Blood On the Risers(Gory Gory What a Helluva Way to Die)
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Link to Paratroop Training Booklet circa 1943:
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A song written when the airborne divisions were formed. It is played daily on the Post PA system everyday.
Posted by a Panther. H-Minus! Airborne! All the way!
For those of you who know what the hell a panther is you might also appreciate this vid:
• 82nd Airborne Song
LYRICS:
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright.
He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight.
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar.
You ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus:
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
He ain't gonna jump no more.
"Is everybody happy?" cried the sergeant looking up.
Our hero feebly answered, "Yes", and then they stood him up.
He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock.
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop.
The silk from his reserve spilled out and wrapped around his legs.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome.
Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones.
The canopy became his shroud, he hurtled to the ground.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
The days he lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind.
He thought about the girl back home, the one he left behind.
He thought about the medicos and wondered what they'd find.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild.
The medics jumped and screamed with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled.
For it had been a week or more since last a 'chute had failed.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
He hit the ground, the sound was "Splat," his blood went spurting high.
His comrades they were heard to say, "A helluva way to die."
He lay there rolling 'round in the welter of his gore.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the 'chute.
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit.
He was a mess, they picked him up and poured him from his boots.
And he ain't gonna jump no more. - Hudba
"Hey grandad? What did you do to cope with jumping out of a plane?"
"I sang about the excruciatingly gory death that would occur if my chute failed"
*100*
Old school suicide jokes
Well, nowadays it's much easier.
thats so insane
Military is a special breed. To motivate our way through bootcamp we'd march to cadences about Jody. If you know, you know. Military boys love their pain.
As a former Army Parachute Rigger, I'm happy to report that all of my chutes opened.
So did mine.. Thanks@!
Patrick Petrowsky you can honestly say you let alot of men down. good job from a jar head
tom peterson
Thank you, sir and, SEMPER FI!
So would it be fair to say your men, they are gonna jump some more?
Well... I suppose if they don't you won't get any complaints... Right? :P
My Dad was 82nd Airborne ... he asked we play this song at his funeral. We played it his wake ... everyone sang along, and cried.
I thank him for his service
Salute to Our Fatherland
That is awesome 👏
🌷RIP
Thank you for your service, Sir!
On December 3, 2021, Colonel Edward Shames (ret.) passed away peacefully in his sleep. He was the last surviving member of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, famously known as the "Band of Brothers." May he Rest in Peace.
May he rest In peace
May he rest in peace
🫡
He ain't gonna jump no more. He can be in peace now. What a hell of a way to live a life.
CURRAHE STRENGTH AND HONOR! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED SIR, STAND DOWN YOU ARE RELIEVED!
Jump master promised me if my chute failed I could turn it in for a new one. 1968-73
That's strange. Mine told me the same thing.
Of course, if it wasn't clean and serviceable, they probably wouldn't accept it.
crafty bastards figured out how to get a 0% return rate by the sound of this song
Jump master: "If your chute fails make sure you come down slow!"
Me: what HOW?
Jump master: "I told you to follow proper procedure! Now GO!!!!!"
😂
My dad was in the 101st Airborne. He parachuted into Normandy with the pathfinders the night before D-day. He also dropped into Arnhem Holland with the British 1st. Airborne he was wounded there and on three other occasions. Some indicated that. he was the first man to land in Normandy, but here is no evidence of that. He was a 25 year old intelligence Major with the 502nd. He was also credited with the capture of Julius Striker.
Both My brother and I served with the 101 in the early 60s before they went Airmobile. My nephew served with the 82nd. I am a skydiver and started jumping again again last summer at age 72.
Thank you for your service.
what was your fathers name
ryan laird His name was Maj. Henry G. Plitt
thank you, and your family, for there service to the nation
I thought I recognize the name because i was watching a documentary about the 101 and his name came up
Russian airborne song: We are the best and salute the sky. American airborne song: WE MIGHT DIE BUT IT WILL BE GLORIOUS
This is the way
Correct me but i cant remember any big victory by the vdv in history, opposite to american airborne units.
@@Jaruzel_PRLhill 3234 and several sabotage operations in vietnam
Russian airborne song is "we got smoked at Hostomel Airfield bc we fucking suck" don't compare those pieces off shit to the guys who jumped into Normandy and won. Btw it wasn't glorious at Hoetomel, and the rest of the VDV has been put down by a bunch of Ukranian draftees and a handful of old out of shape GWOT vets.
@user-vv5mq4pp2z nobody asked you. If you can't manage to respect a dead soldier, don't speak at all.
My dad was an airborne ranger and he made me learn this song and sing it when he took me sky diving. When it came time to jump (I'm terrified of heights) he leaned in a told me, "you sang the song so now you can't wimp out." That's one of my fondest memories of him.
Be sounds like a great man
Good dad!!!
Well, you may have been quaking in your boots, but at least you didn't need to be poured out of 'em!
ranger don't need no bridge.
He sounds like a great father!
I have a playlist with just this song in it. I left the playlist on repeat for 5 hours (on accident) while I wasn't home. My computer is now a fully equipped paratrooper with an M1 Carbine.
Lmao
Thanks, i needed this laugh
+Michael Moore (Hydrohornet) Incredible!!! lololol.
i Prefer the thompson
Why? Most troopers preferred the M1 Carbine over the Thompson....
I was on ground duty for training to make sure if anyone got hurt we could load them into the ambulance and a guy broke both his ankles and was singing this song the whole way to the hospital
Private Koby thank you for your service.
War is terrifying I'm glad you did a good service
Joe...
Joseph Krupka hahahaha lol jk
what an absolute madlad
As a french, i asked my dad why there is a man on the roof in the village of Sainte-Mère-l'Église, he said. Son, one day more than 1000 soldiers was falling of the sky with parachute, don t forget them, they save all of us. And that some year ago that i realized the price of the liberty.
Of all British, american, free french and canadian who died in normandy. Don t forget then
Been in France and have French friends, definitely a country worth saving; I’m joining the Army, God forbids but if something happens there, I absolutely would volunteer to go fight there; keep being cool France, we love you 🇺🇸💙🇫🇷
While we Americans will rag on the French just because, there is one underlying thing, France and The French are members of the Family!
@@GeorgeSemel they're one of the major reasons the colonies became free, solely to ptfo the brits, and we sure as hell aint gonna pass up an opportunity to pay our brothers back
Never will forget. 🇺🇸🙌🏻🙏🏻💗
@@theangryotaku3361 said perfectly. 🙏
sang this with my veteran 82nd airborne grandfather on his deathbed in the hospital and he passed with an ever so faint smile on his face. twice wounded once in Normandy and once in the Ardennes and survived the horrors of a Nazi pow camp. you can rest now after 95 years, you old gory bastard.
He was one of the lucky ones. He was in a Western Nazi POW camp. From what I hear the ones in the west they were treated fairly respectfully, the ones in the east they were.....well I'm sure you know.
The paratroopers must be the only military service in history that constantly, gleefully reminds its members how hazardous their job is.
Ummmmmmm no lol.
Ohhh ho-ho-ho-ho... US Marines, Delta even the Coast Guard too... NYPD does too, despite only being paramilitary and not having songs... more like saying and phrases for them 😂
considering that relatively more people die from horse riding accidents than parachuting accidents.... it isn't that hazardous.
Methanbreather war is a different story
Yeah we joke about it a lot but hey I love getting paid an extra 250 a month so meh
"I cherish the memory of something my grandson said to me. He said, "Grandpa were you a hero in the war?" Grandpa said "No, but I served in a company of heroes"- Major Dick Winters
***** I only ever heard Winters say it
***** No worries my friend
A true leader of men. Where have all the leaders gone, where have all the men gone, we are but shadows of our fathers.
I hope I can serve as a paratropper when I graduate high school
For the record, Winters didn't say that. He was reading a letter Myron Ranney wrote him about a conversation that he (Ranney) had with his grandson.
I don't know if it's absurd for me to say, but listening to songs like this still makes me thankful for all the troopers that gave up their future so I could live a beautiful and equal today.
I'm thankful for that. I really am. This song reminds me to be thankful for that.
Me as well, greetings from a German
I was born in Fort Campbell Kentucky in 1964 home of the 101st of which my father a part of. My first word was Geronimo. I grew up and joined the Marines
Weal all can be thankful. Even those of us who served can be thankful for those before and honour their legacy.
the best choice would have been to not fight at all. but those who did fought for the the freedom and equality we have and i respect and have my best wishes upon their souls... the ones i have no respect for are the politicians who only care for them selves and not this county that millions of men have died to preserve.
I live with that gratefulness every day!! It just makes me sad that we are sooo in the minority and the rest of the world is more interested in stupid shit on TikTok.
My Great Grandfather was drafted in 1943 and went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky to train with the 101st Airborne. He failed his last jump and broke his knee, they medically discharged him. A little more than five months later after he recovered he enlisted in the Army at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky. He was assigned to 4th Platoon, “F” Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. He was awarded four French croix de guerres, one Belgian croix de guerre, a Luxembourg croix de guerre and a Czech croix de guerre for the 5th Division’s liberation of the country, not the mention heroism. He had a total of fifteen wounds on two different occasions. Eight bullet wounds from an MG-42 and seven shrapnel fragments from Mortar fire. He was saved by German medics after being wounded by three shrapnel fragments on December 4, 1944. He was promoted to Sergeant after his squad leader was wounded and sent home. He was wounded another time by four shrapnel fragments and eight bullets Feb 28, 1945 He was awarded the Purple Heart for the wounds he sustained. He was 100% physically disabled. He died when he was only 38 years old.
WOW, what a legend, insane to have suffered so much. We must always remember what people like him have given for liberty. o7
@@Player1776. We should, you’re correct. He suffered a lot, however people often forget men like him, I’m not saying we should shove their stories down people’s throats, I’m just saying that they should be remembered.
How sad, so young. 😥🙏🏻🇺🇸
o7
Some men are born to be tough as nails, your great grandfather was definitely amongst them.
I'm British and I love this, may the friendship across the pond live forever
Not sure if that frienship will hold up with how it looks for both of our homes (us with the un cause of whats going on with our government and the uk wirh the ramificarions of if brexit gets passed, but mostly the un unless these issues were fixed)
Sorry mate looks like you jinxed yourself Brexit...
Amen brother
“friendship” is a funny way of saying we saved ur asses, not to mention ya’ll infect lands with your toxic banks and backwards laws lacking any sense of freedom
@@godsfleet112 You didn't save a single fucking ass you dumbfuck stop saying 'WE' and stop disgracing those who died to save those arses.
When I was in High School, I had a JROTC instructor who was in the Airborne. One day I asked him why anyone would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, he looked at me, smiled, and said: 'Cause it was more fun than jumping from a burning one.'
God Bless the Airborne, those Brave few who jump into the fray.
That answer from your instructor. The definition of boss.
+Chris D It really is
That's a good man right there. God bless!
my dad was in the army and was a bomb expert and he said he got to where his green barea during war of he went because of his low life expetency of 3.2 seconds on the battlefield and he said lots of stories to me yes he's alive today and he said he's repelled out of a helicopter and jumped out of one of the c-47's and was a very brave person because it takes some balls to go into war with only a good 3.2 seconds on the battlefield but he was 39 when the gulf war started and was on the list to go to that war but wuz to old to go because they had younger people in on the list to go to war and I'm glad my dad's with me and he said he's seen a while huge amount of these planes loaded with troops going to war at that time witch was I think Vietnam and yes they had paratrooper planes going to vietnam and I asked my dad why would u jump out of a good helicopter and he said because it's a little bit more fun then jumping from a burning one for sure
+SIDNEY GOODE 😏😏 O___________________O
this is Perfect OST for HELLDIVER 2
Or Halo 3: ODST
Or chapter 1 of Starship troopers.
For "Democracy"
Hell let loose here too
"The Greatest Generation." May their souls smile upon us, and bless us in our time of greatest need.
Do I feel you, brothers?
I love the black humour of history, how people dealt with the shittiest of times with songs like these. They knew the risks, knew how wrong it could go, and they did it anyway because it needed to be done.
Words cannot express the massive brass balls these guys must've had.
It isn't history. I still sing this cadence and I still jump from beautiful C-130s.
Adam Zuleger That's comforting in a way to hear, I shit my pants while skydiving so props to you Sir! :)
amen 👍
+Adam Zuleger Green ramp in the 80's, Tues and Thurs was jump day if you had the time at Group
Good ole green ramp. I'll be there weds
I love the origin of this song, this song was written and sang to scare new jumpers, this song was intended to intimidate them and root out the weak and get them out of the airborne
@@gilo1303 you know where a guy can watch Hamburger Hill? I've been trying to source it legally for years to no luck
@@gilo1303 It's a point of pride for you because you stuck it out and made it through. Why would it be a point of pride if it weren't something difficult wherein, say, people who couldn't make the cut were weeded out?
Plenty of military processes were designed to "weed out the weak". Your experience in the service isn't the only experience.
@@skullsmitten Idk how many people chicken out right before a jump. I'd like to think it's just a song that pokes fun at something fucked up that happened. Not really about weak or strong then, just fucked.
@@wildmanstudios6534 You cant chicken out before you jump. I only have experience with recreational parachuting, but once you're hooked up to your static-line and it's your turn, you climb out of that plane, hold on to that strut, then just let go! My dad says back in the days if someone was hanging on, the pilot would do some steep banks to shake them off, lol. Whenever I jumped, we didn't hook ourselves up to the static line, and the jumpmaster made triple SURE we were hooked up. The rookie trooper in the song forgot to hook up (which you did yourself back then). Pretty sure the song was just gallows humor among the paratroopers. But yeah, civilian or military, you can't chicken out once that plane takes off.
@@cassuttustshirt4949 Damn, so the song really is just about a guy who died because his chute failed. But did he kill himself? Was he murdered? Was it an accident?
私は日本人ですが、あの大戦で亡くなった誇り高き全ての戦士達に対し、最大の敬意と、心より哀悼の意を表します。どうか彼等の御霊に安息と平穏がありますように。
🙏🏻
i cant even read this, but respect. thank you.
Hey brother mad respect. Love your country and people. May we forever March together ❤❤❤❤ from an American
@@andrewkelley9405yt has translating feature is can translate it to english
Thank you sir
75th anniversary of d day god bless to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for us ❤️❤️❤️
viper4274 May Canada Britain France and America forever last allies
Hmm. Maybe I’ll give Britain another chance you brits might not be as bad as i think
*cough "And Australia, British Raj, New Zealand, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and finally Luxembourg," don't make me get into the other's these are just the allies.
@@spoondostreams58 and Greece
Lt. Herbert jones. 2 para. Rest in Peace (1940 -1982)
70 years ago the Greatest Generation jumped, rode gliders, and fought onto the Normandy Peninsula. Remember their sacrifice.
say what?
Bryan Sheehy 70 years since d-day.
Bryan Sheehy On the Normandy peninsula, the bit between Cherbourg and le Havre, where America's finest fought. Let's not insult them by making a half-arsed reference.
Sorry, came across wrong. I'm British, so I'm all about the Canadians, British, French et al. Just meant to correct where the 82 and 101 landed.
And of course - Pegasus Bridge anyone?
Diddy676 And the Brits, and the Canucks and the Polocks.
Don't forget those from operation *Market Garden*. At least they were lucky enough for D-Day to be a success so they had help come.
Tomorrow is my first jump and hearing this now makes me feel pretty good
Gil Karin How did it go? thank you for your service
I don't think he made it
@@mancan2494 lmfao
@@mancan2494 What a helluva way to die.
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"If your chute fails, don't worry! You'll have the rest of your life to figure out how to fix it!"
My grandfather built the ejection seats for the hawker hurricanes during WWII. I’ve not served in the military, but I sing this in my head going into a building during fire calls. Been a fire fighter for 13 years now.
Thanks for this post. And thank you to our forefathers who gave their lives to give us our lives.
R.I.P. 1st Lt. John M. Runkle Jr.| My dads best friend and Bravest man I have ever met.
Ted Kasane Is it offensive to ask how he died?
not offensive just ... rude
polol770 Not rude, Just makes me sad
Elliot Kelley ok I'm sorry
its alright
I always have had a fear of heights. When I went airborne I had to suck it up every day and never let on. The night before our first real jump I heard several men crying and praying. ,,, We all went up and did the jump. Real courage is saying yes I am afraid but I have a job to do, so I will do it! Some of these guys cried before every jump but they did it!!!
bobba fett You don't have a Fear of heights, that doesn't exist, what you have a fear of is falling. c:
Mitchell Rice Actually if your going to be technical. a Fear of STOPPING during falling.
Clip the WIRE ! ..Stand in DOORRR!, Weeeee so funnnn, oops what's up with that chute ?? AHHHHHHFRAAAAACKKKKK SSPPPPPPlllaaaatttttt. He ain't gonna jump no more.
Also, this tune is the BATTLE HYMN
OF THE REPUBLIC.
Does being a paratrooper help you understand the mechanics of the jet pack, Boba?
***** And the Parachute Regiment!
My great grandpa was Airborne. I don’t know off the top of my head what company he was in. Regardless he would sing this with his friend in the garage. I’ll never forget when they taught me this song. Long live the greatest hero’s to ever touch this damn earth. Rest in paradise.
Rest in peace to all of our fallen soldiers, and to those who see this that are still living, no matter what war you went to, thank you for your service.
RIP my Grandfather who lost his life jumping into Normandy
I am sorry to hear that, i know it will not bring your grandfather back but I really do respect him (every body who served theyre country) for dieing for his coutry and the freedom of millions of people!
My granddad fought against the germans in kursk but luckily survived. Once again i really respect him! And sorry for youre loss.
And sorry for maybe my bad english...
AJL Thank you, he survived the actual landing and landed behind enemy lines, eventually he met up with a couple men from the 101st (he served in the 82nd) they came under fire and he was shot and died from his wounds, and glad your grandfather made it
+Long Johnathan yeah my Grandfather was shot during the battle underneath the knee and had to recover in a hospital in Tula. After that he had to go back in to the battle. he lost allot of friends (by his side) so he concidered (if I spell that correct) himself lucky. He actually escaped a German POW camp, and even when he came back from it he had the risk of execution (because the soviets saw everybody who came back from a POW camp a traitor for some reason I cant explain)
I am not sure but i think he also was there in the siege of Berlin.
but once again sorry for youre loss!
+Long Johnathan My great (great? I can't remember if it's one or two greats) grandfather actually fought in WWI, he was an ANZAC, fought in France too.
I am sorry to hear that. He served our country well
you know... i kinda wanted to be a paratrooper until i heard this song...
I am a paratrooper and this song makes me want to jump!
Adam Ski All bout the navy and Airborne in my opion the two best services in the military
Eunice Lee are you 82nd or 101st?
cameron james Well you actually sort of do. Your skin tries to absorb the impact but cant so it bursts. After that all of your inner workings just go where they please.
cameron james I guess you haven't seen the aftermath of the bodies of people who jumped from the twin towers on 9/11...you'd be surprised what a fall like that does to the human body...
My dad was a filthy dirty leg. I carried one of his dog tags in Afganinstan because i wasn't going to die alone.
There is nothing like sitting around a group of fellow paratroopers from all generations and singing this. To have been a young 82nd Airborne paratrooper and sing this with those who had jumped into combat in WWII was an amazing honor.
Salute to all those who have served and are currently serving. You contributions will never be forgotten.
I appreciate you and all who give us thanks for our service for serving. There are much more deserving service men and women who fought for our freedom than me. I was a combat engineer during peace time and always give thanks to those who fought in any war for my freedom. They deserve the solute. The people who were home wondering what was going on in the fields of war are the people that I give thanks to.
StrykesV2 Thank you. Support from civilians really does uplift our morale.
o7
StrykesV2 my grandfather was a U.S Army Tunnel rat in the Vietnam War
I've been listening to several wartime songs (both WW1 and WW2) and I've gathered this so far:
*America, and most other nations:* This sucks. Everyone's dead.
*Britain:* Cheer up everyone! Sure, this is a warzone, but it's such a _lovely_ warzone! I mean, aside from the war. :D
That attitude got us an Empire. Why change it? :P
The British have a fatalistic sense of humour
British humor is the best humor
it's typical british Stoicism. Stiff Upper Lip and all that.
hear "hanging on the old barbed wire"
The internet threw the context of this song ALL OUTTA WHACK with the way this is being used as a song with the thigh-die jokes
When you discover the generational PTSD on CZcams because grandpa sang this song every year on June 6
The sad thing is, the generation that lived and fought and suffered during WWII is almost gone from this world... All those veterans, those Concentration Camps survivors, those nurses, medics, widows, they're slowly departing one by one. They're the first-eye witnesses.... The living prove of the dark times....
@@chance2413 there are photographic proof aslong as survivors of the holocaust
We just recently lost the last living holder of the MOH. (( You are right, they will soon all be gone and the world is a better place for the rest of us because of them.
RIP Dad, Spc Donald "Peewee" Stanturf....82nd Airborne Div, Ft Orde CA [1948-2012 serv. 1968-1971 Vietnam]. Your son and daughter will take the torch from here...."Until we all come home [dad]..."
I salute him.
His service will not be forgotten
honor and respect is given to me misstimountain
Rest in peace your father i give a salute to you and hope the torch is passed with honor
May let home Rest In Peace we shall salute him 🇺🇸
RIP a real hero God bless you
Respect from UK 🇬🇧
On June 6, 2024, we are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the landing.Respect to all the soldiers who died in this war 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇺🇸🇨🇦🫂
My father landed on Omaha Beach on June 6 1944, first or second wave. He was wounded on the beach, (I think). Later in the Ardennes, his left leg was blown off in a fire fight and spent the rest of the war in a hospital. I only have a couple of pictures of him from that era. I will probably never find out where exactly he went and how things went down for him, as he died in a car accident when I was pretty young. I have one purple heart with pin, and his flag on a shelf in my basement. I only have small and limited information small from my mom. I looked up this song after finishing watching the Band of Brothers movie over the weekend. As far as I can tell he traveled a similar path as the 506.
Your father was an American hero to the younger generations such as myself. His sacrifice will never be forgotten, and is an inspiration to those who serve, and wish to serve. Bless you and yours Michael Scheiman
my grandad was an aircraft engineer in the RAF during world war 2 and described to my dad some of the things he saw flying back to Manston :/ he told my dad "those american fellers, they are the biggest nutters ive ever seen, which is why ill always share a brew with em if i see one!" you americans were apparently the best thing any ally could see whether in occupied europe or back in blighty! good show lads
How about bringing those medals out of the basement and proudly displaying them in your living room?
They were in my living room but the man cave is in the basement and that's where much of our family entertaining is done. Everything is in plain sight, and have often become a topic of conversation. Figured to be the best place to show them.
We wouldn't have the same world we enjoy today without heroes like your father.
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright,
He checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight;
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar,
"You ain't gonna jump no more!"
(CHORUS)
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
He ain't gonna jump no more!
"Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up,
Our Hero feebly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up;
He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked,
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
(CHORUS)
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
He ain't gonna jump no more!
He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock,
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop,
The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs,
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
(CHORUS)
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
He ain't gonna jump no more!
The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome,
Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones;
The canopy became his shroud; he hurtled to the ground.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
(CHORUS)
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
He ain't gonna jump no more!
The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind,
He thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind;
He thought about the medic corps, and wondered what they'd find,
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
(CHORUS)
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
He ain't gonna jump no more!
The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild,
The medics jumped and screamed with glee, they rolled their sleeves and smiled,
For it had been a week or more since last a 'Chute had failed,
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
(CHORUS)
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
He ain't gonna jump no more!
He hit the ground, the sound was "SPLAT", his blood went spurting high;
His comrades, they were heard to say "A hell of a way to die!"
He lay there, rolling 'round in the welter of his gore,
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
(CHORUS)
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
He ain't gonna jump no more!
(slowly, solemnly; about half the speed of the other verses)
There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute,
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit,
He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots,
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
(CHORUS)
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
He ain't gonna jump no more!
Wow
Why
I just sang that entire thing
Thank you very much brave soldier.
@@jacobridgeway2849 same preparing the join the canadian airforce so in a way to prepare mentally and pay respect to my elders
My grandpa was in WW2 he was in D DAY and others he was a good friend and comrade. He died this year we played this song all of he’s friends and family came and his comrades he lived the war Rip legend
At basic, we had a DS who had deployed with the 82nd. We were taught Blood on the risers by our SDS who was a Ranger, and the 82nd DS was away that day. The moment our APG started calling cadence to this, 82nd DS’s eyes just lit up and he was so giddy while we were marching to it. One of the “nice” memories I’ve had from basic.
Our son has currently been serving for almost 15 years, he wears the Airborne wings. He's been into Iraq twice, the first time in 2003. He's been into Afghanistan twice and he's still doin his thing for the country.
Wow. Please say thank you to your son for me!
+Aegys TierOne , I will.
+Bill Neice That my friend, is a real hero. Shameful that Veterans aren't given the proper respect and treatment by the powers that be.
Michael Anderson sadly I have to agree, I was critical of Bush for getting us into Iraq, but Obama is worse.
Aegys TierOne I think regardless of who is sitting in the White House, Congress is worse than either.
Band of Brothers...
Best frikien war show
+KEGMAN M.A.S.H. is the best war show bruh.
M*A*S*H is boss
101st airborne, 506th parachute infantry, easy company
101st airborne, 506th parachute infantry, easy company, 140 men, 86 replacements went in, 84 men and 34 replacements left the war fields with their lives
Boomers: gen z kids are so dark and nihilistic
Greatest Generation:
My uncle was airborne in WW2 jumped before Normandy invasion.... he found a buddy who landed on a wire fence the next day and was in his words "split from his nuts to his neck" talk about Gory Gory.... he also had alot of other really dark tales of battle... but that one sticks out.
Respect.
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We used to sing this in basic when we were given permission to have the CPC lead a cadence because this song went on for so long and it's one of the few graphic songs you can still sing.
they still sing it?
+Carson purple LoStgaming yes in a cap
? a cap
We were just given permission on occasion during ruck fucks to sing whatever cadence we so chose so we sang this whenever we could.
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My Father was 101, He played an album with this on it...sadly long lost. As is he. But it struck me. Still does. And Beautiful Streamer.
My grandpa was master sergeant 82nd AB, took part in all major jumps in Europe. Listening and singing with pride!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Grandpa jumped out of a perfectly good airplane with a tommy gun on his chest, a .45 under his shoulder, a .32 colt on his hip, and a .30 carbine in a leg scabbard back in the year of our lord nineteen hundred and forty five. He landed good, I am sure Tojo was dismayed to see. What a helluva way to die.
Airborne didn't operate in the Pacific theatre. Liar.
Haha, wow. Read a history book you fucking Nazi scumbag.
SS-Oberführer Shekelbergstein My Grandfather was a guerrilla in the Philippines during the war....he told me you should be reading more....
SS-Oberführer Shekelbergstein 11th airborne did a combat drop in the Phillipines
My grandpa was Army infantry and fought the Japanese with his army brethren and the Marines.
My daddy gave me this record when I was little. He was an air borne ranger special forces in Vietnam.. He's been gone for 12 years now, but I still listen to this to remw we him. My son, who my father never got the chance to meet, comes up to me and asks to listen to 'zoom zoom zoom'.
They played this just before our first jump at Airborne School in Ft. Benning July 2013. Took everything I had not to smile in formation.
My uncle was in the Navy, I’m glad I have someone in my family who fought for this country 🇺🇸
@@free_balloons 💀
@@Oderus.Urungus🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
My great uncle was in WWII he went through D-Day and lived a long happy life
God bless your great uncle.
What side?
Italian Mapper American
John Kilroy god bless him I'll say hi to him my prayers
Showey intergral91 Thank you
When I was teenager we use to sing a version of this song at school in England, UK.
Uploaded: 14 years ago. Circa 2007.
2 years after CZcams was created.
And roughly 70 years after the song was created.
This is just interesting to me.
It isn't much, but, thanks to all the badasses that have made making this comment possible. I see you, I hear you, I love you, I stand with you. I just wish we had some form of citizens salute so we could show you our respect in full.
Stay frosty.
my great grandfather was a paratrooper my uncle a b 17 bomber belly Gunner
R.I.P
God bless bothm
One of the most beautiful songs.
Иван Иванов из американских песен, да.
I love u
Bruh, found my 5 year old comment, hi to everyone who is alive
Русским тоже привет
The bit about the medics was unnecessarily dark.
My younger brother Daved spent two tours in Veit Nam 173rd A.B and this song always made him laugh..
R.I.P AMERICAN BRITISH AND GERMAN AND ITALIAN PARATROOPERS THAT DIDN'T LIVE TO TELL THE TALE
The German and Italian paratroopers were bad guyd
The Great Dwarvin Kingdom fuck off
To be honest to you, everyone was the bad guy. All of these men and women created one of the biggest wastes of human life to ever exist, and what's worse is that a lot of Germans were convicted for war crimes, but almost all of the allies, especially from my country, the United States, got away completely off the hook. Tell me, how is dismembering bodies of the enemy, executing surrendering units out of anger, or burning a concentration camp with the Jews still inside due to a lack of time to transport them right?
BD TinTin That is how war works, You make the loser of the war pay for all the damages during the war plus all there crimes. You will never see a war crimes tribunal for the victors.
kingofengland111 Except even when they lose, a-la vietnam, they still go unpunished. No american will ever be charged for war crimes while fighting under the american flag, cos' power.
As the mother of a paratrooper in the army I pray for and thank all the riggers that take the time to care and pack those chutes as their lives depend on it god bless all of you!!
I took packing chutes, very seriously. Also, periodically I had to jump one I packed.
@@overthetoplads2784 😲 That's like the submarine builders or designers who have to go down for the test. At least, that's what I've heard.
How they didn't fear death then and embraced it to save our country just for the country to be in the state it is in today. They would be ashamed for what they fought and died to save. RIP each and every hero.
They fought for freedom. Thats what we now have.
AIRBORNE! No worries. Every parachute comes with a lifetime guarantee.🇺🇸💪👍
I used to listen to this before every jump...
Women and beer were created by god to stop the 82nd from taking over the world.
Strike Hold
Airborne
Strike Hold!!
3/504
Pay attention troopers, this song could be about you if you don't check your chutes before every drop!
Observations from the Bunker But the guy in the song *did* check his chute.
Not all of it. He forgot about the line that would open his chute :)
Who really wants to jump out of a plane into flak? AIRBORNE RANGERS THATS WHO! RANGERS LEAD THE WAY HOOAH!
Bury me with my boots. I might need them on the other side.
As a Marine gold winger, jump school definitely wasn't a high point in my military career (I think we can all say that because it sucked), but a source of pride. Airborne!
Semper fi, warrior!
Semper Fi. Cherish those wings, sir. Not many Marines can make that statement.
Today, on August 2nd, in Russia we celebrate Airborne Forces' day. And here I see you comment ant rhink: why not congratulate foreign Airborne comrade, though, sadly, we are not friends. Cheers :)
*and think, of course. Misspelling.
+Anonymous88desu blame the politicians, my friend. warriors of all nations share the same spirit, regardless of politics and all other bullshit.
RIP to that NAVY SEAL who died parachuting this week.
Lol he ain't going to jump nomore.
Fun Fact: He was a family friend if you're talking about officer Stone
@@CalebDaThing that just makes it worse, the fact that he ain't returning to them
Anyone from "Preacher"? Herr star's legendary moment 😁
Here!!
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Play this everytime I’m nervous about a PR in the gym. Shoutout to all our fallen brothers may they rest in peace 🫡
Am I crazy? I really want to be airborne now.
no it's a respectable but dangerous job
+Ronald Bossler Thanks. I was wondering if officers could get airborne or Ranger status. It is probably a stupid question but I only ever see enlisted on documentaries,etc.
Jackson Harris, If you are serious about jump school, you can find all the information on this web site: www.goarmy.com/soldier-life/being-a-soldier/ongoing-training/specialized-schools/airborne-school.html
I respect your choice and good luck. BTW, there is a listing of all qualifications and officers are included in the training.
go for it
Yes. West Point usually sends a couple of dozen cadets through jump school as part of summer training every year. I've never heard of ROTC guys going through during summer though. The best way to get Ranger is to go infantry branch and then get assigned to one of the Ranger regiments. Outside of that the next best way is to go into one of the combat arms branches (armor, artillery, engineers, etc.) and then submit to go to Ranger school. You need to get it done quickly as a LT, once guys make CPT training opportunities start drying up. Then again I did go through jump school with a 45 year old LTC.
who does the army trust the most? AIRBORNE!!!
Who do the ladies want the most? AIRBORNE!!!!
Who does the enemy fear the most? AIRBORNE!!!!
What makes the grass grow?
AIRBORNE!!!!
@Anthony Amable Feliciano "Put silver wings upon his chest,make him one of America's best..."
@Anthony Amable Feliciano The 101? No. The 8 deuce (82nd) is the only real Airborne anymore. Has been for many years now. The 101 guys are Air Assault
Join the air force they said... it's safer then the marines they said... climb the ranks in style they said... AND I AIN'T GUNNA JUMP NO MORE!
Rip Vince "nuts" speranza
I missed fuckin jumping! I got the honor of going to a 82nd Airborne Convention, bump elbows with the old jumpers who had mustards stains. It was honor when one handed me his hat off his head, ICB, medals, wings, and unit crest on it, still have it to this day. I remember when old jumpers and new jumpers broke out to this fine tune. I didn't swap stories with him, because I was a young buck, so I listen, drank with him, and listen some more. Old Airborne drank all the young buck's under the table too. One of my fondest military memories.
And this is a reminder to... check ALL your equipment. (static line)
Zombolf H This song was composed back when parachutes did not have shoulder-mounted ripcords like they do today. The static line Triangle Mann referenced was a line clipped securely from the chute pack to something inside the plane; jumping out of the transport meant that you kept going even though the static line didn't, and once you fell free of the plane the static-line (fixed length) was ripped off your pack, allowing the transport's propeller-blast to (in theory) catch in your chute and blast it open, allowing you to drop safely to to Earth. If you jumped without making sure the static line was correctly rigged both to your pack and to the place it was supposed to be clipped to, and you overlooked something that would cause the static line not to deploy, you would in essence be jumping out of the plane without having the ability open the main parachute.
In the 3rd Stanza, it says the required 3 seconds elapsed ("he counted long, he counted loud"), which is as long as it takes for the static line to be ripped free, and for the main chute to deploy. Presumably when that did not happen, he tried deploying his reserve, which entangled with his legs (they usually dove out facing down and at an angle to the plane to avoid hitting the tail elevator/control surfaces) and from there, all hope of surviving the jump evaporated when it entangled him. Numerous training accidents happened in this way, and according to first-hand accounts of parachute troops training during WWII, the grisly description of the landing is (for the most part) true, and is where the song comes from.
Thanks, John Doe, that was incredibly informative.
John Doe They did have ripcords back then, or else how is he supposed to deploy his reserve chute? The ripcord was invented in 1911. The static line was used (and still is) to ensure that all the men from the stick (group of men jumping together) land in the same area, and can assemble quickly upon landing, for a number of tactical reasons.
The purpose of the static line is not to allow the chute to catch the prop wash in order to open it, as that would push you backwards and have a jarring effect on the jumper, the weight of a person falling is enough in itself to open the chute on its own (using the pilot chute).
jadger1871 They didnt have a reserve chute back then
ProxWalker If they didn't have reserves back then, then why is the third line of the third verse of this song "The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs," If you don't believe me, you can hear it at 1:35 in the video.
Or do a quick google search for "reserve parachute WWII paratroopers" The first image that comes up clearly shows paratroopers sitting in a C-47 with their reserve chutes strapped to their chests.
I am in an airborne troop in the Canadian Army, I think I know what I'm talking about.
Medics are not blood thirsty. We look in horror when a chute fails.
Never forget D-Day. 6/5/2019
Lmao it's not the 6/5/2019
Never forget stalingrad
Is 6/6/19 but ok
6/6/1944 u guys drunk or smth XDD
It was supposed to start on the 5th but the weather was terrible so they delayed for midnight to start the 6th.
Respect from Holland! We will never forget!
Hi from Canada! Send us more tulips and we’ll be there whenever you need us!
It's a shame that the American generation isn't what it used to be.
I agree completely. I wish I were born in 1922 or so. The depression woulda sucked but if I'd have lived through WW2 the life after would be pretty good.
+United States Of America Oh yeah dude. You got all that shit, Korea, Vietnam, Civil Rights movement, Cold War, organized crime. Sounds gr9
This generation has 9/11 and Irag/Afghanistan plus the stock market crash. Each generation has its problems but it was simpler back then.
I fucking agree we shude Make these troops were what thay wor in ww2
+Conservative USA ball
the only thing matters
now is LGBT movement
Saw it yesterday, powerful episode!
Here on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Cheers to the lads, may they never be forgotten.
Respect from France 🇺🇸🇫🇷
We must always remember them, British American, Soviet, French, Aussie, Indian, Kiwi, Cannuk, Danish, Norweigen, Dutch Czech and all the others...
The free forces from across Europe and the Allied nations that fought, they all died so i could type this free of any form of fear as did they to any who reply to it, and to any who say ANYTHING on YT.
Words cannot express how much we owe them...
Whoami691 word
how could you forget the Polish....
Michael W Poland can into the world
into space!
What about the Germans?
The VA has determined your injuries are not service related....
Good one!
Thank you to all our veterans and troops that served
My Dad served in the Iraqi war
He survived
Anybody who can listen to this& still want to be airborne has heart
if I don't become a Abrams commander I would be airborne
+Frances Neal We knew the risks when we signed up, Frances. It's called gallows humor.
Heart?! We sing this shit on the plane!
BH by😑😍😄😋😇
Airborne!!!!!
My Drill sereagnt who's airborne played this for on the last week of basic training
I always thought it was ‘glory, glory’, not ‘gory’
Damn you Zchum. This is glorious!
Word of advice, dont show this to mom if your going to join
American National Socialist I made that mistake with a cadence and my mom got sad and told me to turn it off.
American National Socialist to late
Cos his a nazi, and 12
oliver herbert lol
@@oliver853 with that english I wouldn't be surprised if you were 12.