My neighbor is 94 he was in the royal air force he fixed the radios in the fighters and bombers. He tears up as he remembers the brave pilots and crews that would leave and never come back. All us neighbours keep an eye on the old boy.

When I was in high school in the 80s, I knew a WWl vet. He gave me pics for a history assignment. One pic was with him standing with a tank that wound up earning him a Purple Heart. It was really special.

My dad used to know an elderly guy from his local church in Worcestershire, England, who served in the British Army and fought to take Pegasus bridge in Normandy WW2. While fighting his friend next to him was actually decapitated in a split second (by an assumed to be a large projectile). Fortunately he survived.

My dad and uncle both fought in Europe. I am very proud of both of them. I wish I would have had more time with them.

@@mikaosola8009 Jeez. I can't imagine being decapitated and surviving. You'd probably make quite the mess trying to have a pint after.

I'm terribly sorry for your loss. He's an incredible man!

Your *DAD*

Your Dad , was a Hero part of a generation that saved the world ! My father died in 98' he was also on Tarawa . I'm sorry for your loss . We will never forget these men !

Sorry for your loss. Your Father was a true American Hero. Served his country and his friends well. His quote about good leadership is awsome.

Your Father is a hero. What an amazing man. I’m sorry for your loss.

Ditto . I only wish i was able to have spoken to my Great Grandfather and my Grandfather on Dads side, but they had passed when i was really young so i never got the chance . I wanted to hear about WW1 and my Grandfathers time as an Engineer during WW2 in the European theater . Hearing these stories fills in that gap if you will and i will never stop listening to these Men . Lest We Forget .

I agree most of them don't want tho speak about it. It's so unbelievable this really happened.

Just think back then they were fighting for god and country for women and children. Yet the America they faught for is dead destroyed by woke culture. It makes sad that all they faught for is long gone.

I so agree. Awesome are the Greatest Generation

It’s like an addiction for me. I get a daily dose of it.

Yes, well said!

Absolutely right!

Right on.

Nothing is over!!

greatest gen.those guys didnt kno the meaning of quit.

Definitely NOT a Snowflake!

I was just thinking the same thing.. What these guys wouldn't do is a very small list.. Mad respect to all of them🇺🇸

These Men Are M.A.G.A

The greatest generation

That’s an understatement

Amen!!!

I suspect there are a lot of things he would rather not have experienced to boot…

So true ! Today all these metro sexual wimps today that are sp finicky and easily offended n hurt.

@@michaeldouglas1243 i bet they would not last 5 minutes before rolling up into a ball and begging for their safe space.

That is how you drop the mic.

Epic! From the time when men where Men.

I knew I wouldn't be the only one to appreciate the significance of that statement.

@@fredbunce9232 that time is now. He is currently a man's man. And I might humbly suggest, a lady's man 😁

Those tears could be used against him if needed too. 👍👎

@@falsereality1600 for what?

If you think this man wasn’t afraid over seas you are ignorant… no offense.

I bet he knows how to spell "cries" too.

What men? I haven't seen one in years.

I have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for the feats your father did for our country. He was a good man and a hell of a marine.

I got to mirror what hunter detres said. These soldiers went through hell . My dad was a ww2 veteran him and his buddy went in together they took their fiscal went though basic training together and left Washington to go to Germany they ended up in the same patoon together. His buddy died setting in a truck seat right beside my dad. This was all I ever herd him talk about. He would not talk about the war. He had lots of medals.our house burned when I was young and they were destroyed.

What a great man my condolences to you and your family

@@hunterdetres4963 thank you so very much

@@williamrodenhauser9215 thank you so very much

Never a marine but my cousin fought in fallujah and before he took his own life i wish with all my soul to hear what about what he saw

@@stevenrhodes9639 Damn bro, that is rough shit! My condolences and stay stong.

Its the brothers they've lost they can't get over the guilt of making it home. Ive seen it a couple times in my life

@@nickrod9393 guilt ? you mean all the WAR CRIMES then yes.. ww2 vets never had so many "issues"

That's all I could think watching this was "god bless this generation".

Mine too!

He is sharp as a razor! 96 years old about?

A little secret, many didn't keep their sanity. Many succumbed to the demons of the war, others had what is now called "PTSD." Only, it wasn't called that back then. Read "Rocks for my pillow" to see what tolls are taken on these men. Many wounds are not seen.

Your rainbow flags eh bro :P

Those that turn their back, spite in the face of every man who fought and died for our Country. To hell w/ them!

@@dukeman7595 the people who burn the flag drop them off in another country in the middle of a war zone, tell them good luck and fly away.

@@mikga45 Send their ass to Afghanistan or Iran!! Makes me ill to see these millionaire athletes kneeling during Star Spangled Banner.

@@rancherfarmerguy They piss me off, so many gave their lives protecting the flag and the nation. Football players take a knee, kick them off the team and end their salary, second time they take a knee remove their passport and deport them all to Samoli. They could probably find work there as a pirate. If someone attacks them for burning the flag they should be rewarded 500.00 dollars for defending the USA from enemy's of the state. The world's a different place, not a great place to raise kids anymore. Anyone who has seen war or been shot at hates war. The first time you hear the load sound of a dump truck tail gate alarming close and realize you are in a war zone and what you just heard was a mortar. Being scared the first time they try to kill you is normal. But the soldiers perform their duties and soon the fear is replaced with anger and when they return to the USA and see all the people burning the flag that you almost lost your life to protect you want to punish them for anyone you lost in any war but the legal system protects them. Makes my anger boil over.

Once a Marine, ALWAYS a Marine. I’m an Army vet myself but I do appreciate that about them. They’re tough as nails!

Not enough saying nor hearing those words of wisdom today. I tell my grandkids - the world is not you, it does not revolve around you. Make yourself useful to others, serve The Lord - live right. Maybe they will remember that one day

Right on! 👍

Indeed it is...

Is it the freedom of being castrated? Your country doesn’t even have autonomy and yet you talk about freedom? Why shouldn't you look at the face of your American master?

I feel like every vet should get the right to an extremely comfy chair made just for them forever when they leave! For their measurements and memory foam and massages built in other comfy shit!! Some days my back hurts so much I'd die as a civilian, can't imagine being in the military and get any physical/mental problems from a war or been in combat a really comfy chair for when they leave sounds like a really cool idea!

@@JuliusSeizure1 You're right, let's start a business together. We'll name it "Veterans big ol' chairs" and the second they leave the military we'll give 'em a high-five and say "You want a chair with multiple abilities to give you the best quality sleep?" And boom we're rolling in the big bucks man

Are you sure it's for the world? American soldiers are still stationed in your country. Do you understand that they are just like the emperor in Korea?

2nd Division?

@@roderickstockdale1678 Yes.

Indeed, great book.

Yep it is and the 1st Marine Division continued to see heavy action in the Korean War especially at Chosin Reservoir where they got surrounded and trapped by Chinese forces escaping in bitter cold conditions.

A genuine 100 per cent TRUE American hero.

North America went to Asia to protect his country? Don't you think it's ironic?

Can't imagine being on the island in the first place let alone watching and cleaning up the aftermath. I thank your father for his service. How sad that it would bring trauma into his life after the war. Barbecues are meant for happy moments with the family, not triggers for trauma.

Your Grand-Uncle...

Great Uncle

shannonandsheila1 yeah, same thing. Actually I misread the first time. I thought you meant your great-grandma, not your own grandmother.

@@roderickstockdale1678 huh? Boy you on drugs or something?

shannonandsheila1 you ain’t say it correctly!

These interviews are so important and precious!

Absolutely. These guys are not going to be around forever and their stories need to be preserved.

Absolutely on point brother!!!

Ethan Parker what do you mean by studied

Stories and testimonials from Men like this should be studied and commited to memory. That way the sacrifices required for freedom are not forgotten or taken for granted. "Good times breed weak men...". These men brought about great times and we allowed our children to become weak.

@@zykhireawyatt2569 i think he means by their stories what they went through so on a so forth for preserving their history before they're all gone.

In 1988 I was with my father going to pick up a friend for dinner. My friend lived in an apartment building owned by a guy from Wellington NZ. When we got there the landlord Anthony was in the front yard. We got out of the car to meet my friend and Anthony. In a brief conversation I told Anthony my dad had spent time in NZ. Anthony asked when was that. I told him dad was in the 2nd Marine Division during the war. Anthony immediately walked up to my dad shook his hand and said “ thank you. If it were not for you I’d be speaking Japanese”. Dad just smiled. We got in the car. After a few minutes my father looked at me and said “ that’s the first person who ever thanked me”. Never forget these brave men. Ordinary men did extraordinary things.

@@Gilturner700 bad ass generation

What year?

@@roderickstockdale1678 '66

‘83?

Semper Fi, Doc Hicks!!! 🦅🌎⚓️

Share with him this stainless steel map I made. This was shared with various vets. Custom. photos.imageevent.com/markandsuzy/3rdbattalion8thmarines38m/huge/tarawa%20final49521.jpg

He came in on the first wave in the Amtracs. My grandpa came in the later waves in Higgins boats. They followed the same path alongside Major Crowe.

My dad was in second marine division. He turned 18 in the battle for okinawa. He started in tawara and went through the islands you mentioned.

And now we have people in positions of power that want to take away those very freedoms that these brave young men fought for. Biden and crew are taking us down that path , what a crying shame! Trump and his people are our only hope, and that’s a fact!

We have a huge generation of drugged out marxist with no knowledge of history or geography replacing today’s Americans , so nothing to worry about !

PS today’s youth would never listen to this guy unless he was rapping out his story !

It's the video games that piss me off

I'd say recommended watching for New incoming congress people . Hopefully they'd actually learn something