I am deeply sorry for your loss! Men like Roger are the worlds hero! May he rest in peace!

@@OLMasterChief thank you so much! & he was! He was full of joy & happiness no matter what! He Ioved everyone he met no matter if he knew them or not. ❤️

@@morgangiannars8664 i hope memoir s of ww2 responds to this!! They should edit the video and put his passing date! I teared up when i learned he died. These videos mean a lot to me. I love their stories.

@@OLMasterChief we had family that had members from WWll today that came to the visitation today. I’m sure there will be more tomorrow at the funeral. I’ve watched this video many times. I had a recording of me interviewing him for my college history report. I found it 2 nights ago on my phone.

@@morgangiannars8664 that is awesome!

He does that and still drives a semi hauling 3-5 days a week. He's a tough ole bird! I work for him.

@@ericsekula8103 please tell him I said thank you for his service and to keep on trucking brother!!!

Eric Sekula Please tell, thank you for his service for me as well !! 🇺🇸 ⚓️

I totally agree. My grandfathers both were in WWII - paternal grandfather as a Colonel in the Army and served most of his time in the Pacific. My other grandfather was in North Africa into Italy. He was a medic under General Patton. Somewhere I have the letters my grandmother sent my grandfather (and his letters back to her). Though both are gone now I will try to recover those letters and get them in some format for viewing/reading. Some of my grandfather’s stories in the Pacific were unreal. My other grandfather met with General Patton because his superior officer was too scared to meet with him. He even net the Pope.

@Titus Nobody asked you

Same!!!

For sure this one made me feel the emotion for sure the way he talked and the look on his face

As a combat vet I prolly connected with this one on a more emotional level. When he stares off hes reliving those memories before he talks about them. Ugh its sad

I was thinking the same thing. Just in awe of his life.

Same here. I've seen just about all these videos but this one was extra touching.

For Americans and Japanese Who Lost In 1942 ♥♥♥

Wut?

@Three Stacks he·ro /ˈhirō/ noun 1. a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. So - yes. 100%

@Three Stacks By definition, yes.

@Three Stacks Nelson Mandela once said, "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." Those who joined, whether they were drafted or they volunteered, knew that they would likely not return home if they went to the front lines. To persevere against the inevitable fear and do what was necessary to defend their home or their brothers/sisters-in-arms is certainly heroic.

Austin Black - and the “protesters” in DC vandalized the WWII memorial. 😡 🤬

My dad john Hancock died within days of Mr spooner.they were the last two.

But they didn’t need the “diagnosis” and the “meds” . They relied on themselves, toughed it out and we’e ok. Your PTSD talk is just stupid. Typical of your young soft generation.

Ww1 story’s too

most forbidden documentary. Europa The Last Battle at archive . org

Yessir

Me too. Thank you for your service sir..

Mario Thanks For your service shipmate, I too am a retired EMCS 74-95. To hear these old shipmates and their sea stories is great. My greatest regrets in my youth, as a young sailor, was not spending much time with these old timers. In there fifties back then. I knew a few, including a Japanese WWII sailor in Yokosuka and my Uncle Joe, a Gunner’s Mate 2nd in the Naval Armed Guard serving on Merchant ships, on convoy in the North Atlantic. He taught me how to roll a white to look salty and not look like a boot. I had a chance to spend time with a China Gunboat Sailor, and being young and stupid, I let the opportunity slip by. You never see youth and wisdom used in the same sentence. Can you imagine if the internet and folks like these history folks were getting their stories on video, back in the day. What a treasure it would be. But this young Sailor going from a bird farm to a submarine a true gluten for punishment. I was lucky enough to have sailed through the Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, Midway, Leyte Gulf and San Bernardino Straits during my time. God bless him and those that served. Shipmate be safe.

agree, i did 8yrs as an os from 2001 2009...what these man endured is beyond comprehension, we got all our fancy weapon systems that allows us to fight wars from a far ww2 naval battles where up close in your face

Lordpianz. If you read about Taffey 3, Oct 44 with the USS Johnston, Hoel, Heermann and the Samuel B Roberts it was an eyeball to eyeball, toe to toe fight with the Yamato and a string of Japanese cruisers. The large Japanese guns did not have time to arm and passed right through the tin cans without exploding. Tom Hanks needs to make a movie of that battle. They just found what was left of the Johnston at 18000 ft. Shipmate Thanks for your service and be safe

Thank you for your service sir

That or the island girls wouldn't be able to keep themselves off those hunks.

A humble hero from the Greatest Generation. 🙏 🙏 Thank you from Texas.

Tell Papa thanks from me, I love our Navy. Semper Fi.

One from the greatest generation. We are losing these treasures everyday. Glad he told his story so it’s here for us all to see and hear. RIP to a Great American.

@@zachtm8390 I agree

@Jordan Sharpe First off, grammar and punctuation are your friend, it helps you write a better developed statement and helps you get your point across more clearly. Second, what does what you are saying have anything to do with what this video is about. This man, among others, were doing what they had to do to protect our country and defeat fascism and hate on a global scale. Thirdly, segregation was a thing but you are forgetting that this generation served to open the door for men of all backgrounds and races to serve their country, and not every white person was steeped in racism or believed in the inequality of races. Finally and most importantly, you forget that black service men were a very important part of the war effort, more of which we are learning of as time moves in. Yes There was mistreatment of blacks, that is factual, but racism was becoming less and less popular going all the way back to the Civil War. I think you need to actually pick up a history book and do something called reading instead of just being a voice box for the liberal left and media.

@@nyboy76 thanks

@Jordan Sharpe Oh stop hating on these great old people, not all white people were racist at this time, and WWII served as a great way to begin better equality, as black men for the first time were able to serve their county. Also, greatest generation is the name of that doesn’t mean that all of those people were the greatest, although many of them were.

@Jerry Crooker Wow, you picked out one error on my reply, congrats to you good sir. You get a No Prize for being so gosh darn observant. 🏆

Hi Debra...Wow! That's cool...did you know that Rodger Daltery of the Who? His Dad was a Higgins Boat Capt....Delivering Marines to Normandy! ....My Dad would be 102 now....Island Hopper.... Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High school

@@ericunderwood1482 no I didn’t.

Please just try and do one yourself. We need every story recorded before it’s too late.

I hope the then interview Korea vets

@@AA-xk7gy and then the Vietnam Vets

Debra Kleid they said they won’t be interviewing Vietnam Vets as of now. They are focused on ww2 vets, cause they’re gonna be gone sooner than the others.

@@0nu I meant after they finish with the WW2 vets and then Korean I would like to see Vietnam further down the road. I love these memoirs and I look forward to these. WW2 holds a special place for me

and thats such a heartbreaking feeling... God bless these men and Rest the souls of the ones that died those years all ago.

That's the truth!

This is definitely not the greatest story ever told! A great story to be sure but not the greatest. The story of God coming to earth, dying for our sins, and rising from the dead is the greatest story ever told!

@@dmac2899 Alrighty a little unnecessary there lol.

@@dmac2899 ...to some.

Donald he still drives a semi truck 4 to 5 days a week! don't feel bad he's got 58 years on me and puts me to shame. I work for him

He still drives an 18 wheeler hauling loads daily.