I saw the original post of this segment and it did not include the entire segment. Here is the entire segment in 2 parts, especially since someone commented on the validity of JD’s Medal of Honor In honor of Jefferson DeBlanc WWII Dogfighting Ace Medal of Honor Winner Fellow COON ASS !!! (Coon-Ass = Cajun in Louisiana and we are proud to be called so, for all you yankees & rednecks that want to cry racism) Catch “Dogfights” on “The History Channel”. It really is an excellent show
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16rumpole
August 20, 2012 at 1:44 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
3 people are not worth a ten pound sack of rice
16rumpole
August 20, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
“I’m not a hero, but I have to live with my conscience. And if I didn’t do what I was supposed to do then I’m derelict in my duty.”
That is perhaps the most inspiring quote I have ever read.
Jeff Deblanc—my hero
b3rno
August 20, 2012 at 2:57 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
thank you
2Young4OldFashioned
August 20, 2012 at 3:26 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
He says ” I looked at him and he looked at me and I could recognize that man today, and you’ll say “you’re crazy man”, well but when you kill somebody during war and you see them, you’ll witness what i’m talking about”.
Chris Malcheski
August 20, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This man defines “hero.” There should be monuments to him in every city. Absolutely amazing human being.
P51F86F4F15F22
August 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
where you from, did all of you stay in the marsh on went along the coast and did any of you try to surf fish for sand or speckled trout or red fish.
goodapollo81
August 20, 2012 at 6:18 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
didnt do ne pole fishing but got sum shrimp and crabs out of the golf, spent a good amount of time in st. martinville and a few hot nights at the drag strip outside of Baton Rouge. my uncle ray said they were going to throw me in the levi and get sum bayou water in my belly so i’d be a real coon-ass
P51F86F4F15F22
August 20, 2012 at 6:47 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
did you go fishing in henderson and i hope you didnt go swiming in there because you cant see the alligators until u start splashing
moonbeamchaos
August 20, 2012 at 7:43 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Mais yeah, cher!
rarebreedinNC
August 20, 2012 at 7:56 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I love to talk to old WWII and Korea marines; they all seem to have the same dignity and sense of duty as Col. DeBlanc.
wildwindsca
August 20, 2012 at 8:12 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
“one sack of rice!” what a comment WOW!
goodapollo81
August 20, 2012 at 8:38 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I never got to meet the man, but my grandfather Harry “bay” Thibideuax was another student of his. after i graduated last yr i spent 2 eks in henderson La. w/ my gradfather at his bros house. i’m a rowdy boy from Illinois but uncle Ray was right, i got a little cajun cookin from an sum bayou water in my belly. i dont think i ever left there in fact if id had done like they told me “oh boy we gunna have to call yo’ mama and say we gotcho a lil cajun queen and you never comin back”
b3rno
August 20, 2012 at 9:06 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
what he said ? i cant understand
acolytexiv
August 20, 2012 at 9:43 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
“I’m not a hero, but I have to live with my conscience. And if I didn’t do what I was supposed to do then I’m derelicting my duty.”
The definition of a hero.
P51F86F4F15F22
August 20, 2012 at 10:04 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how does it make u sad he lived and got the medal of honor
P51F86F4F15F22
August 20, 2012 at 10:26 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
hey anybody besides me a coon-ass in here
deadspirit90
August 20, 2012 at 10:48 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
2:44 – 2:50 made me lol
J35T
August 20, 2012 at 10:56 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Agreed.
2Young4OldFashioned
August 20, 2012 at 11:37 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Pretty powerful words 6:12-6:32
ultracyclist1
August 21, 2012 at 12:33 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Mr. “D” (as we called him) was my physics and geometry teacher at the AFCENT Int’l school in the late 70s. Dr. DeBlanc was quite a colorful teacher! Sadly, he passed away in late 2007. He will be missed.
carnivalofsouls2047
August 21, 2012 at 12:34 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
The History Channel’s Dogfight series is one of the best informative and entertaining series on television today. I just checked out about 12 episodes on Netflix and I thought they were fantastic. The reenactments using computer graphics lend’s itself well and hearing the first hand accounts from the pilots themselves adds to the package. I would like to own the entire series on DVD if they are available. 5 stars to the brave men and women of combat aviation. I salute you all.
benedicto16
August 21, 2012 at 12:49 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
if ur reading this and bored
wow.
this vid makes me so sad. some1 msg me!! xD eF
MIT1369
August 21, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Semper Fi! To the old Devil Dog from another.
54spiritedwill54
August 21, 2012 at 1:28 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
DeBlanc get the job done.
driftkingz109
August 21, 2012 at 2:19 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
in 5:51 to 5:53 the narrator said zero instead of oscar lol