Mike Rowe Avoids Gunfire and Builds a Bridge w/ the SEABEES | FULL EPISODE | Somebody's Gotta Do It
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- On this episode of "Somebody's Gotta Do It," Mike Rowe answers the age-old question: "Can you build a bridge in under an hour while someone is trying to shoot you?" Mike joins members of the Navy Seabees who have figured out how to make the answer to that question, "YES!" Don't miss this full episode of "Somebody's Gotta Do It."
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0:00 Intro
1:20 Who Are the Seabees?
3:20 Gearing Up
5:50 Ambush!
9:50 The Plan
13:15 Building the Bridge
18:50 More Shooting
20:10 Aiding the Wounded - Zábava
As an Air Force aerial gunner I have nothing but love for the Seabees. I’ve lived in huts they built and rested under the protection they provided. Thanks to Mike and crew for highlighting these important men and women.
Thank you so much for your service.
You ever worked alongside Red Horse? Always hear about Seabees, never heard much about the AF's own combat engineers.
@@kyotra yep. Started my career as a Vehicle Maintenance airman and had lots of friends in RED HORSE. Also, when stationed at Osan ROK has some interaction with the folks there. Great group of people.
@@kyotraI was stationed in Yokota AB and we had a Red Horse unit under our OG. They're pretty Top Secret and don't really get info on their destination until they're in flight.
You mean charforce right
My dad was a SEABEE (90th CB) from 1942-46, serving at Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima. The greatest respect for those that served and still do.
God bless your father and all who severed with him
My Grandfather was a SEABEE same time and same locations. Nice
My dad was a SEABEE (NMCB-22) too! He was very proud of his service. RIP dad!
You got that right. Those were real men
my Papaw was a seabee in the south pacific. would love to know more about his service
It was an absolute honor to meet you that day Mr. Rowe.
I'm in the Army, and after watching this video, nothing but respect for you seabees!
@@aedonhann9405 The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer. Cheers bro 🤙🏻🍻
@tylernorha that's awesome man, Mike Rowe is one of those guys I'd love to meet. Thanks for what you do from here in Ontario!
Tell Annie she's way past her high year tenure at this point
Hey, awesome to see your comment, thank all of yall. Loved seeing it.
Mike Rowe is the dude who can sit down with ANYBODY and have a beer... Or a case and the conversation will never be stale.
Assuming they didn't steal his beer. :D
From dirty jobs to military jobs
As a former Seabee (USNMCB4), and veteran of the first Gulf War, I really appreciate this episode. Thank you for bringing attention to one of the best, least known, hardest working and underappreciated branches of the military.
Thank you for your service.
NICE! I was in 4 for the beginning of the GWOT. Thanks for paving the way.
My brother was in MCB4 in the mid-70s. He was an EO.
The Navy’s best kept secret
My first foreman was a retired Seabee coolest calmest man I’ve ever worked with caused me to do research on em . No where that I can find but to my knowledge Seabees have never lost ground in combat
Grandpa was a Seabee who enlisted Dec 8, 1941. The random guy right behind him in the enlistment line became his best friend serving with him every day in the war for the next five years, until after the war on Dec 8, 1946 that random guy met his younger sister and a year later became his brother-in-law. He survived Okinawa and witnessed the largely forgotten “Final Night” when after the Navy had confiscated all of the soldiers ammo, countless Marines were slaughtered by Japanese holdouts that had been counted as “did not exist”… he had PTSD from that and never spoke about it, I only found out what he meant by “Bud and I survived that Final Night” when I came across an episode of “Shootout” from the old pre-Alien days of the History Channel, and only saw it a decade after grandpa died. Seabees Can Do. It’s a legacy like none other.
,, Holy cow, that's terrible 😳
RIP to your Grandpa, the greatest generation.. I miss the pre-Alien days on the History Channel. Its what got me into History and mainly Military history.. Every war and battle dictated where we are today.. We could be speaking German and Japanese if it wasn't for him and every other Allied service members.
What are the "pre-Alien" days?
@@rosc2022 Once upon a time The History Channel actually presented History stories. Now they're mostly the alien artifact and spooky story channel.
God rest his soul. My grandpa was an artillery unit in N Africa and Italy. He and the others that he knew that were vets would discuss other battles but never really their own. They were all cut from different cloth back then. Thank God we still have these young men and women that are still willing to defend this country.
As a Marine (84’-90’)… I have to say “THANK YOU!!” to the most unsung, hardworking group of people in the military, hands down!!!
for real, the Seabees should be more well known, those dudes are awesome
Was in the Army 13 years and 11 years with the SeaBees. Deployed twice with the Bees. Was honored to have served with outstanding men and women, true patriots, warriors and builders. NMCB 21 now disbanded, friends for life, brothers forever! HOORAH!!!
As a former Sailor, I knew a few Seabees. I consider them the backbone for all forces. My total respect goes to all of them, former and present.
Thank you for your service.
I enlisted un-designated, was stationed at ACB-1 for almost 4 years, made BM3 my first try, having never been on a ship! Lol! We did all of the ship to shore resupplies for the Marines, gear, vehicles, fuel, and could build a steel pier anywhere we may need one, in less than a week. It was a truly great job to have.
Also, we still had 20-man canvas tents when I was there! Like on “Mash”!
“DOnT FoRgEt aBoUt mE!”
This episode was especially special to me as I served as a Seabee from 2000-2005. The “can do” attitude has been with me since. Appreciation and Respect to you Mike (and team).
Thank you for your service.
I was in NMCB 4 from 99 to 2004 brother.
Apparently there's a few of us in the comments here that were in 4 lol 2008 to 2010 for me. @@jbrettturnbull2966
I was a former Marine 1345 heavy equipment operator (MWSS-172). Loved working with the Seabees on airfield construction projects. They really know their stuff.
I was a PM in a construction company for 13 years, working closely alongside another PM, who also was a Navy SeaBee. Being a reservist, Tony would have to take time off on a regular basis, and go and do what we just saw. I never felt like he was out on a picnic, but I had no clue what his time away from the office was like. He's gone now due to Covid, but it was great to see some of the kinds of things he did while on reserve duty. Best episode ever. Thanks for sharing this, Mike.
Could not be happier to show this to my wife, my daughters, my mom, though they wondered why I was nearly in tears. The SeaBees gave me some of the best memories and strongest friendships I’ve ever known. Thank you for this.
Thank you, sailor 🫡
My Dad was a SeaBee in the WWII Saipan Tinian and Okinawa, drove a D 4 Cat
@@joesphjackson3913 My Dad was an Amphibian Engineer in the Army Corps of Engineers during WW2. He was on Leyte and Mindanao practicing for the invasion of Japan as a coxswain on a landing boat.
Never cry in front of women
My late father survived the landing on Omaha Beach; he mentioned he was glad to get away from the place. He also mentioned he felt sorry for the Seabees who had to fix all the stuff that got wrecked.
See being late ain’t all that bad
@@TuckerCarlson323 No wonder you got fired.
@@thaisstone5192I laughed so hard my children thought I was going to be late too.
Good old Camp Shelby. SEABEE for life!!! Baily bridge, medium girder bridge. BRIDGE CREW!!!! I WILL NEVER FORGET THE MUD AND RAIN of Mississippi. These guys had it easy compared to the mess we had to work with launching our bridge. I'm glad they did an episode on them because you rarely hear anything about the BEEs. Great job.
BU2 OEF VETERAN
Mike, thank you for showing the world about the navies best kept secret. I was a Seabee back in the day myself. The training actually gave me a trade. I was a construction mechanic. Now I’m a heavy equipment mechanic.
During a Norwegian military exercise, i who is a sivilian, played a hysterical guy in total shock with no physical injuries. After the exercise, the military guys loved my acting so good that for 7 years (1999=2006), i got to be that guy every time they had an exercise. Was a fun experience 🙂.
That's one of the coolest things I've heard. 💪
@@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 I do miss doing it 🙂
did you get payed to play that role or was it voluntary?
@@isaak8145 voluntary at first. And paid the last 5 years
thats pretty damn cool
Interesting. When I was a little more than halfway through my Army career, I decided to try to qualify as a special forces engineer sergeant (18C). Our class was tasked to build a timber bridge across a 30ft. wide gulley with a small river in the bottom. We carrier everything we needed to build the bridge in a single large truck. It took us about 4 hours to complete and then an instructor tested it by driving the truck across it. Then, we had to disassemble it and remove any trace it had been there and leave, all in the course of a day. It's an interesting course. You are taught to build the things that you'll be expected to teach foreign operators or troops to build. It lasts about 8 months long. Everything you learn in the first seven months is put to the test in the last month on a 4-week-long exercise where one carries out a real infiltration, link up with partisans, and then carry out a series of missions where every member of the team - weapons specialist/commo guy/medic/engineer-domo/team sergeant/team leader all have to demonstrate how well they've learned their jobs. You'd probably like it. You'd be able to hang. I went through it in '89 and was the oldest in my class.
Just enlisted as a CE with the Seabees 2 days ago, I leave August 15th. My grandfather was a Seabee for 22 years and a Vietnam veteran. He passed away in December, 1 day after my 1st MEPS visit, and I hope I can make him proud.
As a currently enlisted Seabee, I can confirm that "we build, we fight, but we cant read or write!" 😂
FTX (Field Training Exercise) is certainly a miserable but fundamental experience, I always tried to make the best of it and was always cracking jokes to keep everyone's morale up. I once told one of the actors (actual amputee) who's leg was blown off "Don't worry man, we'll get you back on your feet in no time" 😂
I spent 3 years with Seabees as a Marine they are some of the most respectful I have served with. Semper Fi USMC RET
I had a Great Uncle on my Dad's side of my family. He was a SEABEE in WW II. He was stationed in Saipan. He lived to be 95 years old. I miss him.
He sounds like he was cool as hell. 👍 🇺🇸
My grandfather as well was a SeaBee. I never knew what role he played in the military till after he passed. I never asked him, I’m sad I never did. Much like your uncle probably was, my grandfather was a great man
@@justintime41776 Thanks . He was really a hoot to be around. For better or worse some of my family say I'm a lot like him. I'm taking that as a good thing. I have the same Can Do way of thinking.
My mother was a SEABEE deployed to Bosnia back in the early 90's. I was always curious about what kind of work she did, but I any time I searched it up it felt like I was hitting a wall at some point, just because it doesn't seem like a lot of people know or care about them. She never really shied away from telling me about it, it just never seemed like a good thing to bring up.
This video is for sure the best source I've found so far.
My uncle was a Seabee in the Pacific during WWII. Thank you Mike for recognizing this underappreciated branch of the service.
The Seabees sure have changed through the decades! Ward Cleaver would be proud. Thank you men and women and Happy Veterans Day!
Ward would be disappointed in the trannyfest.
Imagine how much it has changed under this administration?
Your much loved female relative will now have a confused MALE with a PENIS within inches of her in a shower or a bathroom
lamborn.house.gov/media/in-the-news/navy-guidance-trans-men-can-use-facility-corresponds-their-gender-identity#:~:text=The%20email%20also%20included%20a%20%22myth%20buster%22%20which%20told%20Naval,fact%20sheet%20on%20bathroom%20access.
thank you mike rowe for this piece. most folks haven't a clue of what it takes to keep the supplys moving in a combat zone. having been trained as a marine corps combat engineer, with a specialty in bridge building, i spent a year in a bridge company in vietnam from 1967 through 1968. our job was to escort convoys through hostile areas while constructing and deconstructing bridges when necessary. our equipment was far less technical as seen here, however, our bridges could hold a tank while crossing. it took us about 45 minutes to offload and construct then about 40 minuts to deconstruct and reload the trucks, usually while the enemy was nearby and doing their best to stop us.
MGB is pretty unique but a bitch if the team isn’t working together. Semper Fi 1371
Your exactly correct.i hadn't realized it
Man I had no idea Mike made another show, I absolutely loved dirty jobs and wanted more similar content, so happy I found this :)
Having lived near a Seabee base in California, I’ve gotten to know some amazing friends that were Seabees. Much respect for them and their mission
Mike Rowe is a treasure. The Documentary of his life should be called " The Last Eagle Scout "
Mike and his crew does the best recruiting videos even thou that's not the intention, showing what military work is actually like is the most honest and effective recruiting tool keep up the good work mike and crew
My Grandfather was a Seabee during Vietnam and was in Cuba during the Missile Crisis. He was always proud of what he did in the service, especially the last few years of his life. Thank you to all those who did and/or are serving. For you, Papa, "Seabees! Can Do!"
I was an enlisted Marine and a Army engineer officer (ret). I worked with sailors my entire career and one of the things you learn about them is they never lose their sense of humor. We embedded both Air Force EOD and Navy EOD on our route clearance missions in Iraq. The Air Force call sign always included the word "eagle". The Navy had call signs like "Creepy Uncle" and "Squirrel Nuts" . In the Army we call that a medium girder bridge (MGB). Been there, done that!
Great program. My dad was a WWII Seabee (92 NCB) serving on Saipan and Tinian. Only a few years before his death at 87 did I learn he did all the surveying for the atomic bomb pits and loading ramp on Tinian. The man could build a house with no more than the plans in his head. On the other hand, all I learned was, "Here, hold this." If I were to do my military career over again, I would be a Seabee. I'm sure they need someone to hold something, and I am highly qualified.
Hello Mr Rowe! Thank you for bringing light to such a deadly dangerous physically and mentally demanding speciality. I am a vertical army engineer and we trained back in 2007 at the Seabees base in Gulfport mississippi. I was actually the honor graduate due to my PT and Academic scores. A short not.even a year later I was on an outpost in NE Afghanistan being shot at 2008. My best friend was shot working not even 10 feet in front of me. The only part I think left out here was how vulnerable someone is while they are in the middle of very physically demanding framing construction. We would do what's called stack our arms In a strategic location while we were totally vulnerable to snipers and others. Funny the scenario portrayed in this is precisely what we dealt with everywhere we went. The locals uniquely hated us and supposebly thre was even a bounty placed on army engineers for participating in building and erecting structures on Muslim soil. Either way I could go on for days about it. Thank you for showing how critical and dangerous this speciality trully is. Personally as someone who grew up as a boy admiring and idolizing the veterans in the combat movies those movies never show Jobs like these which is why so many foolishly think everyone in the military is just shoot em up jobs. We also did humanitarian missions as well which I loved even more than my time In afghanistan. I eventually got to work with extreme home makeover with Ty Pennington. We built the home for Staff Sergeant Zeigler who was shot and nearly killed in the fort hood shootings Nov 2009. One of the greatest honors of my life getting to volunteer while as an army engineer getting to work on that specifc mission.i recieevd an army achievement medal for my time on that house. Again thanks and keep up the content
Thank you for your service - God bless you and all the SEABEE's
@rickmelcher1351 thank you Hooahh and Hooyah
Love when anytime someone covers the military. These men and women are the reason we are here free every day. God bless soldiers and thank you for everything you do.
As a former Seabee this episode was amazing. A lot of people have no idea who we are and what we do. Greatly appreciated. You sir Mike are a true legend
NMCB 7 alumni here. Great work bees. Not very many people know about this rate in the Navy. In my opinion, it is a job that you can actually get out of the military and go straight to work in the construction field. Employers love the dedication Seabees have and their willingness to learn everything to be the most productive.
NMCB 7 89-93. Great bunch of guys.
@@jamesfoster3862, I was in 7 from 89-91. S3A. Remember Comrade Krupa?
NMCB 7 here 2006-2011...this is becoming a reunion!
Thanks, Mike! My Dad was a SEABEE in WWII & I followed in 1991-1999. Great bunch of folks!! Happy Veterans Day, Nov 11!!!🇺🇸
Thank you for your service!
Amen to the brave men and women 🙏
retired Navy. 4 years with NMCB 40 Port Hueneme (1985-1989). Seabee Warfare Qualified. Okinawa Rota Guam Puerta Rico. Ate a lot of new teargas and made sure if anyone questioned you "I was not a SEAL, but I did run a RIB for a few exercises (Rigid Inflatable Boats) . Learned a lot. enjoyed this episode
Great video Mike, my Grandfather was a Seabee in WW2, I followed in his footsteps in Iraq. I’m so glad to have served in the Bees. Thanks for taking time to showcase the dirt side of the Navy
This is what I did for 7 years in the Navy. Thank you for making a special on us, and happy veterans day to all my brothers and sisters!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Y'all ever see combat ?
Did you play at Leatherneck at all? 18 series here.
When I was active with the Marine Corps my MOS relied on the seabees heavily. 7011/EAF is responsible for building rapid airfields in remote areas, but the seabees have to prepare the ground for us first.
My brother was a Seabee in the mid 70s and would play war games with the Marines at 29 Palms. They would sneak up to the Marine vehicles at night and spray paint their Seabee logo on their equipment and sneak back out without being detected. Everyone had fun. I was a squid at the same time. We loved having our Marines onboard ship. Thank you for your service! Semper Fi my Friend!
Thank all who serve and have served!! You are all truly my heroes and I will always look up to you all!!
This is why I love "our" service members. (I used quotation marks not to dishonor someone, but because I am not American, only from an allied nation.)
In one second, they have to watch out wether the people protesting are a thread - but as soon as a protester needed help, they did not hesitate and stepped into action to protect and save lives.
In my book the definition of a hero.
I had a couple of acquaintances who were Seebees in WW 2 . both were under fire from enemy snipers after the island (I don't remember which) had been "secured" and hostilities "ceased" one of them was running a road grader building the airfield while being shot at without a stop until the Marines neutralized the snipers and the job was done. I'm former Marines and always admired the Can Do attitude and the Capabilities of the Seebees. Today is the Marine Corps Birthday, Semper Fi.
Thank you for this episode! My son is a Seabea over in Iraq right now…. Today is Veterans Day, so Thank you to both my sons who followed mine, my father, and my uncles lead! And thank you to All Veterans for your service
Thank your son for his service. If he’s a Seabee I guarantee he’s tough as the nails he hammers.
I remember many years ago on "Dirty Jobs", Mike went out with a USCG maintenance crew to haul out and repair/repaint Marine Navigation buoys in San Francisco Bay. This episode reminded me of that one. Good job, SeaBees!
Former Air Force medic myself (my training was done in Navy corps school), talk about a community that truly deserves more attention... Seabees have a job and history to rival anyone. Didn't know they were a "Hoorah" group!
As a kid in Gulfport MS in the 60's, there was a local Sea Bee detachment. I saw many demonstrations. Years later I was a Firefighter in the Air Force Civil Engineers.
I don't think people realize how many military training sites we have in MS. You have camp shelby, camp mccain, CAFB for AF pilot training, NAS Meridian training Navy pilots, SWCC and SEALs training on the Pearl River, Seabees out of Gulfport. I know that's probably not close to all of them. Not to mention the Stennis space center testing the rockets for NASA.
a lot of memories of A school in Gulfport.
@@SmokeEater509 Dont forget the Gulfport Airport is shared with the Air National Guard as a training base.
Worked with the Seabees in Iraq. I was Army, combat engineer unit. While we were horizontal construction (bridges, roads, leveling fields etc) we were playing dual role as route clearance and construction with the Seabees. Loved working with 'em. It isn't only the Seabees that build FOB's! Not downplaying this at all though, they certainly are a skilled group.
Thank you for your service. And thank you for doing the route clearances, so EOD Techs. don't have to do them. 😅
I also was a combat engineer in the army and i can remember many training cycles had us billeted next to Seebees also doing their thing. Had a lot of fun taking turns each night Stealing or defending each others custom picnic tables. These tables with similar to the kind you see at any campground (wooden legs not metal) except that each could seat 20 soldiers or sailors around it. A successful stolen table was return once a Beer ransom was paid, but the tables were only returned after being completely refurbished (including the carved and painted emblem that dominated the surface )
@@MrSheckstr : First of all, it is the "SEABEE." Second, Crabs over Castles.
@@SV-kr9fu shout out to my crabs...I was a Seabee attached to you guys for a a few years.
@@jene9755 : Hope they treated you nicely; I know that some of us can be @ssholes.
I use to watch Dirty Jobs with my dad so knowing that you're still doing shit like this makes me so happy. Hands down one of the only television personalities that taught me "You can literally do anything no matter how fucking gross it is". And the importance of knowing what a Bung and Bung-hole are. That information lives rent free in my head.
My grandfather, who passed away a couple weeks ago, was in the SEABEES. When he got out he worked in construction the rest of his life and passed on those skills to my Dad and then me. Unfortunately, the Navy refused to be at his funeral because we could not find his paperwork. My grandfather's two sons went on to serve a combined 35 years active duty.
Fightin Bee's are badass. Crazy bunch of boys back in the day when I was in the Navy. They're front line getting er done and many of those hero's don't make it back home with little recognition for their dedication and efforts. All respect and admiration for those folks!
Thank You Mike for doing this for the Seabees, as a Marine SGT. during Desert Storm, the Seabees was GREAT to work with & be around, so much my oldest son became one. Damn Proud of him & the Unit. Battalion 74 (disbanded) out of Gulfport. Semper Fi from one old Jarhead to all past & present Seabees.
Hooah. I had the pleasure to work next to these fine dirt sailors in Ramadi 05. They really do everything. amazing folks
Hi Mike. My dad retired from the Seabees and I served one enlistment there in Mississippi. Those training days have really changed in the last 45 years. I deployed with NMCB 133 and got to travel to places I otherwise only saw on a map.
I’m a 6.5 year former Seabee and had a lot of fun at camp Shelby.
Happy Veterans Day to all of you military brothers n sisters! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Shelby is brutal in February.😂
Seabees built me a lot in Afghanistan that we needed to get mission done. They took pride in their work, and it seemed even MORE pride in undoing OUR work we had done before they came to help us. Never forget what thier chief told me though: "You've done it the hard way, we'll do it the best way. Give us half the effort now you put into this already, and we'll make weeks of work done by midnight"
We have always been a hidden gem. Served from 1977 to 1982-NMCB-3 (Blue) and CBU 405. I learned a lot in the Seabees.
The Seabees. I grew up in the shadow of this storied unit in Port Hueneme California. Much respect! Thank you for sharing this Mike!
My father was in the Navy Seabees from 1954-1974. He retired at Port Hueneme and bought land in Ventura. He built his own 5 bed 3 1/2 bath house on 1 acre. He started a construction business after he retired.
Love Port Hueneme.
My uncle served as a seabee in the pacific during ww2...much respect to them doing what they do.
Growing up with dirty jobs, I'm very grateful you are doing these shows on CZcams. Its even better that you feature the worlds greatest Navy and our dirt sailors. This was an amazing look into a rate and Dead-Left holds his own
I loved watching mike Rowe when I was a kid
My grandfather was a SEABEE I have no idea when, but I do know my mother was proud of him I need to take the time to look up where he was and what he worked on, at 52 years old I'm embarrassed to not know. Thanks for the reminder to remember our past to look forward to our future. Thank you all who have given and my prayers to those who gave it all.
It's not everyday you see exactly what the Seabee's do. Huge respect!!
It’s SeaBee
@@atcwiz 'Seabee' is derived from CB = Construction Battalion.
@@atcwiz 😬 I fixed it
@@deaconblooze1Thanks for the info, 🪖🇺🇲🗽🫡... P.S. Is your screen name a play on The Steely Dan song??
Mike truly shows appreciation for every single trade in the world, military or civilian! he's a true proud American, on and off TV!
Thank you soldiers for our freedom. You are truly America's hero's ❤️
Thanks Mike for spotlighting our troops. You have always been there for us. You are a national treasure. 😊
Really enjoyed this episode. I enjoy all your vids but seeing you working with our military is just cool on another level
I was a combat engineer in the Marine Corps. Worked alongside with Seabees and EOD. Good times.
Thank you for doing this show and episode Mike, this gives me further appreciation for what you do and gratitude what this group of our armed forces does to contribute to their missions.
Thank you for a clear explanation of what the Seabees do. I am so grateful to them and to you for sharing their story.
The Seabees set us up with air conditioning (and Texas barriers) at COP Eagle's Nest in 06. While the protection from the concrete walls was great, man, that AC was lit! I'm forever grateful to the Seabees for making our life just a little better.
I salute y'll in the Seabees; Military, world wide. Thank you for sharing your skill, your care, your willingness to serve in the armed forces - to protect the U.S. and our beloved soldiers. Godspeed and Gratitude.
As a fellow seabee, watching this video brings me great joy!
Ooh Rah and Hooah, You Sea Bees , Respect, for You Shipmates, From this United States Marine Corps and Army Enlisted Veteran!!🇺🇲🇺🇸🦅🌎⚓👿🐶🪖💣💥🔥🇺🇲🇺🇸‼️
Thanks Mike, don't let it go to your head, but, you are a national treasure
Mike Rowe is such a great man. He loves showing the country who keeps it running.
I'm Mike's age, these men and women would run circles around me. Salute! Thanks for your service! It's a dirty job!
Dear Mike! It`s a treat to se your You Tube Show! You make it look expensive and like kaos in one go! love your VO over your adventures! Many thank´s from Hans in Stockholm Sweden :-)
My friend Allen was a sea bee in Viet Nam he caught a stray bullet in the leg the day before he was scheduled to leave back home, he passed away a few years ago, I miss you buddy rest easy ✌️❤️🐝🚢
I was a Construction Mechanic in the Navy Seabees, the training and people I met are things I’ll never forget. No longer serving now but have definitely carried on the Can Do attitude and applied the skills I’d learned into my civilian life, only working in the construction and automotive fields since. Hoorah Seabees!
Outstanding
Wow!
Not only do they build and help people,they have to learn to do it while under fire!😎
I did 9 yrs with the Seabees of NMCB3 back in the 90’s, then joined the Marines. Love being a Marine, but the Seabees was the best “job” I’ve ever had. 👍👍
Wait 9 yrs seabee THEN marines 👏 🖍 🖍
I was with MCB 3 in 74, before that I was on Midway Island
USMC Infantry, 97-12. Shoutout to the mighty Seabees! Making my AC work even when the steel rain was falling. Pretty damn handy in a gunfight too. Fortified building? No problem. Your friendly local Seabee will simply drive his bulldozer through the building and create an entrance. Alternatively if you're really irritated you just have him drive through it till its rubble.
Marines love Sea Bees. They're like cousins to us. They fight in the same battles as we do.
I love seeing the lesser known (to the public) military roles. The chefs, the mechanics, the construction crew etc. theres a lot needed to keep it running and sometimes we forget of other roles
Thr seabees are badass. They could build almost anything out of bailing wire, a single 10 foot 2x4, and a half a pack of chewing gum. If you haven't heard of The Fat Electrician, he has a video about the seabees stealing a train. Highly recommend giving it a watch.
I was homeported in Gulfport Mississippi, and made my three deployments overseas. NMCB 133. I was an EO-2, the building was great. People were awesome. Thanks for remembering us, " CAN DO "
We have a awesome military thank you to all who has served or is currently serving I appreciate everything you’ve done for me and my family
To Jose and all of the Seabee's, thank you for your service!
My dad was also a SEABEE in WW2. His unit served in France. SEABEEs were in the D Day landings at Normandy. My dad helped clear the harbor at Cherbourg. Later they were attached to the 3rd Army and Patton made them wear army fatigues.
My grandfather was a Seebee in the Pacific during WWII. I was 12 when he passed. Over the years, I've wished for the opportunity to talk to him about his experiences.
Thanks to all of you for what you do. I appreciate what you do for America!
I don't appreciate what the America military does for the world, Yankees go home and clean up your own house ...
Thank Mike for highlighting the SeaBee's. My father was a SeaBee in WWII building camps in New Guinea.
Thanks for uploading this to CZcams Mike. I grew up watching you but don't watch normal TV anymore. Its nice to see ya still out there making everyone smile like you did 15 years ago.
What's cool is to see the transformation Camp Shelby has made over the last 15 years. I was there when it was reopened as a MOB site around 2004-2005 while starting my training to deploy to Iraq on my first tour Back than it was simply mud and some old barracks left over from WWII and Korea days. The main post was used by the National Guard and some old timer veterans that operated the museum part-time. hell there wasn't even a PX yet. Thanks for participating and showing off these sailors skills, dedication, and hard work. And thanks for the memories.
Thank you to all who have and are currently serving this great nation. You are appreciated by its people.
My dad was a SEABEE in Okinawa during WW2 - he told a few stories but not a lot. My hat is off to all who served to keep us free!