"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him; but because he loves what is behind him" G.K. Chesterton

My grandfather was always ashamed that he wasn't a veteran because he never wore a uniform but he was one of the guys building the warships for the navy. He may not have worn a uniform but he was still my hero.

I’m British and I want to thank you Ladies for this moving tribute to all Service men and women who fought and sacrificed their lives for us. This unknown warrior came home but thousands didn’t make it home and my heart goes out to those families. God Bless them all🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️

Thank you both for embracing the Poppy, it’s special to us Brits.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

It is a small gesture, but. The King salutes the coffin, after placing his wreath on it. What an unbelievably high honor.

I am a veteran of the British army.....the words "thank you for your service" mean a lot to every veteran so don't think for one minute that those words aren't enough. Loved your reaction to this video, I shared all your tears. Thank you America for being our greatest ally. xxx

more than allies, you are family. Your respect shown to the UK is incredibly touching. Thank you both. It really is appreciated ❤❤

Beneath this stone rests the body Of a British warrior Unknown by name or rank Brought from France to lie among The most illustrious of the land And buried here on Armistice Day 11 Nov: 1920, in the presence of His Majesty King George V His Ministers of State The Chiefs of his forces And a vast concourse of the nation Thus are commemorated the many Multitudes who during the Great War of 1914 - 1918 gave the most that Man can give life itself For God For King and country For loved ones home and empire For the sacred cause of justice and The freedom of the world They buried him among the kings because he Had done good toward God and toward His house 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️

I'm not British, nor American, I'm a Filipino... But I feel the pride and grief as you do because we share values that makes us human. I just feel so damn proud to have the United States and United Kingdom as our ally.

I am proud to be British, a veteran and Mum to two serving sons.

Your tears are testament enough. We are friends, America and Great Britain. We will always be there for America.

Another tradition came about after the burial of the unknown warrior. After her marriage to the then Duke of York, the Queen Mother left her bridal bouquet on the grave in memory of one of her brothers who died in battle during WW1. Since then royal brides have continued to do this, including Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, Diana Princess of Wales and Catherine (then Duchess of Cambridge). Another moving event which you could react to is the Tower of London poppies - an art installation to commemorate the centenary of the start of WWI. Each poppy represented one person who died in that conflict.

It is not commonly known but the Unknown Warrior here in the United Kingdom was awarded the CMH by the US govt. In reciprocation the Unknown Warrior in the US was awarded the Victoria Cross by the UK Govt. The last post is our version of taps, As an ex-soldier I thank you for your kind words. The closest of allies.

From a veteran: Well done, ladies. Veterans deserve our fullest respect and honor. Thank you for paying tribute.

Thank you so much Girls! I’m British, and I cried every time you cried! Particularly when you said “He’s going home!” ❤❤❤

Private Richard "Para" Turnbull died age 18 1977. i will always remember

My great uncle Francis Thomas Addisons body still lays somewhere in France his name is on the Menin Gate.

No one doe it like the Brits be it sorrow or joy the little country with a big heart God Bless the fallen.

Proud to be British and watching this I’m proud to say… I’m proud to have you as allies. God bless us all. ❤

'When You Go Home - Tell Them of Us . For Your Tomorrow - We gave Our Today . We Shall Remember Them !

I'm ex British Army, my father served in the RAF, Nephew served in the Army, my Grandfather's and Great Grandfather's took part in WWII and WWI. On behalf of my family and all British vets Thank you for a lovely post. God bless you and all our friends across the pond.

My veteran is my father.. An Australian country boy who volunteered for the air force the day war was declared, who flew as a rear gunner for Bomber Command in missions over Germany, and was one of two out of his training class to make it home.. Philip Woodhouse, Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force...

Remembering the fallen on this Remembrance Sunday, friend and foe!! Stand easy now, your duty is done!!! We salute you all 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 And at the going down of the sun, we will remember them.

Thank you. As an injured veteran and someone that supports veterans at their darkest times, I'm exhausted with having to fight for them every day and even within my own department. Knowing people are supporting us spurs me on though 💜

I am a 22 year British Army vet (Gulf war), I followed the line of my family . I honour my Father (RAF) my Grandfather( Army) WW2 my Great Grandfather (Army) WW1 gone but never forgotten.

God bless all allied servicemen & women 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 #RespectAndGrattitude

As a Brit I am proud to have served in her majesty army god bless all those have served and for those people serving now

There is one thing they do at the Royal Albert Hall remembrance service that breaks me every time - the last thing they do, is the silence and during that silence, they drop a poppy petal for every soldier who has died in service - that rain of red is SO powerful - I can't stop the tears every time

Thanks girls for crying with me, great respect.

We are shoulder to shoulder, dear American friends. Thank you, deepest respect and dreams of peace...

Thank you for this reaction. It was me that wrote the music for this and seeing your reaction makes this all worth while. Such an incredible story that needs telling. Thank you.

As a British man. I want to say thanks to you both for wearing a poppy! Especially at this time of remembrance... and a very happy birthday and celebrate it well. God bless you both! My great great uncle was killed on the HMS Hood it was sunk by the germans just off the coast of Iceland during WW2 God bless you both.

It's said in the UK that every family in the country had a least one family member who died on the Somme battlefields... for me it's my Great Uncle John (Jack) Henry Day. My Grandmas brother. He was killed on the 24th of August 1916, near Delville Wood(?). He has a plaque on the Thiepval Memorial in France as he has "no known grave". Grandma was 12 yo when the news of his death came through. He was the only brother of 3 sisters, he was also under regulation height so volunteered to join a Bantam Battalion (18th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers), Grandma died aged 86 and mourned his loss all her life... On this day I also remember the old soldiers I used to drink with down my local pub. Their stories were hilarious as well as heartbreaking and still remember them fondly to this day... Loved the reaction, great video!

Im 70 years old, an old english gel, both my mum and dad were in the war,my dad was in berlin but thank god he came home safe, but never told us kids the truth of the horrors he went through, just like thousand of others that fought for our beloved England, we are simple folk that just fought to save our island and will always, always be proud of those young boys who gave thier lives defending our shores, we will never forget them, they are in our hearts and minds always xxxx😮😅

I’m a veteran of the Parachute Regiment, served in Afghanistan and Iraq. Grandfather served in Royal Navy as an engineer in WWII. Love the videos 😊

To many the unknown soldier wasn’t just a symbol of their loved ones but could possibly actually be their loved one and, although it could never mend the shattered lives, I know it gave my grandmother some sense of peace and knowledge that her brothers were worthy to lie among kings.

That was very touching. My late father in law, Jim Kennerley served in the tank regiment in France during WW11. He would never talk about it. When he died a British Flag was dropped over his coffin and his helmet was placed on the top with a candle burning on it. I live in Peterborough in the UK and we have the grave of a donkey in our park. He was born on the Somme during WW1 and his mother was killed. He was raised by soldiers of a Scottish Regiment who fed him tinned milk and biscuits spread with jam. After the war a lady in Peterborough was concerned about him and asked the people of Peterborough if they could each give one shilling to raise money to buy him. Enough money was raised and he lived out his life peacefully in a field in Peterborough. When he died he was buried in the park and a monument was erected over his grave. His name was Jimmy and the residents of Peterborough called him "Our Jimmy". Every year a service is held at his grave as well and wreaths are laid on his monument. Several elderly ladies at the care home I used to work at remember seeing Jimmy in the field when they were children. When we took them to the park we always had to go to Jimmy's grave so they could pay their respects to him.

Ladies, this is so moving. I am British and each October and November I collect for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. I do this for my grandparents generation and the generations of today. Without the men and women of WW1 and WW2 and many that have followed I am grateful to have the life I have today and feel safe. I am truly grateful for those brave, honourable, proud people. You have me crying to this. Thank you, you are wonderful women.

As a British woman I shared my tears….absolutely honoured ladies thank you. Stay safe well and happy xx

My dad was 100 years old on 23rd October and was in a reserve occupation. Went home, all his mates and brothers joined the forces. He went straight away and joined the Royal navy and he didn't have to. So proud of him and I've seen him today.

It's Veteran's Day here in America and Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom. What a great day to honor the fallen and by learning about The Unknown Warrior Story! The Bands of HM Royal Marines made a remarkable film here and this was absolutely incredible! So many emotions and such gratitude for ALL soldiers past and present! This wasn't just educational for us but also incredibly inspiring. We hope you feel the same. *Please if you have a Veteran or active duty service member, drop their name in the comments and honor them today! We want to know their names!* Thank you for watching, thank you to all branches of the service of our country and all allies!

First of all I'd liked to say you ladies are a credit to your country and to your families. You show such love and respect to others. If I could I would make you both honorary British citizens. My birthday is 11th November and has always been tinged with sadness especially when it fell on Remembrance Sunday, the main service and laying of the wreaths by the Royal Family at the Cenotaph. The Queen, God bless her soul, laid her wreath right into her 90s. My grandma lost her husband, Thomas Stansfield Oct 1916 and his brother Sidney Sept 1916. Their bodies never found. Their mother's only sons. Their names are honoured on the Thiepval Memorial, the biggest one with 72,000 names of young men whose bodies were never found. My grandma always kept a large vase on her sideboard with three large wax poppies in it. She was a quiet sad lady and it was only when I grew up did I realise that she never got over her husband's death. She couldn't visit the memorial so I've been twice, on her behalf and for their mother, and laid a cross against the foot of the pillar which bears their names. God bless them all.

Well I am british and have always supported the veteans. This has still blown me away and made me cry. Thank you.

Thank you for wearing poppies. I love you both, for being so respectful. Xx

I am a Brit. But you bring my patriatism to the fore. There is a great natural bond between the people of the English speaking world. And though we be divided by petty disputes. The light which gives hope to the world is the light and the tolerance and the calm of the English speaking world. God bless America

Born British, now livi gin SA, you ladies are true and caring, a tear or two shows your amazing love of humanity

I am a British veteran of 34 yrs service and take this opportunity to thank you for your support and sentiments. There is one thing about the grave of the unknown warrior which has not been mentioned and which you may be unaware. No one walks on that grave in the Abbey even though it is only a few feet inside the entrance. If you watch your own clips of Royal Coronations, funerals and weddings everyone walks around it and not over it. Respect

My great uncle died at Areital farm, France 5 Oct 1918, US army private Charles R Dowdell now has a square dedicated to him in Salem Mass

Thank you for your respect. As a Brit I'm embarrassed to say I had not seen this incredibly moving tribute to the Unknown Warrior before. Now, on the 11th day of the 11th month, I have redressed this omission, thanks to you. Today I remember my great uncle, Arthur Lord, who died on the muddy, bloody battlefields of Word War 1, just days before the cease fire.

This is a beautiful video. I’m a Brit and cannot be more thankful to you. You bought me to tears. God love you ❤️. Keep being you! 🙏🏽

My grandad was in Singapore and then Burma(Now Myanmar) during WW2 and he killed 4 Japanese soldiers. It affected him when he came home. He felt he had no right to kill another human being but he also had the thought of a soldier to kill or be killed. This day is for all veterans and we are here because of them. Great video ladies 🇬🇧🇺🇸

My grandad, Corp. Stanley George Arther Daniels served as a messenger in Italy throughout WWll

Ladies, I have been a fan of yours for some time now and follow you on a regular basis. To see your reaction to such a powerful piece of history has just showed your beautiful humanity. Bless you both. I am a British Veteran along with my grandfather, great uncles, father, brother and more recently my son, we have crossed all the military services over the years with pride and a great sense of duty. I hope you make it to the UK and bring with you all the emotions and love you display, you will be welcomed with grace, respect and love by all you meet and I hope I am one of them.

Thank you your kind words mean a lot 🥹🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸 may God bless you both

Today I honour my great grandfather Private Horace Brackley East Kent regiment The Buffs who died of wounds on 23rd June 1917 and all fallen warriors 🙏🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸

Here's something you might find interesting. Every royal bride since Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the late Queen's mother) has had their wedding bouquet laid on the tomb on the Unknown Warrior which I find a lovely touch personally. Also, I feel like The Last Post is the saddest piece of music known to man, every time I hear it I well up.

Hello Natasha and Debbie .Your show is brilliant, such lovely people you are .I watched the veterans video and I cried all the way through. I thank your Dad's service so much.My late Dad was in the Royal Navy for years, he was on an aircraft carrier and saw service in the Suez crisis God Bless you both Love from England

I am a British Veteran. I proudly wore the uniform for 32 years. I feel sorry that the Americans treat their servicemen and women and their veterans with a lot higher respect than we do here in the UK.

We will never be beaten standing alongside each other all Allies together, For freedom and Democracy.

Albert Ezra Watkinson , British WW2 Commando (part of Spearhead of liberation). My father from Nottinghamshire...rip.

My veterans are my Grandad RIP WW2 Royal Engineers, 2 uncles RIP WW2 RAF, my sister Army-MP, my Brother in law Army, and currently still serving two of my nephews RAF. Always in our hearts, never forgotten ❤

My Dad was a veteran of the Second World War, serving in the Lancashire Fusiliers, he was wounded at Dunkirk. My eldest brother was the solo French Horn player in the band of the Lancashire Fusiliers. I am a former Royal Marine myself (not a bandsman) My Dad was proud that I joined the Commandos. He never talked about his time in the War, even less about his wounds. My Dad passed away in 1974 just before my youngest daughter was born. My brother passed away earlier this year.

Your not alone lovely ladies , I was crying right along with you .🇬🇧

My father Rex Talbot, my uncle David both Army passed now, my 3 brothers Peter, Martin & Robert all Royal Navy 🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧

I am a brit and so very proud to be and id like to say a massive thank you to you both for sharing this beautiful video. If nobody cried then i dont know why?. God bless all our veterans all over the world.❤❤

Oh my. I am a Brit. And this has just left me in absolute tears. Thank you for sharing.

Well done , ladies, that was heartfelt and respectful. A beautiful tribute to all our service people who are " Still on patrol " .

I'm a fan of both of you and a veteran. I have seen things I can't unsee that no-one should ever see and I'm sitting here crying at you crying at this. Here's to you girls xx

My dad was in the Royal Artillery during world war 2. He was rescued from the beaches at Dunkirk and then sent back again on D day after which he served through the battles of the Rhine all the way to Berlin. He was a lucky one, he came back, but suffered nightmares for years. He was a quiet friendly man and I loved him so much. Sadly he died at only 57 when I was 17, just when I was beginning to really get to know him.

Thanks ladies from UK the respect you showed this subject was both touching and very moving not a dry eye in the house makes me so proud of the special relationship our country's share My Veteran is my Grandfather Walter Wally to his mates

The poppy became a symbol because after the battles where over, in an area called Flanders fields, the earth had been torn up by the shelling . The following summer, Poppy’s where un earthed that had been lying dormant deep in the soil, they grew and looked like the red Poppy’s where there to show the blood shed. I was in the forces as was my brother and my Dad. I named my daughter Poppy ❤

My father Staff Sergeant Carl Wilson - The Black Watch - 3rd Battalion. Beautiful and touching tribute x.

respect to you beautiful American lady friends ,,I'm crying with so much pride and sadness, they gave their today for our tomorrow. thank you so so so much.i salute you all thank you so much ladies for your love and respect you have shown I thank you ,

Bless you Ladies for bringing this to our attention. Your emotions are palpable even through through this video.

My heart bursts with pride

Very powerful. Respect from Liverpool UK, I lost great uncle's in the war. 🇬🇧👍

All I can say Ladies is THANK YOU !! I am. a UK veteran of the Falklands War, because my cruise liner ship was drafted to take 3500 troops to the war zone. I really do appreciate your comments and thoughts about veterans. Sincerely, Rod Fair.

I have watched many reaction videos of Americans watching British culture videos and blimey, this was great. I'm a 50 year old Englishman that served and this bought a few tears to my eyes. Thank you both.

My uncle Geoffrey Whitehouse..served in the second world War.. 1st Airborne Division Parachute Regiment. Our family are so proud of him .I am happy to say he lived until the ripe old age of 94 on Rememberance Sunday he always wore his medals and poppy with pride and honoured his fellow soldiers who never made it back...He was and is our hero and a true honourable Englishman

As a sailor in the Royal Navy, currently serving aboard HMS Defender, thank you. “If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is forever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England born, shaped, made aware, gave once her flowers to love, her ways to roam. A body of England's, breathing English air, Washed by her rivers, blest by the suns of home. And think, this heart, all evil shed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less. Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness, In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.” - The Soldier, Rupert Brooke - 1887-1915. Brooke would die whilst on tour with the Royal Navy’s British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, which was enroute to Gallipoli.

I was in the British army. All I can say is God bless all who gave their lives and God save current service personnel who are in conflict

I've been watching alot of these 'American reacts' videos from other KZfaqrs and I must tell you that you have the best way of putting your feelings and thoughts across to us Brits. I've been watching your channel for a while now and I have to say that my patriotic love for my country has increased massively. We are sometimes a bit uptight about our history, but this makes me feel proud to be British. My Veteran is A/S Bob McMorran, Royal Navy. Thankyou Bob and thankyou Natasha and Debbie!

I have 5 veterans, my brother (Army), brother in law (Royal Navy), father in law (Army), mother in law (Army) and aunt (Army). I also have lots of active serving family members, my husband (Army), my son (Army), cousin (Army) and 3 nephews (Army). November 11th is a very emotional time for me and cry every time whilst watching the festival of Remembrance. I am so so very proud of my family and the wider military family.

Queen Elizabeth's face will be projected on to Big Ben/Elizabeth Tower as she was THE supporter of Rememberance Sunday and only missed a few occasions due to childbirths etc.

My Veteran is my Grandfather, he was in the Royal Engineers during WWII and served in North Africa and Italy

Thank you Natasha and Debbie❤️❤️ in my 70 plus years I have never seen this film. It was so moving and had me in tears. I have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and am really enjoying catching up with all you’ve been reacting to. I have learned a lot about my own country that I didn’t know so thank you again❤️❤️

Don’t worry about the crying, WE ALL DO IT…..try and catch up with the remembrance service at the Royal Albert Hall on or near to the 11th November each year. Followed by a wonderful March past the Cenotaph monument the following morning at exactly 11am by 10,000 vets.

Lost my great great granddad in the war just before i was born

I rarely cry but couldn’t stop with this video- god bless them all, thank you for your service to all our countrymen and our allies

I am one of 4 veterans in my family from the uk . My grandparents Jeff and Mary, My dad i miss you all I WILL ALLWAYS REMEMBER THEM. GOODBYE to my Family ur duty is done we have it from here

My great grandad Private Joseph Biddleston of the South Staffordshire regiment of the British army was killed in action on June 1st 1916 aged 39 he is buried in a war grave in France, he had served in the Boar war also. My nan was 8 when she lost her dad. RIP all who have served their country and God bless all those who continue to serve.

My Grandfather served in Africa in WW2. Thank you for treating this with honour and respect. You held it together better than I. Loved from Manchester, UK

I’ve only just found your channel, so I’m a little late. I honour my father, a British soldier in the Royal Air Force Regiment Platoon. On February 2nd this year, we will mark a year since he passed away after battling the worlds rarest and most aggressive form of cancer. He was an incredibly humble man, and never gloated about his time as a serviceman, in fact he told us that he didn’t feel anything like a hero. But, in his chair, his medals are proudly placed where he once sat. He died just shy of his 62nd birthday. I honour every veteran, from every country who fight the good fight, both alive and passed on, both taken from war and taken from other reasons. I am a free woman in my country because of all these brave men and women, I know my children can be free also. I also honour my late Grandfather and Great Grandfather from my fathers side, who bravely fought for us in the British Army, the latter of which lost an arm during active duty, which was, in his own words “a small price to pay while others lost their lives all around him”. Dad, I miss you, I miss our phone calls every night 6pm without fail, they lasted 2 hours minimum, we chatted and chatted and chatted. He was my muse, my motorbike buddy, my musical inspiration (fantastic guitar player), and of course, right up to that last breath in my arms, my hero. May they all rest in eternal peace. Thank you for such a beautiful video.

No doubt you know the poem below but I will copy it for people to read. It was written by a Canadian doctor called John McCrae. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

He also wrote a poem about losing a friend after one of the ships he was in was hit: WHAT IS A FRIEND by Bill Doherty People say “Hello my friend” But do they really know What true friendship really is And how far a friend will go I had a friend when I was young He was older, aye, than me Twenty years of age he was When we first went to sea We shared each other’s troubles And joys and sadness too And the fears that tend to grip you When you sail the ocean blue He was steadfast, true, in battle As we huddled, numbed with fear And he’d grin a great big cheeky grin And you knew a friend was near And when disaster struck us I looked across at him “Don’t worry friend” he called to me He knew I couldn’t swim “We’ll both go together “ “Just keep hold of me” And we jumped from off the tilting deck Into the boiling sea He towed me to a life raft There was only room for one “Don’t worry friend there is a rope” “I’ll grab it and hang on” When day break came at last There was nothing to be seen Just a trailing piece of rope Where my friend had been He didn’t have a family No one to live or care Perhaps in me he found a friend Something we could share Life’s a very precious thing I’ve learnt that from the sea And friendship is what life’s about Yet he gave his up for me Now every dull November When I hear them play “Last Post” I vividly remember A friend I treasured most Even after all these years My eyes with tears grow dim A true friend was that pal of mine And I remember him

I was a British Infantry veteran of 29 years service, I really appreciate your sentiments and your tears over our unknown soldier, thank you, your tears flowed along with mine. I lost some good friends on service, I give you my thanks and gratitued from them also, they would have appreciated you both. They would be old men now, but I remember them as boys and so very full of life.

Absolutely bloody fantastic and emotional video today ladies

Having an open mind is seen as a massive attribute but having open hearts as you two clearly do is so much more. Thank you so very much for your reverence and respect

Thank you so much for this, ladies. As a brit of course I know the story of the unknown warrior, but didn't know the full story. My father was sergeant Peter McCausland and he was in the desert army in the Royal Signals during WW2...and one of the lucky one's to come home. Your video made me proud to be British and proud to have your beautiful country as allies...God bless you both, for such a moving video. And just keep being you. I, for one, wouldn't have it any other way...