The Real-Life and Sad Ending of Sgt Donald Malarkey from Easy Company

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  • Опубліковано 23 лис 2024

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  • @alfonsorodriguez6437
    @alfonsorodriguez6437 Рік тому +155

    He lived to be 97 y/o so how is that a sad ending? Lived a long life and was honored everywhere he went.

    • @michaelhayden725
      @michaelhayden725 Рік тому +14

      Totally agree. He and his wife had a great marriage which only ended with his wife’s death. He participated in many Easy Com reunions. Not a sad ending.

    • @johnsy4306
      @johnsy4306 Рік тому +43

      The sad ending part is click bait. Despicable for the uploader to use such a crass method to attract viewers to an otherwise fine tribute to a fine man

    • @ahuxley123
      @ahuxley123 Рік тому

      This is sad that they even use this hero as click bait. Great history, but there’s no reason why these shit bags would do this like this.

    • @flynnmiddleton7102
      @flynnmiddleton7102 Рік тому +6

      @@johnsy4306 agreed

    • @jeroldpaquette9068
      @jeroldpaquette9068 Рік тому +1

      True

  • @Nyllsor
    @Nyllsor Рік тому +42

    Please note that the last surviving World War 2 veteran of the 'Easy' Company, 506 PIR was Bradford Clark Freeman, who died on July the 3rd, 2022. Rest in Peace, may we remember them with respect and historical accuracy.

  • @prdubi
    @prdubi Рік тому +14

    As a Salemnite resident, I had the pleasure of seeing and bumping into Malarkey many times as he went shopping at the local Safeway in town. Awesome to chat with and he signed a book of mines at a Borders Book Store event many years ago in Salem. Awesome awesome guy to chat with. RIP.

  • @tomspencer1436
    @tomspencer1436 Рік тому +95

    He didn’t land on the beaches of Normandy. He was a paratrooper.

    • @Irunwithscissors63
      @Irunwithscissors63 Рік тому

      Well he had to land somewhere. 🤷‍♀️

    • @michaelhayden725
      @michaelhayden725 Рік тому +17

      He “landed” well inland from those beaches.

    • @evinduggins2431
      @evinduggins2431 Рік тому +6

      Still, my hats off to him. Who cares where this man landed. He did more in his twenties than most of us do in our entire lives. I salute him.

    • @terkish
      @terkish Рік тому +2

      Yeah lost me right off the mark

    • @paulredinger5830
      @paulredinger5830 11 місяців тому +2

      He wasn’t in the 82nd airborne division. He served in the 101st airborne.

  • @hincapiej4
    @hincapiej4 11 місяців тому +8

    Some years ago I was in a big band from Salem. We had a gig at a senior home on Veterans Day. We played the concert, and at the end they were thanking the Vets in the audience, when his name was announced. It felt so good to entertain him, I hope he enjoyed and had good memories.

  • @ezrhino1803
    @ezrhino1803 Рік тому +30

    00:21 Marlakey did not land on the beaches of Normandy he parachuted in the countryside miles from the beachhead.

  • @sergiozammel8261
    @sergiozammel8261 Рік тому +10

    God speed Malark , you have served us all proud. Gone to join your Brothers, your story will not be forgotten. RIP.

  • @ernielara1553
    @ernielara1553 Рік тому +12

    I've watched band of brothers many times over all 10 episodes!

    • @kevinmurphy65
      @kevinmurphy65 Рік тому

      Yep likewise. It's on our "Stuff We Watch Every so Often" list.

    • @richardswann5300
      @richardswann5300 6 місяців тому

      Me too !
      I'v been watching it again during rainy days .
      Probably for the 10th time at least !

  • @RobAlberto_4
    @RobAlberto_4 Рік тому +15

    Malarkey had a pretty good ending. Out lived his wife by a year is sad. But at the ripe old age of 97. We should all be so lucky.

  • @cgem8426
    @cgem8426 Рік тому +46

    How was that a sad ending? Sounds like life fully lived and calm and timely end.

    • @robertmartin7633
      @robertmartin7633 Рік тому

      Haha I was just going to ask that.

    • @Chris-fl2tt
      @Chris-fl2tt Рік тому

      I guess he means his wife dying then him being the last surviving member of easy?not sure

    • @ZHBraden13
      @ZHBraden13 Рік тому

      @@Chris-fl2tt He wasent the last though. Bradford Freeman was. ua-cam.com/video/BWljFjUMsmw/v-deo.html

    • @pg9144
      @pg9144 Рік тому +1

      This site always uses a supposed tragedy to get viewers. They also do poor research.

  • @ronwilliams266
    @ronwilliams266 Рік тому +13

    You said he was never hurt, but yet he received a purple heart.konw what you're talking about. R.I.P SGT MALARKEY 101st Brother.

    • @arturbrum3157
      @arturbrum3157 Рік тому +1

      He said he was never SEVERELY wounded.

    • @ronwilliams266
      @ronwilliams266 Рік тому

      To me, severely, is up there with morterly wonded .when you're shot or caught shrapnel that's severe.I know I've been rhere.

  • @bigredone9917
    @bigredone9917 Рік тому +5

    A life well lived. A man who held the true American value..."Selfless Service."

  • @superiorcbdhempoil3200
    @superiorcbdhempoil3200 9 місяців тому +2

    A great man in which we should all look up to, a story book ending!

  • @lyndabegay4023
    @lyndabegay4023 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for your Service Sir and Rest in Peace 🌹 🇺🇲

  • @ducatijohn-1422
    @ducatijohn-1422 Рік тому +7

    The Sad Ending is just click bait b.s. to get you to watch the video. Same trick done with several others from Easy Company.

  • @Rpantherluzero
    @Rpantherluzero Рік тому

    The kit is beautiful, but it's extremely delicate. N8gel beautiful work. Your coloring/ detailing is wonderful

  • @PaleoCon2008
    @PaleoCon2008 Рік тому +3

    You got several facts wrong. Ed Shames and Bradford Freeman were the last two surviving Easy Co. members. They died in 2021 and 2022 respectively. Read Malarkey's book if you want details of his life.

  • @RonsTrainsNThings
    @RonsTrainsNThings Місяць тому

    You said he was never wounded, and next sentence said he received the purple heart. How do you explain this discrepancy?

  • @billklee7065
    @billklee7065 Рік тому +3

    Rest in Peace, brother

  • @Mthompsonwv
    @Mthompsonwv Рік тому +3

    “Malarkey was part of the first waves to land on the beaches of Normandy” lol bro, what?

  • @oldsalt7534
    @oldsalt7534 11 місяців тому

    Sgt. Malarkey was not the last surviving member of Easy Company. Bradford Clark Freeman passed away July 3, 2022.

  • @Voucher765
    @Voucher765 Місяць тому

    Many American soldiers during both WW1 and WW2 actually were of German descendent and had connections back to Germany, Donald's friend who lived in Oregon went back to Germany to fight for his homeland

  • @davidwarren9932
    @davidwarren9932 Рік тому +5

    Yeah i thought that,if he has watched band of brothers you would know they landed far away from the beach to destroy the gun battery that was pounding the beach with shells

  • @james9564
    @james9564 2 місяці тому

    Made us Irish Americans proud. True American fighting hero !! Jesus rest your soul sir

  • @philwilliams8328
    @philwilliams8328 Рік тому +1

    Why this need to have a click bait title stating that he had a sad ending?

  • @joshkarena3058
    @joshkarena3058 Рік тому

    After first watching Band of Brothers, then 1st Lt Sobel seemed to have an attitude towards Pt Marlarkey and again when Marlarkey had gained promotion to Sgt and Sobel to Cpt. No record explained what was Sobel's problem with Marlarkey.

  • @NoelG702
    @NoelG702 Рік тому +3

    0:44 That's a photo of Joe Liebgott, not Malarkey

  • @wolfhound45
    @wolfhound45 Рік тому +3

    He was not wounded but was awarded the Purple Heart? 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @MsVictory1945
    @MsVictory1945 Рік тому +2

    He was absolutely NOT the last survivor of Easy Company! Do you do ANY research for these videos or just cut and paste?

  • @張理-d8d
    @張理-d8d Рік тому +4

    as a non-English native speaker, I've problem of understanding why using the word "sad" on the title.

    • @alanmjohnson
      @alanmjohnson Рік тому +1

      As an English native speaker, I can assure you that the word "sad" does not belong there. Your English is not the problem.

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 11 місяців тому

      The channel uses clickbait titles to attract viewers, and hope they forget the BS that hooked them. However, it has wrong info, wrong photos, wrong pronunciations, and an annoying narrator voice.

  • @imtryinghere1
    @imtryinghere1 7 місяців тому +1

    Very sad. He should have lived to 397.

  • @deehentz7142
    @deehentz7142 Рік тому +1

    What's with the "tragic" title of this podcast? He had a long healthy life with his wife Irene after the horrors of WWII.

  • @johnblackhead2384
    @johnblackhead2384 Рік тому +1

    Easy didn’t land on the beaches. They were dropped in behind enemy lines.

  • @PaulRey1234
    @PaulRey1234 Рік тому +4

    What sad ending! Stop doing this, please.

  • @markwhalebone751
    @markwhalebone751 5 місяців тому

    Shame about the click bait title. You do the man a disservice.

  • @ורהסבו
    @ורהסבו Рік тому +6

    From israel reast in peace Sargeant Donald malarkey
    Eyal szabo
    188 reagnent 71 Lahav campany

  • @Heath_Fisher
    @Heath_Fisher Рік тому +1

    not only did he not land on a beach his name isnt william!

  • @lancehurley9743
    @lancehurley9743 Рік тому +2

    Had a good long 97 years…I’m glad of it….salute…

  • @Flyinglazy8s
    @Flyinglazy8s 11 місяців тому

    First of all........... he JUMPED into Normandy

  • @bartbug1
    @bartbug1 5 місяців тому

    He didn't land on the beach, he was a paratrooper

  • @artbagley1406
    @artbagley1406 Рік тому

    "Private Bullshit," as nicknamed by Lt. Sobel at Camp Toccoa.

  • @timshull59
    @timshull59 Рік тому +2

    Willamette is pronounced Will-lam-et

  • @opieshomeshop
    @opieshomeshop Рік тому +3

    Reziment?

  • @kolasom
    @kolasom 11 місяців тому

    If he was never injured how did he get a Purple Heart medal? 🤔

  • @Benno828282
    @Benno828282 Рік тому +1

    You did a disservice to this legend, get your facts right.

  • @vernunftiger
    @vernunftiger 4 місяці тому

    Sad ending? Stop the click-baiting. He lived a full and prosperous life and was surrounded by his family at the end.

  • @paultweedie4559
    @paultweedie4559 Рік тому

    Opening 30 seconds and already factually incorrect. He didn't land on the beaches of Normandy. He was a paratrooper.

  • @MrDurandal25
    @MrDurandal25 Рік тому +2

    Sad ending? Click bait. Don led a fantastic life, and some would say.....he lived for those who fell.

  • @stevedavie4480
    @stevedavie4480 5 місяців тому

    He did not land on the Beach. He was a parachutist!

  • @drbutterbiscuit3224
    @drbutterbiscuit3224 6 місяців тому

    0:51 that’s a picture of liebgott

  • @philphil6006
    @philphil6006 11 місяців тому

    Lest we forget.

  • @Doubt_Cast
    @Doubt_Cast 4 місяці тому

    You need to change the title, this isn't cool. This guy is literally captain America

  • @paulredinger5830
    @paulredinger5830 11 місяців тому

    He was in the 101st, not the 82nd airborne division. Your researchers did a terrible job. This generation should be thankful they don’t face the axis leaders from the 30’s and 40’s. They couldn’t do what these men did. To soft, and weak. Great men and women back then that thought of others, and were very strong.

  • @willh3975
    @willh3975 Рік тому +3

    Too many errors and miss pronounced places! Sad! A tribute should be flawless……..or nearly so! This video does not serve him well! Please try a little harder…….

  • @dig494
    @dig494 Рік тому +6

    You are disrespecting his legacy with BS computer generated voice over. I am from Oregon and you mispronounce almost every city, town and land mark.

    • @imtryinghere1
      @imtryinghere1 7 місяців тому

      Oregon has always been disrespected by the man ever since it became the hip hop capital of the West coast. Nobody ever takes Astoria seriously on the East coast. It's bananas, yo

  • @julianaspector3391
    @julianaspector3391 4 місяці тому

    0:58 That's Joseph Liebgott.

  • @HockeyFan1972
    @HockeyFan1972 Рік тому

    Malark! Where is the best Chow!!?!?!

  • @liulee9239
    @liulee9239 2 місяці тому

    I want history the best friend Penkala. Please🙏

  • @thelastjohnwayne
    @thelastjohnwayne Рік тому +1

    It is pronounced ...... Will - Lam - Met

  • @marcoosvald8429
    @marcoosvald8429 Рік тому

    AIRBORNE All the Way

  • @Jordan-rb28
    @Jordan-rb28 6 місяців тому

    This youtube video is full of 'malarkey.'

  • @davidgaston738
    @davidgaston738 Рік тому

    lest we forget

  • @Lue_Jonin
    @Lue_Jonin Рік тому +2

    How can the creator/narrator of these videos regarding Easy Company be so absolutely and utterly filled with incorrect information, mispronounced names and places and wrongful facts accounts 👎 📹

  • @wesward9355
    @wesward9355 Рік тому +1

    You just read wiki… super lame, put your own research together

  • @ramsfan1st43
    @ramsfan1st43 Рік тому

    Man, you guys can complain...

  • @lawsonbeatty2530
    @lawsonbeatty2530 4 місяці тому

    Not a sad ending. Get your facts right.

  • @Ciborium
    @Ciborium Рік тому +3

    AI computer generated voice CONFIRMED. "eighty eight em em" should be "eighty eight millimeter" (88 mm)

  • @daviddrysdale8866
    @daviddrysdale8866 Рік тому

    Corporal Upham in the flesh !

  • @marksallows113
    @marksallows113 11 місяців тому

    Downvoted for clickbait title and terrible robo narration. Do yourselves a favour, and read "Easy Company Soldier" by Sgt. Don Malarkey with Bob Welch

  • @lowros7786
    @lowros7786 10 місяців тому +1

    Sad ending?? Click bait crap.

  • @betterthancrabpeople
    @betterthancrabpeople 10 місяців тому

    This clip is riddled with false intel.

  • @jeffschuler5659
    @jeffschuler5659 Рік тому +1

    Oregon Here... learn how to pronounce landmark places please.

  • @donaldstewart8342
    @donaldstewart8342 Рік тому +1

    CLICKBAIT

  • @TheAtl0001
    @TheAtl0001 5 місяців тому

    CLICKBAIT!!! 👎
    What sad ending??

  • @ButteBigSky
    @ButteBigSky 6 місяців тому

    You could at least learn how to pronounce the words correctly.

  • @hixnada8278
    @hixnada8278 7 місяців тому

    Shame on this page - title is misleading at best and total I know bait. Thumbs down. Shame on this channel.

  • @oahuhawaii2141
    @oahuhawaii2141 11 місяців тому

    Clickbait title
    Some bad info
    Some wrong photos
    Several wrong pronunciations
    Annoying narrator voice
    Down-voted the video.

  • @ObiWanShinobi67
    @ObiWanShinobi67 3 місяці тому

    Terrible title. He had a long, fulfilling life. Nothing "sad" about dying at 97. Down vote 👎

  • @libertyforever836
    @libertyforever836 5 місяців тому

    Donald Malarkey never landed on the beaches of Normandy. He parachuted behind the lines the morning of June 6, 1944. What a clown narrator.