Anyone else get choked up on every one of these?

That parachute ... when he said: i felt sorry for that guy. That hit me hard 😥

This summer I painted a house for a ww 2 veteran. He is 97 and still going strong. He drives on a daily basis, lives by himself, does all his own cooking! One day while I was painting on the roof, I heard something behind me, it was him, he climb up on the roof!! Amazing man. He said the secret to a long live is stay busy, just keep moving is what he said.

This channel doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.

Please come to Flint and interview my grandpa. He’s 95 now Thank you Memoirs!

Watchin these vids feels like a movie but it’s real and I love it for that

He seems like such a nice lad to talk to. Biggest Respect to him!

My great grandpa a world war 2 vet on the island of Okinawa passed away this week so I thank you for preserving these stories for all to enjoy

“Those Americans sure looked coming in and they looked tough too “ definitely a tear jerker

Bless this channel. I wish there were hundreds of stories forever preserved here. Truly a great service to the world.

You can feel the pain from losing his brothers in his voice. Thank you for this video and all others you make. God bless all the superheroes from WWII.

You did a great job Josh on this video of my dad and putting it out right before his 97 birthday on Nov.7 and Vetrans Day, thanks again. One proud son!!

A generation that will never be surpassed.

This gentleman lived that war and recalled those memories every day of his life. He'll never know how much his sacrifices have been appreciated. This was like listening to my Dad regarding his duties as a medic in the Philippines, his time during the battles fought there. He is truly a full fledged member of the GREATEST GENERATION.

Robert D Vance is my Uncle. He is my mom's older brother. I am happy to say he is 97 years young and doing well. I remember as a kid he would never talk about the war. For 50 years he would not speak of the war or fly on an airplane. My cousins and brothers had no idea what he had been through. As he got older he decided to start writing his memoirs. I always looked up to him because he was always so kind to us but when I read his memoirs I was shocked. After WWII he reenlisted during the Korean conflict. When they say the greatest generation that has ever lived Uncle Bob is living proof. When my Mom passed away I spoke at her funeral. Uncle Bob came up to me and told me he was proud of me. I told him I have always been proud of him. Watching him stand and salute my father's casket who passed away last year and was a veteran of Korea was to me the biggest honor one could give my dad. I love you Uncle Bob you and my father have always been my heroes!

Thank you for your service mr Vance. Watching from Holland where we all still are so thankful for each and single soldier!

I'm glad he made it home to share his story as well as his crew. I'm grateful for their sacrifices they made for all of us. This was another incredible episode and thank you for creating it.

This channel keeps reminding us just how much we owe to these guys. A generation that is often treated horribly.

UK - Thank you, very interesting and emotional story, I was born in 1936 and only last night my two grand children 7 and 11 spent a couple of hours asking all kinds of questions on being a schoolboy growing up during WW2, they are working on a school project, good to see that not everyone wants to wipe away our history .

These stories need to be told and documented. They were so young and it was so horrific. May they all be remembered forever. Respects from 🇨🇦

I don't cry that often, but hearing their stories sure make my eyes swell up with this wet substance. MY GOD am I thankful for these brave men, your channel also!

It’s amazing how this happened 75 years ago but you can tell that to him it feels like it was just yesterday.

Another great story. I get emotional watching these, because I think “All his buddies from that time are gone.” This man is in his 90’s, and can recall his time in the service, as if it just happened. It must be hard for him, that he’s among the few left that can tell the same stories. That were there. My Hat’s off to you Sir.

I’d honestly love to hear from more airmen. Not saying that I dislike the other marines or army stories. It’s just interesting to hear what it was like up there. Keep up the great work!

The interviews of these great Heroes should be on a weekly television series...so more people can learn about the great sacrifice and heroism these men and women went through. God Bless them all.

Wonderful that he is still with us to share his story.

Why have i just found this channel... Great grandson of three WW2 veterans in both europe and the pacific they all made it home. Theyve all since died about a decade ago and i've been doing endless research after inheriting papers and memories of the war. Edit: This story is wonderful Thank you Robert Vance for sharing your stories you are a hero.

I like to watch these for a sense of appreciation and can only imagine the feeling of heading to war. I'm 21 and cant even begin to imagine the trials and tribulations these men met with there brothers and fellow comrades some at the mere ages of their teens.

Thank you Robert for your service, and to your crew THANK YOU for making the ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of freedom for all. Your sacrifices won't be forgotten.

this is great, i saw only that episode now and i want to thank you for saving memoirs from all over the world from this time. im from germany, and both of my grandpas told me their experiences and things they remember. what a great generation of men, from all over the world. Respect to every soldier, survived or fallen. they saw so much brutal things ... they experienced the war in the worst kind of way ... im so happy im not in need of think about what war means for me, for my family and friends... i take off my hat for everyone who was in that war. greetings to everyone from bavaria, germany.

Both were hurt enough for the Germans to put them in their hospital. Yet they were moving trying to evade capture. Tough!

These people were part of the greatest generation who valued our country and unflinchingly did their duty against great odds to give us all the freedom we enjoy today. They are all heroes to me!

I flew and worked with that generation, I can recall one flight from LAX to MIA (early 1970's) when briefing the Capt about what items were on the deferred list (Inop Items) I informed him there would be no auto pilot, his remarks was "well Ed at least they won't be shooting at us" that sticks in my mind to this day, not too much bothered those guys, they all went through some serious situations so pushing an airliner around was pure gravy......I miss all of them

EVERY SINGLE EPISODE IS AS GOOD AS THE LAST! Hits me in the feels everytime, these great warriors and our greatest generation for they answered her call!

I will forever respect these men. One of the bravest groups of men ever seen

I’m not sure people realize the importance behind this channels mission. I’ve been studying WW2 relentlessly for about 2 years now. (Borderline obsessive to be honest.) just because of how incredible, terrifying, humbling, and tragic those 6 years were for the entire planet. There’s really nothing that even pales in comparison IMO. Well besides WW1 which was essentially just the prelude for 2. And that’s not to smear the horrific experiences of The Great War because up until September of ‘39, the world had never seen anything like it. With all that said, the power and significance behind these memoirs speak for themselves. And they’re so heartbreaking yet amazing at the same time. Without video evidence, Eye witness testimony is the most reliable elements of history. And the people running this channel are well aware of that and are doing amazing work. I’ve never once considered supporting any channel through pateron before, but I have a strong desire to do what I can and help you guys reach as many of these hero’s as possible. Not just for me to listen to, but for History to listen to. “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” -G. Michael Hopf.

Thank you for your service and story Mr Vance. You are a hero!

I think these sad memories are why these guys hold back telling their stories.

I am a better person having watched this.

Amazing story as always. Much love from greece . My grandmother is 95 now and she always tells me stories about ww2 you know the invasion of greece by the italians and all of that. And my grandfather has a medal from EAM if you want you can search for it. I feel so proud that I can talk to a human that lived in that period and she was 15 when the war started so she remembers everything. ❤

I can tell he still has a bit of survivors guilt but I'm happy he and his buddy survived and made it home safe, god bless him for his service and thank you all for putting these videos out its nice to hear these veterans speak about what happened and tell there storys

Grandpa still remember those fellow men on his mission. Edited: 😢

These guys are REAL men. Full of balls, courage and determination to get the job done. God bless our veterans, thank you for your service. Respect. *** Thank you for those amazing interviews, this channel is so inspiring !

You are doing great things with these video memoirs. It humanizes the war and reminds us what a trying, terrible time that was for everyone involved. We should all be grateful for the service of that generation and the sacrifices they made.

Me wondering why he does not have 1mill for letting us learn of what people have sacrificed for our freedoms that most take for granted.

I absolutely love hearing these stories. It gives me hope that we as a nation can return to how Good people used to be. Thank the Lord for this greatest generation

1:54 That footage is from a contemporary training film starring none other than Burgess Meredith.

Is amazing what all this brave men suffered in WWII. Thanks a lot for your fight, for your effort. God Bless all of you.

What amazing stories you guys are preserving- stories our kid's kids need to hear. History is unfortunately being lost and there aren't men like these men anymore days. I am so glad you are filming these heroes. My Grandpa fought in WW2. Watching these videos brings me back to him sharing a few stories with me. He was cripled in the war. They said he'd never walk again, but he beat all odds and taught himself how to walk again. He even taught me and his other grandkids how to swim. I wish I heard more of his stories. He passed in '16.

What a day for a post like this. G-d bless Mr. Vance.

Thank you so much for this channel. The stories of the men and women of the greatest generation must be preserved.

I use to talk with my dads' brother who served in the Navy aboard submarines in the Pacific in WW2. He had some stories. My dad couldn't serve because of health issues. This wonderful dad, grandfather is very humble and I too would love to talk with him. Semper Fi, sir.

I'll tell you what, my uncle Roman M. Mierzejewski was a WWII bomber gunner. He made it back home, but not all in one piece. He lived to be 83; unbelievably. He always took the time to relate his experiences to young people. I think that they just could not grasp the enormity and hell of it all; myself included. But when he got with his service veteran buddies, they were in their own world when they spoke only with each other. This is a very, very wonderful channel. One other thing: my mother worked for a doctor her whole life, and I can remember being a child and seeing some of the Jewish patients with the handmade tattoos on their wrists or lower arm put there by the Nazi's for Identification. Eerie.

I always get choked up with these videos, usually at the end of their stories. I think it’s a combination of joy that the brave men and women got through such hell, mixed with sorrow & deep respect for some lovely old people. God bless them all!

There is just something so special when you hear the greatest generation speak about what they went thru! They're heros who's voices need to be heard! After the war they came home and built a great America that we enjoy today! Much thanks to them and you for preserving their stories of heroism and perseverance for future generations to hear and learn from so they can appreciate what they have today that these brave men and women fought for!

never find words enough to thank al those man

Thank you ,it reminds me of my late Grandfather who won the DSM on B turret for bravery against the Scharnhorst on HMS Belfast! True hero

these better become a tv show some day, alot more people need to see these

Respect to Robert and all servicemen and women from every country! Thanks for their service.

Outstanding as always. God Bless Mr. Vance and all our Veterans.

I’m sorry we missed interviewing my father-in-law. He was in the U.S. Army and made it through the Battle of the Bulge. He couldn’t talk the last year of his life and passed away in his 90’s a little more than 5 years ago. Thank you for capturing these stories. Much appreciated.

I regret to share that Mr. Bob Vance left this world gently to be with his wife on January 29, 2023 surrounded by his 3 sons. He lived devoutly to the bible, his family, and his country. We are thankful to have experienced his wisdom, love, composure, and humor.

I wrote a piece that ran in USA Today in 1992; a few years later the Kriegies asked to use it for the 50th anniversary of their liberation. It's one of the privileges of my life to have been invited to that celebration in Cinncinnati. "When these men were young, they saved the world." Thanks, guys.

True heros. Truly amazing!

Hello and thank you from Liège Sir ;)

Thank you to continue making these videos even in a time like this 🙏

God bless America and our Veterans! What story! Thank you for sharing! Thanks to all our service members and the sacrifices they made! Wonderful to see these stories being shared as they rightly deserve to!

Imagine being 1 of the only 2 survivors of your crew. Then being alone as the last one still alive

God bless you Mr. Vance. God bless all of our veterans. My father was in the USAF in WW2 and I miss him dearly. Brave souls those men.

I don't think you'll ever read this comment, but I would just like to say that what this channel is doing is absolutely amazing, I always recommend it whenever I can to any of my friends. Keep up the great work! Greetings from Brazil!

I love this channel! It’s so interesting listening to people’s stories in war that not a lot of people have heard before. God bless our veterans!

awesome story thank you sir for everything

These heroes are the best there has ever been, they endured things most people can't comprehend.

Words will never be enough but rest assured, 'lest we will never forget'. Thank you MWWII!

What a beautiful & touching story, I could have listen for hours. Thank you so much for telling it.

I’m watching this during lunch at school lol

I had (at least) 10 great-uncles who fought in WWII. Two of my great-grandmothers had 5 sons EACH in the war at the same time. One of my great-uncles, (Robert Morris), was a pilot of a B-24. HIs brother was a flight engineer with the Flying Tigers(in China, I believe.) Most were in the Army Air Corps, but several were in the Navy. They are all now deceased, but they all made it back alive from WWII. I love watching these videos of our American heroes. Thank-you for posting. I'm watching this on the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Thank you for these videos.

thank you so much for what you do !

I recently came across this channel and hit subscribe immediately. Thank you for all that you do for these veterans. Thank you for your service sir.

One of my neighbours served in ww2 but I’m way too shy to ask him how it was, but I really want to know his stories as they fascinate me to no end. All I know is that he is 96, was a british fighter pilot (I live in Australia), was shot down and kept as a POW in Germany in 1944, then was released at the end of the war in 1945 where I presume he moved down here. He is in very good shape for his age and seems like a lovely man.

Keep it up man these memories cannot be forgotten.

This channel is amazing. I did some calculations and the youngest surviving veterans are 91 or 92. For example, if they joined in 1945, they would have to be at least 17. That makes them born in 1928. They would now be 92. However, some people faked their age or joined young, but even if they were 15 in 1945 they would be 90 years old today. This is a dying generation and we need to keep their memories. They will be almost completely gone in around 20 years. May we never forget them and their sacrifices.

Thank you for continuing to record these stories! Priceless!!

Thank you so much for yet another beautifully done video. I love when new ones come out.

Thank you for keeping their stories alive.

One comment mentioned people would claim it as fake, and sad that is todays reality! This is my grandfather and his story is ever more real that him surviving as a POW. Im biased, but "what a guy." Our family feels so blessed to have him and wish his story was told on the biggest screens ever made!! Honoring the seven whose stories ended all too soon.

I just love listening to the stories there like interesting to me because I want to know what happened during World War II From the eyes of the person who fought in it

This channel is just fantastic, thank you for the work.

Another fantastic video. Well done guys.

"I'm the only one left of our crew..." No, you're not: all of us, Americans are with you.

THANK YOU, for this series! Best on KZfaq.

God bless him. We loved hearing his story. Thank you for your service solder! ❤️😁👍

Honestly smashed it again, quality work, please keep doing what you do, always a highlight of my week when you release these. Thank you.

Always look forward to your videos! The world needs to hear these heroes stories before they are gone for good.

So appreciative of these stories of the men and women of the greatest generation that we owe all that we have to just an outstanding channel these stories need to be told these videos are just outstanding they are so appreciated.

Amazing work! Thanks for making this videos so we can know what happened then as its very difficult to imagine so many diferent and horrible things.

As always another fine episode thank you

This channel does such an amazing job presenting their stories; I could watch them all day.

far and away the best memoirs in the world. Thank you for documenting these brave men and women:)