Countdown to July 1st - WW1 vets return to Beaumont Hamel

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8 жыл бұрын

Join three members of the Newfoundland Regiment as they return to the battlefields of the First World War. John Cater, Hubert Miles and Ephraim Cooper bring three students: Cindy Pollett, Rodney Whelan and Charmaine Corcoran to Beaumont Hamel.
A story from the CBC NL archives. First aired in July 1995.
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@jocktamson275 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video, came across this by accident. Sadly they are all gone... but not forgotten.

@jamesmartin3431 4 жыл бұрын

The blood of the innocent will never be forgotten. Thank you Newfoundland

@jacobtrujillo9469 4 жыл бұрын

3 heroes with more guts in their little finger than I have in my entire body. Mad respect to you and all those who endured a lifetime of pain and stress in a short period of time. I am humbled by your greatness, your bravery, your strength of spirit. With utmost respect, God Bless You all. JT

@herzog47 4 жыл бұрын

Well said,Sir.

@nickspong9811 5 жыл бұрын

I was there in 1982 and walked the battlefield just after sunrise , I met a gentleman with a Canadian badge who was doing mutch the same . He had had a coffee and some food and said payment was refused ....................

@smittywerbenjaegermanjense2350 7 жыл бұрын

I'm from the US I've been watching many stories and documentaries about our Doughboy's and their battles at Belleau Wood and Meuse Argonne Offensive, it's really great to see these videos with actual veterans from our Northern brothers, thanks for uploading it, it's very beautiful!

@IntrepidMilo 6 жыл бұрын

Words can not express the emotion you feel when you stand on that ground or walk though the trenches. As a Canadian I am proud of those brave men who answered the call of both country and of God.

@kennycameron828 6 жыл бұрын

So many people forget that Scots fought at Beaumont Hamel as well on that day

@fijiarc2090 6 жыл бұрын

Kenya__Cameroon77 Lots of commonwealth soldiers did, however more prominently Canadians

@whitetroutchannel 4 жыл бұрын

@@kennycameron828 so did my country men from ulster we bled at beaumont

@Countrybananas 4 жыл бұрын

@@fijiarc2090 Well Newfoundland was it's own country during WW1

@ninjaproofreader8289 4 жыл бұрын

@@Countrybananas too right

@corynnvictoria 6 жыл бұрын

A war friend of my great-grandpa's wrote a book on his experiences that I recently found and read. In one of the chapters he recounts going back to visit old battle sites: "I would start my request for directions with the statement in my army French that I was a Canadian veteran of the First War back to try to find old gun positions and horse lines. I wish you could have seen those peasant faces when they heard that. It was worth the trip just to see those beaming smiles. *I wish that every veteran could see the smiles that greet a Canadian revisiting the battlefields in France.*

@Conn30Mtenor 3 жыл бұрын

I've been there. A very moving experience.

@blueband8114 3 жыл бұрын

Same here, very interesting and sombre place.

@MrCarpelan 7 жыл бұрын

How the hell is that man 96? He looks 70 at most, amazing.

@tooyoungtobeold8756 4 жыл бұрын

He's 87.

@mobilegoat1 3 жыл бұрын

Princess Anne is honouree colonel in chief of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment .

@bobc6439 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been visiting the old front lines since 2015. I’ve been to Newfoundland Park a couple of times, and it’s interesting to see how the park is managed now compared to 35 years ago. It’s always great to hear veterans speaking. Marin Middlebrooks words really bring home the waste of the Newfoundlanders

@howdyradio934 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the upload. Watching from Australia.

@BlackbeardBikes 5 жыл бұрын

Great to watch. We were at Beaumont Hamel recently but did not know a greater context on the action. The staff onsite were truly excellent . As a war veteran I asked them for a quick battle brief and the young lady delivered.

@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13 3 жыл бұрын

Charmaine was sitting on the most 80's couch ever.

@evanconnolly8717 3 жыл бұрын

When I moved to Halifax and joined the navy in 2012 I didnt have much, my nans old couch was sent to my new place it was like that.

@Tellgryn 6 жыл бұрын

Filmed in 1986, as it was the 70th year after the battle.

@709mash 4 жыл бұрын

Yup. The Mount Pearl curl was in full effect.

@mamavswild 4 жыл бұрын

Could tell by the perms and mullets...ugh. I remember the 80s as a decade with only one true disaster- the fashion disaster. Otherwise peace not war, the decade I spent my childhood in.

@TheDaves1 7 жыл бұрын

bless them all who were there, so glad they opened up to "that " generation,, i think the now generation (unless been through war afgan etc) would struggle evenmore to understand, as we do have a very spoilt generation

@normplatt7549 4 жыл бұрын

Salute!

@raulmontemayor6570 7 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful think I have ver seen

@klilinoklire4403 4 жыл бұрын

15:00 He was loyal in his support to the great Britain and the Empire... and now, what's it come to?!

@rafopderand8524 4 жыл бұрын

indeed, what if all those dead soldiers and all those vets could see their countries today, would they think it was worth it? Did they die for Africa and Asia to take over Europe and the West? Or so feminists could free bleed and oppose manspreading? For abortion? Or freaks running around on the streets with feathers up their ass? They had completely different values, the values which are spat upon today. Let's face it: they died for nothing, thanks to their descendants.

@klilinoklire4403 4 жыл бұрын

@@rafopderand8524 I'm sure you know this "Did I fight for this?" memes. Yes, you may say many of us are bad heirs to our forefathers. However, I feel like their generation wasn't so serious about passing on a stable heritage either. The pompous pride of entire nations blazing into WWI to settle the account once and for all - and seeing all they had collapse, that's where it started. How ironic does it seem to me to see Britain pulling together all its strength as a naval nation in WWII just to see that afterwards the empire was gone and they were just a little soon-to-be post-industrial country. Only ficticious stories like those of James Bond could keep up the memories of world domination.

@mamavswild 4 жыл бұрын

klilinoklire I agree with parts of both of you...to me, it’s not so simple as black and white.

@Conn30Mtenor 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, great. Make this about you and your precious bitterness.

@MusicandGamesandStuf 3 жыл бұрын

@@Conn30Mtenor It sucks to see their sacrifice wasted.

@jacksprat9065 4 жыл бұрын

Could have put the old boys in Business Class......

@peterpedant 4 жыл бұрын

Average number of days per month each soldier spent in the trenches: 10 days. Front line trenches 3 days. Not months. Fact.

@BasedinReality1984 4 жыл бұрын

Tweet Protocol that statistic is including ALL military personal combined.... and no doubt the navy to. Some regiments spent a shocking amount of time on the front line .

@mickpriestley 4 жыл бұрын

Check out the guy smoking on the flight lol

@TheMrfreedomrequired 3 жыл бұрын

Poor leadership.......just like we have now with JT Blackface.

@pim1234 3 жыл бұрын

Do you want to go to the trenches with a veteran of the Great War....yes, I put on my nicest dress and my most inconvenient white shoes ....

@klilinoklire4403 4 жыл бұрын

In 1982, it clearly wasn't the time of questioning and criticizing mistaken military decisionmaking yet. As the story is described here (19:39), the soldiers were completely wasted by their incapable military leaders, and yet, the blame here (26:03) lies on enemy machine guns that wiped them out. Also, I see no "enemy" soldiers being invited to the ceremony. Too undignified, maybe, much more than the people attending topless (22:37 and 24:51). Goodness, this is such a joke, just as the uninformed students they invited to attend. At least those could have read a book, an article or a brochure on the topic before coming there!

@andrewwebb-trezzi2422 4 жыл бұрын

How rude of those lil spoiled brats running around and “playing” on sacred ground that they know nothing about. Educate yourself before you play on someone’s grave, especially ones who died for your freedom.

@ninjaproofreader8289 4 жыл бұрын

The entire point is that they could be able to play and can be ignorant of war. They can learn when they can fully understand.

@BruceSwane 3 жыл бұрын

@@ninjaproofreader8289 Well said.