i dont know jack about history but this channel showed up in my recommended and here i am on my marathon apparently.

My dad had to inform 3 families that their loved ones pases away in the middle east. He told me that even with his 22 years of service and 2 tours in the middle east, that going to those doors was the hardest and most emotionally painful thing he has ever had to do. I can not imagine how much mental strength the people who did this every day had to not break down on the job.

My favorite scene from the movie. Makes me cry every time when Marshall says "I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom."

Love that shot with the mom on the porch. The car approaching in the distance through the door creating a lot of tension, and the picture of her boys being the only thing visible on the dresser to the side. That speilberg kid is going places.

This scene makes me cry every time. We're a big military family, and my brother and daughter along with a dozen others, are currently serving. This just breaks me up.

The USS Sullivans is located in my hometown of Buffalo, NY. Currently it's in desperate need of repair. An amazing ship and story regardless but also heart wreching at the same time.

Casting Harve Presnell to play Marshall was genius. He totally captured what I think Marshall would have acted, and especially sounded, like.

I never realized that the movie about the Sullivan Brothers was a true story. Thank you!

Something else worth mentioning. In the depiction, the Lady who makes the initial discovery noticed that the family information of the young man whose file she was currently reading was the same as a previous one. That indicates to me that she was not just transcribing information. She read those pages thoroughly enough that she noted the familial connection.

This is allso why the british stopped doing "pals battalions" during world war one where an entire towns adult male population could be wiped out in a single battle

2:15 “Who are also in the 501st” loos like someone has been playing star wars battlefront 2

1:30 Honestly I think the thing I love most about your channel is that when you're talking about something and you're unsure of the exact details of what you're talking about, you actually stop and go look it up on the spot to be sure that you're relating the correct information. I think it is really big of you, to literally stop in the middle of recording and look that info up, rather than saying "Yeah, I'm not 100% sure I'll have to look it up later." I always love seeing you pause your recording, and throw on those glasses for a little research. It really speaks to the high quality of the way that you think about history and the way that you're constantly learning and discovering more. Props to you man, keep up the great work!

Literally any scene from Master and Commander.

Sir , you are one of my best discovers in this year , greetings from Argentina!

This man picks the saddest scene from the movie. Kinda kept it dry but it hits hard everytime.

Such a great scene. The poor mother I can't imagine learning three of your sons are dead.

This scene makes me tear up every time. “Sacrifice on the altar of freedom”..... 😢

Humanity at its core doesn’t get more beautiful

Don't know if this counts VTH but the end scene of Schindler's list when Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) says to Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley) "I've wasted so much money in my life... I could have gotten one more person.. and I didn't.. I didn't". It kills me. I Bust out in tears every time.

During the Vietnam War I was on a notification team. My job was to take care of any children present while the Chaplain dealt with telling the spouse. I did it for 3 years and each family reacted differently.

As a parent, this scene in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ always moves me to tears and breaks my heart. I cannot imagine the loss of even One of my Precious Children.

I had a history teacher in 7th grade, that, from memory, recited the Bixby Letter, with some theater and tears. It started my love for History.

My uncle was a Naval Gunner on a Liberty Ship USS John Harvey (which has quite a history worth finding out about) who was killed by the German bombing of the Italian port of Bari, Italy, on December 3, 1943. In my Grandmother's effects, when she passed away, we found the telegram announcing him Missing In Action. A year later he was declared Killed In Action. The incredible grief she and my Grandfather bore, I cannot imagine because they never talked about his death by the time I was born. However, they did express an animus towards FDR and the Democratic Party after that time. Glenn Earl Smith lost his life aged 19. His remains were essentially vaporized in the explosion of the ship; the concussion from the explosion actually killed people on the beach. Only a cenotaph remains in a cemetery in Clarendon, Vermont. This part of the movie always brings me to tears, when I think of the sacrifices made by ordinary people to keep this country and parts of the world free. Sadly Dale Dye has passed away within the last two years.

The clip with the mother is so powerful without words.

When I was a kid, my dad showed me the headstones of 4 brothers that were killed in WWII within 6 months of each other (Borgstrom brothers). So, when Saving Private Ryan came out, I thought it was referring to their family... but then learned it wasn’t. But the similarities are close.

This scene shows why I say that the hardest job in the U.S. during the war was Western Union delivery. I couldn't handle delivering death notice telegrams. Mom told a story about how they received a telegram. It sat on the dining room table until the next day. They (Mom and her sisters) were to petrified to open it, afraid of finding out who's husband was dead.

I always remember when I was doing paperwork to join the military one of the questions was along the lines “Are you the only child of your family or have siblings in the service?”. My mind went straight to this scene and the movie in general.

Crazy how Federick is 101 and still living to see these movie and shows based on him and his family

Extraordinarily powerful scene here, that shows why risking the lives of many men for 1, was critical in this particular case. Lincoln had a talent with articulating his case in his writing. This scene and when Captain Miller tells Private Ryan to "earn this", is also powerful. I feel that is not meant just for Ryan. It's a reminder to us all...to earn what all these brave men and women have done for us at the alter of freedom as Lincoln articulates. Fast forward to today, and you see idiots burning our flag. Just sickening and these great men that sacrificed their lives for us, are probably turning in their Graves everytime someone burns a flag or takes a knee when the Anthem is played. Thanks for sharing this scene in its entirety. To me, every school kid should be forced to sit down in class and digest this scene and have a roundtable discussion to make sure they understand the scope of freedom and sacrifice. God bless the 🇺🇸

Hiw did i end up watching your history vids every time on tv? I cant stop!!

As a parent of 3 children, this scene hits a lot harder than it did when I was a kid.

I used to dictate telephone calls for the elderly and hearing impaired, whom had a special phone where my dictation came up as text to aid in their communication. All day long it was, “so and so is sick”, “we lost so and so”, or “it’s your doctors office- we need you to come in to discuss these test results”. We employed therapists and had mandatory monthly check ins for what they call “vicarious trauma”. Now, that was no where near what these typists where doing, but yeah, that stuff comes home with you.

Father of 2. I couldnt imagine losing any.

ive been watching this channel for around 2 - 3 months and ive learned a lot thank you for making this great content!

This entire scene always brings tears to my eyes. I consider it one of the most powerful scenes in cinema history with only the liberation of the concentration camp in band of brothers being more emotional. That entire generation was a different breed from what we have now.

Chamberlin’s speech to the mutineers and/or “the cause” speech around the campfire by Pickett and Kemper to the British Colonel in Gettysburg please!!!

One of the toughest lines in the movie was when Vin Diesel tries to carry the little girl to safety and Tom Hanks says ‘We’re not here to do the decent thing, we’re here to follow orders.’

Very touching scene. I love your reactions to these movie scenes. Greetings from Argentina!

I always found this scene every emotional but it is really interesting for someone to actually take a much closer look and talk about about. Thankyou for that.

i just watched all the ones you uploaded previously wanted more. and boom nice man

5:00 reminds me of the scene in We Were Soldiers where there turns out to be a taxi driver who’s delivering these kind of letters, and he stops at the Colonels wife’s house. She had someone mention it to her so ofcourse she assumes the worst, and when the taxi driver confirms who she is as the colonels wife, and it turns out he just wanted directions she immediately freaks out. He of course understands and turns to leave before turning around and saying “I don’t.. like this job ma’am. I’m just trying to do it.”

This is the first episode from this series that's about a movie I've already seen. Still, great stuff, thanks for posting!

One of my personal favourite movie scenes: All of the Gibraltar part of Das Boot. From entering the straights up til their resurface with the Alte shouting "NOT YET, KAMERADEN! NOT YET!" oh... the Convoy Attack scene!

I haven’t had the chance to see this movie in a long time, but I’m glad that you got to talk about this!

This is the only movie where I cried from beginning to end.

I watched this movie as a kid when it first came out with my father, a veteran… After serving six years active duty in the United States military and having four children of my own… Watching this scene now hits me so hard. Actually made me tear up. I can’t imagine the real pain any parent has had to go through after losing a child, nonetheless 5.

The ship named after the Sullivans brothers is docked at the Buffalo Naval Museum in Buffalo, NY. The ship is now leaking due to ruptures below the water line of the ship, and they are trying to raise money to save the ship as it is now starting to list and needs repairs.

For the record I cry too whenever this letter is read, and I do feel that the sentiment of the letter is entirely Lincoln. However, Governor Andrew wrote to President Lincoln asking him to express condolences to Mrs. Lydia Bixby, the widow believed to have lost five sons during the Civil War. The letter was printed by the Boston Evening Transcript, but later it was revealed that only two of Mrs. Bixby's five sons died in battle, Charles and Oliver. Of the remainder, one deserted the army, one was honorably discharged, and another deserted or died a prisoner of war. Ultimately, five sons left marked by the cruelty of war.

Both my grandfather’s were involved in WW2. One enlisted the other drafted. The one that was drafted into navy was honorable discharged because he was the only son and after the 5 sullivan brothers were killed on the same ship the U.S. decided if you only had one son then you were honorably discharged.

Thank you. That scene makes me lose it every time.

This is a fantastic series of yours and saving private Ryan is a fantastic film

This job breaks people. I took my soldier to a soldier of the month board while deployed in Iraq. Walter did great, but in the final remarks, one of the board members noted a line in a monthly counseling statement where I praised him for maintaining good morale during the hassles of safety training in Kuwait. The Sergeant Major immediately asked for the document, re-read it, and just exploded. "HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO WRITE A LETTER BECAUSE SOMEONE IS DEAD! DO YOU THINK SAFETY IS A HASSLE?!". I fixed a ride on the next helicopter back to my base. Orders were to "smoke me" on sight when I got back. I didn't get smoked, we faked it. But folks that have to write the letters... It affects them. It's traumatic.

The car driving upto the house, gets me every time.

that scene is amazing I get emotional each time

Mellish death scene is one of the most haunting death scenes I've ever seen in any film it really shows the true brutal nature of war. It's so haunting seeing the knife slowly going into him despite is desperate plea to live and hope he can still get out of the situation. Such a masterpiece of a film for so many reasons.

"The boy's alive. We are gonna send somebody to find him. And we are gonna get him the HELL out of THERE." Chills.

Amazing video! Would love to see the part when Tom Hanks finally finds Private Ryan, and his reasons for needing to stay and fight.

Many of the secretaries typing such letters all day long would stop on the way home by their church or synagogue to pray. They were married to men who were serving and in harm's way. At the back of their mind while typing every letter had to be the thought that one of her co-workers could be typing a letter to her.

If I remember correctly after the Sullivan brothers tragedy, the US policy changed that no brothers were ever put in the same unit. To minimize risk of them being all killed in the same battle. I think that in WWI similar thing happened to UK forces. It was popular that boys from same village were forming fighting units together (i e battalions and so) cuz brits thought it would increase their fighting spirit (being from same villages and so). Which probably was true. But I think there was a battle where a whole big unit were totaly wiped out and everyone were k.i.a Kinds from one village or a small town or such (I am sorry, I cant recall it all correctly), and after that all the conscript were spread out so to speak. I might be wrong, but I seem to recall there was a story like that.

This is also my favorite scene of this awesome movie. Great that you deal with it as almost everyone focus on battle of Omaha Beach and battle by the end of the movie.

I just watch the beach landing scene on occasion because I see these men as just a different caliber of a human being... The part where they take the bunkers and shoot the two men trying to surrender speaking Czech and the scene after where they are going through the dead and the guy says "hey look, I found you that Hitler youth knife" and when he hands it to the guy he just starts crying. That scene always hits me in the gut.

not commonly know but there are the "Borgstrom Brothers" (4 of them) & German Counter-parts "Von Blucher Brothers" (3 of them) I have heard about Sullivians Whom all died when USS Junaeu was sunk & of course the Niland brothers.

The opening scene in Lincoln with Daniel Day-Lewis talking with the soldiers, especially the part with Corporal Ira Clark (David Oyelowo). Another great setup for the movie

Great video. I memorized this letter years ago...it still gives me chills to this day. On a lighter note, wasn’t there a comedic representation of the one-armed colonel in Harold & Maude?

Thanks for their service and sacrifices!

tears me up every time

Dale Dye also voiced Col Sink in the game Brothers in Arms.

I've seen this movie 1000 times still gets me every time

My grandfather was in the pacific during World War 2 and I once got into a conversation about movies made about the war and how realistic they actually were. Now, I liked this movie, he really didn't care for it. While the invasion was realistic he asserted that they would never have sent a rescue party for one person for a list of reasons. He said the Band of Brothers series was the only thing he saw that really got it right. Lost him a couple years ago. There was so much more I wished I'd picked his brain about although he didn't like to talk about a lot of the stuff he personally witnessed.

What a great movie great choice to talk about very underrated

It took me a while to recognize Harve Presnell as General Marshall.

Just became a member today.

I visited Normandy last year while living in France (now I live in the UK). The Niland brothers graves are scattered over the whole cemetery and unfortunately there is a high chance you wont be able to see them directly as the grave site is closed for the public: you can walk the pathway around the graves but you cant step on the grass they are placed. There is one brother's grave it is kind of near the border of the grass, but it is still. Hopefully you can see them up close but that usually happens in special occasion. In any case it is a very important visit to do while there.

Outstanding

I couldn’t imagine what it would have been like to be Mrs. Ryan but it’s always the screw up scene that gets me. The telling the wrong James Ryan his brothers are dead. Hard war to fight and then you have to mentally fight the thought of are my brothers dead in the middle of combat?

A really subtle, but powerful part of the scene is that after starting to read the letter Gen Marshall is able to recite ot from memory, without looking at it. It shows he has read, and contemplated what is at stake for the soldiers and their families.

Part of my job is helping approve kinship foster homes for foster children who have relatives in other states. Every time I get the happy privilege of writing the approval letter to the other state, I think about this scene. This has always been one of my favorites from this movie.

HGG rocking that checkmark swag!

I've been on the USS Sullivan's a few times. It's at the Naval Museum in Buffalo NY.

From the movie Gettysburg when Gen Pickett says. " Gen Lee I have no division"

Dale Dye was used as Sink again in the game "Brothers in arms: Hell's Highway"

Another great movie that hits on similar vibes to the Telegrams scene is called The Messenger. I found it extremely good but as a service member it was a tough watch because I couldn't imagine that having to be my job to go and tell other families that their child was dead.

Hilarious respect for recognizing Dean Ulich.

Great scene. I haven't watched Saving Private Ryan yet.

My grandfather always told me that the hardest thing he did during the Korean War was to write letters to the families of some of the servicemen lost in the 1952 Moses Lake C-124 crash informing them that their sons, husbands, and fathers wouldn't be home for Christmas.

wouldnt mind hearing you talk about anything band of brothers basically, all time great series

USS the Sullivan’s was part of the British carrier strike group. Awesome ship

I actually remember that scene when I watched it for the first time.

Kind of surprised you didn't go over the 4 blue stars outside the mother's window and how three of them will turn to gold.

Sullivan.is also a great rock song by Caroline’s spine. Song is about Sullivan brothers

yup you're right that's a powerfull scean. AND NO I'M NOT CRYING!!!!! it's dust i tell ya.

One note of correction. The Marshall Plan rebuilt MANY countries after WW2. It was a supreme act of foresight and generiosity.

Spielberg is the best war movie's director of our generation since the days of "Schindler's List", period. Mr. Chris, I strongly suggest you to watch two foreign movies of 2005 and 2002 and, if you are willing to do it, comment a scene of your choice from these two movies just like you did with this one from "Saving Private Ryan". One is "Joyeux Noël" and I believe you already know about it. Is about a group of German, French and British soldiers of WW1 during the days of the famous Christmas Truce. The second one is a little bit tricky and almost unknown outside of Italy called "El Alamein - The Line of Fire". I believe is available to watch on Amazon Prime in the U.S. with english subtitles. I think it is worth to watch, especially for a non-Italian audience to have an idea of how many of those soldiers felt about Mussolini's war. Thank you for you great work on this channel, keep it up.

Another great video! How about doing a scene from the 2012 film Lincoln?

Great video, love getting your feedback and perspective on these subjects. I'd like to see your reaction to The British Crusade Against Slavery video.

If this scene doesn't bring a lump to your throat and a tear to your eye, then you have a waxy, pea-sized excuse for a heart and I feel deeply sorry for you.

she is shocked, as soon as she sees the priest.... poor fictional woman....

Thank you my favorite scene as well. All Americans should watch. I hate war but I appreciate our military and all who have and do serve. My father said, carry a big stick so you don't have to use it.

not just 5 Sullivan brothers , all there sons

This is one of my favorite scenes from any movie, the entire sequence is so powerful.