WW2 Veteran’s Heartbreaking Story | Memoirs Of WWII #31
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2024
- Navy Corpsman Harry “Robben” Ledeker recalls Pearl Harbor, his time on Guadalcanal, and a heartbreaking story that showcases the realities of war.
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Written and Directed by Joshua Scott
Filmed by Christian McLean
Interview by Heather Scott
Edited by Joshua Scott
Post Audio by Lane Tarr
Photo Colorization and Additional Research by Hudson Louie
Archive Footage Sources:
www.archives.gov/
Archive Photograph Sources:
Arkansas City High School
Wilson Special Collections Library
WW2 Database
U.S. Navy
Mr. Donald E. Mittelstaedt / The National WWII Museum
Akira Nakamura Family Collection
Musical Score Source:
artlist.io/
Artlist Songs and Composers:
“Warhawk” by Kevin Graham
“Thoughts In Motion” by Tristan Barton
“We Finally Made It” by Kyle Preston
“I Miss You” by Tom Goldstein
“A Foggy Day” written by Artie Shaw
"He was killed four days before his nineteenth birthday" I cannot imagine that I'm 21 and I still feel like a child half the time, war is a horrible thing.
It can be necessary, when you don't over play it like we've been.
@@Nick-fm9ux absolutely necessary at times, this war certainly was but it's still terrible
@@brettridings5594 more necessary than the ones we're fighting today to say the least. War is awful, but some people need the hurt. That's the nature of the beast.
My father's generation. They all thought and behaved differently than most people these days. We'd be better off with their mindset.
My mom still cries about her dad not surviving the war.
This guy is 95?! Holy crap he looks amazing, I'd place him in his 70's.
I know right!
fr
definitely wouldn't put him at 95
Well, the war was in 1939-1945......
@@hernan5940 bullshit, he’s still not 95.
My grandpa was born in 1911 and fought in Europe. He was captured in Berlin at the end of the war but he and some others managed to escape somehow... It took him weeks to get back home.
He told me stories when I was kid... After WW2 he worked as a firefighter. He passed away in 1995 when I was 12.
He was a HERO!
Rest in peace grandpa!
May he rest in peace
💜💌
My grandfather Morris Levin 1911---2001....
Served in Pattons 3rd Army.....remained a private...refused sergeant or officer rank..
Two purple hearts and one bravery medal....He brought home a Walther ppk...souvenir....RIP granddad.....He refused to talk about what he saw😢
Your grandfather was the same age as my great grandmother. I don't believe I had anyone in my family who fought in that war.
He wasn't a hero, but a SUPERhero. Godbless man
My dad joined the Marines on Dec. 8th, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor. He was 17 years old. Landed at Guadalcanal with the 1st Marine Division in August 1942. Lost an eardrum from a close exploding bomb. Caught malaria. Was in the Marines until the war ended in 1945. Then was a firefighter for 30 years. My hero.
American Hero!
@@briancooper2112 💙🇺🇸
Wow indeed!!
May he rest in peace
@@AliceSinclair98 ❤️
We are losing this generation really fast, and this channel is helping that's when they are all gone, we could still remember them better, having their interviews. This channel is so good and important, please keep the good work coming 🙏🙏
Yeah man at least we have interviews of these brave men they will live on forever and everyone will know their stories
@@Ballsackschrader911 Yep.
@@simonsaura8138 I didn’t really take notice of that until it was too late, great grandfather died in 2009 and his brother the year before. I wanted to meet one but it wasn’t on the top of my list. Grandfathers uncle died the other day and I was going to listen to all of his war stories and such. 95 years old and a corporal and machine gunner, joined in 1943. Made me realise how fast they are going.
I asked a wwII veteran what he thought about people kneeling during the national anthem, he said “I don’t respect them,” with a disgusted look on his face. Idk I thought u might find that interesting
yes ofc
“War is terrible, we oughta figure out a way to do things without war” it’s so much more poignant hearing it from someone who was there
War is hell
@@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177 well said Thicc Ren
How to Avoid War?
One way is STOP Voting for Presidents that keep getting us into Wars.
President Eisenhower's WARNING ⚠️ About the Military Industrial Complex is still True Today.
@@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177 War is worse than hell, do you know why ? because in hell the good an innocent don't suffer, they don't even go there...
@@yago6816 great comment bro’ truly the truth.
My Father just celebrated his 96th birthday joined the US Navy in 1943/47. Never spoke of the war but when his three sons joined the military he cried. I respect these Veterans. God bless them.
Happy birthday to your father :)
@@SAFIS448 thank you
I got goosebumps when he said " I'm not gonna make it"🥺
That shits so sad. Made me cry. May he rest in peace.
Made me cry honestly and not trying to sound though or nun I don’t usually be crying
Every single episode of this youtube channel is like a uncovered story that is now found.
Yes, I totally agree! 🇺🇸🇺🇸♥️😷
beautifully said!
Yes Albieri, it’s just like treasure.
I’m so glad they are doing this work. Hopefully these stories are now immortal
@@relaxingdrives6075
Absolutely I hope they last forever as well
Gentlemen like this are why we have the freedoms we have today. We are forever in their debt. Thank you sir! And thank you for sharing your story.
And with these men quickly leaving this crap world so are all of youre rights.
@@Tyler-xe1es you related to Derek?
@@carsonpagano6969 LOL
check out this dude named doris miller. i went to doris miller elementary in san diego, ca in the late 80's/early 90's. he was a black dude that was a cook during the pearl harbor attack. he was awarded the navy cross for his actions that day.
Which freedoms are you referring to
"I'm not gonna make it" hearing this coming from someone you know and even then does what needs to be done, courage in the face of danger and accepting what is. Thank you for sharing the story of Bruce, for honoring our brothers in arms, and for your service. Semper Fi!
Semper Fi
The most God chosen generation to walk this earth. They fought like hell to save this planet from evil. May we never forget these patriots! 🙏🙏
Very well put. Thanks
Amen!
May they rest in peace
War is horrible
No, God chooses no generations.... especially not for the task of shelling or bulleting people for any reason. If he does, he's part of the problem. Wars are human folly that should be beneath a supposedly transcendent being who wants nothing but the best for humanity.
Anyhoo, these people fought to save the world from a greater and more extreme form of evil, paving the way for subsequent decades where the lesser and more nuanced evils that sent them to war took the place of the former evil and proceeded to begin to fuck up the world with comparatively less opposition. WW 2 was as close as it gets to "good guys vs bad guys" in war, and it wasn't even entirely good guys vs bad guys, as the "good guys" were, themselves, highly exploitative and racist empires clashing with budding new empires. It was way more complicated than good vs bad, and the "good guys" immediately abandoned loads of the ideals they claimed to fight for once they had won. Britain and France fought the best they could to maintain the shameless exploitation of people they considered inferior, the French in particular first fighting and failing to subdue the Vietnamese before the baton slowly passed to the US. The US and the Soviet union would go about squashing lives in their "great-power" rivalry, each one acting like a devil in its own right, approaching and potentially even surpassing Hitler in how willing they were to be inhuman to further their imperial aims.
At best, we can condemn the axis of being more blatantly cruel. But the allied nations (the nations writ large, not the individual people) were anything but "good" fighting "evil."
But don't mind me. I'm just a passing pedant with potentially nothing of substance to say anyway.
The only difference is that they were able to record their stories. I wonder how manny forgotten hero’s of the past will never be remembered just because nobody wrote their actions.
I used to think one of the most heartbreaking thing was seeing a young lady cry. Seeing an old man cry about a memory of war is by far more heartbreaking. Thank you for your service, sir.
Old ladies cry constantly, over everything, and are not even half as innocent as they put on, be careful out there looks can be very deceiving.
@@floridanews8786 he said young ladies but ok
@@Goose22jh And that's what the guy responding clearly meant to say. It was an obvious typo. And he's very right about what he said, too.
@@user-ml4do4xw1dwait really no way I thought he meant your mum your so smart I did not know that🤓
Exactly. Because you know that's haunted him for all those decades. How many times this man has cried for the that young man who lost his life over political egos.
That generation was made tough by the Great Depression and they needed every ounce of that toughness in WWII. We owe them so much.
It was their lessons. painful as it was. Lessons only they came to learn. Part of My lesson for this life is left go of them, and to let go of the past.... in those days i was a Dancer in the USO. and a movie star. I'm nothing like that in this lifetime. AS above...so below...bridge a broken...time to let go. Already connected to the next lifetime. It will be much better...as it will be for them.
I am very much convinced they have learned their lessons.
A different world, brave, I dont know how they did it.
@@blagger42 humans will always do what we have to. No matter how horrible or great it is
And today we have Neo Nazis punk perpetuating HATE .
God Bless you all WW2 Vets, The Greatest Generation.
What these young men went through should never be forgotten. Keep up the great work. I LOVE this channel.
Young men? My dad was there and he's been dead for a long long time now.
@@johnpossum556 I say young men because when they were there they were 18 19 20 years old.
@@mimikmyself9858 I think everyone else understood but that guy
@@johnpossum556yeah because there many were only 18 or 19 years old
It saddens me that these episodes are so few and between. Not many of these old time hero’s left sadly. Keep up your amazing work while there’s still time
Yes. In the time between when you posted this comment and when I wrote this response, 6000 WWII veterans have passed.
Omg that’s so sad can’t believe how many we are losing soon there will be none left
Whoever you are that runs this channel, thank you so so much for doing this. These are videos that in 100 years time people will still be watching and learning from them. The men in these videos are treasures that should never be forgotten.
T?what's one little lie? Right?😮
U missed the boat.
My grandpa passed away at 93 about 6 years ago. He was in the navy on a carrier called the USS Langley Cvl 27 in the Pacific, he was an ordnance man talked about loading bombs and ammo on F6f hellcats and Tbf avengers. Luckily he wrote down everything he could remember about his life and the war, engagements and friends he lost.. The greatest generation!!
Not going to lie, I cried with the man. The death of a friend is something that's hard to swallow.
What's really sad is the kid knew he was going to die and accepted it.
@@Ironwind1972 true, i think most of the soldiers back then thought they're not gonna make it out alive. Come to think that most of the just got out of high school.
@@thattv5890 They are sacrifices to Satan! This is what people don’t understand. The wars are created by Elite International Bankers that worships Satan! Satan promises them power and fortune. So they create wars to create debt upon nations. They finance both sides and charge interest, the longer the war the more money they make. We the people pay for the interest through taxes! This is why they are drafted so young because it shortens their lives. Just like the Babylonians used to sacrifice their first horns to Satan through the fire 🔥
My best friend died :( he was a doggy
@@Tommydoestuff Honestly it's kind of disrespectful to compare a dog to a best friend who was by your side when you're veterans fighting for your country in a world war just trying to stay alive with millions trying to kill you.
Imagine talking about meeting at a drug store "after the war" to have a cold Coke. Heroes!
......a cold coke ...... I don’t know why that resonates w/ me but it just sounds so pure and decent .....God bless these guys and this generation
@@billmeriwether605 we just dont do that anymore. lifes too fast.
There was a drugstore in my community of town that we would gather at for a coke float or malted milkshake after school or the games... great memories!
@@billmeriwether605 I bet they never again drank a cold coke without remembering Bruce .
Why because it’s not beer or something? Smh hell I’d buy him a damn beer or I’d have a drink for everyone around me because in deserve it at that point. You see coke as pure and decent which shows the world your judgmental mind. The fact you think that’s decent means you think others are not. Get off ya high horse buddy and get with the real world. Nothing wrong with not living a perfect cookie cutter life.
I’ve never heard a veteran of war saying “we shouldn’t have wars” before.
Mostly they act proud. But this man is one of those good hearted that go to war not too convinced of going.
I felt his pain.
Veterans are the ones who know best that they are canon fodder and that war is hell.
So long ago but the pain is still fresh for him.
God bless them all, the ones that made it and the ones that didn't.
The ones that didn't make it are the lucky ones, they would be rolling in their graves to see what this country has become.
@@floridanews8786that is a very disrespectful thing to say, they would very much be happy to survive but they did not respect their sacrifice
@@noob2572 yk it would be better if they hadn't made it because all those years they fought for are slowly disappearing. Just think, they literally fought for their country's freedom, only to see their country decline because of the new generation deadmind ,this is just so fucked up
Love from all in GB ❤❤❤
I wish my Dad were alive to view this channel. He was a genuine war hero and was decorated with so many medals. As a kid I used to put on his dress uniform and hat and wear all his medals around the house. I was so proud of my Dad as a kid. He never spoke about his time during WW2 until about 6 months before he passed away at 89 years old. He lied about his age to join up with his brothers all 8 of them.
All but one of them came home. When my Dad started sharing his stories I was blown away. The things my Father did for his country were so unbelievable that I couldn’t speak about it. His bravery and his fear were tools that he used to stay alive.
Nobody will get to hear about his time over in the South Pacific but I will always remember his service to our country. God bless the finest generation that ever lived.
✌🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
May your father rest in peace 🙏🏿😔
My daddy served in WWII also, but he was not allowed to serve in a direct combat unit as he was too old. He had been in the Marines and served aboard the USS Texas as a guard. When WWII broke out, he tried to re-up as a Marine, but they told him no - so he joined up with the Sea Bees; 33rd Naval Construction Battalion, Company C. They sent him to The Philippines, where he rode a bulldozer. As I understood it, they issued them sidearms - as I guess you never knew what would pop out of the trees over there - while you were on a piece of construction equipment. Like many, he never would speak of the atrocities I know he saw - the little I could get him to talk always ended with him getting emotional (something he never did) up and telling me he hoped I never had to see anything like it.
We are both lucky men to have had dads who were part of that "generation." So many people today have never known cold, hunger, or even the threat of attack, much less outright war - thanks to those brave soldiers and women on the home front. We all owe a great deal to the brave men who lived with the terror of war and stood up to defeat Japanese and German aggression. We did not get along well when I was young - thankfully, we became good friends after I grew up - both physically and emotionally - and finally became a man. I lost him in 1985 at seventy-seven years old. I was devastated.
I know your pride in him and cherished memories are as heartfelt as mine! I can't walk the decks of The Texas without getting choked up. May your father rest in peace. God Bless him - you and yours.
The finest generation indeed sir! Thank you for sharing
My Grandfather was also a WarHero. He was a 1st Generation German immigrant who was in the Navy and he fought with UBoats in the Atlantic. I really wish I would of got to meet him. I still have his diary from the War. He wrote about how hard it was to kill Germans and also about the discrimination he faced for being a full blooded German. He was a Hero and I wish I coulda known him. He died when my mom was 8, so he is long gone, but I still feel he is a part of my life.
@@alexfriedman2047 Wow! A diary - I can only imagine some of the things he passed on. It is unfortunate how much discrimination and prejudice affected us all in those years. It is a sad characteristic of humanity. Hopefully, one day - we will learn to live without it.
Thank you for sharing!
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 100 times more, truly the Greatest generation. Thank you for your service.
Yes, by far the greatest.
now we have 17-18 year old kids that can’t even decide their own gender 😐
Back when " MEN WERE MEN" very proud of them!
Little did they know how the world would be now
6/8/2021 God Bless the MEN!
Yes!
@@joet145 “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
-G. Michael Hopf
F*ck… I’ve watched almost every single episode and this one hit me in the feels.
Being so sure of going back home to his friends and having a cold coke. The realities of what actually occurred is heartbreaking.
War should not exist sir. You are correct. Thank you for your service, You fought for your country as well as the possibility that future generations never have to experience anything close to what you did. You are a hero sir. Thank you.
This man has survived the horrors of war, may his memory live ever after.............
The way I see it, each story uncovered by this channel allows millions of people to keep these veterans’ memories alive. And that’s something very special.
Amen
Jesus Christ the way Harry talked about Bruce makes my heart shook, it's just........real, you know?
Don't use Jesus Christ our saviour's name as a curse word. Have respect.
Yeah man, its crazy.
Shut up dude. It’s just a saying when you can’t believe something
@@johngreene6780 Given the divine attributes you yourself have given to Jesus Christ -do you REALLY think considering the scope and magnitude of all the issues of our times that he would seriously consider it as worth the energy to acknowledge, let alone have the interest to be inclined towards anything but a total sense of ambivalence towards what a bunch of random folks are (or aren't) saying about him in a comment section on RUclips?
Who knows but I would be shocked if he wouldn't be focusing on actual problems or in general have far better things to do as we all should.
If you are so inclined to continue to comment on content such as this video which highlight meaningful issues such the lessons we can from the G.I. Generation and/or questions pertaining to the state of war and peace in an abstract as well as practical sense, then I highly recommend you consider coming with the maturity-level which is required for such subjects.
I think it would be really be doing yourself a huge favor, but by all means if you think Jesus Christ is gonna give you brownie points as you are assessed to and will somehow merit prioritized entry into the pearly gates -then continue
@Michael Collins Or you can refrain from saying it but every one else can continue
May God bless these soldiers, my dad was in the Africa campaign north Africa, U.S. Army air corp.
He never really talked about it, when he did it was very little. He was a staff sergeant with 2 bronze stars. Rip daddy.
On this Memorial Day, May 31st, 2021, I thank you, Bruce Hollenbe, for your sacrifice on Okinawa, fighting for our freedoms. 🇺🇸 🥀
As a millennial, I have the highest respect and appreciation for the sacrifices of the greatest generation. They truly were. We MUST learn from what that generation went through and what they fought to preserve. Thank you to this channel for preserving this history.
You know, every time I watch one of these films, I hold back tears. Try to. I grew up knowing both my Grandfather's were in World Wars. My Mom's Dad was in WWI, Army Infantry, and was left for dead by the German's in France and he miraculously survived and made it home. My Dad's Father, WWII, Korea and Vietnam, 30 yr Navy vet and made to retirement. I never got to know my Mom's Father since he passed when I was very young, but I grew up knowing my Dad's Father. He would not talk much about his past, and as a child I never really asked. I would be in my Grandparents house and stumble into something in the garage and my Grandfather would look at me, and tell me the story of that item. It could have been an old Navy issued Razor, or a piece of metal fragment that I thought was trash. He would hold pieces in his hands and tell me the story of each piece and why he kept it. Over the years I always had questions, and as a kid you think your Parents, Grandparents will live forever. I never went into the Military, but entered Law Enforcement instead. As my Grandfather was in a coma after suffering a heart attack many years ago, I went into his hospital room and saw him there. I walked up to him and kissed him on his forehead and told him Thank You for doing all that you did. I can only hope that you are as proud of me as I am of you. He passed a couple of days later. These stories that are being told are so important. These VERY brave people will not be around forever to tell their stories. To see what they have seen, most of us? Couldn't handle it. Many of these brave people volunteered for service. They gave the ultimate sacrifice. I know this great country of ours is in the midst of so much division. One thing we all have in common are those family members that have been through so much just so we can be where we are today. All I can do, as a symbol of gratitude is fly my flag outside of my home every day. I often get asked why I keep the flag out all the time. I simply reply, its my way of remembering those that did so much for us all. The flag unites us all. The Flag is that symbol of hope for all that see it. Thank You for the stories, GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU that put on that uniform everyday, and for those who have paid the ultimate price.....You will NEVER be forgotten. "All Gave Some......Some Gave All". 🙏
Jeff , reading your reading what you have wrote is so dear to my heart ! Both of my grandfathers served in ww2 . Both are gone from this life but was a major part of my life . The very thought of what they went through for their country is something we can never totally grasp . Many of the people in this world do not respect nor does it cross their minds what their ancestors went through to give them the freedom that we have today !!!! If more people sat down and thought about what they went through , I don’t think this country would be taking the route that it is going at this moment .... god bless your family and especially the grandparents and parents that fought for our freedom!!!
You just inspired me to go buy myself a flag and keep it up at my house at all times, too. Thank you for sharing, sir.
@@zaneedmondson1814 No problem at all and Thank You for putting a flag out it's "OUR" way of never forgetting🇺🇸
@@kentvance2815 Thank You very much Kent for your kind reply. I was very reluctant to even post anything because I wasn't sure if people would even take the time to read it. In this day, with all the division in the world, our country, not only from the struggles of covid, and how our day to day lives have changed, but the divide between remembering our past, and those were in it, to deleting our past and never to remember it. I believe we should remember the past and learn from our mistakes. Don't blame the people that were following orders to fight for what they believed in, rather ask yourself have you ever put your life on the line for anything? My Grandfather's were literally teenagers fighting for something bigger then themselves. Risking their lives because they knew they HAD to. Lets hope you and I never have to be in that position, and because of them, we probably will never have to be. To show the symbol that gave them hope, the symbol they looked upon for strength, not only was to GOD above, but to our Flag, the stars and stripes. We don't have to be political, we don't have to take sides, we just "remember" and place that flag outside everyday and when people ask you why? You simple tell them, "I am remembering those who put their lives on the line, those who fell those who survived, I do this to honor them". If we all can di this simple act? The divide between this nation will fall and all will be united. UNITED STATES of AMERICA. Not ununited....UNITED. GOD BLESS 🙏
3 of my great grandfathers served in WW2. One at the battle of the bulge, one in Japan, and one on a tanker in the pacific. I never got to meet em or here any stories. All I know is they didn’t talk about it much but it really effected them. I’m happy to see someone glorifying the ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice. We must cherish these stories. God bless!
From one soldier to another, never forgotten brother.
Thank you for your service good luck with everything god bless
Thank you for your service!
Every day we loose these heroes, my dad went a few years ago, Mustang pilot on bomber escort out of Iwo Jima. truly the greatest because they got it, they knew, no confusion. My godfather was on the islands, he caught Malaria on Guadalcanal, he died in a car accident 10 years later.
There will never ever be another generation as brave, as tough, as courageous, as selfless and as sacrificial as the generation that fought WW2. Because of them we enjoy the lives we live today.
Uncle Le😎
He is a hero, they all are. These stories always bring me to tears. Kids sacrificing there lives so we live free. Kids.
I feel you this bright me to tears and I greatly appreciate the young men and women that CHOOSE to live and lose their lives in war and I'm just saying damn you have to have a lot of will
Embo: I think if the govt.let us grandpas and grandmas have at those who threaten America and other freedom loving countries, we could stop this insanity called ‘War’! Stop the maiming and killing of our finest young men and women! I’m only 83 y/o and I’ll serve in their place! ... Just as soon as I get my bifocals, my teeth our of the jar and my walker! No joke! God bless them! 🇺🇸
You got that right. These stories that are told and the raw emotions that come from these soldiers, drops me to my knees weeping every time. These brave young men sacrificed EVERYTHING so that today I didn’t have to. What honor and respect these men are forever owed. Beyond showing my respect and gratitude, I am honored to be able to cry for these men, their actions, and experiences.
My late husband served in World War II and Korea during his 24 years of service in the USAF. My bio dad served in the Navy, my step dad served in the army, my uncle as well as my husband served in the USAF, and my sister served in the Marine Corps. I pray for and wish blessings in abundance to all those who have served, who are serving, those yet to serve, and their families who wait and pray at home for their well-being and safe return. Thank you to all of those that serve to protect our homeland in any capacity.
I do Gladly understand the writing and pray for them too. Because it's not easy 🙏✝️
How are you doing today Sally ?
@@raymondandrey9439 I do okay as I have a lot of family, friends, & faith.
These guys that faught this war gave up their lives so we the people could live free and enjoy our lives and families. God bless them all for doing what they did, for all the human race.
That man didn't only give something to his country.
He gave something to the world!
Thank you Sir.
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Ww2, Korea, and Vietnam vets are quietly dying out. These stories are so important for future generations...
my viet grandpa fought in the viet war with American soilders. he lost and got some years in prison, he's a private person and never shares anything
@@agouti5321 that's my uncle he gets in his feeling but Its like that killing him inside they think they cant cry but its okay sometimes
@@agouti5321 war criminal deserved it
The Vietnam war should’ve never took place which was a horrible event in our history.
My dad was a WWII U.S. Navy vet and each of these stories bring me tears for a variety of reasons. It's OK to shed some tears for these men and their resolve to protect their home. Love ya, dad.
#USSLST960
God bless you and your family. The courage of your father's generation is truly astounding.
The men and women of war carry their scars their whole life. Makes me sad that governments don't think about that when they attack and create these wars. As a retired veteran myself I understand some of it, I was never in combat, but I wish I could take away their pains.
WWII was thrust on us. We didn’t start that that war.
@@m.w.noonan1995 Yes, it seems alot of people conflate every war, some are necessary, and some were atrocious displays of vanity; this is no fault to the veterans who believed they were serving they're country.
This is very kind and a lovely comment.
@@m.w.noonan1995 you’re buying into Roosevelt’s propaganda, the US embargoed Japan and actively engaged German Uboats long before any declaration of war, you partook in the slaughter willingly.
This just made me sad so hard. Im so proud of our veterans Thank you all for your service
the naive innocence of hearing his old buddy is doing better and can go back to his unit on the front lines and saying "oh, well that's great!" and then his buddy saying "robben... i'm not gonna make it" predicting his own demise is one of the most soul crushing things i have ever heard. unreal video.
He said that it was wicked and unforgiving out in those jungles. Ppl were goong left and right on bothered sides and he figured his time was coming
Race. ''For some reason humans know iff they are going to live or die. Once in my Kung Fu class ahh got wild and broke one off the class's neck just knowing all was going too be well. In front off the class off 40 a hugh hand appeared out off no-where and came down and covered the body off the person ahh had just killed. The colour off it was light yellow. then the hugh hand dissappeared into thin air. ahh lifted up the 12 stone body with my left hand and the person was alive again like nothing had happenned. another weird but true mystery.
@@seanodwyer4322 your just ill
Man his story is sad nearly cried he got so emotional
I have a 98 year old Uncle in Winnsboro, La. That is the last surviving WWII Veteran in Franklin Parrish. He just turned 98 in 02/24.
What a horrible waste of someone’s life, not having the same chance as everyone else brought into this world to live a happy and fulfilling life, but instead being forced into something so pointless and meaningless in the greater picture. We are so blessed to be alive and be conscious during this time in the universe.
RIP to those brave people 💫
A friend of mine was killed on his 19th birthday during Vietnam different war sadly same results this gave me chills and made me cry.
Your friends service is still honered and what happened in Vietnam was terrible god bless you
@@firstcastgames6984 thank you I think of him every day 72 now you never forget tears now
As I was growing up I always thought how great it would have been to have fought in WWII. Storming the Beaches, Commanding a Tank, Flying a P-51 into Combat or maybe serving on an Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific. I have to say that after listening to all these Veterans stories of the stark reality of War; I’ve come to the conclusion that War is not fun and games. That we have to find it within us to solve our differences in a more civilized way. My hat is off to all that have fought and served in foreign and domestic Wars throughout the world.
Well said!
War is bad. Imagine being a child in Syria when america is bringing "freedom."
@@ChicanoOne760 every country does terrible shit, dont be ignorant
@@rickabodcrane2062 if war atrocities were represented by an automobile, america would be Bugatti veyron
And if assholes had wings RUclips's comment section would be an airport
My dad quit school at age of 15 after watching the bombing of Pearl Harbor at school. Asked his parents if he could go help his country my grandparents gave their permission. He was assigned to a ship the Captain took dad under his wing.
My dad said 52 ships went to Mediterranean and 13 came back. He never talked about being a Merchant Marine or graduating to the Navy at 17 as many didn't. Never got VA benefits because he felt he was just doing his duty.
I'm glued to these stories. RIP to All who have given of themselves for this country. Never forget.❤
Can't ever thank you guys for documenting history were losing every day from one of the greatest generation to walk this earth
AMEN!
I couldn't imagine that being my last interaction with an old friend, it would break my heart. My utmost respect to this man and all that served in all theaters of WW2. The greatest generation to ever live, we owe them everything.
Truly the greatest generation. There will never be the same grit or courage, ever again.
I love you, sir. I sure wish I could ease your pain. My grand sponsor was in the fight in Guadalcanal. At that time, I think he was a sgt in the USMC. He was the only person that survived from his platoon. Rest Easy Lt. Col Richard “Sully” Sullivan. A great man. I was proud to be his friend. I miss him.
All three of my grandfathers fought in the Pacific theater. Grandpa Taylor(my namesake) was landing officer on a carrier, Grandpa Jack was a SeaBee, and Grandpa John was a Marine platoon sargeant. I listen to stories like these to give me a better idea of what they went through. Thanks for putting this video out, and thank you from the bottom of my heart to the veterans that participate.
3 grandfathers??
@@tomhernonjr Pretty simple really. Mom and Dad divorced, Mom remarried and my step-fathers father became really close with us. Three grandfathers.
@@taylorlibby7642 Yep 3 grand dads. A lot of times someone does not have to be blood to fill the role. I would say you loved the 3rd grandpa as much as the other 2.
@@fredflintstone5860 Oh yes. I'm a very lucky man.
We are losing these great hero's with each passing day. I an honored that my Grandpa was in the Army and did two years in Europe. He received 4 purple hearts. The last one was his eye. That's what sent him home. He was in 6 major engagements. He had so many stories he kept to himself. His brother was in the Pacific as a Combat Medic. Both came home. Thank you for what you do.
as a generation they've pretty much been gone since the mid to late 2000s.
My grandpa lost both of his legs in the war these men are true heroes
My grandfather fought in Italy and was a POW for 19 months during the war. All of these men are heroes, every single one carried the strength of one thousand men in today’s time. I wish I could express the gratitude I have for each and everyone of them that we are able to live free in the United States of America because of them. It’s because of all veterans that I’m able to sit here and write this comment. Rest in peace grandpa, I promise I won’t forget.
It's amazing that 17 and 18 year old boys used to be proud to fight for their country and now a days they don't even know which bathroom to use. God bless the greatest generation.
They don't even know what their gender is
You can thank the greatest generation for raising weak parents
Comments like this amaze me, you have clearly never been in the armed forces, i served when i was 18-20 in my country, and i met only fine and though soldiers, boys and girls. Everybody is not like you, you know....
Well you can thank the communists for infiltrating our universities, which taught the boomers, then the boomers raised gen x and the millennials, and those boomers were in the universities teaching millennials and gen z the divisive rhetoric.
Yuri Brezmenov and Ronald Reagan warned us about this.
@@SouthoftheHill Not from the US here but there’s still alot of people not brainwashed by the left, of any kind. The extreme right isn’t good either but it’s sure “better”
18 year old's today cant figure out which bathroom to use. Those men were truly the greatest generation. Thank you so much.
Excellent channel, thank you for keeping the WWII veterans alive through their stories. We will never forget.
God bless each and every veteran who has served this great country to keep it free for the next generation. I’ll always be proud of my service.
Thank you, Robin, for your service & for the sacrifice you've made every day. I'm a 26 year Navy vet/medical corps: Hand salute, shipmate!
It's a dream of mine to get all of the leaders of every country & rub their noses in the remains of what once used to be a human being in order for them to understand the crime that is war.
Thank you for your service and for watching!
Thank you for your service as well, I agree with you opinion about the world leaders
And people really try say that these men aren't heroes?
What people say that? I never heard anyone say that this generation of men aren’t heroes.
@@milosmith8275 yeah, people that deface monuments and statues are pretty much shitting on these men, majority of the soft side of gen z don't see them as heroes, their heroes are the damelios and shit like that.
@SERGIO MONTES JR my generatio (gen z )seem to think their strong for cancelling things and making up sezualities and genders
@@lewishodgson6638 I have never heard people saying these guys aren’t hero’s just ignorant people who can’t realize the sacrifices these men gave for our country.
@@melruth5 Ruth, we won’t hear anything like that from loyal patriotic citizens. Just cowards.
Any veteran that says they have a story to tell you has my full attention and respect. Veterans deserve better than we can give them. Our existence is minimal compared to any veteran that risked or gave their life for us to be here.
I had the wonderful experience meeting my husband’s bil. He stayed with us after the hurricane in lake Charles la.
We had a 4 month old to 104 years old staying with us. It was such a wonderful getting to know them. I have recorded many stories from him from WWII He was a medic and survived storming the beaches of Normandy! Very proud to be apart of this amazing family!
This man has every single ounce of my respect as does everyone that fought the enemy’s in any war, truly hero’s.
Talks about his friend and cries. And his friend knows he's about to go to certain death and goes anyway. Real men, men with wisdom. We can only listen to them and honor them by learning from them
Thanks for your service, my dad was on the USS Lexington.
thank you guys for filming and posting these, knowing so many stories and experiences have already been lost is a tragedy.
It’s sad how many stories have died with men long ago, keep on doing as many as you can, so younger generations can look back and hear from these men what they went through, makes it a lot more personal than reading it from the internet. The last great generation
"It’s sad how many stories have died with men long ago" very important and true! Chris
I wish I could talk to my grandfather about his service in the navy but unfortunately he died in 1989 he was in Guadalcanal and Papua New Guinea he was in from 1943 or 44-46
You could probably ask this guy about him.
my Grandpa died at the age of 96 and his one of the Pilipino who came to hawaii and fight for US..i remembered his stories,and make me proud of him.
Your father and the men who came with him, and the fuzzy wuzzy angels of New Guinea... They were all pretty well shamefully forgotten after the war.
Did you know that the cannibals of Papua New Guinea had been taught by Christian outreach workers, to never practise cannibalism again, but Australian and English soldiers had the government tell the retired cannibals that hunting Japanese was acceptable - and the English and Australian officers who worked with these men had some of the best kill records of WW2. The books of those men working in jungle with native people are quite extraordinary.
The Japanese themselves practised cannibalism during the war, too. The Japanese leaders of the men on the ground were quite slack about getting food and necessities to the men on the front line.
@@georgielancaster1356 my grandpa went back to the philippines after the war and he got his pention every month,,during his burial they honored him by giving him military full of service from the US...
Robin, we all love you brother! From one sailor to another...
If this episode doesn't make you tear up, nothing will.
Wow, thank you so much for your service sir!
Bravest men in history, my pure respect love you all fallen soldiers 😭
God bless you Sir and all who fought for our freedom. No greater love than to lay down ones life for a friend.
This was the one of the most moving stories about that war I've heard. I'm proud of all the veterans who fought for the stars and stripes... The Key is in keeping the memories of them in our heart's and keeping the institutions they so proudly fought for alive. JMHO
Let history not repeat itself by us living with the memories and sacrifices that these men made. My grandfather served in the Royal Navy in WW2 and hated war. The best way we can honour their sacrifices is by keeping the peace they created
I don't care what you say!! It never leaves you.. My dad fought in the pacific and it haunted him tell the day he passed away.. R.I.P. Dad..
this makes me so sad, just to imagine every single on of these man, had their own life,feelings,lovers,friend,family....💔💔
Thank you, you’re keeping their memories alive and that is priceless
God bless him
This hero touched my heart and his story brought me to tears. God bless you and thank you for your service,
Thank you for telling your storys so we can understand what you guys went through please live in peace and r.i.p!!!
Salute our WW2 vets especially at this time
When a man of this caliber tells you a story, you sit shut up and listen.
He didn’t do anything in WW2 he just worked in supply Gor the navy lol….this story wasn’t even sad.
@@smiththrs03 The fact of the matter is he was there. He witnessed firsthand the most important event in human history to date. His story isn't about being sad or not, it's a clue into a conversation that took place right then and there in that time in history. In a few years there won't be any veterans left, so it's important to be able to hear these men speak on what they saw and did.
@@alphacraig2001 He didn;t do anything during the war. He didnt see anything, its lame.
@@smiththrs03 No you're lame
@@smiththrs03do you appreciate him though
I can never feel more emotion than when I hear these old vets remember their experiences of WW11...we were such a brave , generous , and determined nation then !
Yes, we have lost so much since then...its shameful and so sad!!! I'm almost 77 and had the horror of watching its downward spiral. People jeer and roll their eyes when we say the good old days but that's because they have lost so much and do not know it. All the fancy gadgets and so called progress we have made is nice but the price that has been paid is horrendous, especially, when you realize humanity learned absolutely nothing as they continue to repeat that sad past.
You guys saved us and we are forever so very grateful!
Another story my grandpa told was a young guy in his unit had never been out of his town he was so scared he was scared of every little thing. He would overreact to small things much less than big things. He's just one of those people not cut out to be in a war he was not in the right place. He ended up stepping on and triggering a boobie trap, and it blew his leg off. But he didn't fall down to the ground he just hopped around on his one leg while screaming. Next thing you know he's tripped another one and that's the one that killed him. My Grandpa didn't tell that story for many many years so it weighed on him in private
We never hear about the children of these Veterans and their stories growing up with their parents trauma. Second generation trauma is real. I was born in 1960 but the war lived at our kitchen table.in many ways.
Marine here that served 2014-2018. Every Marine knows about Guadalcanal because they instill the legacies of the previous wars into us at boot camp. Don’t matter what generation of Marine you are from because every Marine is forever apart of a brotherhood that stretches throughout ALL generations. We’ve lost too many of our brothers during that time and I pray that we will not lose any more heading towards this fragile future. Thank you for sharing your story and I salute you sir. Semper Fi.
Deepest respect to these memories and those who involved
The pain never goes away & that is evident when you hear this soldier tell his story.
Sailor, but point well made
Thanks for all vets from what ever war
The best generation our country has ever know. It would break their hearts to see what has become of this country.
100% agree.
The UK is the same.
Rest in peace for those who fought for us beautiful souls must not be forgotten
I am so thankful for these, it is imperative these men and there stories are remembered and respected, the lessons taught are needed more then ever before.
Going into war knowing you’re not coming back. I couldn’t imagine that feeling. But wouldnt hesitate to serve