The Life of Geronimo (Jerry Skinner Documentary)

My father was briefly stationed at Fort Sill and would always say that the Indians must have gone through absolute hell being there. He said that place was hell on earth.

geronimo showed great fortitude, he deserves respect

A real patriot. Deserves to be on Mount Rushmore. He never owned a slave

Growing up I imagined the 1800’s to be a really long time ago. Watching this I realized my Grandfathers were boys when Geronimo passed away. Thank you for your amazing videos!

Amazing he lived such a long life and survived all that fighting

Wow! Mr. Skinner,I can listen to you read an old school newspaper, there is something very soothing about your voice and delivery that make one want to hear/see the whole video to the very end and still say "is that all?" You are one of the great story tellers of our time, I truly salute you👍

Thank you Jerry, I believe you did Geronimo honor by telling his life's story with compassion. I pray Geronimo rests in peace and all those who died on each side of the struggle.

For some reason my notifications were turned off, so glad your video of Geronimo came up. My dad was born in the Fort Peck Reservation he was a sniper in ww2 and then became a stunt man in Hollywood for 39 years. I really appreciate what you do to keep history alive, story telling is a dying art we need to to keep telling people about our past. Thank you Jerry

Thank you for telling this story. What happened to the Native Americans was/is an atrocity. So tragic and heartbreaking. I pray their souls are at peace. I hope the legend is true that he is home in Arizona.

This was a very poignant and heartfelt presentation about an American legend, the great Geronimo. Thank you, Mr. Skinner, for another wonderfully informative 25 minutes!

That first photograph of Geronimo is such a telling picture of him. He looks tough, capable, and ready for a fight. However, in his eyes, you can see the trauma of losing his loved ones and the fear of it happening again. I hope he is finally living in peace and reunited with those he loved so dearly.

Geronimo is one of our greatest warriors Rest In Peace.

Jerry, that was absolutely beautiful. he seemed like a good man at heart and a patriot to his cause. he saw much pain and much loss. one of your finest. my grandmother and father were from sonora, and spoke of these tales and of douglas, arizona. thank you.

Geronimo was my favorite Indian as a young boy . I had pictures of him and other warriors on my wall. His story always gets to me . Thanks for a fine review of this great man!

One of my heroes since childhood.

My great grandmother was Chiricahua Apache and she was actually born in Mexico. Her family fled over what is now the border into the Sonoran desert to avoid the US Army soldiers in the 1800's from what I learned. They originally lived in Gila County in AZ and in the early 1900's my family was spread out in both areas. Technically my great grandma is considered a Mexican since she was born there, even though she shows up in a US census in Gila County AZ in 1910 (she was 10 yrs old). Thanks for this video, I learned things I never knew before about Geronimo.

Another masterpiece, Mr. Skinner.

One can only imagine, or not, the irony of being labeled a savage for trying to protect your own family & land. Many states today call it "Stand your ground". As an an American, 68 years, I've been ashamed for many many years of our treatment of native Americans. Sadly I won't live to see our Government make things right & sadly, I doubt they ever will.

I could listen to Jerry Skinner and watch his shows all day. Absolutely amazing!

A GREAT EXAMPLE OF COURAGE... THE AMERICAN INVADERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABUSIVE AND THEY KNOW IT... I AM MEXICAN AND GERONIMO IS A HERO...