A year after high school and you’re on the front line. Just a young lad putting everything on the line to go and win the war. Not even 80 years ago, truly remarkable, so sad. Love from the UK.
"If your country was going down the tube, you would do everything you could to stop that from happening". God bless you, sir. Thank you for my freedom. And we will...
I was in the 82nd airborne in the mid 90’s and had the honor of meeting many of these amazing men over the course of my 4 years there. They always came once a year for All American week and just having the privilege to talk with them and listen to their stories was one of the greatest parts of my military career. I’ve never met more modest and humble men, I’ll never forget them. They will always be more valuable than any rockstar or celebrity could ever be.
I watched eating at my favorite sushi restaurant. And listening to what regiment he was with, and where we went leads me to believe my grandfathers was with him. I wave their maps of where they went in Germany, I have a memoir created during their boot camp and forward before they shipped out. And my GF went to Japan after as well. I must know more and share
Just lost my dad last year. US navy pacific ampetheter. Fought in the kuajaleins. One of 2 of his group that came home. Enlisted at 18 and a day yrs old. I miss him. He couldn't talk about the war my entire life without crying. Ptsd wasn't something that was discussed. He came home and went straight to life. Bless all the ladies and gentlemen that serve our country. Past and present
Y'all happily go fight in wars created by the rich, the rich rake in the money while many of you "proudly" serve and die just to show your patriotism. After coming back from war broken and destroyed and being called "heroes" to make yourselves feel a little bit better despite dying in the inside, they "reward" you by slowly cutting funds for vets and a piece of pan.
@@AleksandraKuzmintseva thanks for explaining the obvious...... you think soldiers of different nations hate each other? Ofcourse not.. not personally. They just work for their leader. Thats how that works. Ur not telling anything groundbreaking. Now make some knots or something
You are right but a few of us feel that pride for them very deeply & we are the ones who give our thanks! A darn shame not to know or care about the Greatest Generation!
This man looks very good for his age. God bless him, and all other remaining WWII veterans. It's sad to see such a rare breed of amazing Americans passing away...
my moms husband just passed away at 95, navy at the end of WWII. such down to earth people just like this guy. i've met a few over the years, very humble people. maybe its the death and destruction they saw. i hope they teach this in school as it was an Honor to salute my fellow veteran at his funeral last month. Your dam right i had tears running down my eyes! never forgotten!
I love this channel because my Daddy, Julian S. Bissette fought in WW2 as a combat medic in Patton's 664th armored tank division and he was at the battle of the bulge and Bastone, many other major battles in the European theater, and probably many of the very same places this veteran was at! He saw the horrific concentration camps and the mass graves too. Daddy also told me about the Tiger tanks with the 88mm guns. He said the original Sherman tanks with the 56mm guns, I believe he said, didn't stand a chance against a tiger tank. Daddy once told me the tanks shelled a mountain all night long and he said the gun barrels were glowing white hot, but he said when the sun came up the next morning there wasn't a tree left standing on that mountain and it was totally blackened from all the shelling all night long. My Daddy taught me at a very young age in the 60's to ALWAYS respect our veterans no matter what because freedom wasn't free at all! I wish I could thank this gentleman for his service to our country and also wish I could have just sat down with him and listened to his stories for hours!! May God bless him and his loved ones too. 🙏✝️🙏❤🙏🇺🇸🙏 WWG1WGA!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I love how you still refer to your father as "Daddy". Tells me that he was a wonderful man and that you love him very much. My respect to you, and your Daddy.
@@jimz68 thank you my friend, and yes my Daddy was a great man taught me so much that will be with me till God calls me home too. May God bless you and your loved ones as well! WWG1WGA!!! 🙏✝️🙏❤🙏🇺🇸🙏
@@MemoirsofWWII thank you for the kind words, and thank you for making these videos to keep our beloved veterans or "heros" life stories alive for future generations to see because sadly the shape our country is in now days they don't teach this in many schools anymore. Future generations will be doomed to keep making the same mistakes over and over again if these historically TRUE FACTS aren't taught to them. I'm almost 62 years old now, but if I'm forced to have to fight I will. George Washington once said; I will die fighting on my feet before I will die begging on my knees" and I happen to agree with old George on that one. I remember my Daddy telling me that a person dies twice the second his name is forgotten about and his name never mentioned again, ever. So I really do appreciate all of your videos! There's not many WW2 veterans left to tell their stories so you my friend are appreciated more than you'll ever know! My Daddy would have been proud to hear the war stories that you tell here from the actual soldiers themselves!!
@@julianjeffbissette7238 is the gentleman in this video still living? I would LOVE to hear more of his stories and ask questions. I could honestly listen as long as he wanted to talk. I am 35 years old and I feel like a lot of people my age or other young people don't appreciate or respect their elders, especially people like veterans who are the most deserving and can tell us so much ❤
The greatest generation. My father in law 1st Sgt Paul D Corley from Junior WV, 3rd infantry, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, France, Austria, Germany. 5 beach landings. Fall of 1942 to April 1945. Passed away January 2019 at 99. A man among men.
It's people like him that make me want to be prepared to give my life for this country. I have been that way since I was in Boyscouts. Boyscouts gave me the inspiration to do anything for my country. When I was in highschool we had a survivor from a concentration camp. I never knew the horror of what Hitler did until then. I started to teach myself about the horrors of all wars. That turned into a lifelong journey to uncover history's ugly truth. God bless these men and woman that were part of the war efforts. They are all heros. They need to teach more about WW2 in school. I went to highschool in the mid 80's and very little time was devoted to the subject. Now they spend zero time on that part of history. Heck they don't even have a constitution class that you have to pass to graduate from highschool. That's a tragedy in my books. How can someone understand why we live today if we don't know the struggles of our forefathers. It's truly sad. God bless America and God bless the ones that were here before us.
@@Darnley_10 it all starts at home. Too bad the mom and dad's are seldom together. The boys think that they know it all and end up slinging dope because that's how daddy made a living if he wasn't in jail. Mom is usually out doing bad things because dad's in jail. That is no way to raise a family. Too bad that's how mom and dad were raised so it's natural to them. It's a never ending horrible circle that the chain needs to be broken. Until then they will reproduce at a rapid speed and infect our society with the drugs and prostitution. It's not to late to change the cycle but the government is using it to divide our country. I'm going to get a big bowl of popcorn and sit back and watch the show.
@@biggerbehindthetrigger2814 yup there was a kid in my high school back in the day where everyone knew he smoked pot, drank, and fought. I think once he even got alcohol poisoning. Obviously you brought up a good point with the parents and I never saw this kids parents but my imagination of them are drunk party animals who were always off getting drunk and going to parties like they were college students
It’s so sad to think that most of our heroes from WW2 are gone now. What brave soups to ensure what they did, and then to live with those horrible memories for years more! God bless all vets!
Thank you, Gus, to you and your fellow comrades-in-arms. A true patriot rightfully concerned about the love of country and patriotism of our nation these days...
You can feel the pain and disappointment in his voice when talking about the culture and lack of pride in our country these days. The media has really done a heck of a job dividing us and erasing how great and truly special America is. We can never fully repay the greatest generation for their sacrifices and dedication to freedom. 🇺🇸
Indoctrination is what it is al these techs that we have today caused this, back in the day you didn't know what was going on you had to read it in the paper and that's if you had that option in your neighborhood or you pay for it. Everyone so opinionated that they are blinded by their own facts and instead of listening to someone else they turn a blind eye towards it.
Ironically, the same cult that runs the media is the same cult that ran the media and turned Germany into the degenerate heap that provoked Hitler's rise to power in the first place. Heck, they do it on purpose to get people to hate other Jews which is what Theodore Herzl wanted.
It must be so horrific to them to see where our Country is headed! Many have passed on and haven’t had to see how it’s getting, it’s probably a blessing! To fight and die for freedom and see it given away ..... heartbreaking
A WW2 Vet that I took care of told me his war stories before he passed. He was in the 2nd wave of Omaha Beach, and at the battle of the bulge, was wounded in action, but it was the concentration camp that still made him tear up. It was that piece of the story that he just couldn't reconcile. Thank you all for your service. Truly the greatest generation
Thank u for fighting for our great country, u and your fellow soldiers are the real Heroes of this world. Thanks again Gus, all the best wishes to you and your family. 👊🇺🇲🗽🏴👊
My dad enlisted at 16 during the Korean War and thankfully was never sent overseas. He had lied about his age. He spent 6 years in the Marine Corp and then got out and used the GI Bill to get his bachelors and masters degrees. He then went back into officer training for the Air Force and was there for 20 years and was sent overseas to the Vietnam War. He saw awful things. He retired as a major and he died at 84 this past February 23rd of AML which is a wicked wicked wicked and aggressive cancer. He went into the hospital to start chemo and never came home. Now we are hearing that this may have been due to Agent Orange that was used in Vietnam. My dad had always been healthy and never in the hospital before he got sick with cancer. His last stay was for 1 night before I was born in the 1960’s. Before that it was when he was born. He was very healthy for his age. I thought he would live to 100 but cancer took him in 1 month.
My grandads grandad was in Flossenburg in 1945, and when i heard the he was in there too.. i was like.. he is one of the guys who saved him from that camp.. truly amazing how small the wrold can be.. and thank you for everything
My grandfather drove a tank in the Battle of the bulge. He passed away last year at the age of 96. He never would talk much about his experience in the war. There was a few things that he would talk about and we do know that he had to go into some of those villages and we know that he probably had to kill some children like that or some young boys and he just could never talk about it he said every detail of his time in the war was just as clear in his mind as it had just happened yesterday. These great men and women that fought in the war have scars that will haunt them as long as they live.
@@MemoirsofWWII I wish I had found your channel sooner and I could have got his story on here or as much of it as he would tell. The little bit that he did tell me was so interesting I was on the edge of my seat taking in every detail
Thank you Memoirs of World War II for this video. Although he wasn’t a veteran or served in the armed forces in any capacity, my grandpa was born in the Philippines and experienced growing up under the Japanese occupation. When he was still alive, whenever I would ask, he would always tell me how he had one brother who had honorably served the Philippines as part of a guerrilla unit (but his brother was not fortunate to survive the war, as he was shot and killed). He and his family also had to take refuge in the country’s mountains, since that was difficult terrain that the Japanese could not reach, where they would be safe, while also learning to hunt and trap animals and fish for food. However, in spite of the early difficulties he faced growing up, he always had a smile on his face whenever he would tell me that “General MacArthur returning to liberate the Philippines was the greatest (and best) part of the war.” My grandpa always loved sharing his childhood stories whenever he had the chance, and I have a feeling that he would have been wonderful to interview if he was still around.
My dad got to France then the Bulge then Germany 1-2 weeks behind this man. He too was in Patton's 3rd. Dad served in 13th Armor Division as MGunner in a half-track. Sadly passed in Jan 2000.
Thank you guss, for your dedication to country.. You are the greatest generation...at 18 years old all I was thinking about was cold beer and a sweet girl at my side..thank you guss for your sacrifice.
Memoirs Of WW2, I interview WW2 vets all over the east coast. I tried filling out the form. So far I interviewed almost 80! You guys really inspired me. Maybe I could show you some of my footage.
That’s great to hear you are getting out there capturing these stories before they are gone. Best way to get in contact is to fill out the volunteer form in our website.Thanks for watching!
It would truly be an honour. Not many people put their life on the line for any cause, let alone for their country, their families, all with the goal for a civil future of humanity. Tremendous hearts that should never be forgotten.
15:41 Can be also said for those German kids shooting back, their whole life has been influenced by the nazi regime and it's collapsing right in front of them, I can see why they would shoot at the "invaders". They were too brainwashed to see otherwise unfortunately. Love your work it's a necessity to move forward, we can't forget about the sacrifices large and small made by so many millions. Books and videos are a good way to learn but what you gift us, the chance to listen to someone's memoir of those times who lived and breathed the war in one way or another, is incredible. I can't wait for the next memoir!
Most people dont even think abou how strong the propaganda was and just assume every german loved Hitler and hated jews and other "minorities". I hate it when people tell me all german solider where nazies because that isnt true. Germany was in depth after WW1 and cozld own a real army, and if you look at german history germany was always proud of there strong army. So when this one guy comes and says he hase the solution to most of the problems, then yea you vote for him because you want to have work to feed your family. And after that you will do lots of stuff for such a person, especially if the propaganda tells you how great he is and stuff like that. The heck most people say ,, I would have stood up to to the Nazis and would have fought against them". Only problem is you most likely would would have fallen for the propaganda and wouldnt really know whats going on.
Thank you for helping them share their stories. Museums are great and all but THESE stories, the not glitzy, down and dirty stories NEED to be told, recorded and documented
It just amazes me on how great these men are at story telling as well as how they can remember in detailed what they went through some 80 years later. Another great video.
What a awesome man those men that fought and died are a different kind of breed nowadays we’ve got all these weirdos that would cut and run instead of fight
Thats a great story by Gus, he experienced WWII in combat and concentration camps , he dealt with his ptsd, not sure I could have, Greatest Generation, thanks Josh,
No thank you Josh and thankyou Gus for your honesty and bravery that humanity these days may barely appreciate and never understand. Thankyou for your sacrifice and may God bless you always.
Such a nice chap. The fact that he was worried about his Mam receiving an inaccurate telegram when he was in a life or death situation .............it shows what a thoroughly decent person he is.
always very hard to watch those videos. Everything else on youtube I can watch everywhere I am, but for thise I need to sit down and it almost always bring tears in m eyes. Thanky you for videos and thanks to Veterans sharing there story (i know it is not easy)
Truly the greatest generation. Facing a new form of warfare they were ill equipped for yet they adapted and were able to bring freedom back to millions of people. Can’t forget everyone under the British empire doing their part as well. Holding out alone against Germany for nearly two years allowed time to pass for America to become involved.
This one is one of the best ones yet. If not the best one I’ve seen. And I’ve seen them all. Thank you for you do in making these amazing pieces of history.
You and ur wife do the best videos on this topic. Love the editing and audio. I have watched other channels with the same content. You guys are the best so far. Keep up the good work. It would be good as well in the future to expand to other wars outside WWII.
@@MemoirsofWWII always brother, as soon as a video comes out....I watch it right away. Showing footage of the actual battle while the person is sharing his/her experience... actually make you feel that u are actually there with them. These videos are a good way to remind the new generation the results of wars.
Man these soldiers do remind of us of how we take alot for granted. I wish our country could be like they used to but every thing is so desensitized and entitled i doubt anyone today could handle how they had to come together as a country to fight that kind of a war.
Thank you Gus, for your service and for taking the time to share your story with us. And thanks to the channel for such high quality videos. I've been binge watching various WWII vet stories and each and everyone of them simply blows my mind of what these people had to experience for our freedom.
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A year after high school and you’re on the front line. Just a young lad putting everything on the line to go and win the war. Not even 80 years ago, truly remarkable, so sad. Love from the UK.
Im working for the army and i hope ww3 start real soon.
@@AleksandraKuzmintseva Good for you.
@@AleksandraKuzmintseva you're lucky to have the🇺🇸by your side
@@AleksandraKuzmintseva yeah.. sure you are.
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imagine being 19 in a warzone by yourself and being so close to your enemy you could see the individual hairs on his face what a fucking legend.
"If your country was going down the tube, you would do everything you could to stop that from happening". God bless you, sir. Thank you for my freedom. And we will...
I was in the 82nd airborne in the mid 90’s and had the honor of meeting many of these amazing men over the course of my 4 years there. They always came once a year for All American week and just having the privilege to talk with them and listen to their stories was one of the greatest parts of my military career. I’ve never met more modest and humble men, I’ll never forget them. They will always be more valuable than any rockstar or celebrity could ever be.
Wow…. The last few sentences this great man said - I felt them hard…
God bless this man 🙏🏼
love the hat!
is your surname meaning son of Marco?
I love family ancestry and tracing surnames is why I ask
I watched eating at my favorite sushi restaurant. And listening to what regiment he was with, and where we went leads me to believe my grandfathers was with him. I wave their maps of where they went in Germany, I have a memoir created during their boot camp and forward before they shipped out. And my GF went to Japan after as well. I must know more and share
My exact thoughts. In fact, I was going to say just that until I read your comment.
Just lost my dad last year. US navy pacific ampetheter. Fought in the kuajaleins. One of 2 of his group that came home. Enlisted at 18 and a day yrs old. I miss him. He couldn't talk about the war my entire life without crying. Ptsd wasn't something that was discussed. He came home and went straight to life. Bless all the ladies and gentlemen that serve our country. Past and present
Well, I’m 32 and you can tell this patriot that many my age are ready and willing!
I am just in awe of this generation. Nothing compares to there heroism, honor and patriotism. Thank you for making these great videos.
Truly the greatest generation. I pray we can keep the freedom these young men fought and died for.
These guys are truly heros and never get the respect they deserve
Amen to that.
Y'all happily go fight in wars created by the rich, the rich rake in the money while many of you "proudly" serve and die just to show your patriotism. After coming back from war broken and destroyed and being called "heroes" to make yourselves feel a little bit better despite dying in the inside, they "reward" you by slowly cutting funds for vets and a piece of pan.
@@AleksandraKuzmintseva check yourself you fool
@@AleksandraKuzmintseva thanks for explaining the obvious...... you think soldiers of different nations hate each other? Ofcourse not.. not personally. They just work for their leader. Thats how that works. Ur not telling anything groundbreaking. Now make some knots or something
You are right but a few of us feel that pride for them very deeply & we are the ones who give our thanks! A darn shame not to know or care about the Greatest Generation!
This man looks very good for his age. God bless him, and all other remaining WWII veterans. It's sad to see such a rare breed of amazing Americans passing away...
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The ending of this episode touches on a very significant point that is a real eye opener…
A soldier from the greatest generation that ever lived, it will never be replaced.
The end of his story is what scares me the most. I think he hit the nail on.the head. And I pray we never have to find out
my moms husband just passed away at 95, navy at the end of WWII. such down to earth people just like this guy. i've met a few over the years, very humble people. maybe its the death and destruction they saw. i hope they teach this in school as it was an Honor to salute my fellow veteran at his funeral last month. Your dam right i had tears running down my eyes! never forgotten!
I love this channel because my Daddy, Julian S. Bissette fought in WW2 as a combat medic in Patton's 664th armored tank division and he was at the battle of the bulge and Bastone, many other major battles in the European theater, and probably many of the very same places this veteran was at! He saw the horrific concentration camps and the mass graves too. Daddy also told me about the Tiger tanks with the 88mm guns. He said the original Sherman tanks with the 56mm guns, I believe he said, didn't stand a chance against a tiger tank. Daddy once told me the tanks shelled a mountain all night long and he said the gun barrels were glowing white hot, but he said when the sun came up the next morning there wasn't a tree left standing on that mountain and it was totally blackened from all the shelling all night long. My Daddy taught me at a very young age in the 60's to ALWAYS respect our veterans no matter what because freedom wasn't free at all! I wish I could thank this gentleman for his service to our country and also wish I could have just sat down with him and listened to his stories for hours!! May God bless him and his loved ones too.
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I love how you still refer to your father as "Daddy". Tells me that he was a wonderful man and that you love him very much. My respect to you, and your Daddy.
@@jimz68 thank you my friend, and yes my Daddy was a great man taught me so much that will be with me till God calls me home too. May God bless you and your loved ones as well!
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Thank you for sharing a bit of your fathers story, he is a Hero!
@@MemoirsofWWII thank you for the kind words, and thank you for making these videos to keep our beloved veterans or "heros" life stories alive for future generations to see because sadly the shape our country is in now days they don't teach this in many schools anymore. Future generations will be doomed to keep making the same mistakes over and over again if these historically TRUE FACTS aren't taught to them. I'm almost 62 years old now, but if I'm forced to have to fight I will. George Washington once said; I will die fighting on my feet before I will die begging on my knees" and I happen to agree with old George on that one. I remember my Daddy telling me that a person dies twice the second his name is forgotten about and his name never mentioned again, ever. So I really do appreciate all of your videos! There's not many WW2 veterans left to tell their stories so you my friend are appreciated more than you'll ever know! My Daddy would have been proud to hear the war stories that you tell here from the actual soldiers themselves!!
@@julianjeffbissette7238 is the gentleman in this video still living? I would LOVE to hear more of his stories and ask questions. I could honestly listen as long as he wanted to talk. I am 35 years old and I feel like a lot of people my age or other young people don't appreciate or respect their elders, especially people like veterans who are the most deserving and can tell us so much ❤
The greatest generation. My father in law 1st Sgt Paul D Corley from Junior WV, 3rd infantry, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, France, Austria, Germany. 5 beach landings. Fall of 1942 to April 1945. Passed away January 2019 at 99. A man among men.
It's people like him that make me want to be prepared to give my life for this country. I have been that way since I was in Boyscouts. Boyscouts gave me the inspiration to do anything for my country. When I was in highschool we had a survivor from a concentration camp. I never knew the horror of what Hitler did until then. I started to teach myself about the horrors of all wars. That turned into a lifelong journey to uncover history's ugly truth. God bless these men and woman that were part of the war efforts. They are all heros. They need to teach more about WW2 in school. I went to highschool in the mid 80's and very little time was devoted to the subject. Now they spend zero time on that part of history. Heck they don't even have a constitution class that you have to pass to graduate from highschool. That's a tragedy in my books. How can someone understand why we live today if we don't know the struggles of our forefathers. It's truly sad. God bless America and God bless the ones that were here before us.
Well said!
I agree the modern world has become way too censored
@@Darnley_10 it all starts at home. Too bad the mom and dad's are seldom together. The boys think that they know it all and end up slinging dope because that's how daddy made a living if he wasn't in jail. Mom is usually out doing bad things because dad's in jail. That is no way to raise a family. Too bad that's how mom and dad were raised so it's natural to them. It's a never ending horrible circle that the chain needs to be broken. Until then they will reproduce at a rapid speed and infect our society with the drugs and prostitution. It's not to late to change the cycle but the government is using it to divide our country. I'm going to get a big bowl of popcorn and sit back and watch the show.
@@biggerbehindthetrigger2814 yup there was a kid in my high school back in the day where everyone knew he smoked pot, drank, and fought. I think once he even got alcohol poisoning. Obviously you brought up a good point with the parents and I never saw this kids parents but my imagination of them are drunk party animals who were always off getting drunk and going to parties like they were college students
Unfortunately, the Boy Scouts have become "woke" and they don't encourage and prepare boys as well as they used to.
I have heard those same closing remarks from so many veterans. It gives me great pause and I genuinely worry for our countries future. 😔
We always ask the veterans at the end of our interview what would they say to this generation… the veterans responses are always amazing!
It’s so sad to think that most of our heroes from WW2 are gone now. What brave soups to ensure what they did, and then to live with those horrible memories for years more! God bless all vets!
I can’t express the amount of gratitude I have for this generation 🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you, Gus, to you and your fellow comrades-in-arms. A true patriot rightfully concerned about the love of country and patriotism of our nation these days...
You can feel the pain and disappointment in his voice when talking about the culture and lack of pride in our country these days. The media has really done a heck of a job dividing us and erasing how great and truly special America is. We can never fully repay the greatest generation for their sacrifices and dedication to freedom. 🇺🇸
Indoctrination is what it is al these techs that we have today caused this, back in the day you didn't know what was going on you had to read it in the paper and that's if you had that option in your neighborhood or you pay for it. Everyone so opinionated that they are blinded by their own facts and instead of listening to someone else they turn a blind eye towards it.
I know my all 15 of my great uncles and pop pops fought , it’s sad , but we have became to diverse it will never work…
Ironically, the same cult that runs the media is the same cult that ran the media and turned Germany into the degenerate heap that provoked Hitler's rise to power in the first place. Heck, they do it on purpose to get people to hate other Jews which is what Theodore Herzl wanted.
It must be so horrific to them to see where our Country is headed! Many have passed on and haven’t had to see how it’s getting, it’s probably a blessing! To fight and die for freedom and see it given away ..... heartbreaking
Amen!
A WW2 Vet that I took care of told me his war stories before he passed. He was in the 2nd wave of Omaha Beach, and at the battle of the bulge, was wounded in action, but it was the concentration camp that still made him tear up. It was that piece of the story that he just couldn't reconcile. Thank you all for your service. Truly the greatest generation
The generation that defeated fascism definitely deserves being called the greatest generation. The stories these men tell are incredibly powerful.
It's men like this that I would shake their hand and thank them for giving me the freedom I enjoy today. Thank you to all the war veterans out there.e
Thank u for fighting for our great country, u and your fellow soldiers are the real Heroes of this world. Thanks again Gus, all the best wishes to you and your family. 👊🇺🇲🗽🏴👊
His vivid recollection of these events show how big of an impact this war left on him. Gus, thank you for your service. God bless you 🇺🇸
These are some of the important stories of our lifetime. Thank you for giving them a voice.
Thanks to all !!!
My dad enlisted at 16 during the Korean War and thankfully was never sent overseas. He had lied about his age. He spent 6 years in the Marine Corp and then got out and used the GI Bill to get his bachelors and masters degrees. He then went back into officer training for the Air Force and was there for 20 years and was sent overseas to the Vietnam War. He saw awful things. He retired as a major and he died at 84 this past February 23rd of AML which is a wicked wicked wicked and aggressive cancer. He went into the hospital to start chemo and never came home. Now we are hearing that this may have been due to Agent Orange that was used in Vietnam. My dad had always been healthy and never in the hospital before he got sick with cancer. His last stay was for 1 night before I was born in the 1960’s. Before that it was when he was born. He was very healthy for his age. I thought he would live to 100 but cancer took him in 1 month.
My grandads grandad was in Flossenburg in 1945, and when i heard the he was in there too.. i was like.. he is one of the guys who saved him from that camp.. truly amazing how small the wrold can be.. and thank you for everything
I told my dad what you wrote here and he smiled. The smile said it all.
@@tommiller4863 that is nice to hear.. have a great day my frined and say hi to your dad for me please
I can’t imagine graduating from high school and being sent to fight in a war. Hopefully we can learn to be a kinder, gentler humankind!
Belgian sons remember your sacrifice sir. Thanks to you and to all of those who came, fought and died for Europe's liberation.
This brave soldier has it right. I fear the same thing.....we are so weak right now.
My grandfather drove a tank in the Battle of the bulge. He passed away last year at the age of 96. He never would talk much about his experience in the war. There was a few things that he would talk about and we do know that he had to go into some of those villages and we know that he probably had to kill some children like that or some young boys and he just could never talk about it he said every detail of his time in the war was just as clear in his mind as it had just happened yesterday. These great men and women that fought in the war have scars that will haunt them as long as they live.
I can’t even imagine how they delt with that day in and day out. Thank you for sharing about your fathers experience.
@@MemoirsofWWII I wish I had found your channel sooner and I could have got his story on here or as much of it as he would tell. The little bit that he did tell me was so interesting I was on the edge of my seat taking in every detail
@@MrScubajsb he is a hero to a lot of us 🇺🇸 ❤
Who was your Grandfather with at the bulge ? My uncle was there with the 39th.
Thanks for the kind words! I would have loved to have been able to get his story told on this channel before he passed it would have been a good one.
Thank you Memoirs of World War II for this video.
Although he wasn’t a veteran or served in the armed forces in any capacity, my grandpa was born in the Philippines and experienced growing up under the Japanese occupation.
When he was still alive, whenever I would ask, he would always tell me how he had one brother who had honorably served the Philippines as part of a guerrilla unit (but his brother was not fortunate to survive the war, as he was shot and killed).
He and his family also had to take refuge in the country’s mountains, since that was difficult terrain that the Japanese could not reach, where they would be safe, while also learning to hunt and trap animals and fish for food.
However, in spite of the early difficulties he faced growing up, he always had a smile on his face whenever he would tell me that “General MacArthur returning to liberate the Philippines was the greatest (and best) part of the war.”
My grandpa always loved sharing his childhood stories whenever he had the chance, and I have a feeling that he would have been wonderful to interview if he was still around.
hes a hero
My dad got to France then the Bulge then Germany 1-2 weeks behind this man. He too was in Patton's 3rd. Dad served in 13th Armor Division as MGunner in a half-track.
Sadly passed in Jan 2000.
Thank you guss, for your dedication to country..
You are the greatest generation...at 18 years old all I was thinking about was cold beer and a sweet girl at my side..thank you guss for your sacrifice.
The production value on these are amazing.
This is one of the best Videos about a true American Hero. How he saw the concentration camps and live through it all. Thank you and God Bless You..
Mr. Miller is another hero from the Great Generation. Thank you for your service Sir.
This was great! You should include the stories of them coming home to family. I really like hearing their stories about coming home.
It’s insane this was reality at one point. I can’t imagine the horrors.
What a story and such an honourable man! Must be horrible to experience things like shooting a kid. Greetings from Berlin!
This channel deserves more views.
Memoirs Of WW2, I interview WW2 vets all over the east coast. I tried filling out the form. So far I interviewed almost 80! You guys really inspired me. Maybe I could show you some of my footage.
That’s great to hear you are getting out there capturing these stories before they are gone. Best way to get in contact is to fill out the volunteer form in our website.Thanks for watching!
It would truly be an honour.
Not many people put their life on the line for any cause, let alone for their country, their families, all with the goal for a civil future of humanity. Tremendous hearts that should never be forgotten.
Wow he is so right. That is the difference from then and now.
15:41 Can be also said for those German kids shooting back, their whole life has been influenced by the nazi regime and it's collapsing right in front of them, I can see why they would shoot at the "invaders". They were too brainwashed to see otherwise unfortunately.
Love your work it's a necessity to move forward, we can't forget about the sacrifices large and small made by so many millions. Books and videos are a good way to learn but what you gift us, the chance to listen to someone's memoir of those times who lived and breathed the war in one way or another, is incredible. I can't wait for the next memoir!
I identify with them too in that one aspect, except the wholesale extermination of people because of skin color, race and religion.
Most people dont even think abou how strong the propaganda was and just assume every german loved Hitler and hated jews and other "minorities". I hate it when people tell me all german solider where nazies because that isnt true. Germany was in depth after WW1 and cozld own a real army, and if you look at german history germany was always proud of there strong army. So when this one guy comes and says he hase the solution to most of the problems, then yea you vote for him because you want to have work to feed your family. And after that you will do lots of stuff for such a person, especially if the propaganda tells you how great he is and stuff like that.
The heck most people say ,, I would have stood up to to the Nazis and would have fought against them". Only problem is you most likely would would have fallen for the propaganda and wouldnt really know whats going on.
@@uncleho1945 No, they didn't and don't. You spelled China wrong.
@@uncleho1945 0 of those were based on skin color, race or religion, so take your misinformation elsewhere.
@@apocalypticsurvivor1881 Or they were simply never to be seen again.
Another hero...Total love and respect.
What a great story keeper and story teller of his life- this country's life! I can't thank him enough for what he did! The apathy today is quite sad!
Thank you for sharing your story, service, sacrifice and courage for freedom 🇺🇸 God Bless You 🇺🇸
God bless this man and all the veterans
Thank you for helping them share their stories. Museums are great and all but THESE stories, the not glitzy, down and dirty stories NEED to be told, recorded and documented
It just amazes me on how great these men are at story telling as well as how they can remember in detailed what they went through some 80 years later. Another great video.
i watch almost every other youtube video on 1.5-2x speed but for this channel and this channel only I play it in 1x
Wow what a great compliment, thank you for watching and for your support!!
What a awesome man those men that fought and died are a different kind of breed nowadays we’ve got all these weirdos that would cut and run instead of fight
God bless those boys that fought, thank you for you service keep up the good work Memoirs of WWII
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I didn't know that even having something as simple as a ring can cause nightmares like that.
Another humble war hero, I wonder if we will ever be able to truly understand what sacrifices these men gave for us
Definitely one of the best episodes I’ve seen. Especially at the end when he compared the eras.
Thats a great story by Gus, he experienced WWII in combat and concentration camps , he dealt with his ptsd, not sure I could have, Greatest Generation, thanks Josh,
Wow he sure looks good for a WWII vet. Very powerful story indeed. I couldn't begin to imagine what that was like for these kids to go to war.
He is 96.
no matter how bad you think your life could ever be it can really be a heck of a lot worse.
Respect from Brazil to this soldier! Thanks for your service
I started to shed some tears when the concentration camp part came up. Got real emotional just thinking of the horrors those people went through.
No thank you Josh and thankyou Gus for your honesty and bravery that humanity these days may barely appreciate and never understand. Thankyou for your sacrifice and may God bless you always.
What do you mean no thank you
I don’t think the youth of today would answer the call. Their mental health couldn’t take sleeping in the mud & being away from their smartphones
amazing story
Absolutely love these stories and channel.
Cant believe I have to wait an other month to watch the next one. Amazing job once again
Mad respect to my man
Wow what a story thank you so much for your bravery !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Such a nice chap. The fact that he was worried about his Mam receiving an inaccurate telegram when he was in a life or death situation .............it shows what a thoroughly decent person he is.
You can feel the disappointment at the end. Sad but true.
Thank you for these great stories. Such a great channel.
always very hard to watch those videos. Everything else on youtube I can watch everywhere I am, but for thise I need to sit down and it almost always bring tears in m eyes.
Thanky you for videos and thanks to Veterans sharing there story (i know it is not easy)
Un grand merci à ce brave vétérans respect Et à tous ces soldats américains thank you 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Truly the greatest generation. Facing a new form of warfare they were ill equipped for yet they adapted and were able to bring freedom back to millions of people. Can’t forget everyone under the British empire doing their part as well. Holding out alone against Germany for nearly two years allowed time to pass for America to become involved.
This one is one of the best ones yet. If not the best one I’ve seen. And I’ve seen them all. Thank you for you do in making these amazing pieces of history.
You and ur wife do the best videos on this topic. Love the editing and audio. I have watched other channels with the same content. You guys are the best so far. Keep up the good work. It would be good as well in the future to expand to other wars outside WWII.
Thank you for your words of encouragement and for watching!!
@@MemoirsofWWII always brother, as soon as a video comes out....I watch it right away. Showing footage of the actual battle while the person is sharing his/her experience... actually make you feel that u are actually there with them. These videos are a good way to remind the new generation the results of wars.
I love your videos. Please don't stop
This channel is phenomenal I recommend it to EVERYONE I talk to!
Thank you for sharing history! We must remember!
Glad to help you preserve the stories of these brave men.
Once again, absolutely beautifully done. The story combined with a fantastic score always make me almost tear up listening to these heros story.
Truly amazing man, generation and channel! Thank you!
Man these soldiers do remind of us of how we take alot for granted. I wish our country could be like they used to but every thing is so desensitized and entitled i doubt anyone today could handle how they had to come together as a country to fight that kind of a war.
When you think you are having a bad day........
heroic , sorry i missed this. May the good lord bless him .
Sir, thank you for your testimony.
This is why I serve our country today!
Deepest respect and thanks, for your service sir!!
This is another Hero of mine and I think him for my Freedom.
Very moving part about the concentration camp, comes to tell the determination som people have to live and never give up
I definitely understood that message at the end and see it every day in this country
Another fantastic job, I always love these videos. So well produced. Thank you Josh and Family!
Spoke so well and was so engaging. What a man.
Thanks for sharing your story Gus
Thank you Gus, for your service and for taking the time to share your story with us. And thanks to the channel for such high quality videos. I've been binge watching various WWII vet stories and each and everyone of them simply blows my mind of what these people had to experience for our freedom.
Not sure what was more sad his story about the war or his closing remarks.
I'm glad to hear those stories and teachings how they handle lives from nightmares. 🥺