CAPTAIN AMERICA Will Feature The Howling Commandos!

CHUD just broke some pretty awesome news regarding the upcoming  Marvel film The First Avenger: Captain America. They confirmed with President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige that the Howling Commandos are going to show up in the Captain America movie!

The Howling Commandos were Nick Fury’s Elite squad who fought during WWII. There were several different colorful characters in the group, and it looks like they’ll be fighting along side Captain America in the new movie. According to the report they may not end up being called the Howling Commandos, which is a shame because it’s such a great name. But, it the characters will be part of the larger Marvel Universe, so this won’t be the only movie they show up in. It was confirmed that one character from the group Gabe Jones, would have a place in the movie. He is a black character who is an accomplished Jazz Trumpeter. Jones distinguished himself both with the music of machine guns and his handy trumpet, which he used to jazz countless Howler parties in the barracks and to unusual and effective use in battle.

Here is a little rundown of the history of the Howling Commandos.

Sam Sawyer a U.S. army captain, recruited select U.S. Army Rangers to his "Able" Company. Sawyer assigned Nick Fury the command of the First Attack Squad, nicknamed the "Howling Commandos." Utm and the Second Attack Squad (the "Maulers", led by Sgt. “bull” McGiveney, with Cpl. "Ricketts" Johnson), and, later, Jim Morita's Nisei squad were stationed in a military base in England to fight specialized missions. These missions were located primarily, but not exclusively, in the European Theatre of World War II, eventually going as far afield as the Pacific Theatre, Africa, and, once each, in the Middle East and on the Russian front. Fury fell in love with an English nurse, Pamala Hawley, who died in a bombing raid of London before he could propose to her.

The Howling Commandos' earliest assignment occurred in the autumn of 1942. They were to recover British rocket scientist Dr. MacMillan from a German military base in occupied Norway. Their success brought the attention of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who incorporated the unit into the British Army, and given the title of "Commandos".

The Howlers fought against the likes of German General Erwin Rommel and inter-squad bigotry. Antagonists included Baron Strucker, Captain America's nemeses Baron Zemo and the Red Skull (Adolf Hitler's protégé), and other Axis villains. The Howlers encountered and fought alongside Captain America and Bucky several times throughout the war.

So What do you think about the Howling Commandos showing up in Captain America?