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John Basilone was based in Manila before World War II where he was a US Military boxing champion. The drunken Aussie had no idea what he was messing with.
saudade2100 That’s interesting, never really thought about possible friction between allies. Makes sense, of course, but never really crossed my mind. I’ll look into it, thanks for the comment my dude!
John Basilone: kills several hundred Japanese soldiers while hip firing a 100 pound machine gun giving him 3rd degree burns, all while virtually isolated. Random aussie: "iMMa pUnCh HIm"
Americans were pretty bug assholes when they were in Australia and tended to put their allies into shitty positions in order to get to the more glorious stuff
@@bluesman1063 and you guys dicked around in Australia and had a small rebellion because you lot treated the black troops like crap. And you guys shoved off the australians to fight in the rest of the islands you didnt wanna grab and straight up claimed when we fought alongside you that we werent there
@@pilot1721 Oh you mean places like Papua, and the CBI theater, sorry mate but Americans were at Lae and Burma. Oh and I'm sure the Ausies "NEVER" mistreated or looked down their noses at the Aborigines before Americans visited.
Ironically enough, many a lifelong friendship started (and still does)after a dust-up like that. When you're at war, life "compresses" so much. everything that's "Normal" gets turned on its ear, and things like friendships have to move faster too because life is so precarious.
Not only was John Basilone a boxer, but so was the dude who played him. The actor of John Basilone was a Golden Gloves Champion. Also most of the soldiers back at home that were told to keep the peace were mostly combat veterans so chances are that this guy was either in Burma or North Africa. Also did anybody notice the blonde aussie guy stop smiling after what his friend said about them being like cockroaches, I guess he knew his friend crossed the line. (Time stamp at 1:25)
@@editingbasket9728 No his mate was also pissing on the yank. You clearly weren’t borned with good eyes I see, something must be wrong with your mum’s ovaries
look up the "Battle of Brisbane" in 1942. 2 day riot between Yanks and Aussies. Australian servicemen were almost 2nd class citizens in their own city, received less pay, less rations, were excluded from certain areas, and their women were disrespected in public, etc. It was no wonder there was hostility.
Stuff like this still does happen today, it's not uncommon for different branches in the same military to have scuffles in bars. Take for example the US Marines and US Army, they can sometimes get into arguments and the same goes for many other branches and different nations. Suppose you can't blame some guys sometimes when they've been through a lot of shit.
Just as the vast majority of Yanks were very decent, there always is the occasional idiot in every group. And like rival services, in bickering and fighting will occur until an outsider picks a fight with our kin. Someone attacks Australia or America, they have to contend with both, fighting side by side.
thestablishmentblues why isn't Australia considered the best country on Earth? Right cuz your a bunch of pussies that had America and GB do all the work for you.
+destroyall24 He never said Australia was the best country on Earth, only Americans like you would consider your country the best when it's not. There is NO best country on Earth.
my father was there during ww2 and fell in love with the aussie people he would walk down the street and people would say come home for supper I wish I could have taken him back for a visit he was wounded in the leg and came home to raise six kids be passed several years ago at 89 years old still knew who he was enjoyed a steak and a beer and his family miss you still dad love you
Frank Feazell god bless you and your family. My grandfather also served during World War Two, and I am fortunate he is still alive today. Life is too short, I wish you and your family well. God bless
Frank until you both meet again. GOD bless your Dad and your family. He was a hero, they all were! They fought the good fight, and won. Thank you to you for his service and selfless sacrifice.
While there's always some bad apples, I have to say I never felt more welcome than I did in Australia during my time in service. I was of course respectful, stuck to myself, and didn't cause any trouble for them. The Aussies are great people, rough around the edges, tough and resilient, very likeable as long as you don't bullshit them. I spent many nights downing beers in local taverns, partying with the Australians. We even had a few fist fights, but it was all in good fun, just to test our mettle against one another and we always had beers afterwards. Fantastic memories in Australia. Much love from the USA.
the Pacific didn't go into more context about why Americans were hated basically America didn't do anything for Australia the Aussies had asked them for oil weapons men or money and America refused to offer any aid (pre pearl harbor) even when Australia was on the verge of invasion however the Australians worked miracles and fended off the Japanese and then started pushing them back to Tokyo America then entered the war and the exhausted Australians handed over the rush to Tokyo to America when Americans started arriving to Australia they seemed ignorant/oblivious to how hard the Australians had actually been fighting and made the incorrect assumption that by some how just arriving to Australia they had some how saved Australia this was an asinine assumption and caused many fights including the battle of flinders street (giant brawl) where several Marines were killed also there was a serial killer/rapist Marine that the Marines just sent back to America rather than trial him for murder and rape
@@indeed8211 you really think that's the appropriate response to this serviceman's comment praising your country? You couldn't just say "you're welcome" ? You had to turn it into a pissing contest with your revisionist hearsay history?
There's no other ally I feel safer and more comfortable with by our side than the Australians. If we go to war with China ever, I feel safe as a civilian knowing that our soldiers, who have great training however, have Australians fighting alongside them. When the US and Australia enter a war together the enemy better start crapping their pants.
Always liked the acting for the belligerent Australian's friend. You can tell exactly on his face, they started with friendly banter but his mate got carried away and stopped being fun
I read the 101st airborne and the 82nd were in the same town after the Battle of the Bulge. There were so many fights that Eissenhower placed an order to never ever mix paratroopers and gave a meritory citation to MP who fought to behind enemy lines keep them.apart XD
Its difficult enough for a single Army to get along. Throw in several different militaries from different countries and it becomes a million times more difficult 😂
@@300thNPC yes but NATO has cross trained during decades and so far russian "unified" command was decimated in 2022 and had to adapt or die. NATO is a lose organization but russian one was worse than expected
Almost a similar situation, the day i found out my best friend and fellow firefighter (and ARMY Vet) had passed away while I was gone I placed a drink to the side for him. Some punk drunk college kid came around and went "oh shit free drink" and my reaction was about the same. Fortunately one off his buddies recognized why the drink was there and pushed him away.
Absolutely. Still to this day I ensure my local tavern here keeps a place for my best friend I lost in OEF. Last year I had a drunk student as well try to take the beer and shot of Jameson and I didn't have to do shit. My favorite bouncer stopped him and explained what it was for and said it's better he deals with him than with me.
I've done it when I was at Pendleton...at hurricanes in huntington beach.....needless to say I threw up all over my date but I still sucked down a blockbuster lmao
ZXTMA Smith you can tell the british picked the aussie of the floor because the aussie goes ' looks like your pommie mates have come to save the day' pommie is a term australians use for brits
ZXTMA Smith you can tell the british picked the aussie of the floor because the aussie goes ' looks like your pommie mates have come to save the day' pommie is a term australians use for brits
It's a shame we didnt get to see Cpt Haldane and Lt Hillbilly Jones having downtime in Melbourne instead of not coming into ep 5. They were amazing characters.
Lesson of the story from a former Marine Rifleman myself (Johnny B was a machine gunner). Gruntz' sacred rule after coming home...you see an empty chair or stool with a full beer and my brothers and I leaving a space open: "DO NOT EVER touch that beer...or we will fucking end you!" Super Semper Yut.
This reminds me of the story of the Battle of Brisbane !!!!!!!!!! A largely forgotten part of WW2, but a serious page in the story of the War in the Pacific theatre !!!!!! So serious it was, that Gen Macarthur ordered the insurrection be put down !!!!!! A movie should be made about it !!!!!!
HamburgerTime209 Australia had been at war for some time. They most likely were also combat veterans, likely fed up with the fact US servicemen were being treated better by their own people.
@@timeout6352 haha. no. you realise that Basilone's line about 'saving' Australia was biased hyperbole right? Japan would never have managed an invasion of Australia, even without the American's tying them up. they had forces tied down by british holdouts everywhere, their occupation of Chinese territory also took a hell of a lot of their manpower, and the majority of their army was spread thin across the pacific, they'd have struggled to consolidate enough to take on a developed nation like Australia at that point. typical American attitude though. you 'saved' Britain, and you 'saved' Australia.... by joining both wars late after all prospects of Germany and Japan invading either had already been bypassed...
@@Omnipotentmonkey You need to read some history. the Australian Army was in Africa when japan attacked Pearl Harbor and The "Commonwealth" wasn't at war with Japan until after the US declared war on Japan. If it wasn't for the US's industrial capacity Europe would be speaking German and the South Pacific would be under the control of Japan. Why was Japan on Guadalcanal? Because they wanted to cut off US supplies to Australia. Australia was not a industrial country until long after WW2.
It's just a TV show, children, so neither side of the argument should get too carried away with misplaced patriotic fervour. We all should remember that the so-called battle of Brisbane started from an argument on a street between two Aussie soldiers and an American soldier and would probably have come to nothing if it wasn't for the interference of an American MP, who began to mistreat the American bloke. The two Aussies immediately bought into the blue in support of the very bloke they had been arguing with and...well...things went down hill from there. Big news way back then - a minor footnote in history now.
The Marines also were in Melbourne. On the US side the "battle" of Brisbane primarily involved US Army troops. While I don't doubt that there were also some incidents in & around Melbourne - thousands of young men and copious amounts of alcohol are usually a volatile mix - there was nothing quite on the scale and overall relations were more cordial. The men of the 1st Marine Division actually sent more mail to Australia than to the United States following their stint there between battles.
I'm kinda bummed they left out the part where one of the policemen apologize for their friend's behavior (claiming he gets a hair up his ass when he drinks), and then buys everyone a round as compensation.
I deployed to Australia 🇦🇺 loved it. And served with the British in Iraq. Couldn't find better people to play cards, drink, and bull shit with. The best years of my life. God bless Australia, The UK, and United States. To all the tyranny we ended together. To all the peace we created.
Lol I find it funny his boxing stance given that the real John Basilone was a boxer in the US Army. Its obvious the actor knew about this and I find it quite appreciating how he can take a punch and just get back into his stance. Little nod to the actors talents.
And when they got back home the Americans were there fresh from Guadalcanal taking in all the credit for stopping Japanese from taking Australia... And the best part is that had Japan invaded Australia it would have gone almost as badly as if they had invaded Siberia...
@@Pikkabuu oh look its you again, just so you know WW2 would have been a complete and total German-Japanese victory had the US not joined, the US saved the world from both Germany and Japan in WW2
i love how not only do they defend the drink of a fallen brother, but they dont even throw the first punch. and the brit/aussie who does gets knocked to the floor holding his nose. Aussie: *Punches john basilone* john basilone: so you have chosen death
I'm sure things may not have always been cordial. However, I served in combat with Aussie's, and we were all very tight. We played cards, drank and had a blast.
The Aussies and New Zealanders were awesome Soldiers and Allies, Unfortunately Most of them were committed to Africa and other areas when Japan was threatening their homeland in WW2. The 1st Marine Division recuperated there after Guadacanal, They became fast friends with the Aussies. To this day "Waltzing Matilda" is the official song of the First Marine Division
@@goodshipkaraboudjan you mean where Australian Gunner Edward S. Webster was killed? in reality Americans are the better fighters just remember our boxer Devin Haney beat the breaks off of your boy George Kambosos Jr not once but twice 😂 cope and seethe
I cant believe there are people that consider the Australian episodes as a waste! The Australian scenes was done so well and it truly felt like peeping through a window into 1943. People just cant appreciate well-made historical reenactments that dont involve flashy explosions and firefights. Australia was such a critical experience for the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific Theater of World War Two. Its like the peaceful scenes in France in Band Of Brothers. You cant tell the story without it.
@badweather92 You're mostly right. The Australians were definitely big in defending and then recapturing New Guinea. Australia did not stop the Japanese alone. Air power was the biggest key to victory. I don't care how big & bad someone is, if you didn't control the air, you're going to lose. That air power came from the US. I'm not sure what your point is with Rabaul, the Australians lost it & it was never recaptured. American air reduced it to insignificance. I respect what Australia did.
Absolutely loved the few episodes I was able to watch of this series last summer; Rivals Saving Private Ryan in its dialogue, which is no surprise since Spielberg made this series too. Buying a drink for your dead buddy and having this "man of God" disrespect him like that... awesome scene. Don't mess with us Yanks.
Australians are our brothers hands down; accompanying us into territory the British and Canadians wouldn't because there's no fucks left for the Aussies to give, much like us. And like two brothers, there's some infighting every now and again. Nothing too serious, I reckon. Strengthens the bond and molds respect.
I do like to point out that during the war Yankees and Aussies were quite kind to each other majority of the time when the Americans were staying in Australia, but there were times when they fought each other because of stupid reasons, especially when they were drinking
One area of tension between American troops and Australians is the fact the aussies were appalled by how white American troops treated black American troops.
There was a lot of tension between Anzacs and US soldiers. Still, a lot of respect, too - the Battle of Brisbane started after Australians saved a GI from getting a beating from an MP.
I remember when we got back from Afghanistan in some country I cannot pronounce which tehy allowed each guy one beer per night, anyway, I gave my buddy my drink ticket and went back to the chew. Well, apparently, he hung out with a few marines and some Air Force NCO tried to pick a fight with them and ended up getting his ass beat. He hadn't been deployed, but decided to pick a fight with a bunch of guys coming back from deployment. Moral of the story, don't pick a fight with a guys that have been to war.
To be fair, American military personnel leave a shit storm in their wake when they are in other people's countries, but when it's obvious they are mourning a lost comrade, it's not the best time to bring it up.
Apparently American white soldiers massacred black soldiers in Townsville, there's not alot of information but there was a revolt by African American soldiers who were over the shitty treatment their white officers were giving them
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@@pilot1721 More lies, you little two bit pansy boy?
@ Research it, it's a well-documented mutiny in Australia by black servicemen. LBJ concealed it during wartime and has only recently been exposed to the public.
@@pilot1721 they did not massacre them. Only one person died, and shitty treatment in the military (guess what it happens to all of us) is no excuse to open fire on your officers.
There was Australian resentment toward Americans. The “overpaid oversexed overfed over here” thing. It culminated in the Brisbane riot, a massive brawl between the USA and the Australians. For propaganda reasons it was kept quiet at the time.
Trouble was, they couldn't get it home- anti-submarine warfare and convoy escort had a low priority in the IJN before the war, so when US subs raised hell with the Jspanese merchant marine it was too late to do anything about it.
@Anders2185 "the situation was grave but no way were we anywhere near being defeated." Kabuto might be referring to North Africa. Rommel did push the British back to El Alamein, near Alexandria. If he had succeeded the British position would have been very bad. It was American equipment that helped win that campaign. This British relied heavily on Grant and then Sherman tanks to turn the tide. The British Matilda tank was no match for the Germans. Tanks weren't the only items either.
At this point in the war most of the Aussies were more seasoned than most of the Americans stationed in Australia. They'd been fighting in Africa against Rommel much longer.
@@surelyashley5726 the Aussies in Africa left mainland Australia undefended, without the US doing the vast majority of the heavy lifting in the Pacific then Australia would have been clapped by Japan, the US also beat Japan while smashing the Germans in Western Europe and Italy at the same time
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 oh yea i forgot, the limey vassals gave 3 dollars with some fish and chips while the US won the war for you, the Japanese were planning to invade Australia in 1942 but because of US intervention the US saved Australia
Ya see this is what happens when cops get involved. I am a proud Aussie and this bloke is an idiot, Australian Army and the United States Marines ARE BROTHERS through World War 1, World War 2, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and finally Afghanistan we have fought shoulder to shoulder and we have beaten our enemy. Anyways Marines and Diggers are the best, look at history "Give me two Australian divisions and I will conquer the world for you."-Erwin Rommel - German Field Marshall in Command of the Afrika Korps during the Siege of Tobruk 1941.
True. Even though Nam was a shitshow, the Aussies were one of the few who fought on the ground with our guys. They should have mentioned Australia’s role in the Pacific War, but they barely even touched our Army’s role.
@HoZzIe27 i could say the same thing about any of OUR allies,but, i respect every one of them either way. RIP to her majesty's great soldiers England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, and Canada. RIP the to the french and polish who took it the hardest during the beginning. RIP the huge Red Army for fighting and dying even under the leadership they had(Definately wouldnt of beaten germany as quickly without em :)). Lastly, RIP to all american soldiers who landed in Europe, and American marines in
John Basilone was based in Manila before World War II where he was a US Military boxing champion. The drunken Aussie had no idea what he was messing with.
Badass soldier to a badass Marine
You could tell that aussie’s punch was nothing like Basilone’s. John didnt even feel it, but gave him a 1 punch Knockdown just for good measure.
Why didn’t they include that in this mini series? Or did they? Haven’t watched it all in a couple years
joel malm it was in there. Read about the Battle of Brisbane, there was quite a bit of friction between the Yanks and the Aussies.
saudade2100 That’s interesting, never really thought about possible friction between allies. Makes sense, of course, but never really crossed my mind. I’ll look into it, thanks for the comment my dude!
John Basilone: kills several hundred Japanese soldiers while hip firing a 100 pound machine gun giving him 3rd degree burns, all while virtually isolated.
Random aussie: "iMMa pUnCh HIm"
Terrible representation of Australians
Americans were pretty bug assholes when they were in Australia and tended to put their allies into shitty positions in order to get to the more glorious stuff
@@pilot1721 Glorious stuff? in a war!!!!Oh like Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Leyte Gulf, Saipan and all the other islands that we cleared.
@@bluesman1063 and you guys dicked around in Australia and had a small rebellion because you lot treated the black troops like crap. And you guys shoved off the australians to fight in the rest of the islands you didnt wanna grab and straight up claimed when we fought alongside you that we werent there
@@pilot1721 Oh you mean places like Papua, and the CBI theater, sorry mate but Americans were at Lae and Burma. Oh and I'm sure the Ausies "NEVER" mistreated or looked down their noses at the Aborigines before Americans visited.
Lesson learned: Never fight a man after he has just drank a blockbuster.
After the fight another Aussie offers to buy the two of them a drink.
blockmasterscott it was that guys mate. He said what kind of hosts are we if you dont let us buy you a drink
Ironically enough, many a lifelong friendship started (and still does)after a dust-up like that. When you're at war, life "compresses" so much. everything that's "Normal" gets turned on its ear, and things like friendships have to move faster too because life is so precarious.
Smart move.
Had that happen between my unit and our sister Regiment in their mess hall.. shouldn’t have started a mess meeting lol
...because Aussies and Americans are cousins, and that's what family does!
Not only was John Basilone a boxer, but so was the dude who played him.
The actor of John Basilone was a Golden Gloves Champion. Also most of the soldiers back at home that were told to keep the peace were mostly combat veterans so chances are that this guy was either in Burma or North Africa. Also did anybody notice the blonde aussie guy stop smiling after what his friend said about them being like cockroaches, I guess he knew his friend crossed the line. (Time stamp at 1:25)
His name is Jon Seda, known for being Chris Perez in the movie SELENA.
Yeah he stopped smiling because his friend took him seriously and was about to dig his own grave thinking he got his back..seconds later...nope.
@@editingbasket9728 No his mate was also pissing on the yank. You clearly weren’t borned with good eyes I see, something must be wrong with your mum’s ovaries
uh he started smiling again in the next cut to.
@@christoff124 I dont think he was.
While the vast majority of Australians were very hospitable and kind to the Americans, inevitably some quarrels did occur (certainly in bars...)
Richard Hall Throw a bunch of battle-scarred Marines into liberty with plenty of alcohol around, shit's going to go down at some point.
look up the "Battle of Brisbane" in 1942. 2 day riot between Yanks and Aussies. Australian servicemen were almost 2nd class citizens in their own city, received less pay, less rations, were excluded from certain areas, and their women were disrespected in public, etc. It was no wonder there was hostility.
4exgold Thanks,looked it up and learned some history.
Stuff like this still does happen today, it's not uncommon for different branches in the same military to have scuffles in bars. Take for example the US Marines and US Army, they can sometimes get into arguments and the same goes for many other branches and different nations. Suppose you can't blame some guys sometimes when they've been through a lot of shit.
Just as the vast majority of Yanks were very decent, there always is the occasional idiot in every group.
And like rival services, in bickering and fighting will occur until an outsider picks a fight with our kin.
Someone attacks Australia or America, they have to contend with both, fighting side by side.
Never fuck with a marine who went through hell at the same time giving a toast to fallen comrade.
Well fucking said!
Brits, Aussies, or whatever they were shoulda known their place, never mess with a Marine, let alone two...
in a bar full of aussies....yeah mate
thestablishmentblues why isn't Australia considered the best country on Earth? Right cuz your a bunch of pussies that had America and GB do all the work for you.
+destroyall24 He never said Australia was the best country on Earth, only Americans like you would consider your country the best when it's not. There is NO best country on Earth.
If you punch John Basilone in the face you're gonna have a bad time
yeah broken hand he was so tough
***** and suicidal to mock or belittle a lost freind
I think that goes for just about any marine
I won't
You're just going to make him mad
my father was there during ww2 and fell in love with the aussie people he would walk down the street and people would say come home for supper I wish I could have taken him back for a visit he was wounded in the leg and came home to raise six kids be passed several years ago at 89 years old still knew who he was enjoyed a steak and a beer and his family miss you still dad love you
Frank Feazell god bless you and your family. My grandfather also served during World War Two, and I am fortunate he is still alive today. Life is too short, I wish you and your family well. God bless
Frank until you both meet again. GOD bless your Dad and your family. He was a hero, they all were! They fought the good fight, and won. Thank you to you for his service and selfless sacrifice.
A little punctuation goes a long way.
They were much nicer people then than they are now.
@@adumbaby fuck you hows that for punctuation
While there's always some bad apples, I have to say I never felt more welcome than I did in Australia during my time in service. I was of course respectful, stuck to myself, and didn't cause any trouble for them. The Aussies are great people, rough around the edges, tough and resilient, very likeable as long as you don't bullshit them. I spent many nights downing beers in local taverns, partying with the Australians. We even had a few fist fights, but it was all in good fun, just to test our mettle against one another and we always had beers afterwards. Fantastic memories in Australia. Much love from the USA.
the Pacific didn't go into more context about why Americans were hated
basically America didn't do anything for Australia the Aussies had asked them for oil weapons men or money and America refused to offer any aid (pre pearl harbor) even when Australia was on the verge of invasion however the Australians worked miracles and fended off the Japanese and then started pushing them back to Tokyo
America then entered the war and the exhausted Australians handed over the rush to Tokyo to America when Americans started arriving to Australia they seemed ignorant/oblivious to how hard the Australians had actually been fighting and made the incorrect assumption that by some how just arriving to Australia they had some how saved Australia this was an asinine assumption and caused many fights including the battle of flinders street (giant brawl) where several Marines were killed
also there was a serial killer/rapist Marine that the Marines just sent back to America rather than trial him for murder and rape
@@indeed8211 you really think that's the appropriate response to this serviceman's comment praising your country? You couldn't just say "you're welcome" ? You had to turn it into a pissing contest with your revisionist hearsay history?
@@user-yk7dc9hu2k Like the op stated, there are always some bad apples.
Over paid oversex over here
There's no other ally I feel safer and more comfortable with by our side than the Australians. If we go to war with China ever, I feel safe as a civilian knowing that our soldiers, who have great training however, have Australians fighting alongside them. When the US and Australia enter a war together the enemy better start crapping their pants.
In an alternate universe, the Aussie was home to recover from wounds he suffered in North Africa and paid respects to Manny.
If you look closely you can see that the bar floor is made of floor
I love the fact that they added the glass breaking sound effect when john gets up when in fact nothing fell over 😂
Always liked the acting for the belligerent Australian's friend. You can tell exactly on his face, they started with friendly banter but his mate got carried away and stopped being fun
Great catch. It did seem like he was trying to keep it fun. But once the other guy called them roaches he was like "Ah damnit this is gonna get ugly"
I read the 101st airborne and the 82nd were in the same town after the Battle of the Bulge. There were so many fights that Eissenhower placed an order to never ever mix paratroopers and gave a meritory citation to MP who fought to behind enemy lines keep them.apart XD
True, Mourmelon, France was placed off limits to both.
I feel sorry for the locals. Imagine having to deal with that after enduring the German Nazis
Its difficult enough for a single Army to get along. Throw in several different militaries from different countries and it becomes a million times more difficult 😂
@@300thNPC yes but NATO has cross trained during decades and so far russian "unified" command was decimated in 2022 and had to adapt or die. NATO is a lose organization but russian one was worse than expected
I love how he got punched and then he was like, "was that a punch? Let me show you a punch."
Well, Basilone was a boxer and seasoned vet so I imagine he could take a hit and fight fairly well.
Yup
Yeah, a Marine, boxer and a combat vet...he wasn't scared of anything.
Almost a similar situation, the day i found out my best friend and fellow firefighter (and ARMY Vet) had passed away while I was gone I placed a drink to the side for him. Some punk drunk college kid came around and went "oh shit free drink" and my reaction was about the same. Fortunately one off his buddies recognized why the drink was there and pushed him away.
Should have physically ensured he’s learn the lesson. Kids are entitled because Daddy’s money puts them through college. All scum
If they learn history they will probably know that invading others places doesn't end up too well.
Absolutely. Still to this day I ensure my local tavern here keeps a place for my best friend I lost in OEF. Last year I had a drunk student as well try to take the beer and shot of Jameson and I didn't have to do shit. My favorite bouncer stopped him and explained what it was for and said it's better he deals with him than with me.
What was the ethnicity of that punk ?
Gotta try me that mix though
Just not...that one in particular.
I can only imagine the heart burn
I've done it when I was at Pendleton...at hurricanes in huntington beach.....needless to say I threw up all over my date but I still sucked down a blockbuster lmao
What beer did you use?
@@joshuamoncada7421 Heineken it's seems to mix better with liquor. Adds some heaviness but doesn't cause too much big down on the chug
that marine just took one hit to the face and that other guy fall on the ground with a bleeding nose lol
The British then vs the British now XD
ZXTMA Smith That guy was Australian. The British were the ones who broke up the fight.
LeaveMeAloneUA-cam oh, well there must be a Crocodile Dundee reference in here somewhere
ZXTMA Smith you can tell the british picked the aussie of the floor because the aussie goes ' looks like your pommie mates have come to save the day' pommie is a term australians use for brits
ZXTMA Smith you can tell the british picked the aussie of the floor because the aussie goes ' looks like your pommie mates have come to save the day' pommie is a term australians use for brits
they were shitposters even before the internet was invented
And they saw the consequences firsthand lmao.
0:27 They can call that the blockbuster, I call that the headrush
It's a shame we didnt get to see Cpt Haldane and Lt Hillbilly Jones having downtime in Melbourne instead of not coming into ep 5. They were amazing characters.
Melbourne is shite
Lesson of the story from a former Marine Rifleman myself (Johnny B was a machine gunner). Gruntz' sacred rule after coming home...you see an empty chair or stool with a full beer and my brothers and I leaving a space open: "DO NOT EVER touch that beer...or we will fucking end you!" Super Semper Yut.
Nothing like that first drink or drinks after getting home after a 17 month deployment can definitely relate .
Lesson number 1 to survival: Never punch John Basilone
This reminds me of the story of the Battle of Brisbane !!!!!!!!!! A largely forgotten part of WW2, but a serious page in the story of the War in the Pacific theatre !!!!!! So serious it was, that Gen Macarthur ordered the insurrection be put down !!!!!! A movie should be made about it !!!!!!
I think it matters not they're American and the others Aussie, rather that one group are combat vets, the other some pissants trying to act tough.
HamburgerTime209 Australia had been at war for some time. They most likely were also combat veterans, likely fed up with the fact US servicemen were being treated better by their own people.
+Lorenzogino because the Americans are saving their ass so they deserve to be treated better?
@@timeout6352 haha. no. you realise that Basilone's line about 'saving' Australia was biased hyperbole right?
Japan would never have managed an invasion of Australia, even without the American's tying them up. they had forces tied down by british holdouts everywhere, their occupation of Chinese territory also took a hell of a lot of their manpower, and the majority of their army was spread thin across the pacific, they'd have struggled to consolidate enough to take on a developed nation like Australia at that point.
typical American attitude though.
you 'saved' Britain, and you 'saved' Australia.... by joining both wars late after all prospects of Germany and Japan invading either had already been bypassed...
Ciaran Smith Team America: Fuck yea
@@Omnipotentmonkey
You need to read some history.
the Australian Army was in Africa when japan attacked Pearl Harbor and The "Commonwealth" wasn't at war with Japan until after the US declared war on Japan.
If it wasn't for the US's industrial capacity Europe would be speaking German and the South Pacific would be under the control of Japan.
Why was Japan on Guadalcanal?
Because they wanted to cut off US supplies to Australia.
Australia was not a industrial country until long after WW2.
It's just a TV show, children, so neither side of the argument should get too carried away with misplaced patriotic fervour. We all should remember that the so-called battle of Brisbane started from an argument on a street between two Aussie soldiers and an American soldier and would probably have come to nothing if it wasn't for the interference of an American MP, who began to mistreat the American bloke. The two Aussies immediately bought into the blue in support of the very bloke they had been arguing with and...well...things went down hill from there.
Big news way back then - a minor footnote in history now.
Moral of the story, Everyone hates MPs in every military
The Marines also were in Melbourne. On the US side the "battle" of Brisbane primarily involved US Army troops. While I don't doubt that there were also some incidents in & around Melbourne - thousands of young men and copious amounts of alcohol are usually a volatile mix - there was nothing quite on the scale and overall relations were more cordial.
The men of the 1st Marine Division actually sent more mail to Australia than to the United States following their stint there between battles.
I'm kinda bummed they left out the part where one of the policemen apologize for their friend's behavior (claiming he gets a hair up his ass when he drinks), and then buys everyone a round as compensation.
I deployed to Australia 🇦🇺 loved it. And served with the British in Iraq. Couldn't find better people to play cards, drink, and bull shit with. The best years of my life. God bless Australia, The UK, and United States. To all the tyranny we ended together. To all the peace we created.
Ted Sullivan Darwin?
@@dubiousdoublechin6363 How did you guess that?
Ted Sullivan Worked with a lot of marines on exercises here, nearly all of them are from Darwin. Good guys, fun to work with.
@@dubiousdoublechin6363 Small world I was there in 2006. They were mock dog fighting with the FA-18 Hornets.
Lol I find it funny his boxing stance given that the real John Basilone was a boxer in the US Army. Its obvious the actor knew about this and I find it quite appreciating how he can take a punch and just get back into his stance. Little nod to the actors talents.
Was 2rar we fight each other after a few drinks, days later shake hands and docked pay.
This was late 90s early 20s, it was the good old times
In all fairness, the Australians had a helluva time in New Guinea. They were also one of the few countries to help the States during Vietnam.
And when they got back home the Americans were there fresh from Guadalcanal taking in all the credit for stopping Japanese from taking Australia...
And the best part is that had Japan invaded Australia it would have gone almost as badly as if they had invaded Siberia...
We made the Americans look good in Vietnam...
@@Pikkabuu oh look its you again, just so you know WW2 would have been a complete and total German-Japanese victory had the US not joined, the US saved the world from both Germany and Japan in WW2
i love how not only do they defend the drink of a fallen brother, but they dont even throw the first punch. and the brit/aussie who does gets knocked to the floor holding his nose.
Aussie: *Punches john basilone*
john basilone: so you have chosen death
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 cuz i didn't see the show 2 years ago. Now i have so i know their Australian.
I'm sure things may not have always been cordial. However, I served in combat with Aussie's, and we were all very tight. We played cards, drank and had a blast.
The Aussies and New Zealanders were awesome Soldiers and Allies, Unfortunately Most of them were committed to Africa and other areas when Japan was threatening their homeland in WW2. The 1st Marine Division recuperated there after Guadacanal, They became fast friends with the Aussies. To this day "Waltzing Matilda" is the official song of the First Marine Division
The cut the scene before the other aussie apologises and buys them another pint.
I love how he eats his slap and breaks his nose xD oorraaah
I like how Basilone (a pre-war boxing champion) just shrugs off the sucker punch and goes into full destroy mode.
It's a fictional event.
@@goodshipkaraboudjan still accurate, Americans putting Aussies on the floor is very accurate
@@UserName-om6ft in fantasy land maybe. You should look up the Battle Of Brisbane.
@@goodshipkaraboudjan you mean where Australian Gunner Edward S. Webster was killed? in reality Americans are the better fighters just remember our boxer Devin Haney beat the breaks off of your boy George Kambosos Jr not once but twice 😂 cope and seethe
@@goodshipkaraboudjan John was a trained boxer to internet nerd
Fun fact: John Basilone was a boxer. Jon Seda, the actor that played Basilone is also a boxer!
Marines know how to fight especially in bars
This had me rolling, Marines were born in a bar after all lmao
Marines never die they jus regroup in hell
Had a Block Buster before and didn't felt happy about it after. Only one I bet can handle it like a champ is Gunny Basilone
I cant believe there are people that consider the Australian episodes as a waste! The Australian scenes was done so well and it truly felt like peeping through a window into 1943. People just cant appreciate well-made historical reenactments that dont involve flashy explosions and firefights. Australia was such a critical experience for the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific Theater of World War Two. Its like the peaceful scenes in France in Band Of Brothers. You cant tell the story without it.
@badweather92 You're mostly right. The Australians were definitely big in defending and then recapturing New Guinea. Australia did not stop the Japanese alone. Air power was the biggest key to victory. I don't care how big & bad someone is, if you didn't control the air, you're going to lose. That air power came from the US.
I'm not sure what your point is with Rabaul, the Australians lost it & it was never recaptured. American air reduced it to insignificance.
I respect what Australia did.
They went through their fair share of hell make no mistake. Particularly in North Africa and Burma.
Damn u mopped the floor with him, I miss watching this series lol
Absolutely loved the few episodes I was able to watch of this series last summer; Rivals Saving Private Ryan in its dialogue, which is no surprise since Spielberg made this series too. Buying a drink for your dead buddy and having this "man of God" disrespect him like that... awesome scene. Don't mess with us Yanks.
That was an Australian dress uniform, not a pastor's collar.
Australians are our brothers hands down; accompanying us into territory the British and Canadians wouldn't because there's no fucks left for the Aussies to give, much like us. And like two brothers, there's some infighting every now and again. Nothing too serious, I reckon. Strengthens the bond and molds respect.
"accompanying us into territory the British and Canadians wouldn't"
Wouldn't, or couldn't?
LOL did that dude not see how many Marines were in that bar?
Dude who ever you are, you just made my night. Cheers from Canada
God this scene was ridiculously over the top.
Aussie here, over half a century old. Never, in my entire life, have I ever heard anyone unironically use the word "cobber". 😁
1:38 u wot m8
1:40 KO
I do like to point out that during the war Yankees and Aussies were quite kind to each other majority of the time when the Americans were staying in Australia, but there were times when they fought each other because of stupid reasons, especially when they were drinking
old saying around here is if you want instant assholes just add alcohol.
And then kangaroos 🦘 and spiders 🕷 came and beat the shit out of everyone
@@CesarGarcia-nd5xz I'd never imagine living in Australia with all the dangers dwelling around.
That's because were both bastard offspring of England. USA and Australia are kindred spirits.
@@Speer788I'd never imagine living in USA with bears spiders snakes bugs cougars idiots with guns and a 2nd amendment
“Roight! You’re all tommy mix who saved the day!”
Even though this was a scrap, still love our brothers in the pacific
One area of tension between American troops and Australians is the fact the aussies were appalled by how white American troops treated black American troops.
I mean Australians weren't much better with our indigenous. But yeah we were better then the yanks.
There was a lot of tension between Anzacs and US soldiers. Still, a lot of respect, too - the Battle of Brisbane started after Australians saved a GI from getting a beating from an MP.
I'm surprised the dude didn't "fall down the stairs".
I remember when we got back from Afghanistan in some country I cannot pronounce which tehy allowed each guy one beer per night, anyway, I gave my buddy my drink ticket and went back to the chew. Well, apparently, he hung out with a few marines and some Air Force NCO tried to pick a fight with them and ended up getting his ass beat. He hadn't been deployed, but decided to pick a fight with a bunch of guys coming back from deployment. Moral of the story, don't pick a fight with a guys that have been to war.
Hey don't mess with me an I won't mess with you!!!!!!
My insides started hurting as soon as they poured all of that liquor into one glass. I actually felt sort of sick haha.
"You will scream for John Basilone" Only Marines will get what I'm saying
Bobby Brown: Every Lil Step A Yank Take👊👊👊😅
I’m guessing, if that would have really happen, by the tome he grabbed the beer! He’d been out on the floor!
The idea of Americans winning a bar fight against Australians is wild. 'Merica programming at it's best!
The navy submariners were well received in Sidney. (told to me by my uncle.) One witness anyway.
Anyone know what branch of service the 2 Australians represent?
Were they some sort of religious sect?
To be fair, American military personnel leave a shit storm in their wake when they are in other people's countries, but when it's obvious they are mourning a lost comrade, it's not the best time to bring it up.
Apparently American white soldiers massacred black soldiers in Townsville, there's not alot of information but there was a revolt by African American soldiers who were over the shitty treatment their white officers were giving them
@@pilot1721 More lies, you little two bit pansy boy?
@ Research it, it's a well-documented mutiny in Australia by black servicemen. LBJ concealed it during wartime and has only recently been exposed to the public.
@@pilot1721 they did not massacre them. Only one person died, and shitty treatment in the military (guess what it happens to all of us) is no excuse to open fire on your officers.
I thought they learned at gallipoli not to underestimate
Some people just don't want to learn.
I guess these guys were a little too young to remember that.
There was Australian resentment toward Americans. The “overpaid oversexed overfed over here” thing. It culminated in the Brisbane riot, a massive brawl between the USA and the Australians. For propaganda reasons it was kept quiet at the time.
austrialians confirmed for shitposters
The writing in this scene is very telling of how the americans really see their 'allies'.
i love how basilone takes it and the Australian guy just drops.
_Oh, oh_ defined as when you punch a guy in the face and he only smirks as you see his shoulder winding up for the return.
I got a headache just watching him drink that Blockbuster.
Trouble was, they couldn't get it home- anti-submarine warfare and convoy escort had a low priority in the IJN before the war, so when US subs raised hell with the Jspanese merchant marine it was too late to do anything about it.
Never fuck with a beer that belongs to a fallen brother
@Anders2185 "the situation was grave but no way were we anywhere near being defeated." Kabuto might be referring to North Africa. Rommel did push the British back to El Alamein, near Alexandria. If he had succeeded the British position would have been very bad. It was American equipment that helped win that campaign. This British relied heavily on Grant and then Sherman tanks to turn the tide. The British Matilda tank was no match for the Germans. Tanks weren't the only items either.
The Battle of Brisbane 1942. I heard it was wild.
Does anyone know where this pub is??
I read somewhere John Basilone used to box. So that Aussie got what's coming for him
The Aussie hit hard, the US Marine hit harder
thats not a fight - thats just blokes having a friendly chat in the pub
That aussie hit John Basilone
John Basilone knocked him the fuck down
I like how J.P. said "you stupid fuck"
What does the Aussie say when he's on the ground? The CC for it is bananas.
Basilone was golden gloves in the phillipines.
I’ve always wondered what a Tommy Mix is ever since I’ve seen this
Little did he know that Jon was a boxer back in Manila
And that guy went on to save spring break
I know I am not apart of this argument, but how in the hell did you guys go on talking about the war to banging grandmothers.
you both are hilarious!
I can't believe anyone, especially an Aussie of all people, would ever say that to a vet.
Nah they wouldn’t it’s tv mate when they both marched up the pacific it was brothers in arms
At this point in the war most of the Aussies were more seasoned than most of the Americans stationed in Australia. They'd been fighting in Africa against Rommel much longer.
@@surelyashley5726 the Aussies in Africa left mainland Australia undefended, without the US doing the vast majority of the heavy lifting in the Pacific then Australia would have been clapped by Japan, the US also beat Japan while smashing the Germans in Western Europe and Italy at the same time
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 oh yea i forgot, the limey vassals gave 3 dollars with some fish and chips while the US won the war for you, the Japanese were planning to invade Australia in 1942 but because of US intervention the US saved Australia
Ya see this is what happens when cops get involved. I am a proud Aussie and this bloke is an idiot, Australian Army and the United States Marines ARE BROTHERS through World War 1, World War 2, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and finally Afghanistan we have fought shoulder to shoulder and we have beaten our enemy. Anyways Marines and Diggers are the best, look at history
"Give me two Australian divisions and I will conquer the world for you."-Erwin Rommel - German Field Marshall in Command of the Afrika Korps during the Siege of Tobruk 1941.
I bet he said the sarcasm way
RedCountryFilms fuckin A
probably reservist
True. Even though Nam was a shitshow, the Aussies were one of the few who fought on the ground with our guys. They should have mentioned Australia’s role in the Pacific War, but they barely even touched our Army’s role.
Well I'm sure the Australians were well accustomed to the desert environment.
The only things I can here from these Aussies are bloody hell, mate and yanks
A NewYorker vs an Aussie. A more perfectly matched fight would be hard to find in the wild.
There is Basilone showing off those boxing techniques.
@Onepersonsopinion
The one was in the KTFO branch.
Just let Gunny Basilone and Lt Speirs team up and invade Japan by themselves
I thought boxing with kangaroos would of give them training to fight a Marine.
@HoZzIe27 i could say the same thing about any of OUR allies,but, i respect every one of them either way. RIP to her majesty's great soldiers England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, and Canada. RIP the to the french and polish who took it the hardest during the beginning. RIP the huge Red Army for fighting and dying even under the leadership they had(Definately wouldnt of beaten germany as quickly without em :)). Lastly, RIP to all american soldiers who landed in Europe, and American marines in