What time does he say it?

@@callmebadger4914 around 5:50

Physically deteriorated, but mentally, a sharp, sharp man. I can't believe there aren't many left. It will be a sad day when we lose our last hero from that generation.

Once a marine, always a marine

You as dull as sheep with mustard on you pickle

Also when ur thumb hurts

this comment isn't liked enough

@@davidparker357 exactly.

He has a different kinda ptsd, a m1thumb memory

@MrWolf Hunt3r :c

I think for him, that's more than a ferrari.

man with his son, grandson, & his service rifle... what more could a man ever want. ❤️

🤧🤧🤧

@@R1GAMBLER most valuable things ever

@@eloquent-nuance sad to say I don't get the joke but if it's a reference I'll look into it

@@eloquent-nuance I actually didn't know about that, I just thought of it when I was younger randomly lol I gotta check that out at some point though

Wholesome

*protecc attacc bacc

OVERUSED

M1 scritch that protecc itch

@Burberry_Goth protecced, ataccd

Which is why we must educate our children, and they educate their children about the greatest generation to ever live. The brave allied forces who fought for our current way of life.

Amen

Sad man

Venting to myself, What do you mean by this? Do you mean they might’ve killed kids that the Nazis used as soldiers? Because they had every right to kill them. It is tragic that the Nazis did that. It was nearing the end of the war and they were getting desperate. But ultimately, those kids were enemy combatants trying to kill them, it was self defense. Of course I doubt there were any us troops who wanted to or were happy to kill kids. When it gets down to it, if somebody is firing a gun at you, you don’t really care.

It's like a losing high quality history book.

Of the 16 million Americans that fought in WW2, less than 325k are alive as of 11/11/20

@@joeswansonthesimphunter2612 the statistic makes it that much more real...

@@howiebeats9588 and the last WW1 vet died in 2012

@@joeswansonthesimphunter2612 and losing over 400 a day.

@@JackG79 yep, and its sad because in 2030 there is supposed to less than 10k and in 2040 there is supposed to be at least 20 left

COTD.

I am

And the Lord delivered them

I feel so bad for the young veterans they never get the support that they deserve for their services we need to help them wdyt?

Thats the lie we were told. In reality it was a group of young men slaughtering each other for international banking cartels. Both world wars were totally unecessary when you start to do real research.

Lol

Lmao

@Jay Caldwell you’re a scumbag.

@@silenciummortum2193 Why so nasty? Remember, it takes a scumbag to know a scumbag when he / she sees one.

@@leonardwilson1846 I guess the guy I was referring to deleted his comment bashing the veteran.

Oh, that made me laugh! Love me some soldier humor 😎

@@ryanmolyneaux7615 M4, its called a joke

@@ryanmolyneaux7615 that went right over your head lmao

Ryan Molyneaux MTB r/woooooosh

*Casually fires a round into a Panzer*

I was in the army and that's definitely an army thing, too. It's a rifle, not a gun.

@@BryonLetterman I think you people call artillery “guns”

Lmao ikr so inconsiderate

I know. Blah blah blah

The kid too hella annoying

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Mmhmm. Yeah.

Silence and let the man speak, it's hard to not speak when holding the camera and "filling the silence" but the production is so much better when you do. The camera holding person's words imposes too much on the scene as they are close to the built in mic. Try using a mic on your main subject, not on the phone/camera.

What time stamp did that happen at?

@@britishberet9255 6:37

@@someone-bd7hw thx

Yes!! He went back in time. His body language really changed. He definitely has that Christmas morning face :)

@Duston Call That's the best you got? 1/10. I've seen 12 year old girls come up with better material than that. Maybe someday kiddo.

Can’t buy anything with money

Harley Casas Bitcoin

SantsJr11 Gamer Well thanks!

Only when you have enough money lol im a broke bitch and im active duty military we get payed shit

@@MichiganVetAngler you must be lower enlisted

catsspat full metal jacket quotes, I approve 😂👌

llzermll you think thats where it started but false its started a long time ago back before Vietnam

llzermll it is actually the rifleman's creed

llzermll , those quotes you refer to were not invented nor written for the movie Full Metal Jacket. The Marine Corps actually used those Quotes. Long before the movie ever came out.

Hoorah

And it got him through them.... alive. That's a powerful bond. And of course, so did his fellow marines, but squad members change over time. That gun was with him the whole time and I bet it never once failed on him. Looks like everyone who had it kept it very clean and well-cared for.

And probably his most proud days as well. These are the men we left the safety of this nation too. And now people want communism here on our soil?!?! DISGUSTING!!!!

Btw he sees a lot of dead comrades

When he carried that rifle

@@rushbberlin1131 he carries them in his heart as well. He always has. And always will.

It's hard to see kids like these nowadays.

He needed to just let go of the damn thing, the man is old not handicapped. Lol.

@@Widowson agreed

@@Widowson He also got on my nerves for acting like he knew more than his dad like no shit it's a rifle

@@Widowson I kept saying give it to him boy cos it seemed like he didn't want to until his dad said loudly give it to him Tommy.

Carson Smith stolen comment

Ashton Powell 3 months ago. And stolen? So do you have copyright under these comments?

@@ashtonpowell2744 who cares if its stolen? the comment you probably saw was stolen too

@@eric.5817 Right

Ashton Powell people write this kinda comments on every video so technically u also stole this comment Ashton.

My uncle was in world war 2, died last year as well. He was 96.

great uncle

My great grandpa served still alive

My grandpa served in the Vietnam war and passed away before I was born

My great great grandpa served in the war in China against the Japanese. He passed away during battle.

It has to be weird becoming old. To hate the idea and being told you're too old to do certain stuff while also realizing you're too old to be doing certain stuff

jxay 47 good and bad times

You can see when he goes silent and takes a deep glance at he's weapon he's remembering all the combat In he's head

michael douglass the war leaves the country but the war never leaves the soldiers mind

@@Ghostrider42047 exactly right

"I remember when I blew a Koreans brains out with this baby"

This comment wins everything. 👍🏽

Goddamnit

Needed that, Im. Thanks!

A rifle carries a lady's name

@@jonathanviera3466 not allways the case tho

Thats so cool

Oh wow.

LoL

*The art of the trade* Seriously though, that's cool

That is a movie that should be made!

Gonna rob this hou- *PING* Nevermind

Hopefully the robber didn't last long enough to hear the ping.

@@thomassutcliffe235 *Reloads*

Hopefully a robber is dropped before 8 rounds spent.

It would be worse if you heard TENNO HEIKA, *BONZAI*

Joseph Hill this did probably make his day alot better . It probably brung back many memories . This “ item” is what saved his fucking life idiot

J A his dad kept all the paper work on it from what i can tell . He probably googled the model and serial and it so happened to pop up some how . see at the end where he started to look at his paper work yeah he probably used that luckily his dad kept it

You got that right

@@GeorgiaGrowGuy Then Why You

Brett Wendel are you?

Really? Using “snowflake” you’re ignorant and arrogant a real idiot.

@@ashtonfitzgerald1445 the irony in your comment is unbearable

@@ashtonfitzgerald1445 no, that describes those that have no regard for those brave men who sacrificed to give them the freedom to down our country and hate it. Your overreaction to the term makes the whole case for using the term.

And I understand the modern day navy is using drag queens to increase recruitment.

Me precious

My bussines card it's better than yours

One rifle to rule them all

You’ve talked to that rifle? Wow.. smart rifle LOL 😂

Let's see Paul Allen's rifle

how sure are you he wants to talk about those stories though?

Same i would love to sit with some one from ww2 and listen to their stories

Freshnez same

Most don’t talk about it

@@willtindall8263 who wouldn't. wow the stories they would have good and bad

my sks was captured in nam. then recaptured by the north when the usa left. it then went into storage then to canada for 30 years before the boxes were found and ship[ped to a few gunstores here. man. this gun is staying with me forever. and same with grandpas gun he carried in ww2

It breaks mine too. My great grandpa fought in the war as well, but in Japan. He brought back some fine pieces, firearms and other things, all Japanese, and i they our prized possessions, or at least to me. It takes a special person to understand the depth of the history of an object, especially a rifle.

We need better people in government

@@tacticalfall4505 get involved in local politics

@@rattyratstuff7125 I wouldn't trust communist manufactured weapons from that war, only because of US operations that involved booby trapping the weapons and ammunition they captured from NVA caches and then redistributing it along the ho chi minh trail. Even to this day you can still unknowingly buy left over eldest son ammunition if you buy surplus 7.62. Cool rifle though.

I know that, from who was that, who said it?

vincenzo solari it’s from the movie Jarhead with Jake Gyllenhaal

Hahahahahaha lame

noestoyfacil you can take your immaturity somewhere else

@@justinm1319 he said it in the beggining he was so happy to leave the marines he didn't even care about it.

Hardpore Corn I think great grandson

When the kid reaches out at about 4:29 to feel the wood of the old handguard... I dunno how many of these rifles retained their original wood after those rebuilds, but that physical connection to his family's history you just can't put a price on.

Amazing

@Duston Call Nice b8 m8

@@WhoIsJoeShmoe the kid never took his hands off the gun for the whole video. He shows immaturity.

Nonsense. He completely had a rush seeing and holding that m1 again.

You do not understand the bond between an old warrior and his issued weapon. It's different now. Back then that rifle was your best friend, your lover, your protector, and your provider.

Were you expecting a huge emotional response from a US Marine WWII vet? If so, you clicked on the wrong video.

Iraq is not the ww2 shut up

He explicitly told them from the go that he really couldn't give that much of a shit. You could feel the ripple in the room as he took the wind out of the big production they'd made out of it all, and they had to quickly remind him how actually he does care and here's his rifle, get ready for a big hoop-la and a speech. He looked like he'd been handed a log he once painted a face on. He made an effort to be into it but he looked like he'd be a lot happier doing something else than dealing with that heavy-ass thing, yet again, thanks. Couldn't wait to get rid of it.... Lol.

Bram he said it takes him back to the corps. I don’t want to be that dick who corrects people but I thought you should know :) still beautiful nonetheless

BrayPlays I think you mean Corps

Kim Josh Angelo Cejas i do thank you. Midnight mistake

Ow i misumderstood that. Nevertheless much respect

Doesn't this guy just symbolize the Once a Marine, Always a Marine?

Marijuana know something? Mary does wanna know something

The ping isnt actually that loud tbh, you can hear it but just about its not like games and movies portray it. Still cool though when you reload it

@@BadVelocityGT I mean it is still quite loud and even though it might not be as loud as in games, it is still very noticable

@@123vargis Well yeah but its not as loud as many people think it is

@@BadVelocityGT No that it isn't

I thought exctly the same.

Thats exactly what i was about to type

You never forget your rifle. I left the Marines in 1993. I can still remember the feel, the smell, the bounce of the recoil in my shoulder. Every vivid detail... Salute to the family for reuniting these two old friends.

It's actually a very common occurrence.. Same with old musicians, dancers etc.. When they hear, see, feel something that was such a big or significant thing of their lives.. Its like synapses that are dormant/damaged all of the sudden start "working properly" again.. With people that have Alzheimers.. It can sometimes help them to prolong their moments of clarity, depending of the severity ofcourse.. For the really far along cases, its like they snap back during what reminds them.. Once it's removed from their presence they go back to the demented state. Sadly..

What a drag it is getting old...

Joe The Juggalo it is his friend

Bodygourdroyal 3 | he’s saying thank you to the marine

[FC] ItZ DVUS he knows

Joe The Juggalo that definitely made my day he deserved his rifle back bet he looked at for hours

Whoop fam

I dunno, I think marines -as one myself- should let their weapon be used by the new guys coming in. But when that rifle is being circulated out, I think it should be given to the marine who had it first.

I agree, this country blows money on nothing all the time. It's worth having a new one made to let our fighting men and women keep theirs imo. If they choose to.

They do that in Switzerland. I think that is sometimes an option in Israel as well.

Considering that the gooberment is busily stripping weapons rights from veterans, good luck with that plan.

Channel Yes, you are correct. What I meant by my comment was that any marine that was issued a rifle should be given the option to keep that rifle upon honorably being discharged of his/her service. There are some marines that may choose to not take the rifle if the option were given. I know marines that didn’t take anything but their civies back home with them. They chose to close that chapter in their lives as they left the base and headed for home. They stepped off the plane in the states and nobody would have known that no more than 24 hours ago they were even in the marines.

M1's aren't that expensive really. But because Gpa comes from that era, anything over 500$ would be considered insane. I own a WWII M1 and only paid 750$. Historical rifles like this aren't that expensive at all really, I even have a Russian SVT-41 that I got for 800. Mind you this in Canada, so this guy probably got it for a good 200 less then I did.

Pickled Sausages you didn’t get it, this gun is precious to him because he used it to defend himself against enemy during WWII. Also it brought great memories to him.

@@kevinplaying Did you bother reading the comment I replied to? The point just flew entirely over your head.

@@PugilistCactus Assuming they didn't pay a private investigator to track it down.

I'm an avid gun firearm collector. I have seen tons of these go for over $1000

Revolver Ocelot I really do wonder why and how the voice types changed because there is a huge difference in how people from the 40s/50s talked than they do now

It’s called the mid Atlantic accent. It just died out organically. A lot of it’s use was fake and for movies/radio

Christine evaluation

Times change so do living beings on earth, even the natives here in Australia there languages change as well as die out

Uinsean Obriain evolution

Who was he - he must have been relatively important.

The local American Legion gave him the rifle salute, the Marines had an honor guard there too. They folded the flag and presented it to his wife. I'm sorry about the confusion between a 21 gun salute & a rifle salute.

They got THEE rifle ...wow

mcqueenfanman awesome story sorry for your loss my friend

Good man!

Deep bro, deep

in the future we'll have energy weapons and when we get old, we'll reminesce the ole badass weapons of today.

@@dmc_9894 We might not have energy weapons, there's other possible paths that weapons could take.

Wily Cat I kind of doubt it. There’s something to these old wood and steel weapons that a Glock or AR just don’t have.

@@dmc_9894 We should hope that there wont be any weapons in the future but that wont happen

My grandfather was in the infantry and had a sort of a great time, he wasn’t having fun when he and his buddies were getting bombed shot up with German MG fire on Omaha Beach on D-Day, but he was a ruthless killer and showed no mercy to the nazi scum. Unless they surrendered of course.

@@kmeddow2002 I guess you haven't heard of Franz Stigler, one of most honourable people of WW2 from the German luftwaffe

Aaronturner5005 PSN I’m talking about the German infantry

@@kmeddow2002 ohhh my bad

@@kmeddow2002 Your grandfather seems to be a very honorable man, a ferocious fighter to his enemy but honorable if the enemy surrenders, we need people like that nowadays, most people don't have honor or devotion to duty anymore.

It was probably restored by the US Armed Forces. No way the metal parts weren't rusting

ARs in M4 configuration are cheap. Pick one up, nothing wrong with having a rifle around

@@MrDamning there's a lot WW2 weapon in good condition, i am owner of Mosin Nagant from 1939, and it looks like it was made yesterday.

@@swedish_zigamyot1488 dude that's badass

Ahhh yes. The sweet angelic sound of MG42s firing and Garands firing back.

Probably not. Just saying. War is hell dude

the ping was a death sentence when fighting up close, so....

Shame? bruh everyone dies,ur basically saying its a shame to die

@@That1HotMF it is a shame to die? Who just wants to die unless your mental unstable

@@That1HotMF ..Yeah? It is. Are you stupid or a sociopath?

Pass their stories on.

@@That1HotMF What an asinine comment.......but then I shouldn't be surprised, seeing your user name!

You mean white countries are full of third world scum because guys like this old man were fighting in the opposite side.. Yes you are right

@Stavros S. but your leaders werent? bitch please your countries were on the brink of falling apart and they saw the war against the fascists as an excuse to unite their people.

US joined the war only when they realized Stalin already defeated Hitler , and did not want to let whole Europe to be liberated by communists, WW2 was won in the Stalingrad battle and not on the fake battles of America

nemgyuri when the United States started fighting Germany it was still standing.

nemgyuri The US joined the war when japan attacked them

'Rifle' range ...

@@fraskf6765 Even the men who fought on the axis side were brave men. *This does not count any of them who commited war crimes*. Putting your life on the line is an incredible sacrifice.

Actually soldiers who fought in ww1 were the greatest generation

I'll go with the founders.

Monier boudhedda what did they achieve just by randomly been put out of there moms vaginas the right moment? What did they do for that which would be so great? Back in the days there definitely where giant assholes just like great great people. Can you please argue otherwise? Also I don't get why anyone would glorify war and soldiers, in WW 2 they did what was needed, and that's nice and all, some died, some killed, but that doesn't make any soldier into a hero, and probably some didn't even rly got before army what army means, just manipulated in all sides into thinking that problems which weren't theirs were theirs. And if I respect US soldiers so hardcore, than I need to respect anyone which went by the same principles, like any soldier around the world, who probably thought they're doing right. I rly don't get why I should waste my time honoring soldiers who killed each other, but humans in general, understanding and learning from war, shure, awesome, but all the honoring is just necessary for a soldier who doesn't know by him self what's great and bad, and need the honor to know he's doing absolutely great stuff. Switch my mind.

@@Southernguitar74 And I go with the "Australopithecus afarensis" which lived 3.9-2.9 million years ago before any of the things you guys are talking about, I will build a memorial for him, do restoration @ stone age tools, and than I will honor him daily, and thank him for his great service, without I couldn't exist today! And that I respect him so much for his living skill back in the day, rly respect for those great caves and for not completely dying and killing the human race with him, oh and did I mention the great Roman Empire? Thanks for the pipes that transport my shit in hygienic ways, so we aren't all getting I'll and dying from it. Just cause I can't live like a human million years ago I don't honor him, interesting and all, definitely, but just like I couldn't live back in the day he probably couldn't live that good in our age and all, and he did what was needed to have today what we have, maybe if he did other stuff today would be different, maybe better, maybe less good, idfk. Also we don't know, maybe if the Germans won the world, after that we would maybe got a Revolution, and restarted an even better and greater USA, who knows? That's to theoretical to safely say everything which happened with our war generation for example is so nice, we have no idea what COULD'VE HAPPENED.

They were kids too. Absolutely stunning to think about.

I couldn't agree more. Unbelievable that all this happened just 75 years ago. We need to teach our kids as much as we can about ww2. All the wars for that matter .

We need to get back to what we used to be as a nation and a people.

So spot on

@@pallidbustofpallas4679 it will never happen unfortunately

RIP

Sorry for your loss.

Sorry to hear this

R.I.P

So sorry for your loss. Lost my pops August 30. Left a emptiness that will always be painful. Love them while you have them folks. When they are gone it's over until you both journey to paradise. RIP DAD. I LOVE YOU.

Mike Rojas 😭73 years later oh my God

Same bro same

Hahahaha it’s all good buddy😁👍

Hahahahahaha!!! Same

@@gallywag9755 el nigro get outa here

Along with the M1 Carbine, More Carbines were made than Garands from 1942 into the 1950s. Most went to the European War while some saw action in the Pacific theatre with the Marine Corps and Army units there.

Man

90 year old me: I have spent my whole life, making ends neat of my children, my wife, and I spent most of my time at work. But the one thing I will always remember, is that Rifle 'M1 Garand'. *Flachback to all the 'Ping' noises* Me: :,)

omg laughed so hard i started coughing XD

If memory serves, they used a top feeding system called stripper clips ( ammunition on a strip of metal ) that they'd fit into a groove on the top, and press the ammunition into the rifle.

@@highwayhobo1981 *pop* *pop* *pop* *pop* *pop* *pop* *pop* *pop* *Ding*!

bambo wambo The magazine? There are many many magazines.

I was doing an A.C. service call at a little beauty shop. As I was putting some tools in my truck the owners husband noticed the rifle case on my back seat. He asked if I was a hunter. I told him not really that it was an M1 Garand I had just purchased. His eyes were the size of silver dollars. " An M1 you say?" "You mind opening the case?" I opened the door and opened the case. He stood there looking like he'd just seen his first pair of boobs. He started motioning like he was picking it up. "May I?" I told him yes, go right ahead. He picked it up and in a crisp military manner came to attention and cycled the action. He had the biggest grin on his face. " Lemme show you something young man" he placed his hand in the operating handle and released the bolt. "If ya don't keep that thumb against your finger like your saluting you're gonna get an M1 Thumb". After all those years he could still operate that rifle in his sleep! I used to love going over there and talking with him. He has since passed and is sorely missed

I’ve had the honor of shaking a ww2 soldier’s hand about a month ago. Just his hand shake told a story. I had to keep back tears

Yes mate ,Australia

Umm my grategranddad was a w11 vet and died last year i meet him 2 time and he showed me the meatals it was honestly a huge honor to hear his storys and stuff

I’ve seen many

But couldn’t talk to them

SharpShooter205 cuz

Why do you care brit?

DxBr ᨖᨖ what’s your problem dickhead

@@dhaisa I don't know... maybe a certain country was our ally in a certain war...

Gee maybe cause the Algorithm pairs your channel name to related story’s da

It's as if years came off his age. He sounds much more in the moment by the end of the video. Hoorah

Have you seen deadpool? This man looks just like him.

As soon as they opened the bolt, he came alive and his eyes looked young as ever again, and he started opening up about the gun as if it was all just yesterday.

he looks like his flesh is rotting and his eyes are bleeding from the inside. the definition of freshness

He could probablly get pumped up again and beat all our asses

I think he thought he needed to play along so he doesn't disappoint his family, cause he respects their work, but who the hell needs such a old rifle/tool with such a bloody story if not a historian, archiver or collector? He didn't even wanted to keep it, i think cause he thought his family likes the thing more than he does, he didn't looked that euphoric when he got asked to hang it over his bed. Not that all of this would be bad, just my thought, lot of older people I know care less and less about materialistic stuff, putting everything away (gifts/trash), so nobody need to clean there stuff when dead, just keeping what they definitely need to live, and seeing all other stuff as unnecessary which could get ballast.

Its clip fed bro not mag

They're called butts....not 'pits'. And we Marines qualify in meters, not yards. NO OTHER service qualifies out to 500 meters, just Our Corps. Actually, 500 meters is equivalent to 550 yards! I soo wish I could recall the serial # of my M-14....much less be blessed to have it in my possession!

Hey atleast they have protection and teach their kids at the age of adult plus reuniting with a WW2 gun

Yeah, James is right

Ahmad Aboukar yes

At first i thought you said sefish instead of selfless

I would had never let my kids handle a rifle until the age of 17 . I don't mind keeping the rifle but I would put it on someplace safe , that's bad parenting

tyfys (meaning thank you for your service)

Yep, I remember pulling butts at Camp Pendleton. 200, 300, and 500 yards.

Thank you for your service Marine!

@@RobPetty622 What I most remember from butts duty at Edson Range in the mid 1960s: "Ram em, Jam em, Poke em Stab em", then, "Lick em and Stick em!" Semper Fi, Brother

@pennywise the dancing clown Kinda disrespectful to say this

Team Helman and an M1 Garand is one of them!

Money buys ancient relics and guns

.....WORDZ 😎

Yes. But they are very expensive.

Be a 3% man that’s a beautiful story I can’t lie it made me emotional. Our grandparents were behind brave and have raised us all well. I’m very blessed to have a family like mine

Be a 3% man - I truly understand what you're going through. When my grandma passed it was a similar situation. 15yrs later it still bugs me. But I know she around, I remember things happening that could only have been her saying she still sees me.

Be a 3% man sorry about your loss man i just lost my mom its rough she also wrote us some letters...

Be a 3% man I never met my grandpa

My great grandfather was a bomber pilot

Devil Dog lame

That’s a stolen comment

Pretty stolen if u ask me

@@tootoo-1001 maybe he just knows this quote too?

Yawnnnnnnnnnn.

Yup, not complaining tho

Yes sir and I'm damn glad I did

Hell yeah and I’m happy about it

Yes and i am glad it did, its a beatiful video

Yessir