XD "I was 120 pounds, I dont think the germans were capable of shooting a toothpick" this man is a national treasure

Now think about this, Jake was 15 in 38 which means he was born in 1923. That man is a hundred years old and he is doing fantastic! What a life this man has had! Fantastic story guys! Absolutely love every episode yall do!

He doesn't think he's special, but he is. To survive 6 battles without a scratch. He was meant to tell the tales of what he saw, to pass down the experience.

“There’s gotta be someone watching over me” gave me the chills

A generation we can never replace, thank you hero

Thanks to all our Veterans who served.

Every time I see this man speak I get so choked up. Living proof that they were and are the best generation to ever exist. We can never measure up to them, ever. What a great human being Jake is.

i love how wholesome this gentleman is, even after all that hes been through, hes still maintaining his positivity.

Makes me tear up man. Someone was watching out for this man. Respect.

This man was part of the greatest generation of human beings this earth will ever see. Period. Hands down.

I worked with WW2 Veterans from 2009 until 2021. Almost most of them are dead. When people say they were the best generation, doesn't describe them accurately. Simply amazing people 😢❤

Even though I'm British. I'm forever grateful to anyone who served and saved our generation. Without you, we certainly wouldn't be here today. Nothing but respect for for you, sir. And thank you for your service!

Wow! Six battles without a scratch! Thank you for your service sir! My Dad was a WWII Marine. He fought three battles in the Solomon Islands. He had great stories and have his journal that he kept during that time. He didn’t write about tactics. He wrote about what was going on around him. You could tell immediately if he just got out of battle because his writing would be jittery. He was a good man and survived to the age of 82. He passed 11 weeks after my Mom passed. He had a broken heart and missed her terribly. His brain was very sharp and worked til he was 80 years old. Such a good generation of good hard working folks

I'm an Iraq veteran, but I've always looked up to these guys. I'm no comparison at all. God bless these brave men.

Every soldier had a story. May they l be remembered forever. Respects from Canada.

There are no words that could ever respectfully describe the character of these men who sacrificed everything. God bless them all.

They could have made a movie out of every story told, its mind-boggling what that man went through in normandy and people today couldn't care less. I thank you, sir, from the bottom of my heart! And as for me and my household, we shall NEVER FORGET!

My coworker Bobby Morgan just passed away, he was a ww2 vet and played baseball with Jackie Robinson. He was an amazing man and my grandpa was a field medic in ww2 as well 👑

I really had tears because he stayed safe and sound through it all. He says, I'm JUST A FARM BOY. Now *the* *WORLD* listens to him *at* *attention*

This man is a beautiful representation of our greatest generation. My own grandfather was a Marine in WWII serving on the assault platoon in Okinawa. He was on the frontlines of hell and had a casualty rate of 90%+ in his platoon and survived by the grace of God. My grandpa shared his stories with school kids going around the country giving his presentation detailing the price of war, and I’ll never forget some of the stories and more importantly the life lessons he learned and instilled in me. He was honored as the Minnesota Vikings Veteran of the year in November of 2015 and I’ll never forget that day. I am beyond proud to be his grandson, and reminded of him by men like the one in this memoir. I miss my grandpa everyday, he passed at 95 a few years ago, but I will always carry a piece of him with me and will never forget the greatest generation that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms and country. God bless the United States and all those who fought!

They were the best generation . What Legends .

Pretty excited to watch this one on my lunch break, I love how in depth this channel is not only taking stories from the allies, but from the axis as well

I am a mechanic 91b in the pa army national guard. And I’m proud of it. I have trouble sleeping at night. Non service related. But that being said I have watched every video you posted. These men are quite literally the best generation of men to ever exist in this nation. They were MEN sad thing is a lot of men now do not act like it.

To warriors who fought on the beaches, on the landing grounds on the fields on the streets the seas and up I the air Thank you for your service.

There’s a 3 hour intimate interview Jocko Willink did with this man that’s incredible to listen to. He tells his full story in detail. Jake is an absolute treasure. My great uncle was on Utah Beach that day and I never got to hear his story so these mean a lot. He survived and had a long military career but I never got his really detailed account like this.

Thank you Papa Jake for your endless service. Sharing these memoirs is not taken lightly what it takes to recall them.

Amazing. This man is still among us. He joined the guard in 1938, and in 2023 he's still living and breathing and telling his story. To hear his story is a wonderful privilege. What I wouldnt do to hang out with him for a day...

This is just too much! This wonderful elder who fought 6 battles in the most devastating war to date without getting a scratch says, "I'm nothing special." If that doesn't make you shed a tear! The humility and gratefulness that this man shows after going through and seeing things that most men could never come close to describing, is by far one of the most humbling experiences I have perceived. Jake, thank you so much for your service. You are the Greatest Generation!

I've seen Normandy Beach on person and I could not imagine how crazy and terrifying it would have been to have had to storm that beach. May God be with the GREATEST GENERATION OF ALL TIME

The sweetest guy. A truly brave soul.❤️

I was Fortunate enough to meet this great man last year on Omaha Beach. Stood there at 6:15am on Omaha along side dozens of others in the moment... when these vets rolled up, I choked a bit.. The moment I got to say Thank you for all that you have done to him, my tears rolled down my eyes.. I got a great picture with him that I will forever cherish. I really hope to see him and all the other veterans back for D-Day 80, I'll be there as well and hoping to meet more of these incredible men.

Thank you memoirs of WWll and to all the men and women who fought to defend those that couldn’t there aren’t words of high enough praise. Sincerely thank you.

I interviewed a veteran who was on the Intrepid for its entire service in WWII. Also served during Korea. He's here in Pennsauken, NJ. Just turned 99. Have info if you need it.

I don’t think there will ever be another generation like these men.

I sense so much gratitude and positivity in this man’s life. That’s actually super common among people who make it to 100.

The youth of today need to hear these stories..

This man Jake has reminded me of my great grandpa and great uncle they had the heart of gold like this man.

Maaaan...this made me tear up. Such a good hearted man...❤

I was waiting for you to interview this legend, thank you Josh

My grandpa is 96 ww2 army vet. Would be awesome to see him on here if he would be willing

Wow listening to this man gives you feelings that no war movie could ever produce for you.

I am a veteran served in the army and fought in Iraq and its people like you that carry the memories of these American hero’s from our past i am so grateful there are people like you and your family what you are doing is so important people need to know what these men and woman have done for our grateful nation! They would never know anything unless you and your family didn’t do what you all are doing i am so grateful and thankful for what you guys are doing!!keep these memories alive forever!!

Thank you and all men and women who sacrificed for saving the freedom of people and this country and the world.

What a guy, what a hero, thank you.

We have a Veteran in my town and is a member of the local American legion who served in ww2, Korea, Vietnam, and the gulf war. There has to be very few people that served in all those 4 wars and still be alive today!

What an amazing man! 6 battles and not a scratch. That’s not lucky, that’s a great soldier…

Very few men like this still exist, myself included. Thank you, Mr. Larson!

Thank you sir, my Dad , A farmboy from Vermont was in the 88th fighting in italy, he told me stories, thank you for telling us some of yours.

I love this man. "That's the way my life is. Luckiest man in the world". "I don't think they were capable of shooting a tooth pick". "This is how my life has been. I went thru 6 battles without a scratch". "There's somebody up there, responsible for this"....

I love how he was so excited when he got his camera and that was a great picture!!!!

He changed my life watching that video. God bless him and the ones he served with...

As a marine rn every time I see these videos it gives me chills and makes me want to do more love what y’all do and respect to the men and woman who served before me to pave the way Semper fi

What a beautiful, wonderful, absolute blessing it is to hear from this man. So full of life even at 100 years old. Thank you for everything you do in documenting our World War II veterans.

Absolutely brought to TEARS! Amazing. Absolutely amazing. And from my home state too! I’m inspired.

Wow the fact that he bought the camera is awesome. That picture is worth so much for us to be able to go back in time

My grandfather was a ww2 veteran and he woulda loved to have told his story i think, especially at the end, this is noble work your doing, these dudes deserve to be recognized

Buy his book "The Luckiest Man Alive" Great reading and it tells so much more about his early life. This man is a National treasure

I cry everytime I watch these stories. I'm 36 growing up I actually had a chance to meet a D-Day veteran who told me some amazing stories from that time he was no longer alive. They really were the greatest generation

I had to join your Patreon after watching this, and in memory of my Grandad as well. My late grandfather fought in the battle of Al Alamein in Africa. He was 8th Army. Man, he had some funny stories to tell.... would only tell the funny stories to us as kids, never any horror stories. He did always say the Germans were hard and tough fighters though... He always said that as if it was in respect to them. He survived the war, shipped out of Africa riddled with shrapnell. He was grateful for that as it was hell at that battle he said. I applied for his medals that he never collected around 1990 when I was about 16 years old. I forgot I had applied. 3 months later, a little brown box arrived 'On Her Majestys Service' - it was his 4 medals. I ran to his house with the medals and he said "Where is the bloody cheque?" - that was how he was, sharp as a razor. He tole me to keep the medals. The medals are now framed and now that I am 50 years old, I have passed the medals to my 27 year old daughter to look after. I wish he was still here so he could tell you his stories. Cheers Grandad, forever my hero

As a service member myself I look up to this man for what he did. He’s a damn fine soldier

Memoirs of World War Two all I can say is thank you for telling the stories of the men and women of the greatest generation im truly humbled listening to these stories.

Another incredible story of courage and determination by a member of the "Greatest Generation." Thank you Sir!!!

I wish my grandfather would have shared stories about his service in WW2. He was in the air corp and was a fighter pilot. He passed many years ago. I’m grateful for these videos.

His body has grown old, but his mind is still sharp. God bless this warrior.

Thank you for your work! These stories are so important to preserve.

Thank you for your service, Mr. Larson! I follow him on social media and he’s a hoot!

Grateful KZfaq is a thing now, dudes like him are the last ones still standing today at 100 years old. In another decade or so all we’ll have is their stories to look back on, Super valuable conversations and stories to have recorded

Just absolutely amazing, terrifying, and inspiring. This generation of men makes me so proud to be an American 🇺🇸 thank you for this channel and all the hard work you guys do and reminding me and so many others what it means to be an American ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

God... I'm having tears. Jake has such a beautiful soul. Even at 100 years old, you can see the young happy boy in him come out. Such happiness, joy & sense of humour even after all he's been through. What a wonderful man he is!

Thank you Jake and to all of those of the greatest generation! It's amazing to think how so many of these young adults at the time gave up so many of their personal comforts to literally save the world from tyranny.

Thank you papa jake 🙏 his episode on jocko podcast is great too , the poem his wife made for him makes me tear up everytime I hear it

The best channel on youtube hands down, might not has as many views today but in the future holds history and interviews of these brave men. Thank you

The way he talks and tells this story is amazing! Thank you for service sir. And of course thank you Josh and family, amazing as always

Listening to this man speak him recounting the trauma of what he & his fellow brothers in arms experienced got me choked up man. Every single one of them are real true heroes who put their lives on the line to fight against a truly formidable opponent against all odds. I couldn't be anymore prouder of every one of them. That is why these veterans need & deserve to have the very best care in the world. Think they earned that right above everyone else. I truly thank them for their bravery & dedication for their efforts throughout every battle they fought. They'll never be forgotten

Thank you Mr. Larson for all you did, and all you gave sir. May you continue to have good health and many more years of life.

What an amazing guy!!! Thanks from Spain. You´ll find few people in Europe, statistically speaking, with enough common sense to acknowledge and even thanks what that bunch of young americans, among many other nationalities of course, did in Europe. I feel proud to say that I´m of of them few. THANKS!!!

What a Warrior.. My Respects go out to this man.. What a story 🙏🏼

God bless you Mr. Larson, and thank you for your service, and thanks to all who served with you, both the lost and the returned.

What an amazing outlook on life, to see so much horror and still appreciate life and see yourself as being lucky, takes a lot of strength of character. Thank you to this channel for making it your mission to find such incredible veterans and record their stories, very honourable and necessary work you're doing 👍

As always, another priceless interview of an amazing individual. History lives on because of you guys.

What a life god gave him. Love from India. 🇺🇸🇮🇳

Im 37y from Belgium. Cant say thank you enough to all those heroes!

This great man is a bloody hero! What an incredible story he's been through. Unfortunately these amazing people are all now sadly gone 😢 you will never see the likes of these great men again.

One of my great uncles was basically behind these guys as a medic helping all these men live.

Incredible journey this man has been through. Thank you for your brave service .

SSG Larson - thank you for your service & bravery. I loved hearing your story & I felt like I was right there with you. God bless you!

This man is a treasure! The most humble man I think I have ever seen. This man deserves every great thing that has happened in his life and im sure he has been incredibly humble even through the worst of times as we heard in this video. What a true treasure of a man.

I crave another video every single time a new one is released. Listening to this guy reminded me a lot of listening to my great uncle about his time in the Army making his way through Normandy.

I freaking love every one of these videos.

Thank you for bring this man's story to us. He is a hero and has sure been through a lot in his lifetime.

No words will ever express the thankfulness and gratitude I have for these men. Absolutely insane what they went through to defend us and our country. Amazing story, sir.

I subscribed to this channel around the time it started and to see it grow is amazing, you guys do a phenomenal job every time and I’m looking forward to the future by exploring our past during WWII

I was waiting for you to interview this legend, thank you Josh. I freaking love every one of these videos..

😢 remarkable. ❤️Thank you sir, for your service throughout many years and thank you for everything you’ve done for our country. This was such a privilege to listen to.

God bless you and the brother you fought with and dyed, this generation would crumble under the weight of what you went through

I found this channel a few months ago and just caught up with all the videos, amazing series! Finally catching an episode right after it was released.

How does this account not have more followers! This is better than anything the history channel use to put out. Thank you! I love every one of these stories.

Its amazing what feelings you get listening to old stories from veterans of ww2.

I am so thankful for all the people that have fought for all of us so that we live a peaceful life not harmed by war, thank you to the many people that may have died or lived but fought with their life for us, for our future… We owe them.

Very few people can understand what these guys saw and went through. It's indescribable.