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When Rangers turn out the lights, it's not because they hope the enemy will assume the location is empty and move along, it's simply the Rangers entering "F*** around and find out" mode.
When the Rangers turn out the lights, It is not a switch, it is your life. God Bless My big brothers in green..... HOOAH !!!!
LOL. Absolutely! Turning off the lights is a CLEVER tactical thing when its dark out!
@@joshgellis3292yep we put on the night vision goggles and move
They're saying "We own the night."
@majorjared21 we assume there wasn't...might not be reported
My brother in law was an army ranger during this time, he and his family lived in Tacoma Washington, he told us about this shortly after it happened. The military hushed it all up, and I hadn’t heard anything online about it until just a few years ago. Yes it happened, they shot more gang members than this story tells us about. It’s a very true story!
Wow
I mentioned above we lived in North Bend, not that far away, but I didn't know anything about it until we went to visit my parents up on the Washington Peninsula. I thought my dad was teasing me at first, then I think he showed me an article about it.
The Rangers shot bullets like people shoot water from a hose to shoo a dog down the street. They INTENDED NOT to kill anyone. The people in The neighborhood had been calling The Police for a month. For political Reasons The Police were ignoring the calls. This caused The Staff Sergeant to deal with it himself, with a little bit of help from his friends. Tacoma Washington is a place you have to live in to understand.
He's right he invited his buddy's over for a barbecue and to bring there weapons the gang came at night they were waiting on them
Now Seattle is doing the same non policing routine. This will happen again. Leftist is a mental illness
This is exactly why 2a is massively important to us Americans. We will never surrender our arms and will fight our own govt to maintain it.
I live in America and believe that we need more of this. Get rid of the gangs and the attitude of gangs. Period.
Get rid of gang mentality indeed. It's odd, but there will always be some crazies who will attempt something like this.
Related to gangs or not, there will always be someone doing something so insanely stupid you wonder how they managed to live this long
Edit: A friend of mine wants to be a Navy Pilot because he's impatient. his exact words were "You get the most kills if you are impatient. Those who wait patiently die on the runway." Needless to say, he watched Top Gun and told himself he wanted to be like Tom Cruise
Just to state the counter argument here, but how do you tell the difference between people getting rid of the gangs like this, and the gangs themselves? There are reasons who LEOs hate vigilantes.
@@TheDurid1the difference is stark. One group is selling illegal drugs, committing crimes and being the aggressor, the other group responded in self defense to protect their community. Very different motives and behavior.
when leo's fail at their job then you get vigilantes @@TheDurid1
yeah the darker folks will rob you of your life before that happens
my father was there he was one of the rangers involved, i was 9 years old and answered the phone when this went down. the media and cops down played what happened it was a lot more violent than reported.
Please tell your Dad & his friends we have mad respect for them, & thank them for their service.
@@ironear7748 he just turned 64 and remembers what happened. i showed him the original vid and he was like that is not what happened.
I’m from Tacoma Washington and this event is still legend until this day. Dude still lives on that block.
Do people visit him and get some laughs hearing his account
A fine demonstration of the difference between people who know why guns have sights & those who don't.
I was a Manchu (3rd of the 9th) and was in Panama with those guys; all our officers had to have the Ranger tab. I can say from experience that Rangers are smart, disciplined and versatile. Manchus are tough, driven, and vicious, you add a Ranger to that and a single squad could clear out every crip in a 25 mile stretch in one day. So, yeah, they were REALLY holding back. Probably the only reason there wasn't a pile of dead crips at the end was specifically because their firing lanes prevented collateral damage.
damn thats crazy, i dont think ive ever come across somebody whos served under the manchu banner outside of my great uncle
you would have known my father and uncle they were both involved in defense of the house and they served in panama.
One thing Rangers are very good at is killing. Those Rangers could have killed every one of them but that would have stirred up a shit storm they didn't want or need. They did their job and sent a clear message.
I was a Man of War … 1/33 Armor … at Fort Lewis, at the same time. Hail brother
I was 1/9. KUTF!!!
The story is true my brother was in an army unit with one of the Rangers involved at a later date. You mess with a Ranger's family and you are guaranteed to have a very bad day. My brother nearly ended the life of his neighbor after the neighbor (35 years old) assaulted my then 6 year old niece while stealing her antique Tonka trucks that i had given her for her birthday the year before. The neighbor ended up being charged with felony child abuse and felony theft after being released from the hospital. My brother was not charged as he was defending his daughter. The neighbor was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crimes and my brother's whole platoon of soldiers attended the trial of the idiot. He was told that he was lucky because the entire unit wanted to beat the crap out of him for injuring a soldier's kid and that it would have been a fatal mistake had it happened in front of the platoon.
Bet he's glad to go bye-bye 😅
i was with ya till you said he got 20 years for stealing toys..
press X to doubt
@@ripvanwinkle2002did u really not read the charges?? 😂. The first is felony child abuse, very disgusting crime and heavily punished if the justice system does it job
@@steventaylor6881 what he described wasnt a 20 year sentence..
tying her up in a basement and torturing her wouldnt get 20 years in the USA sadly..
What’s his name so we can try him for treason. American military operating on American soil to kill Americans. Tell your brother he’s the reason we’ve lost every war since 1812
People trained with guns are trained to be mindful of what lies beyond the target. Such as houses that may contain innocents.
obviously not, these men made their neighborhood a target for gunfire and of all the rounds they shot they didnt shoot any of the gang members. that is so irresponsible
@@cBodhi lol couldnt have said it better, rangers vs civilian/gangmembers with no training and handguns and bb guns
@@cBodhi I can see you are the kind of person who would run some dump like San Francisco or Detroit.
@@cBodhi i live in Minneapolis, when youre aiming towards the ground from an elavated position, the bullets hit the ground..... black gangs are horrid around here. I shot one after he stole my dads car many years ago, blew off the side of his head lol
@@cBodhihow do you prove what you just stated?No answer will be accepted as you are f of s ,and you did not listen
..or think.
My cousin is a army ranger and is still currently and I can tell you these guys do not mess around same goes to other special operation groups.
In 1989 or 90 I remember reading about a fight in a mall (in LA?) that broke out between 4 Army Rangers who were fresh out of Ranger school and some gang members. Several of the gang members were transported to nearby hospitals afterwards. Apparently the gang members saw the military haircuts and mistook the Rangers for skinheads.
Do you have more info about it or video?
I've heard this story a few times, and I'm always amazed those Rangers didn't flat out wipe those gang members off the face of the earth.
I’m sure if they wanted to they would have tbh.
My guess is it was 1 of 2 things or maybe a combo of both. 1) They were careful about intentionally causing a mortal wound (for obvious legal reasons) or 2) They were concerned about potential collateral damage so they were careful with their line of fire so as to not hit innocent people. Thats just my thought as an Army vet myself.
@@darksydedigital that was my understanding, they just wanted the gang to go away and hopefully go to prison. They weren't out to kill them unless it was necessary.
@@robertthomas583 Which that makes sense too.
it was 1989 and the Rangers didn't have NVGs. If they did not a single crip would have walked away
i moved to the area about a month after this happened. and it was still a hot topic of conversation. i didn't hear one single voice that supported the gang. about 4 years later, after having moved north, i had a run in with a gang in everett, WA. that incident sparked a huge change in the neighborhood's attitude that finally pushed the gangs out. the residents were patrolling the streets with baseball bats, machetes, and "other things" until the police finally took us seriously and began taking care of the situation themselves.
thats what the 2A is for
I guarantee the rangers didn't miss They were laying suppressive fire They know if they had killed someone they would have been charged with murder I guarantee that if they really had no choice they and could kill them I have no doubt in my mind. I've trained and worked with rangers in the past. I have no doubt.
In a 2022 interview with Sgt. Foulk, he stated, “when a gang member got shot, they didn’t lay around waiting for EMS. Their gang buddies took them away. Wherever, whatever they did with them.” The police obviously didn’t want to publicize the thugs getting shot because they didn’t want vigilantism to arise.
They wouldnt be charged with murder. Its self defense at that point.
That's a unfair fight
You could use a Grammer lesson yourself, salad boy.
Yeah I definitely agree no trained soldiers will miss that badly, it was More a show of yes I’m here and here to stay oh and btw I will protect myself family and property.
This should be a movie 100%..
I've never heard this story neither
If I remember correctly the TV show, The Shield, did something similar that was inspired by this.
@spcmegreg ya but that show sucks. 😂
I would take that “not one person died” narrative with a grain of salt. Also, maybe no injuries were *formally* reported, but the guy literally describes injuries in the video. And of course no gang members were going to report their injuries. The “neat and clean” version is never fully true.
the story basically just says "no reported deaths" but less eloquently and way more words
oh it was a lot worse than reported by the police and media. my father and uncle were there.
Exactly, I grew up in Buffalo, NY. In the early 1980’s I personally witnessed a major gang battle on the Westside of the city (in the Niagara Street area) between a Black gang and a Puerto Rican gang.
It lasted a few hours.
The police just surrounded the area and let them fight it out. There were quite a few deaths on both sides but it was never reported by the local news agencies.
I had a few uncles that were Buffalo Police officers at the time and they were the ones who told me that there were quite a few deaths on both sides of that gun battle. They also told me that they were absolutely not going to risk their lives trying to stop known felons from killing each other. They were just there to ensure that the violence did not spread outside of the gang controlled area were it was taking place.
To add - in so many other countries the media intentionally doesn't report violent crimes (like in the U.K as a prime example.) They only report specific things. This also happens in the USA and is usually weaponized for political gains, usually when an officer uses his firearm, or if it can be used to push a hot political issue to garner more votes for a specific side. Sadly people aren't really aware of this.@@dennisfloyd999
Those Rangers weren't spraying and praying. They were highly trained. Those crips took their wounded away much like the vietcong did. A good defense is the best offense.
A key thing to know about the services in that time, '91-'94 was a time of massive downsizing. Service members with a lot of time in their branch were given options to exit out with a good severance package. Combat troops were some of the biggest areas given this option. So the SSG may have not gotten a promotion, but it was probably because he accepted the early release like so many others did. Maybe
The next rank, E-7 SFC, is DA (Department of the Army) promotion not a local promotion as SGT (E-5) or SSG (E-6). Local means you are recommended to go before a local promotion board that either recommends you or not. With that recommendation score and other things that (e.g. ribbons, awards, college, PT score, etc.) give a total score (max score was 999). You then make the list and watch the Army Times for the cutoff scores for your MOS (job). If you have match or exceeded the score then you'll be promoted. However, Senior NCO ranks ) E-7 and up are done at the Pentagon with Senior NCOs & Officers reviewing your records, awards, civilian schooling, army professional schools, ASIs, etc. and are awarded a number between 1-5 with 3 sub divisions...5+, 5, 5-....1-. So him not getting promoted was because he wasn't selected. There are things you can do in the army and not get kicked out immediately, but your career is dead. That's what happen.
As for the Early Retirement Program, I took it. There was 3 types you could select and you had to have at least 15 years of active duty (Reserve/ National Guard time didn't count) and were in an MOS determine to be excess; (1) full retirement at only 40% of your base pay with all privileges of a full retirement less 10% of your base pay, (2) 10 year plan where you received full benefits for you and your dependents (PX, Commissary, Medical, etc.) only getting a yearly bonus payment for 10 years then no benefits (other than the VA benefits for you), and (3) the Take the Money and Run where you would received a huge one time payment with only the normal VA benefits for the soldier. The program ran for 3 years, IIRC, and the first 2 years were only offered to the combat MOS'. Once they were downsized, then in the 3rd year it was offered to non-combat MOS' since the army could calculate how many support personnel to combat MOS' could be allowed.
So the thing about this story is this happened in my hometown, that ranger still lives in the same house to this day! But now that street has a bunch of homeless. That area is in the neighborhood of Hilltop!
Rangers are the elite of the elite in the military. Those Rangers let those boys live.
Exactly. What kind of a legal shit storm would have happened if they killed even a couple? They did exactly what they intended, end the problem.
SOCOM disagrees
@@tomjackson4374 Gang members use underground medics a few of them got fucked up. i can guarantee that
@@seminolewarrior1626 You do realize each different branch of the military has its elites? Rangers are the armies elites.
The rangers are part of socom, and the army has rangers, sf, and delta. Marines have marsoc, navy has seals, af has PJs and CCs :)
This is why the 2nd Amendment is so important, especially now with everything going on in the US, plus the Border is a war zone 😢
REPEAL THE SECOND AMENDMENT!
Spoken like a true idiot. The situation of the border is just the same as it always has been. Nothing in the last decade is any different
Very true. USA cops are corrupt and lazy, can’t depend on them.
You stand no chance against the US Military. Full stop. 0%. Now that we have that understood, the only thing guns are doing are destroying this country.
@@mta4562good luck 😉
My boss at Boeing lived in the Hilltop neighborhood during that time. His son got beat up so bad his face was unrecognizable. He shortly after moved to Issaquah(Costco HQ). His son is now the CEO of The Weather Channel.
‘ Merica! Our Soldiers and Marines will defend someone else’s home and homeland with the same drive and determination if they are being oppressed.
But only if the powers that be let us rather than send us to protect "American interests" aka oil and commerce.
To my embarrassment and shame I was there when we sat on our hands protecting shipping from the financial distress of piracy (the pirates were not killing anyone, just ransoming their ship for money) as the genocide in Rwanda was happening well within our range. We did nothing. Not one single thing.
Unless we're doing the oppressing ofc.
I was stationed at Fort Lewis, same base as the Faulk and the other Rangers. At the same time. I was in the 1st battalion, 33rd armor regiment, so not the same unit. However, I lived in downtown Tacoma, less than 1.5 miles from where all this happened. I knew a couple of the Rangers involved. I knew much of the violence and crime that was happening in Tacoma at the time. In many ways, it was the US Army against these gangs with basically no support from the local police. The story you just watched is accurate and true.
I saw that same video awhile ago. I love that narrator, he's good at being funny without being inappropriate with it. That's such a crazy event that many don't know about, I'm glad you shared! Thank you! 🙂🙂🙂
Can’t wait to watch a new video! Hope y’all are enjoying America🥰Safe travels…😊
I was 10 when this happened and lived a few blocks away on S 9th and State and remember my family talking about this. That area was ran by the hilltop crips, it was the wild west. . Tacoma Police didn't get a grip on gangs until they brought up a LA gang unit in the mid 90s to help them set up and train a Tacoma police gang unit on how to deal with it. By the late 90s it was mostly under control and not noticeable. Sadly it was slowly replaced by a mentally ill and or strung-out homeless population.
I grew up on Hilltop in the 90's
The Rangers knew exactly where their rounds were going, so I truly doubt that any stray Ranger bullets went any further than the cars out front. They would not have had night vision goggles because they were pretty useless on the civilian market back then and would have been more trouble than they would have helped anyway. The Rangers turned out the house lights and perhaps kept their shooting eye closed to gain its own night vision.
I saw the headline to this a figured out what this was. At this time frame I was an Army Recruiter stationed at the Gresham Recruiting office in Portland area. We had recruited one of the Rangers from Sandy High school in Sandy Oregon. He was a member of that unit. I used to arrange to bring groups of applicants that were interested in Adventure jobs, combat arms, for a tour. When I had heard about this I asked him what the heck was going on? One of my old high school seniors from my school I recruited from that is now a grown Ranger told me" They picked the fight. We had gotten all of our personal weapons from the Armour(spl) and took them to his house". I told him that was crazy. You have to love history that has been lived in the memories of all of us. Even a crazy Recruiter, like myself, that new the story through one that we put into the Army! God Bless everyone. Stay safe. 🍻🌹♥️🤘
Thanks for clarifying. My parents lived up in Sequim and we lived in North Bend, not that far but we didn't know about it until we visited my parents. Dad said they "checked out" their weapons from the armory but I didn't know if it was true.
I grew up in Tacoma, and this took place not far from my house, but may as well have been the other side of town, considering how night and day my neighborhood was from the hilltop neighborhood. I remember hearing the gunshots from this to this day.
We were McKinley Hill for living, Hilltop for visiting friends or items for sale, or work up on Sixth Avenue or Puyallup Ave. Not bad but not good either. Hey, it's Tacoma. It was serious, I agree, but we still laugh about it to this day. I still maintain a Love/Hate relationship with that city. How about you?
Hello from over by Jane Clark Park
I am a retired ARMY RANGER WE DO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER ❤
The military was REALLY unhappy with the Rangers involved. They got in a bit of trouble over it. It was a public relations nightmare for the government, and they tried really hard to downplay what happened and put a tight lid on it. But everyone on post was quietly proud they took a stand.
And the government should be ashamed of themselves for being absolutely useless in enforcing the law.
Officially no one died. As someone who served in the 75th Rangers for the first 4 years of my Army career, I'm pretty sure a couple of those gang bangers were probably mortally wounded.
I doubt it 😅
Mark your target, center of mass ... I'm shocked that rifle fire didn't nail them
They didn't want to kill people. I bet it was mostly suppressive fire
I lived 15 blocks away from there when this happened. The crip gang was really bad. I’m white and lived in the predominantly black neighborhood. The racism I experienced at 15 to 19 until I moved. I’m actually surprised I made it out alive. I got jumped 2 times. Tacoma had the most homicide per capita in the 90’s. It’s all cleaned up now 20 yrs later
If you guys don't know, Swisher Sweets is a brand of extremely cheap flavored cigars that people buy to hollow out and smoke weed out of.
Or, people like me buy them, and smoke them precisely as manufactured. They aren't terrible cigars, for the price point.
Back when I was on the grass scene, the popular cigar for smoking weed was either a Philly or a White Owl. Never cared for that smoking method, myself. Found it highly over rated.
This falls into that 'pirates attacking US warships' category of dumb. Cheers....
You're probably talking about Modern Pirates but I like to imagine some Late 1600s- Early 1700s Schooner pulling up flying red flags and shooting cannonballs 😆
@@Werewolf914Bad day for Jack Sparrow! Lol! 😂🤣
My nephew was serving aboard a Harleigh Burke class destroyer on a Mediterranean cruise, he had to open fire on some bold but dumb Somali pirates who were coming much too close to his ship and were ignoring warnings to withdraw. Fool around and find out. 💀💀💀💀💀
@@usafvet100your nephew is a liar navy boys lie about everything
I lived in Tacoma Washington most of my life. I remember when this happened , the times were insane for sure. Right down the street from where this happened I saw a friend step off our school bus and get shot for his Nikes , he was only 14. The daycare center I went to and my elementary school were also close. Growing up during that time was rough and not safe obviously. Those Rangers stood up and changed flipped the scales. Love watching your videos keep it up my New Zealand family!
Hi again, since you asked, I have a story somewhat related to this.
My grandfather was a Ranger. Different regiment, same training. He was active during the Cuban missile crisis, and was deployed onboard an airplane, wheels up (already in flight) ready to parachute into Cuba to seize the missile silos. Thankfully, then president John F. Kennedy called everything off not wanting to start world war 3. That's the level of warrior these gangsters were facing off against, but they had better guns than grandad.
Grandad was armed with an m-14 rifle, a Colt 1911 pistol, 6 fragmentation grenades, a bayonet (knife that attaches to the end of a rifle,) and was armored with a flak jacket (stops shrapnel, not much else,) and a boonie hat (wide brimmed cloth hat, stops sunburns, and nothing else.) He was incredibly relieved that he didn't have to k&$% anyone, and grandma was incredibly relieved to see the plane return to base.
Looks like my neighborhood growing up in the 70's near Boston.
Yeah exactly.
I lived there then. It was hilarious. Crips and Bloods had been ruining the town with drivebys, invasions, and street wars. I have watched FBI & DEA take down a drug house on Hilltop. We all were part of it just by living there. But when the Samoans came in . . . well, bye bye Crips & Bloods. My son moved back home because of an invasion at a house party by Crips with an Uzi. It was an adventure for sure. Learned to always leave room between cars at stop lights/turn lanes in case you had to jet away from gun fights in the neighborhoods,
Don't know what you're talking about, lots of Bloods still there
Back then the bloods and crips were huge. They even established here in Oklahoma. I remember at the time I was pizza delivery driver and had a delivery to a apt complex. Little did I know it was a condemned complex one side had blue gang signs painted on the buildings and one side had red. I was never so scared. I knew if I stopped I would be in trouble. So I drove out. I told my manager I’ll never go to another delivery there again. It felt to me like I was driving into a potential war zone waiting to happen.
They're still huge in oklahoma, not as visible with the colors but still huge
Probably get killed, pizza and car taken. Not worth it
@@LJBSullivanthat definitely wouldn't happened it would bring to much attention
It was the 2nd battalion 75th Ranger Regiment. No one was killed and the troops were cleared of charges. He still lives at that house last I knew. Now just imagine what we do on the battlefield
I lived 5.5 miles from Disneyland in CA, same issue there. The family with 5 gangbanging sons left town. Standing up is the answer; not defunding the police.
One of my best friends in school, JP, his dad was a Ranger in Viet Nam. You couldn't pick him out of a crowd, 6', 170, indistinguishable. Until he had a firearm in his hand, and it didn't usually matter which. He would take some of JP's friends hunting. His favorite was to take us hunting squirrels when we had our rifles and he had a match .22 pistol. He would dead eye them before we could raise our rifles. Scary good with a rifle too.
Every state in America has crips, bloods, gds, Latin kings, vice lords, 4 corner hustlers and so on
This happened near me. I found it HILARIOUS at the time and still do to this day.
It's a throwback, but the Hatfield's vs. the McCoy's was a wild family fued in American history
Not Fake. I was a First Sergeant on Ft. Lewis just south of Tacoma, Washington, and had soldiers go to visit Hill Top for extended visits (most of us call it AWOL). In the end their “visit” to the U.S. Army much shorter than they anticipated. One morning as I and the commander were at the back of the PT formation, I saw one of the subjects trying to sneak in for clean laundry. The commander and I did a double envelopment maneuver, snared him, and kept him in house arrest until there was room in the stockade later that day.
We're starting to see this again in the States because our borders are open. Maybe we need this again to get things under control.
It's not open borders that are doing it. It's the asshole politicians that don't want the laws to be enforced. California won't prosecute thefts of up to about $750, so people are openly stealing from stores and nobody stops them. Illinois are letting criminals go free without even posting bail. It's only a matter of time before this kind of event happens again.
Wow I never knew this story and I lived in Washington State for 15 years 😮 Amazing story!!
The Fat Electrician has a great video on the 75th Ranger Regiment as well as other military "things". He's extremely funny and interesting.
This is one of those stories that was not broadcast nationwide back then either. I never heard of this story before this video reaction to it.
Of course back then I was either working and never saw the news of it. I was out partying at the time this would have been in the news in my neck of the woods. Or I was passed out from drinking to much and having to go to work at 7am Where this video took place is 3 hours behind my time zone.
I'm not really surprised the rangers didn't kill a bunch of guys, just like I would be willing to bet most bullets outside the property were the gang members. Rangers are taught about CONTROL. (I come from a military family. I know, I know. Not all soldiers are good, but a huge number are.) They waited to engage, had set up positions for not just their own safety but so they could see their targets. They aren't just gonna blast willy-nilly. And while I've heard people go the 'they made it more dangerous and the neighbors could have been killed' argument: the gangs hadn't been stopped by the police who KNEW it was happening AND the gangs showed up that night, no one sent cars to bring them - they were gonna shoot that house up that night. They walked into it planning to kill at least one person. Didn't care about where their bullets went and who knows how many people in the crossfire they shot. Being mad at the rangers is like yelling at a kid for not letting a bully run them over and hit them with a bat. You go to shoot someone, you can't be upset it you get hurt doing it. The police refused/incapable of actually doing anything, had programs TELLING people to take care of their own streets - the only reason they got their tail in a twist wasn't about the danger to innocents. It was because the entire country was staring at them and the embarrassment of their own incompetence. The rangers made them look bad. (And so it's said - when dad left the marines and became a FBI agent, it was pretty upsetting back in the 80's how many police stations were in the pocket of the gangs. They let it get to the point others had to act. Either because of being paid to look the other way or just outright fear for themselves and their family - they were letting some of the gangs have full run of the streets. Arrest one gang, but not the other, etc.)
My guess is that some Crips actually DID die that night, or succumbed to wounds a day or two later. I do agree, though, that could have left a few corpses in the streets, had they really wanted to.
I would also guess that, if my first guess is correct, the majority of the assumed deaths was was due to untreated (or poorly treated) wounds, since it seems that no one checked into a hospital.
You trip itinerary is impressive and exciting. Glad Sam is healthy. Hope you journey is a wonderful one. I travelled a lot when "I wore a younger man's clothes" (Billy Joel, "Piano Man"). Only a little advice. It will cost more than you plan for. Patience/understanding and laughing about whatever challenge is sooo important. Sh#t Happens. Enjoy it. Oh, and when going to airports, bring mini candy bars to give to stressed staff, especially staff at the numerous counters. A Snickers goes a long way... Can not wait for the videos!!!
Great timing on the video. I was just thinking I'd like to see it again. God bless our military and their families. Good guys win.
#NoSympathyForCriminals
I joined the army in 1986 and was assigned to Fort Lewis Washington just after the Ranger incident in 1989. Hilltop was definitely a crazy place, and a place only a Ranger would decide to own a house there!
Injuries by gunfire is mandatory reported to police by law, at a hospital. Plenty of blood on the ground in question. Night vision available in Tacoma area was 2nd genaration russian surplus. You tend to get blinded at first, until it adjusts to the muzzle flash. I estimated possibly 3 dead on scene, with at least 4 more later without medical attention. The crips running across the street were going after fellow crips that were hit/out of action, placing them in the backs of vehicles.
I lived in Tacoma at the time and I can attest to the full authenticity of this report.😊
It would have been nice if the authorities learned a lesson from this.
Years ago in Missouri the locals got fed up with a bully the law couldn't seem to do anything about. So somebody took care of business unofficial and nobody ratted them out.
There were multiple fatalities! The military covered all of this up!
I expect this to be true. Though, I don't think that it was solely the Military doing the covering. I also think that this incident was a threat to a couple of different political agendas, so downplaying the significance of this occurrence would be politically advantageous. For example, this story, especially at the time, was particularly dangerous to the anti-gun lobby, and the political players who adopted that platform. They'd certainly have an interest in wanting this incident to seem rather fruitless.
Gang: **gives him the gun finger**
Other gang member: “why do I hear boss music?”
Many people moved from places like L.A. to Washington state in an attempt to get their kids away from the gangs, but in reality, they just transplanted the gangs.
This video is VERY specific about only talking about the one evening. Tacoma was treated like a war zone by the Ranger battalion for months afterwards. Rangers patrolled the streets, encouraged teens and young adults to avoid the gang members and basically did the cops jobs for them. The Crips and the Bloods tried moving to Anchorage, Alaska next. Believe it or not, that worked out even worse for them. The teenagers they hoped to recruit were the ones to run them out and f town in that case. I wish more communities would take these two examples to heart. If we stand together and stand strong the gang problem America faces would be eliminated.
This is a very true story
Many non-Americans think that our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms is ridiculously outdated. This story proves it isn't.
The gang member possessed illegal firearms for the sole purpose of commiting violence against their neighbors.
The Rangers owned legal firearms for the purpose of self-defense.
Had they not owned those legal firearms, the home owner would have been killed.
The 2nd Amendment has ALWAYS been about the right of self-defense. That can never be an outdated concept.
As a current Hilltop resident of Tacoma, it's super cool to see yall reacting to this story. Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood is vastly improved since then and is actually quite a wonderful place to live. Crazy how the actions of few can make such a huge impact.
Sadly, it’s not much better today.
I live about half hour from hilltop. TO THIS DAY I steer clear of the area. If I need to go near or through the area, I make sure to drive extra miles and minutes to avoid it. All times of day
The good guys looked one way, and the bad guys looked another way, but we're not allowed to point out the obvious.
Obvious?
@@pieceofmymind360 Then and now, the 13%ers are responsible for the majority of the violent crime.
Complete with a soundtrack from the heart of the 80s. (And you know about "shooting from the hip"?)
I Know a Ranger who wasnt there. but his 12 gauge shotgun was..
i heard this story a few times from him..
After being in the USMC for 7yrs ,i noticed a lot. After watching this i learned even more. People who trained and dedicated their lives in service are extremely well equipped. We are equipped with internal situational awareness and whatever is around us. Its not gonna be easy tryna take any vet down, especially if he has buddies.
These gang members definitely won't be doing this again.
I live about 20 minutes from Tacoma this is a pretty famous story around here. My grandfather told me about this when i was a kid
Y’all are one of my absolute favorite UA-cam creators!!! Any time you post is a good day lol.
That's literally where I'm from. Tacoma Washington in the 80s and 90s on Hilltop.
03:16 hey it’s the guy from the ranger handbook I bought from the PX
We lived about a half mile away when this happened. That was one crazy ass summer
I was at mcchord afb when this happened. Bought a beer for some of those that participated. Black angus square cow fun bar ! Good times !
This is actual a cool story, I've never heard of this story as an American. But also crips are not just in Washington state, they have multiple branches of their gang in Los Angeles County.
Tacoma is dope. Born and raised here. This story is 100% true.. my friends dad owns the house next door. Said it was the craziest shit he ever witnessed.
Woah. This is the first I've ever heard of this. That Ranger sounds like one of the most based Americans of all time. He needs a Gran Torino as soon as possible.
Ok i have two others for you that are super famous in American history. They both have videos on you tube.
1st: On Feb. 28, 1997, two heavily armed bank robbers in body armor exchanged a storm of gunfire with Los Angeles police on the streets of North Hollywood. No officers or bystanders were killed in the terrifying 44-minute shootout.
2nd: Granby, Colorado, U.S. Heemeyer had various grudges against Granby town officials, neighbors of his muffler shop, the local press and various other citizens of Granby. Over about eighteen months, Heemeyer had secretly armored a Komatsu D355A bulldozer with layers of steel and concrete.
These are amazing stories if you dont already know them.
I lived across the street from the ranger. Although this was a couple of years after the "battle", I got to know the ranger. We talked about it and told me about the details.
Nice guy. I was glad he lived on my street. 😊
i done 3yrs at benning. I was a clerk. every1 (every1!!) wanted to be a ranger. I filled out about a gajjilion 4187s for drill sergeants (sand hill...1/38th, rock of the marne..huuuaa!) who wanted airborne training, air assault, pathfinder, aaannddd...ranger training. they all wanted a EIB. I filled out the paperwork for one dude who actually was in combat and got his CIB
The best movie to watch is the cross and the switchblade, its about gangs in N. Y. How they were saved by a preacher
I would sure like to see that movie again saw it when I was a teenager
Have you watched the Jessica Buchanan rescue video?
Another fine production!!!
They have a reaction video for the Jessica Buchanan story! Posted like a month or 2 ago. So good.
@3:00 west coast isn’t just California (or specifically LA) it extends Oregon & Washington
Neighborhoods belong to REGULAR CITIZENS. God Bless your nice Channel! 🇳🇿🇺🇲
I was in 3rd Ranger batt in Ft Benning Georgia in 89 and I salute these guys …trust me you don’t want to mess with a bunch of Rangers cause they will mess with you right back hard
I wish they would react to “where were you when the world stopped turning” such a touching song. Love your videos (from Idaho) ❤️
This is a great story. True Americana. And the channel is great, too...
Tacoma is my hometown. I remember my father being told by a police officer not to drive through hilltop unless he had a gun.
Today the area has had a resurgence and is much safer. Tacoma is a beautiful city. Stadium High School (the School from the movie Ten Things I Hate About You), the Tacoma Dome, Wright Park, Point Defiance State Park, the Narrows Bridge, the Lemay Car Museum. If you end up doing the drive up I-5 you’ll drive right by it.
Tacoma stinks dude i live in gig harbor don't cap
One of the Rangers was the brother of my Plt Sgt.
I remember this well.
Retiree who served at Ft. Lewis. This story is still known by the troops in the Ranger Bat. and all others in the post. Effing awesome!
this is why our 2a is so important. imagine if this guy wasn't in the service but was still trying to make his neighborhood better.
Don't know how this came across my YT feed, but I remember that incident when I was stationed at Fort Lewis.
I was stationed at Ft. Lewis WA when this happened. A friend of mine told me about it, and I was very excited to hear details as we were both previously in the Ranger Battalion, he had maintained much closer ties to the Battalion after we left than I did. At first the story had a lot of promise as he explained how many rounds had been fired, but I was quickly disappointed as he went on to say nobody hit anything. I never thought it was a big deal at the time with no casualties and didn't notice any changes in the aftermath. I never noticed a gang problem while I was stationed there, but there were certain places you didn't go.
This is why my hometown of Tacoma is nicknamed Tacompton.