When Andrew thanked them for taking the time to listen to his story, it made me cry a little bit. Thank you Andrew for your service.

The worst thing about this channel is that there’s an expiration date. One day there won’t be anyone left alive to tell their personal stories. One day these videos will be all we have left and I am thankful that Memoirs of WWII is taking the time to make these amazing videos to respect and honor all who served in WWII

These videos should be shown in history classes all across the states.

These guys have experienced our world in a way many of us couldn’t even fathom that it could ever be that way.

There's 3 reasons I watch these videos: 1. To say thanks and pay respects 2. To hear the stories 3. The wonderful content

Honestly admitted how afraid he was to go into that jungle. What sane person wouldn't have been terrified? But he went in anyway because it was the right thing to do. A real hero.

Stopped watching another video to come watch this as every single one of these is an absolute masterpiece. Huge thanks to the crew and everyone involved in the making of these memoirs. And especially a huge thanks to andrew for taking the time to tell his story. These stories truly inspire me to be a better person after seeing what all these people had to endure. Both the fighting and the coping after the fact. This channel and its wonderful guests never fail to remind what I hold near and dear to heart in life.

Awesome video. My grandfather served in Guam and Saipan in the army air corps. Ran radio lines up in the hills. He’s currently 98 and grandma’s 94, still both alive

Man shoutout to the last living ww2 veterans

As I was marveling at what this man has seen and done, it lifted my heart when he said his buddies had survived the war. Can't give him and his friends enough respect, but they get all of mine.

Andrew you don't need to thank us, we thank you and all who gave everything. Semper Fi.

These interviews should be shown in every school in America To let our kids know what these brave Men and Women did for our Country.

All too often you hear these mens stories, going to war with their brothers and closest friends, and coming home to only 1 or 2 of them still being alive, worse yet, being the only one who survived. It's heartwarming that Andrew was able to come home along with all of his friends, and live the lives they deserve together

Thank you all WW1 and WW2 vets

I Can't even imagine how it was like for an American pilot that had been shot down and lost in the Middle of Night in the Jungles of the Pacific with Japanese soldiers crawling all over the place either in camouflage in the bushes or snipers in the trees. That would be very terrifying

Thank you sir for being one of Guam's heroic liberators. My father was 19 years old and my mother only 15 in 1944 when the Marines liberated our island from the brutal Japanese occupation. There was a lot of suffering at the hands of the Japanese, who committed grave atrocities against our people because they remained steadfast, true, and loyal to the U.S. during the dire war years. The brave Americans who liberated Guam - those who died on our beaches and jungles or survived to continue the fight - will never be forgotten.

it’s 7:00 AM and my alarm is set for 8:00

There’s a reason they call these people THE GREATEST GENERATION!

My grandpa is a 97 year old ww2 vet and is still coherent . He has some amazing stories

What a great story. It's really amazing that all 5 survived when so so many Marines were killed. My Dad was a young sailor stationed on Guam in 1957. The Marines had one of the floors in the barrack where he was quartered so he became good friends with them. He still remembers seeing his Marine friends marching off into the mosquito infested jungle for maneuvers and thinking about what had occurred there 13 yrs earlier.

Thank you

Great job guys. This is really outstanding work.

I really like listening to these vets tell their stories without a bunch of stupid questions being asked of them. They end up talking about things no interviewer would know about to ask.

I wish someone would've interviewed my grandfather like this. He had a lot of interesting stories of those years. Too late now though.

These Men are absolutely exceptional. The most effective warriors in human history.

I dont understand why your channel isn't receiving grants. This is a noble cause and deserves more recognition. Thank you for the astonishingly great content!

i respect every single world war 2 veteran because they fought for us and they endured so much for us.

He certainly had an interesting story with the boxing team as well as the Pacific campaign. I'm thankful that there were men like him who did what they had to do for the U.S. and the world. Thank you for bringing us another incredible story!

Men like you make me proud to be a Marine. Semper Fi and thank you Devil for paving the way for young Marines like myself!

commenting for the youtube algorithm. This was by far one of the best videos in this series...

My Dad was in the 1st wave on Guam a Navy Seabed attached to the Marine Corps taking the airstrip. Maybe Andrew and Him crossed paths who knows, I think they would have liked each other.

Thank for your service 🙏

So glad to see another wwIi story. The Pacific was certainly hell.

325,574 World War II Veterans are still alive as of march 2021 according to Veterans Affairs, but 250 pass away every day thats over 91k vets per year pass away. Not many years left there will be no World War II veterans to tell their story. So if you get the chance talk with one do it and honor them. Thank you to my uncle Jo Jo who stormed the beaches of Normandy, and thank you to my grandfather why he's not really considered a vet he was a welder/ electrician at the Philadelphia Shipyard building worships for World War II

Unlike a lot of WW2 veterans this man is an excellent story teller. Great interview.

I love watching history and those that lived it, so many stories, so many viewpoints, yet still we sometimes never learn from the lives of others and what they went through, only to bring the cycle around again. WHAT IS FREEDOM WORTH? ASK THOSE THAT DIED TRYING TO DEFEND IT.

Another great effort. There can’t be too many left now.

Josh, I don't know if you realize this, but what you're doing is absolutely incredible and it probably gets tough to do at times, but please don't stop. You're bringing history to the ears of today's generations. You really are an amazing person for doing this.

Thank God men like this lived when we needed them the most.

All 5 of them survived and got to continue being friend’s for life. How awesome!

The beer was "Golden!" I love it....Thanks to all who make these videos available to us...They remind me of why I have Freedom, and how very important it is to we Americans. USA!

Bless you sir for this arrangement, and thank you for your service. This video nailed it, my grandfather was Army 6th infantry, Ft Leanardwood, Mo. Returned home shellshocked, jumped on a Harley with a sidecar, with his brother in arms "Buzz" Burger, they rode from Missouri to California to work on the Hoover Dam project, and survived that also! Once he got right, he became an accountant for the Northeast Missouri telephone company. Though still hid under the bed during fireworks of 4th of July!

What a gentleman. What a life! What a hero. Thank you to all our WWII vets, living and deceased.

My father, Phillip J. Lopez served in the Pacific Theatre with the USMC in WWII. He was an amphibious tractor operator, transporting soldiers to the beaches in combat. RIP to the greatest generation.

I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤ with everything going on in America 🇺🇸 and the kids not knowing what was given us for our freedom we need more of these videos so maybe they will come to love our country as much as these brave man and women who gave it all for us ❤

I got a little teary eyed at the end. I'm sending this to my father, a Korean war vet. He's in upstate New York. I'm Pohnpei,FSM. Nine thousand miles away. Great video.

A hero of a great man I want to thank you sir also I like to mention my father landed on Okinawa April 1st God bless.

Thank you sir!!! It was an honor to watch and listen to you. My grandpa was ww2 vet from 42 to 45 was on first wave on 2 invasions including Omaha Beach with the 1st nfantry division. I lost him in 2014 and there is not a day goes by that I do not think about of him.

This is a real American hero god bless you sir

I'm so glad we all get the opportunity to hear these veteran's stories. These videos will become a part of history.

Wow , mr Puopolo , it was an honor to listen to your story , thanks a lot for your service, respect

This man is a true hero. He is honest, humble and a very respectful man. Thanks a lot for telling us your amazing story and to the people who make these stories public

And he thanks US for listening to his story. Such humility. It was an honor for us to be able to hear his story. It seems that heroes are always modest. A stellar human being this man...

This is great. I love how clear and sharp his mind is. So lucky all four returned to get married. Iwo and Okinawa were hell on earth.

I like his buddies made it back but my heart sank when he said im the only one out of the 4 who is alive right now true heroes who will never be forgotten what great man

Absolutely amazing story. Thank you for your service Mr. Puopolo. You are an American Hero!

What a guy, It was a humbling experience listening to his story, "The greatest generation".

Truly humbling stuff from a honest-to-God American hero. Thank you, Mr. Puopolo. Highest respects and regards to you and yours, sir. - Ed on the Ridge

Mr. Puopolo thank you for your service. Josh and Heather thank you your labor of love.

These videos should be in every school for appropriate age children and all teens. Many served. My Uncle was captured at The Bulge, my MIL built F6F's, my FIL ran communications wire in the Philllipines, my oldest sister husband trained artillery men, and then guarded the Eisenhauer family. Everyone needs to know what these people suffered throught to give us all what we have today.

There's a WW2 vet in West Sacramento California that was part of the crew with President George Herbert Walker Bush. He has some great stories to tell. Would be a worthy makings of a video.

The ending where this fine man said thank you for talking to me and talking about making a man of him and fighting for his country almost brought a tear to my eye

Thank you for your service we will not forget you, Andrew.

God bless this man and his buddies. How wonderful that they survived the brutality and carnage of the Pacific for theirs and our sakes

What a humble and inspirational man. A life well lived, with pride and honor.

These videos are incredible. So glad someone is taking the time to capture these. Thanks!!

Thank you Andrew. I owe my freedom, my children's freedom and my grandchildren's freedom to you and all the veterans like you.

Proud to have men like you fight for this country 🙏🏽

Yes, it's good to hear the veterans' stories and to learn from them, so that our kids and grand-kids hopefully never have to endure anything like a world war.

Great job again!

Thank you Andrew for your service. A valiant warrier in wartime and a gentleman in peacetime. 🙏

Thank you sir for your service. You are a hero. I'm glad that you and your buddies all got home safely. From one Italian to another. Thank you.

wow, very moving, got alot out of his story, total hero. Thank you Mr. Pupolo!!!

Everytime i watch this all the stories they tell are so immersive , and show what true heros these veterans are

Thank you, Andrew, for your sacrifices and service to our country so that WE can enjoy the freedoms we have. My father also served in the pacific theater in the same timeframe as you.

Family friend of my parents I went to work for in 1975 drove tank in Germany and was hit in the Battle of the Bulge disabling his tank. Ralph's tank was built by Ford Motor Company and he was very loyal to a company that guarded his life to bring him home alive. Veterans never talk much about what happened and documentaries like Andrew are difficult. I spent many years with Ralph until his death, you learned to be a good listener when something would trigger a memory.

I have a hard time letting my emotions out, but every time I watch one of these videos it all comes out. Since I was 5 years old I’ve had a recurring dream of being a ww2 fighter pilot before I even knew what ww2 was and in my dream even 20 years later it always ended with me getting shot in the chest by an enemy plane. Not that there’s any correlation but since the first dream at 5 I now have a massive birthmark like stain in my chest.

What a wonderful story. Very rare to find a group of pals that all made it back alive. Andrew is a gem. Very humble and honest. Thanks to him for sharing his part of our history and to you at MofWWII for making it happen.

I joined the Marines in the 80's because of men like these. I was just a kid but wanted to be like them. Best thing I ever did. Semper Fi...

Thank You for being a soldier. I was too in the 60's. I salute you Sir.

What I wouldn’t give to just shake his hands and say thank you!!! What a man, what a story, what a life!!

Thank you Andrew, for sharing your amazing story and your amazing friends with the world!

Great recall. Great interview. Must be 95 years old by now. Tremendous he survived the war both physically and mentally. Hollywood star looks as well. Where was Barbara Stanwyck when he needed her.!!

Incredible story, thank you Mr. Puopolo for your service and for sharing your life with us.

Its a gift to hear the stories of these men who fought for our safteys and freedoms we have.....thank you sir for your servce....

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I'm so glad that his friends survived. This made me cry. I love these stories. Thank you to all the men & woman who have served and are serving now.

Awesome. I thank everyone that has fought and died for my homeland. I'm truly grateful.

First off I have to say he looks great for a world war II veteran! Second of all this was such a moving story. Don't get me wrong each one of these stories are incredible but for some reason and again put my finger on it this one just really touches you, or at least it did me. Maybe it's the fact that he thanked us for listening to his story. I always used to think to myself for whatever reason if I ever became unemployed or just had an abundant amount of time on my hands I would start a non-profit and listen veteran stories. I was not fortunate enough to listen to my grandfather's WW2 stories, And from what I've been told he really enjoyed telling them. So I personally want to thank the crew at the vets for doing these videos. This is one of my favorite channels on KZfaq and I'm always look forward to watching each and every single one of these sometimes even multiple times.

I was genuinely relieved when he said all four of his bro's came back 🙃

This Patreon is the best $5 I spend every month. Worth every cent

I am from the island of Guam, and I am also a veteran myself. Thank you to this Marine and all those Marines that fought in the pacific. Every CHmorus on Guam were so excited and happy to see the US Marines liberated Guam on July 21 1945. Till this very present time and years to come. The island of Guam has and always celebrate July 21 as "Liberation Day" which is one of the official holiday for Guam. And to honor the Marines, Guam has named our main highway called "Marine Drive". After the war, the Navy did uniustice issues to the people of Guam which is so so sad. I will leave it there. Thank you Mr. Puopolo for your service and sacrifice and all your buddies. Sempre Fi!

I'm so grateful for everything these men and women went through to stop the worlds most evil regime

Most important channel on youtube. Keep up the great work. I wish someone would do the same in France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Japan with their living veterans too.

Great to hear these stories from our veterans. We’ll done and thank you.

*Now that's One Hell of a Man, Right there...*

Perfect story keep going this chanel i support you from indonesia .

Iv met a few ww2 hero's I have alot of signed pictures from them . Theses people won't be around for ever so good to have something like that I think 💯

I like how this guy talk, an i liked every type ah gunn! Them's the real heroes!

I love how this hero tells his story, I could listen to him for hours.