Yes agree. He is the definition of a true patriot! Puts 45 and his so called “ patriots” to shame!

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This video was like a great book you just couldn't put down until you went from beginning to end and refreshed some of the highlights. I was born in May 41 and still remember the electric atmosphere surrounding the sight of the troops returning to the home many thought they would never see as many didnt.

I'm 67. My Dad was a B17 Bombardier who flew 35 missions all of which were over Nazi Germany.. I'm listening to this amazing Americans story with tears running down my face.. MAGA MY ASS!!!!

​@@billsalgat8047Unnecessary comment.

Amazing fellow

God Bless You Mr Robisheaux ,may your soul rest in peace ! America loves you.

I really liked the way he explained how the airplanes actually worked and the differences between single and double engine fighters.

Ahhhhhhhh what a bummer he was tough as nails like the rest of them. So strange with 64 Missions and all the training in Air Craft repair and flying plus his time in the cockpit he never flew again I wonder why?

Lt Robisheaux thank you for your outstanding service! Sgt Louis Guidry from down the bayou, Vietnam vet. Lt, i was scared everyday i was there humping a m60 machine gun. Lt, prayers for your family and my you Rest In Peace. JOB WELL DONE, SIR!!!

My dad flew P-51s & P-38s in the 433rd Sq.(never knew what FG)

Our greatest generation IMO.

Rest in Heaven Sir. Thank you for doing your part to save the world.

To bad yungsters these days have no respect for those who put their life on the line for our freedoms but literally for our survival.

Thank you for adding this!

End of an era in many ways.

​@@user-zg8xj8fe6eThere's a whole lot of things about people today that's just too bad. They don't build them like this gentleman anymore.

God bless America. Fuck the assjoled that run it

Assholes that run

Wow that's a story. These Heroes didn't need to brag. God had their back. They knew that whether they said so or not. Slow salute to Reginald.

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Amen, Bradda! 👍🇺🇸

Absolutely!

I had a friend here in Texas, from Brownwood Texas. He was a P-38 pilot and flew some with Dick Bong. The gentleman's last name was Dirtsche. A awesome guy.

Same comment on every one these, your a bot

He was about as sharp as a young man, yet is not a young man anymore. So that makes him a rare older gentleman. He tells a helluva story.

I am not a religious person, but a loud AMEN.

The "Greatest Generation" is an overblown concept. Tom Brokaw made it up so he could kiss ass and write a book. When the nation has been in jeopardy, EVERY generation of Americans who have been asked...have answered. That's why it's America.

@@mitchellhawkes22 you seem fun...

Greatest generation is exactly correct. That generation went from horses to the moon. The double-overhead-cam 4-valve-per-cyclinder turbocharged engines we have today they had in their airplanes. They designed and built aircraft whose speed records have not been equaled today. They invented the computer, solid state electronics, artificial intelligence, radar, sonar, microwaves, air travel, supersonic airplanes, self-sealing tanks, turbine engines, nuclear power, and the deepest diving submarines and submersibles. Most of the metal alloys we have today were invented and used then. The bloviators of today demean their courage, character, hard work, and accomplishments, in order to take credit for their accomplishments, to acquire undeserved significance, while possessing none of the traits required to make that possible. I am a retired military pilot who had the opportunity to fly with a few of the stragglers from WW II. They were smart, plain as an old shoe, and I learned more from them, would rather be around them, than my often arrogant contemporaries. Two were B17 pilots who flew on some of the same missions to Germany. One had a cottage on a lake near a base and invited me to stay with them one weekend. I mostly listened to talk about some of those missions and learn from each other about what happened to who. I was also dual rated. One night I was flying a chaplain in a rotary wing to another base. I learned that he had flow P-51s in Europe during WW II. For those who know anything about rotary wing know that without autopilot, they require constant attention and a rapid crosscheck. I let him fly, believing he would not do well. After all these years he could freeze the needles in an aircraft type that was more unstable and sensitive than anything he could have flown. The Gulf War was the last war I was given an assignment for but was not deployed in time. I was out prior to the Iraq War. I learned a few things. The people you were with during the hardest times of your life are the people you never stop caring about, even though with them a short time. I remember my mom not understanding why my dad was so severely affected when he lost a friend from suicide who had been a friend during the Battle of the Bulge. My ear is just naturally to the ground for anything good or bad in the life of my friends and we never stop corresponding. It was the best brat camp possible and imparted a maturity and confidence that I would have never acquired otherwise. On the other hand I don't remember those I went to school with for 13 years very well, and I couldn't tell you who was best man in my wedding without looking. The current and my generation in no way measure up to theirs, but have benefited greatly.

No beer stories?

No more like these men. Now they don't even know if they're men!

What a great man it is because Of men like this that we owe our freedom

Brave & principaled men like this from my dads 'greatest generation' knew what dangers damn fascists posed and were proud to deal with them.

May GOD bless your Father!!

Sharp mind

I like the way this guy tells his story, like forest Gump (not meant talking shit) blunt to the point and "that's all there was to it". It's just here's the facts

@@aaravarcher2391 go away J.O.!

Yeh...from beginning to end.

Yoma mata

Thank you for sharing a heart felt memory

What could I say ? . . . HAND SALUTE, READY FRONT ! 🇺🇸

Remember Colorado Springs very memorably. In 1984, I ran the accent of the Pikes Peak Marathon. Started in Manitou Springs . . . hit the Barr Trail. Upon its' completion, at 14.1 miles . . . completed the accent portion, of the race ! Time - 3 hours, 12 minutes. Same time as my one completion of the Boston Marathon - however Boston, was 26.2 miles. Yes . . . up at altitude, much less oxygen ! 😬🇺🇸

Holy crap very interesting what are the chances of that ? Wow

Great story Wonder what he would think of our new dem party woke etc?

Its Robisheaux. Mistake in the title.

RIP...what a story teller. Thank you for your service.

You're right on that luckily in the last fifteen or so years people have been smart enough to get these veterans together and record their stories not many of them left my grandfather and great-uncle we're Naval aviators luckily our family got to hear their stories may they both rest in peace with all their buddies

Not smoking or doing alcohol has that affect in the later years of life.

Maybe they cut the questions out?

It's the most unfortunate thing in the world when you have someone like this, and they've had a stroke or are at the beginning of dimentia, they're trying to impart important things, but you just can't understand them, he's talking like it happened yesterday.

I'm hooked! There are lots on KZfaq!

Thoroughly enjoyed Listening l😮learning how he became a P38 Pilot. Thank you Sir for serving your country🇱🇷 Your sharing held me memorized. God Bless you✝️🙏🙏

My grandpa flew SBD Dauntless dive bombers during the war. As a kid, I asked him how come he never flew after the war. He said he never wanted to climb in a cockpit again. He was happier climbing into the cab of a tractor I guess.

@@PacWestFish Thanks, I’ve always been a klutz with the family tree nomenclature! The saddest thing is that cousin Milton was an only child and according to everyone that knew him, a lovable, humorous and generous soul. He could have stayed in the states as a trainer, but he wanted to fight. He was about ten years older than Pop and called my dad “Little Buddy.” Pop still has some letters. He is the only one left of that generation and will be 94 this year. When he was stationed in Germany in the Occupation Army (45-47), he spent a considerable amount of time trying to find any information he could about Cousin Milton, but nothing ever turned up. His P-38 is believed to have been lost over the North Sea, after tangling with German fighters over Bremen. There was a display about him here in Richmond, VA at the Air Museum just outside of the airport. That museum is gone now and all of the display items about Major Milton Joel are in the possession of one of my more distant cousins, related to him, with the same last name.

God rest his brave soul.

This guy was still sharper than many people half his age. What a hero. What a life.

What was your dad's first cousin's name?

“...made of different stuff”. Won’t deny that, but it was also a vastly different time and war (e.g., US was attacked, world dominance at stake)

Yes, she is a fine plane.

@@davidturner2187 Indeed it is.

Good boy Ringo. Great comment. It also solved the problem of shooting and propelers better than any other plane.

Design was way ahead of its time.

The P38 has always been my favorite WWII fighter. It's a shame that most of them were never brought back to the USA, but were sold or given away where they were at the end of the war. I believe there were more versions of the P38 than of any other U.S. fighter/interceptor at that time. It was/is a beautiful aircraft.

Thank you for your service Rob !!

So true!

Well put!

And remeber, pilots and infantry made up 2% of the total force. We only ever hear about these two types in uniform. Where are the other stories from the 98%?

And now.

Who in the hell were the 49 that disliked this video?

Unfortunately, they have a much more important agenda with teaching gender reassignment and infecting young persons minds. Far too few people know or even care abt these old and tired stories.

GOD Bless Your Father!! May GOD Bless you too!!

99% of the time no one ever notices the downvotes unless someone has to post "WHO ON EARTH ARE THE TROLLS WHO DON'T LIKE THIS VIDEO".

@@overlandbobcat1712 bunch of commie egg sucking light in their loafers ratchet jawed heifers

They are worthless selfish unappreciative people

That's the only power they can dredge up from their ugly little minds

They are punks who wouldn't know courage or patriotism if it bit them on the butt. God bless the greatest generation.

I did look it up, and I learned something new today. Thanks

My highest respect for him. My father served in WW2 from 42-46 Army Airforce

Amen to that!!

Same here. My Dad spent almost five years serving this great country in WWII in the Army and Mom served in the Navy. I despise these Socialists today and will do all I can to destroy them. In November 2022, there will be an incredible repudiation event. Inflation will be so painful for the Democrats and the other idiots that support Socialism they will forget all about “free” money.

wait a minute, is this about Earl Robinsheaux or about you and your dad? Seems like you're trying to make it about you and your dad.

AMEN

@@19tractor52 what is wrong with you two idiots? "it seems like it happened a few weeks before the video"?

true .. like a debriefing

As a very young pilot who believe they are 10ft tall and in bullet proof may explain his lack of fear? Failure of imagination lol.? From a mate in Qld Australia . We in Aus remember US serviceman sacrifice in the SW Pacific . Many in this world have the memory capacity of a cockroach .

@@ianando9459 He even mentioned fear and other pilots. It was common and talked about often. It had nothing to do with being young.