Rare Color Footage Shows Navy’s WWII Hazing Rituals-Wonderful To See Them Like That

Rare Color Footage Shows Navy’s WWII Hazing Rituals-Wonderful To See Them Like That | World War Wings Videos

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Hazing rituals are not a new thing although they’ve been blasted in the news recently for one reason or another. Especially in the armed forces, these rituals help soldiers make bonds which as you can imagineĀ (even if you’ve never served) are extremely important. You’re going to be spending years with these men and women and depending on them for your own survival, so these types of activities definitely promote cohesion.

Hazing is seen in many different types of social groups, includingĀ gangs,Ā sports teams, schools,Ā military units, andĀ fraternities and sororities.

What we’ve never seen, and we’re talking about ourselves here at World War Wings, are those shenanigansĀ happening during World War II. Lo and behold, the Smithsonian ChannelĀ uploaded just that footage from a Navy ship heading out to fight in World War II. Not only that, the footage was restored in color so you really get a behind the scenes look at the lives of those young men that many have never seen before.

The bittersweet part of this video is the fact that you get to see these 17-20 year-olds having fun before seeing some of the most horrific fightingĀ the world has ever seen. It’s just nice to see that they at least got to laugh a bit together before that happened and as we all know, many of them never made it back home alive.

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