Is there a channel foucous on the other side?Would like to know the perspectives on both side.

His father was a wise man. He knew the horrors of war.

This guy's 97? Wow he looks amazing and is sharp as a tack!

May you tell the next veteran I said thank you for your service please

My neighbor, 99 year old Richard Lawrence. He was a ball gunner in a b52 shot down over Hungary. He spent 18 months in a pow camp and was force marched 500 miles on foot through the winter. Said they ate tree bark and what grass they could find. The greatest honor in my life is counting him among my dearest of friends. There's 60 years between us, but I consider him my best friend. Love these guys.

Hats off to James Feezel for sharing that. As a Geriatric care nurse in the 80's I met a lot of WWII veterans. A few WWI veterans too. They most often change the subject when you ask about their wartime experiences. A veteran British Paratrooper before dying got a few wild complex wartime issue's off his chest once as though I were his priest God rest his soul & that's about all I got. From literal dozens of veterans. They don't care to dwell on it all, they've struggled for decades to put it all behind them.

I spoke to a WW2 veteran a while ago who lives next to my grandparents. If I recall correctly he was drafted, and was sent to the Pacific as a radioman. He took part in the retaking of the Philippines, and the landings on Okinawa. He didn't talk much of what he did during those actions, but he did talk about how awful the Okinawa landings were, and how some guys would slip in between the landing craft and the ship while boarding and get crushed that way. The radio equipment was very heavy, and he was told to only carry his pistol, but he said to hell with that and got his hands on a Thompson as soon as he could. He was shot 3 times on Okinawa, presumably by a machinegun, and I believe he was sent home after that, earning a few medals for his actions. He's around 99 now, and doing okay. He got sick a few months ago during the pandemic but he's better now. He's usually outside fixing lawnmowers or working on his truck, which is incredible for him to be doing at his age. It was an honor to speak with him, and I'll always remember our time together.

my granduncle was 96 when he died he died witrhin a few weeks of interviewing him for my school exams he was a luftwaffe mechanic and was captured by the russians in the end before he avoided capture 6 times ! in the end his group was the first germans to be released by the russians

I remember my grandma telling us stories in world war 2. She tell us stories about the Japanese in Bataan Death March here in Philippines. She save a couple of Americans and Filipino soldiers who’s on that march, they hide under women’s long dress 👗 and my grandma saves 6 American and 10 Filipino soldiers. And in her time there was a Japanese soldier confessing with her then he slaps the Japanese soldier and the soldier spits her out then leaves. My grandma tells she’s not afraid to die if I die you die to she says. My grandma is a little bit of a badass luckily the soldier didn’t fuck her up. When I go in our old house she always tell ww2 stories sadly she died in December of 2010 she’s 89 yrs old. She’s a lovely woman I miss my grandma 🥲

Call every nursing home every hospital etc etc and ask if there are any vets from WWII or Korea who want to be interviewed! I would do the same but I don't have any of the abilities you do sir and I would hate to see these veterans stories get lost to time. This is our one chance to make sure these great heros and their miraculous stories are never forgotten! Thank you so much for EVERYTHING you do and keep these videos coming! I thank you good sir and more importantly grateful future generations will thank you as well!

My great grandp recently died. He served on the uss Curtis av

You guys are doing a great service not only to these great men and women, but also to the rest of the world. So that no one ever forgets.

I wish till my dying breath I would have been born earlier so I could have met my great grandparents and heard the stories of their service in ww2. These men served in Halsey's and Patton's armies respectively. One took pictures of ships that didn't survive the war and if memory serves me right one is the Arizona and the Oregon. The stories are these men worked with their hand's building houses that still stand strong to this day. I thank this channel for doing what I could never do and putting their stories into writing so that history will not be lost one piece at a time.

I'm so happy that there still in this world tell there stories

The saddest part of these videos is knowing that not much more than a decade from now, maybe less these men will all be gone. And we’ll be left with what we have, never to learn more.

Love what you guys are doing keeping these men encounters alive and documented for many to see and learn

This was my great grandfather, a great man, a warrior. He passed recently but man did he have stories

My grandfather was a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator. Unfortunately he didn't like to talk about his service so I never got the chance to have an in-depth conversation about it with him.

These are incredible documents of the brave.

“Quite a day” what a descriptive phrase and the memories it holds. Thank you for continuing to help these men to tell their memories.

Thank you Mr. Feezel for your service, your patriotism, your bravery and your sacrifices for our freedom. May God bless you.

This man called the German pilot he missed one of 'Hitlers Henchmen'. Yet, James himself was drafted. He fought a noble fight against hitler but many good german men like him had to be killed in the process. Thank you James for your service. You have carried a burden your entire life. The least we can do is know about it so as not to repeat it.

Hurlach Lager IV, between Landsberg and Kaufering. Was a sub camp in the Dachau system that was used for quarantine cases. Got a uniform from a man in the 12th's 493rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion that was there that day.

My beloved 12th Armored Division...

I love what your mission is in preserving these stories for future generations. Thank you all for what you do!

This man is a national treasure. God bless him and his family. I really think today america could not produce a million men like him.

I’m so glad we still have some ww2 soldiers

My uncle was a Marine who served on the USS Hornet. Before he passed away at 90 in 2013, the local news did an interview with him at his home on his WW2 experience.

I love hearing these old ww2 vets, so brave.

Thank God there were good people on both sides of the war. The fact that he wasn't shot as a prisoner and medical care was given to wounded Americans is heart warming..

It really feels like I’m having a conversation with him

I hope the veterans see how much it means to us to hear their stories. They truely are inspiring

I love these. I wish they also were able to get Veterans from Germany and Russia. those guys would also have some wild stories

I didn't expect to get another video so early but i love it

It is our duty to never forget.

Thank you for doing this. I don't think I've made it through any of the features with dry eyes. So poignant, so valuable. Such sacrifice and so much horror. I truly believe we owe these folks our freedom.

my salute you sir! thank you for your service

Thank you Sir for your service. We are free because of you and other brave men like you. God bless you.

Keeping doing what you guys are doing. One of my biggest failures was not recording my great uncle's stories. Sadly due to family politics, his son moved him to a different assisted living facility, and required that all visitors be screened by him beforehand. Sadly my great uncle passed away a few years later, just as the restrictions for his visitors was finally resolved after a lawsuit.

What an absolute legend! Brave man

This made my Day two episodes this month

What a man

Good to know these stories will live on for others to hear, for many years to come 👍

This is the best KZfaq channel in the world, and I love the new edit!

It has always been interesting talking to vets for sure, I had 2 uncle's that served in the army during WW2 in which one was on the beaches of Normandy and was shot up by a machine gun nest and survived but suffered greatly from that while the other was a scout and did some amazing things during WW2 and Korea and also was one of the guards during the Nuremberg trials as well, after that uncle told me a few of his memories my dad confirmed that he killed a lot of men during those 2 conflicts.

I go out of my way to thank and talk with any man wearing veteran hats. These guys were just amazing and I am honored just listening to this Also everytime you guys see a Vietnam Veteran go and welcome them home. Seriously they were not welcomed home after the war, they will be so happy. I have had three of them tell me with tears in their eyes that they feel so happy to have someone appreciate their servicr. GOD BLESS

Thank you for your service and sacrifice mr james 🫡🫡

The Germans were pretty good about stopping columns of tanks and trucks. My fathers searchlight battalion was stopped cold at a viaduct, every truck and half track was destroyed. Very few made it out alive. My father freed Buchenwald. He never really wanted to talk about the war, and never had a love for firearms and never endorsed joining the service. He was a great Dad, may he Rest In Peace.

Thank you for your service and sacrifices for our Freedom. I pray today's generation of American soldiers and local patriots do not let your services slip away.

Thanks for recording these memories so that they are saved. Brave men one and all. Thx

My Father..John Samuel Kerr (went as "Sam") was in the 12th Armored division in France and Germany. He was in 1st platoon, company C, 119th armored engineer battalion. He was drafted and entered service in September 1942. He was 22yrs old. His initial training was at Camp Campbell KY. He was then assigned to the 12th and trained with them at Camp Barkley TX. He was a buck sergeant when they shipped overseas, was promoted to staff sgt after his platoon sergeant was killed. He later received a battlefield commission to 2nd lt. I'm not sure whether he commanded a different platoon, or his Lt was either promoted and transferred or maybe killed. Dad was wounded twice but returned to his unit before fully healed. At wars end he was sent stateside to a military hospital at camp Atterbury Indiana, where he underwent a number of surgeries on his arm. He was finally granted a 30% permanent disability. He returned to his civilian career as a plumber, married and built his own house In Ann Arbor Mi. and had only lived in it a month when he was recalled to active duty in July of 1950 and sent to Korea (how he was recalled when on the permanent disability list is a long complex story). After Korea he opted to remain in service and retired in 1969 after a tour in Vietnam. I so wish he would have been interviewed like this. He died in 2008 and left me with a head full of stories he either volunteered to tell or which I drug out of him over the years. I have the actual medals that he got as well as ribbons from some he never got the hard medal for. We also have a carbon flimsy of a memo sent to the commander of the 119th from the 43rd tank battalion relating how Dad along with some members of the 92cav recon squadron determined the pattern and clear passage of a German minefield while under fire. They completed the mission and Dad and a 92nd sergeant drug one of their wounded to safety. Dad then volunteered to go back out under fire to determine if a man left out in the minefield was actually dead as believed or still alive as one member of the patrol thought. Dad got to the guy, but unfortunately he was positively dead. To my knowledge, Dad never received an award for this action, though I believe he deserved one. Wonderful to see this fellow comrade of Dad's alive and well....can't be many left...Dad was 87 when he passed in 2008.

James Feezel is a remarkable human being. Hard to imagine, that anyone could survive such horrific experiences & return back home to live a normal life. I honor him for his devotion to his country.

If I understand correctly, the 12th armored division was linked up with the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, as well as the 117th Recon. as they liberated Dachau. My late grandfather was a medic with the 117th from Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, crossing the Rhine, and liberating Dachau as told here and right to Hitler's Eagle's nest. He was one of those medics, possibly the medic as told here. I can't imagine what he saw. His name is Emil Bongiovanni. Memoirs of WWII had him scheduled for an interview, but largely due to my personal schedule, there was a delay/mix-up. He passed away shortly afterward. I feel terrible about the loss of history.

What an outstanding gentleman. 😔

I've heard about giving those who are starving too many calories or too much food that is high in fat could be deadly to them. Some sort of shock to the system. To be so far gone that overindulging could be fatal is just mind-blowingly sad.

Will you ever interview a german soldier again? That would be so cool and interesting

Good story

first man through the gates of Dachau! An incredible testimony. Thank you for sharing this veteran's invaluable recollections of the war.

Thank you for sharing this.

My grandmother and grandfather were in the war. I wish I had asked them more about it when they were alive. Thank you for these. People will be watching them long after we're gone

You can still hear the Pain in his voice, talking about what he had witnessed.

MAN, THIS WAS AWESOME. THANKS FOR SHARING.

My grandad was in the RAF a bright man. By the time the Americans joined the war he'd already won the battle of Britain after having escaped from Dunkirk. He came home 2 weeks after everyone else in a french barge boat with all his equipment and all his men. He then went to Malta which was bombed to hell and then finally to North Africa. I wish he was here to do a KZfaq video because he sounded nothing like this man. He had the highest respect for the Germans and their professional attitude. He even stole a BMW bike and said it was incredible.

Thank you for posting these! Think you guys can chat with Clarence Smoyer in PA?

thank you for your heroic job 🙏 🤍

These recordings and videos need to be made safe! These are time capsules just the way we are amazed at shots and scenes of lets say the 'Civil' war .. WW1 etc. This Sir is amazing and bless him! 🙏😢

These videos are amazing, I am so grateful to hear these stories.

Thank you for these memoirs.

Thank you so much for making these amazing documentaries, memoirs of ww2. These stories are priceless so thanks you guys SO much for putting so much effort in to making these stories!

Thank you for bringing us these amazing stories. Grateful for your project and the service members who share such difficult experiences with us.

Thank you for continuing to show these videos. These younger generations need to see them so we won't ever forget these heroes!

It's fantastic you're still catching these amazing stories, Josh. Time is really running out. My great-grandma passed away 5 years ago, I wish he would have had a chance to tell his story like this.

Keep up the good work

Thank you for your service, James Feezel!

My dad was a tanker. He was in the M-3 CDL (gizmo) and transitioned to the M-4 when they crossed the Rhine. He was in the 748 battalion. I really miss him.

This channel is going to go down in history for preserving the memories of these great heroes. Thank you so much for all that you do in supporting these wonderful veterans!

I am so eager for the next release!! I have watched these videos so many times I could probably quote each one! Keep posting em! Dont ever stop!

Very interesting. Amazing what they lived through. Thanks for sharing these stories.

I love hearing these stories of men who lived history. Good work!

Awesome episode, god bless this man thanks for your service

Thank you for sitting these guys down and asking about their experiences... priceless

Thank you , SIR ! I have so much respect for you.

Thank you for this marvelous interview! it is truly eye-opening to hear the struggles and situations these brave men endured to preserve the freedoms that we cherish today! my hat is off to him!

Fantastic job as always guys. These first hand stories will soon be gone forever. Both my grandfathers fought in WWII and they touch my heart. Love what your doing and couldn't think of a more noble cause on KZfaq.

Thank you for your work with these heroes.

Thank You. GOD Bless All who Serve & served and their families and friends. May we all have Peace & Health

This was extremely powerful. Thank you guys for doing these videos.

I like this new concept. I look forward to viewing a bonus video for the month. Thank you for this! 😄

Thank you so much for your enduring project.....GREATEST GENERATION is an understatement.

Not only quite a day. Quite a life. Thank you and the other heroes of your generation. I've tried so hard with my kids and grandkids to instill in them a sense of gratitude and patriotism so all the sacrifices and unselfish heroic acts the greatest generation gave of themselves so we could be free and live in the greatest country in the world would not be in vain. I hope that I and my family did not disappoint. I love this channel. It makes me miss my Dad so much. Thank you Memoirs of WWII

It is so sad that we are losing the greatest generation that America has ever known. I'm grateful that I had my grandpa his twin brother and my great great grandmother's husband who also served in World War II to look up to.

So incredible to see a man of his age so healthy and sharp. Thank you Sir for your service. From Canada 🇨🇦

Sir you are a true gentleman .God bless you and thank you.☘

I want to thank you guys for putting together this most excellent presentation of our veterans God bless all of you for making this possible for us to see and hear these great men talk about their role in history God bless you all and God bless our veterans on all sides

Thank you for your service 👍

I think it’s great you do that. Spread the word to the young so they know.

Another incredible video!

God bless you...thank you for telling us what happened...bless you...thank you.🇩🇪 No words.

Thank you sir for your service 🇱🇷

Wow that gave me goose bumps . Those men had HONOR AND INTEGRITY two things missing in society now days.I have nothing but respect and a soft spot for everyone of them . God bless those guys for their sacrifice