When this guy started citing number after number. I stopped what I was doing and came over to the comments to see if people were as amazed as I was/am.
Bro, the memories of the old timers are so much sharper than ours. I kick myself in the ass so much for not keeping a diary and taking more pictures during deployment
i wish every WWI vets stories could be told and remembered for all time. lets be thankful for the interviews we do have. still burns me the German War Archives were bombed, depriving us of TONS of WWI material.
It’s crazy, I live in Oregon now. But I randomly open up an interview and the guy is from the same town as my grandpa. I was just there a month ago visiting. I grew up a couple town over. My Great Grandpa probably knew this man. Small world.
These men lived during a totally different time, before cars were common and carriages were still horse drawn. It is remarkable that these humble men from the past could recall clear memories of their service in WW1. The third veteran interview was perhaps the most astonishing, with the fact of how articulate and clear his speech was considering his age, and seemed to be in good health during the interview. May these men rest in heaven!
Now that we've long since lost all of the voices of WWI, interviews like these are important records to tell history just how brutal that war was, and how brave these men were to volunteer to fight in it. I hope I make it to 100 with as clear a head as these old boys had.
Holy crap! I can't believe how unbelievable his memory is . My grandfather (Lloyd A. McCready) was in WW1. The Spanish flu. Many died. Thank God for all who served in all our wars.
My great great grandfather was an Italian immigrant born in 1889 he served when his country called and survived. He returned with stories of murder. Explicitly he told my great grandmother (his daughter) how he would stab the Germans in the neck with a bayonet. He also had lung issues due to mustard gas. And eventually died because of lung and breathing complications. And died in 1962. I may have not met you but I will never forget what you did for my country.
All his buddies thought he was hit but it was his pork and beans that started leaking through his pack. I’d have the biggest laugh and smile on my face if that would have happened to me and my friends. Lol!
I was lucky enough to have been a Black Lion back in 2008. I went off to different units afterwards but I have always felt my time with the 28th was the best.
I know the family of Curd Earls, he was killed by shelling in the battle of Cantigny, May 27 1918.. He's buried in the American Cemetery at Somme, France..
Interviewed in 96! Man i was SO close to meeting these guys. I was born in 98 and if it wouldve been a decade sooner maybe i couldve gotten the chance to steal some time away from these gentlemen
one of my favorite memories is talking to a WWII veteran while we were stuck together in this waiting room at some giant doctors office/health center. his wife was there for treatment and so was my Grandmother. we were in that room talking for at least 4 hours. wish i could recall all he said but I was only 12 or 13. this was right when Band of Brothers was released, which I had just saw, so meeting an actual WWII Veteran was insane! IIRC he was regular infantry, fought and survived D-Day, etc. The Greatest Generation. too bad their kids threw it all away. United States should have become paradise on Earth if we didn't let the capitalists/bankers/etc steal everything from us.
I can confirm my father had copd. Always gasping for air and wheezing at the end of a sentence. It must have cost this old veteran a lot of energy to get his story out.
The way he says almost 75 years ago...thats how long ago d-day was, soon they will be back with their comrades again just like these old boys here.
I was deployed in Iraq just over 10 years ago and I can't remember shit compared to this guy.
Testament to how much of an impression these event were for the veterans.
When this guy started citing number after number. I stopped what I was doing and came over to the comments to see if people were as amazed as I was/am.
Seriously, this guy is rattling off how many bandoliers and how many rounds in each 70+ years after the fact. 🤯
Bro, the memories of the old timers are so much sharper than ours. I kick myself in the ass so much for not keeping a diary and taking more pictures during deployment
Technology is ruining our brains. Few see the truth
i wish every WWI vets stories could be told and remembered for all time. lets be thankful for the interviews we do have. still burns me the German War Archives were bombed, depriving us of TONS of WWI material.
the clarity of this veterans memory is amazing. how incredible to hear his story.
It’s crazy, I live in Oregon now. But I randomly open up an interview and the guy is from the same town as my grandpa. I was just there a month ago visiting. I grew up a couple town over. My Great Grandpa probably knew this man. Small world.
These men lived during a totally different time, before cars were common and carriages were still horse drawn. It is remarkable that these humble men from the past could recall clear memories of their service in WW1. The third veteran interview was perhaps the most astonishing, with the fact of how articulate and clear his speech was considering his age, and seemed to be in good health during the interview.
May these men rest in heaven!
Love and miss you, Uncle Arlie. ❤️
He’s such a cool guy I come back to this interview often
How old was Uncle Arlie when he passed away?
It’s 2021 and I’m watching an interview about events that unfolded in 1917-1918
Fuckin crazy !
Now that we've long since lost all of the voices of WWI, interviews like these are important records to tell history just how brutal that war was, and how brave these men were to volunteer to fight in it. I hope I make it to 100 with as clear a head as these old boys had.
Absolute gold mine, wealth of knowledge.
These interviews are absolute gold. Thanks from a post-9/11 Navy Vet.
Holy crap! I can't believe how unbelievable his memory is . My grandfather (Lloyd A. McCready) was in WW1. The Spanish flu. Many died. Thank God for all who served in all our wars.
what a story, these legends
Gotta remember, this guy was in his teens, maybe early 20s, when all this occured.
And now our WW2 veterans are this age. Almost gone. It won't be long before living memories become written history only
We've got 13 years at the absolute most
What a man, lest we never forget
We need more of this. Just great stuff. Hopefully more of this comes out of the woodwork
Thanks for taking the initiative to record this bit of history, I and everyone else here greatly appreciate it.
Thank you for posting these wonderful interviews. so important
These interviews are very important. Thank you
Thank you 🇺🇲🙂
My great great grandfather was an Italian immigrant born in 1889 he served when his country called and survived. He returned with stories of murder. Explicitly he told my great grandmother (his daughter) how he would stab the Germans in the neck with a bayonet. He also had lung issues due to mustard gas. And eventually died because of lung and breathing complications. And died in 1962. I may have not met you but I will never forget what you did for my country.
All his buddies thought he was hit but it was his pork and beans that started leaking through his pack. I’d have the biggest laugh and smile on my face if that would have happened to me and my friends. Lol!
Thank you 1st division museum for posting this.
I was lucky enough to have been a Black Lion back in 2008. I went off to different units afterwards but I have always felt my time with the 28th was the best.
Amazing, god bless all these men ❤️
LEST WE FORGET
Amazing.
My Grandfather served in British Army WW1.I have his campaign ribbons.Never met him.My dad said his lungs burned with mustard gas.
I know the family of Curd Earls, he was killed by shelling in the battle of Cantigny, May 27 1918.. He's buried in the American Cemetery at Somme, France..
Interviewed in 96! Man i was SO close to meeting these guys. I was born in 98 and if it wouldve been a decade sooner maybe i couldve gotten the chance to steal some time away from these gentlemen
one of my favorite memories is talking to a WWII veteran while we were stuck together in this waiting room at some giant doctors office/health center. his wife was there for treatment and so was my Grandmother. we were in that room talking for at least 4 hours. wish i could recall all he said but I was only 12 or 13. this was right when Band of Brothers was released, which I had just saw, so meeting an actual WWII Veteran was insane! IIRC he was regular infantry, fought and survived D-Day, etc. The Greatest Generation. too bad their kids threw it all away. United States should have become paradise on Earth if we didn't let the capitalists/bankers/etc steal everything from us.
Holy crap, this guy who sat with the other guy while he bled out. 😨
Thank you rip
He speaks extra old for sure tho. Some awesome stuff to see.
He always did, extra loud too. Especially in the middle of Golden Coral at dinner. He was my grandfather's Uncle.
Congratulation
fascinating interviews
what was that leather cord called at 13 mins in? i've been trying to find it and what the meaning behind is but i google isn't any help
RIP
Private max ottenfeld looks like a vietnam veteran 30:10
Sounds like the first guy might have copd
Just imagine if that was just how he talked even in 1920 as a buck private lol.
I can confirm my father had copd. Always gasping for air and wheezing at the end of a sentence. It must have cost this old veteran a lot of energy to get his story out.
@@johnhendriks6340 I imagine all those old timers smoked like chimneys
@@allseriousness I asked a WW2 veteran when I was an MP in Germany if he smoked during the war? He said, Would you put dirt in your gas tank”? Lol!
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