Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "USS Pigeon and the Presidential Unit Citation" video.

  1. Give it a rest guys.
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  2.  @JohnP538  The Victoria Cross is not a unit award.
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  3.  @JohnP538  I know that , JohnP538. My statement stands. The VC is awarded to people, not units. The PUC honors entire units.
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  4.  @andrewphillips8341  And you would do better? 🤔
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  5.  @tomjustis7237  If you wish to cast stones on actions of the Air Force; Lewis Brereton should shoulder the rocks. It was his command.
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  6. There have been many films on the fall of the Philippines. The story of the MTB Squadron 3 being the more remembered Navy story of the war.
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  7. When war broke, the US was in the process of reinforcing all these places. The 4th Marines for example were withdrawn from Shanghai to the Philippines just weeks before. Boats and planes meant for the Philippines, where at Hawaii in mid transit on December 7th. So to say nothing was being done in Incorrect. They just ran out of time.
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  8. While it served in the same era, it is not the basis of the book.
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  9. Why?
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  10. 1. Take your political views home. 2. He dodged nothing. 3. What did you do? 4. Amazing, the Hippies are now pro war?🤔
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  11. They were loading weapons and supplies. It takes time, and is done by hand. The Far East Airforce was not incompetent. They were understrengthed, underequipped, and by chance refueling when the raids started.
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  12. Actually Canadians were involved at the start of the the war. They led the defense of Hong Kong.
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  13.  @LolUGotBusted  Yes, but the area as a whole was known as Tripoli.
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  14. Look up the Barbary Pirates and the name Lt. Presley O'Bannon USMC. First hero of the Corps.
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  15. No, we won't be doing that next.
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  16. The Naval History and Heritage Command has records and info. Https://www.history.navy.mil
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  17. Sounds like the "A team" at sea....😏
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  18.  @jnstonbely5215  Now what you posted is not only false, but straight up slander.
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  19.  @jnstonbely5215  Well, I was harsh in my response because so many of those points were off. The 67 P-40's? Never had close to that many. Or even combat ready. Nor did Halsey deliver any. Halsey actually was taking USMC F4F's to Wake Island. And in the film "In Harms Way?" Broderick is not MacArthur. But actually Adm. Gormley. He was in command of the Guadalcanal Operations and screwing up. Halsey, the John Wayne character was then sent to replace him. MacArthur was not perfect. But lets keep the stone throws in the strike zone.
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  20. Overshadowed by the story of MTB Squadron 3. The got the book and film, "They were were Expendable. "
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  21. There is no story. You can't even get the name of the ship right. And based on most requests like this, have zero to do with history.
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  22.  @nexo567  You're hyping old news.
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  23. There are a number of films about the fall of the Philippines.
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