dny +1

    I always feel sorry for the poor old cat prop 😿

  • @notinmanitou
    @notinmanitou Před 15 dny

    My husband's grandmother was born April 29, 1885.

  • @jamesfracasse8178
    @jamesfracasse8178 Před 16 dny

    A lot of landmarking events just so happened to have occurred on the 29th of April.

  • @cpklapper
    @cpklapper Před 15 dny

    My Dad was in the Army CWS in New Guinea, field-testing defoliants, amongst other questionable chemicals. Neither the Army nor the War Department, later the DOD, acknowledged the long-term casualties resulting from the carcinogen which made Agent Orange, by comparison, seem like orange soda. My Dad died on May 3, 1982, finally succumbing to the leiomyelosarcoma which afflicted him from his WWII service. As during his lifetime, the VA and the DoD continue to sweep the whole noxious incident under the rug.

    • @undertoad13
      @undertoad13 Před 15 dny

      ❤ This compilation ,and others are great. How about 3/5 ?

  • @colddeadhands5167
    @colddeadhands5167 Před 16 dny +1

    R.I.P. young marines 😢

  • @tgtrout
    @tgtrout Před 12 dny +1

    You left out the fact that April 29th is the wedding anniversary for my wife and me.

  • @charlesjohnson4933
    @charlesjohnson4933 Před 15 dny

    Tuxedo cats r the best. Looks similar to mine. ❤