Both my Great Grandfather and Grandfather served in Greece & Crete I was at Jack Hinton VCs funeral as part of the 2/1 RNZIR 100 man honour guard I was part of Charles Upham VC & Bars honour guard the year after 🔥
19th Armoured & Infantry Regiment 🔥 Great Grandfather was its CO on Crete my Grandfather a Private he was captured on Crete and escaped German POW camps 3 times recaptured twice the last successful attempt got him shot in his ass he said it made him run faster my Great Grandfather escaped Crete to Egypt sent back to NZ to created the RNZAC being awarded an MiD on Crete Lt Col Blackburne
Wow! After months of seeing "Dark" series videos, finally I see a very stark and truthful sentence: "Valor must be shown off to earn its reward, not by stealing, cheating or buying". And symbols, good or evil, are only meaningful with their proper owners... 😎👌🏽🐻❄🐾
Winning a war "his way" implies that the individual was willing to sacrifice anything-resources, alliances, even lives-to achieve victory. This suggests a highly strategic, possibly cold-hearted approach to warfare, where the ends justify the means. It's interesting to explore what drove this character: Was it ambition, a desire for power, or a deeply-held belief that victory was necessary at all costs? This type of mentality often leads to a complex character whose personal motivations and the ethical consequences of their actions can provide rich material for reflection and discussion.
I may have missed it but do you have any stories of a German soldier or stories of valor albeit i know it has a negative evil stigma that doesn't mean valor was not shown on the nazi front as well. Perhaps I missed a video or too I shall look.
I heard there wasn't much of the cannon left a few years ago but it's metal so you could mix a little of the original brass cannon in with new brass to make the medals for a very long time. It's an abstract symbol, the individuals bravery gives the medal it's worth, not the medal itself.
@jelkel25 I've just googled it and they say there's enough for about 85 , and they wouldn't mix anything in , that's sacralidge but they will have to find another war trophy from the past maybe so they can make more, just using a piece of bronze isn't enough, using the captured cannon gave the VC meaning and set it apart from all others.
@truetoffee8684 so not making a medal out of just metal from the cannon is "sacrilege" but using another cannon is fine? What do you think using another cannon is?
@jelkel25 the cannon in use was captured in battle and all VC medal's have came from it so using just anything wouldn't be right, the medal's must come from something that has meaning.
@@truetoffee8684 You've not answered the question and you've contradicted yourself again, if the cannon has to have meaning then no other cannon will do, what is the solution? Why does that cannon have meaning, it's an inanimate object. It only has the meaning people give it. Both solutions are going to be "sacrilege" eventually. It comes down to the meaning people are willing or not willing to give it.
Jack Hinton, you are legend🙏🏼Rest In Paradise
Both my Great Grandfather and Grandfather served in Greece & Crete
I was at Jack Hinton VCs funeral as part of the 2/1 RNZIR 100 man honour guard I was part of Charles Upham VC & Bars honour guard the year after 🔥
19th Armoured & Infantry Regiment 🔥 Great Grandfather was its CO on Crete my Grandfather a Private he was captured on Crete and escaped German POW camps 3 times recaptured twice the last successful attempt got him shot in his ass he said it made him run faster my Great Grandfather escaped Crete to Egypt sent back to NZ to created the RNZAC being awarded an MiD on Crete Lt Col Blackburne
Kiwis and Aussies amazing fighting men your sacrifice does not go un noticed my friends
Shout out to the Anzacs
l absolute love titles like this. very compelling stories. bravo bravo all ye 'wreckless' winners
reckless
Jack Hinton: The most relentless and most badass New Lealander ever!
You continue hitting home runs. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! After months of seeing "Dark" series videos, finally I see a very stark and truthful sentence: "Valor must be shown off to earn its reward, not by stealing, cheating or buying". And symbols, good or evil, are only meaningful with their proper owners... 😎👌🏽🐻❄🐾
Bad Ass highly recommend Gabrelle Mc Donald's Jack Hinton V.C. A Man amongst Men.
Epic life! Thank you for sharing his story❤
Bravery comes in a lot of forms and this man had them all, rest easy soldier 🏴👍🏻
Yeah shout out to the Anzacs. NZ is awesom
Winning a war "his way" implies that the individual was willing to sacrifice anything-resources, alliances, even lives-to achieve victory. This suggests a highly strategic, possibly cold-hearted approach to warfare, where the ends justify the means. It's interesting to explore what drove this character: Was it ambition, a desire for power, or a deeply-held belief that victory was necessary at all costs? This type of mentality often leads to a complex character whose personal motivations and the ethical consequences of their actions can provide rich material for reflection and discussion.
I may have missed it but do you have any stories of a German soldier or stories of valor albeit i know it has a negative evil stigma that doesn't mean valor was not shown on the nazi front as well. Perhaps I missed a video or too I shall look.
Also a few stories where german warriors saved their opponents
What a life
Cheers
OG Kiwi!!!
You can't hold a good NCO back.
RESPECT!!!!
Is that red circle in the thumbnail his protective shield?
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america used him and got credit
Always seems to happen, the Americans showed up after the Anzacs and others had done all the hard fighting and claimed all the credit
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He is a Brit his stripes are supposed to be upside down. Those are US corporal stripes.
"reckless precision"! Ok.
Yeah, I caught that too.
That's NZers for you bro
How many more Victoria crosses can be made from the bronze cannon they are taken from?
I heard there wasn't much of the cannon left a few years ago but it's metal so you could mix a little of the original brass cannon in with new brass to make the medals for a very long time. It's an abstract symbol, the individuals bravery gives the medal it's worth, not the medal itself.
@jelkel25 I've just googled it and they say there's enough for about 85 , and they wouldn't mix anything in , that's sacralidge but they will have to find another war trophy from the past maybe so they can make more, just using a piece of bronze isn't enough, using the captured cannon gave the VC meaning and set it apart from all others.
@truetoffee8684 so not making a medal out of just metal from the cannon is "sacrilege" but using another cannon is fine? What do you think using another cannon is?
@jelkel25 the cannon in use was captured in battle and all VC medal's have came from it so using just anything wouldn't be right, the medal's must come from something that has meaning.
@@truetoffee8684 You've not answered the question and you've contradicted yourself again, if the cannon has to have meaning then no other cannon will do, what is the solution? Why does that cannon have meaning, it's an inanimate object. It only has the meaning people give it. Both solutions are going to be "sacrilege" eventually. It comes down to the meaning people are willing or not willing to give it.
I took the 1000th like 😮
OG