The Ceremony + Reflections of a WWII Normandy Veteran (D-Day 80) | History Traveler Episode 358

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @danielhillier7417
    @danielhillier7417 6 месяцев назад +52

    Thanks JD for recording what may well be some of the last first hand WW2 stories anyone will ever hear. 80 years on from D-day.

  • @stephencarter1851
    @stephencarter1851 6 месяцев назад +56

    Bucks memories are fading but his infectious brave spirit shines through when he tells his stories! Wish I could sit down with Buck, buy him a beer and shake his hand. What a legend!

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  6 месяцев назад +14

      @@stephencarter1851 That guy was something else.

    • @jeffe9842
      @jeffe9842 6 месяцев назад +9

      I was impressed by what Buck could remember after 80 years.

  • @robinburke2036
    @robinburke2036 6 месяцев назад +17

    There is not another RUclips channel that makes me tear up like this one. No words . . . just tears. Thank you for showcasing these incredible men.

  • @zekesgirl100
    @zekesgirl100 6 месяцев назад +6

    There will never be another generation equal to these men.
    God Bless them all.

  • @David-tm8sl
    @David-tm8sl 6 месяцев назад +27

    These great voices are diminishing and soon they will be silent. So great to record and share these treasures for generations to come.

  • @tallat8888
    @tallat8888 6 месяцев назад

    A true American living legend. Buck thank you for for your service sir.

  • @barrymcclung9046
    @barrymcclung9046 6 месяцев назад +10

    Thank you, JD, for bringing Buck's memories and steel-strong spirit to us. Thank you, Buck, for sharing your story with us. To you and your 2nd Division brothers, you are all, truly, SECOND TO NONE.

  • @danielsibley2723
    @danielsibley2723 6 месяцев назад +2

    WHAT YOU AND BIGGIO DO!!!! I can't imagine the logistics of all this but at the end of the day how great must it be...and you bring such wondrous men like Buck to us...Blessed we are to have you JD.

  • @captnmark
    @captnmark 6 месяцев назад +7

    The WWII Vets represent everything great about our nation and the good we have done. Pray we get back to that greatness.

  • @marionjohansson4235
    @marionjohansson4235 6 месяцев назад

    I am blown away, what an amazing man. So glad it’s recorded for posterity. Well done JD

  • @larrydemaar409
    @larrydemaar409 6 месяцев назад +2

    There is a man, who is second to none!

  • @Chris-Nico
    @Chris-Nico 6 месяцев назад +3

    History Traveler does it again! 👍🇺🇸🇫🇷
    Thank you JD and Andrew but a very special thank you to Buck! Amazing memory and a very good song writer and singer. God bless them all for saving freedom!

  • @1psychofan
    @1psychofan 6 месяцев назад

    Combining actual footage with his song was a very nice touch!

  • @duanelawrence78
    @duanelawrence78 6 месяцев назад +1

    God bless you Buck and your family brother!! Thanks J.D. God bless you and Eric!!✌️🇺🇲

  • @Ronaldl2350
    @Ronaldl2350 6 месяцев назад +7

    Buck is such a special guy, along with all of that generation!

  • @dougmartin1723
    @dougmartin1723 6 месяцев назад +1

    It amazes me that Bucks can still play the guitar and sing and can remember that song that he wrote many years ago

  • @jimconnop3220
    @jimconnop3220 6 месяцев назад +2

    Just stumbled across your channel. I have a property about 10kms away from Saint mere Eglise. I fully intend to watch all your videos so very informative 👍. Keep up the fantastic work 👏

  • @roberttraun9429
    @roberttraun9429 6 месяцев назад

    All i can say is thank you for what you do

  • @bradbalderson8172
    @bradbalderson8172 6 месяцев назад +7

    If not for you JD and others capturing these moments with Buck and the others at Normandy these stories would be lost. I thank you for all you do and I know everyone else feels the same way.

  • @indygeo4267
    @indygeo4267 2 месяца назад

    The 2nd Infantry Division is one of my favorite divisions of the U.S. Army. Thanks for sharing this. And a special thanks to Chester "Buck" Sloan!

    • @indygeo4267
      @indygeo4267 2 месяца назад

      ...And his fellow servicemen of course!

  • @judyrodriguez1525
    @judyrodriguez1525 6 месяцев назад

    Has to be one of my favorite videos you’ve done JD. Thank you.

  • @TheSkinnyTwig
    @TheSkinnyTwig 6 месяцев назад +2

    My grandpa was an officer in the 9th Infantry Regiment 2nd Infantry Division and fought from D+1- VE Day. Wounded twice. He was damn proud to wear the Indian Head mainly because his dad, my great grandfather served in the 9th Infantry Regiment 2nd Division during WW1.
    It always gives me chills listing to Buck play. The boys of the 2nd Infantry Division have some of the greatest sense of pride and camaraderie I’ve ever experienced I’ll tell you.

  • @aldangelo149
    @aldangelo149 6 месяцев назад

    Wow! Great content builds all the way through and when Buck performs his song I got the chills. Great stories, great song and thank you Buck for featuring gating for our freedom.❤

  • @BrickyardBoiler
    @BrickyardBoiler 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks, JD. Great work as always. Another veteran you may want to visit is E Carver McGriff. 90th Division - Utah Beach on D Day +2. A retired Methodist pastor who lives in Indianapolis. 99 years old and wrote an excellent book, Making Sense of Normandy; a Young Man’s Journey of War and Faith. A profound perspective.

  • @PelicanIslandLabs
    @PelicanIslandLabs 6 месяцев назад +3

    He's a BAR man .............. what a great life! Thank you Sir!

  • @wildcolonialman
    @wildcolonialman 6 месяцев назад

    Fabulous effort. Fabulous man. Fabulous courage and guitar.

  • @warbirdwf
    @warbirdwf 6 месяцев назад +1

    I can't imagine what it's like for these veterans to go back 80 years in time to their youth and the horrors of war. This is probably the last chance for us to experience and hear these Veterans stories while they are still with us. I grew up surrounded by neighbors who were WW2 veterans when I was a kid. They've all passed away but their memories and stories stay with me. Hard to believe time passes so quickly for us all.

  • @nickanderson1121
    @nickanderson1121 6 месяцев назад

    What a story ! Thank you JD but thank u more Buck Sloan!! That was Incredible,he had me on the edge of my seat the whole time,I couldn't wait to hear wat else he was gonna say ,incredible!The Greatest Generation!!!

  • @maggiemcmac8273
    @maggiemcmac8273 6 месяцев назад +1

    What a moving tribute. I cannot thank you enough for capturing this. That entire generation was and is second to none.

  • @Dylantuning1995
    @Dylantuning1995 5 месяцев назад

    June 6th was an incredibly hot day. Transportation to and from the cemetery was pretty awful, but complex with +- 5000 people being there, but man I checked off a bucketlist item of being there on the 6th. Sadly we were somewhere in the middle, we couldn't see the podium but the applause for every single veteran was insane and the F35 missing man formation fly-over was eardeafening.
    It was an honor to be present that day, will cherish that for the rest of my life! Definitely shed a few tears here and there.

  • @cyndiebill6631
    @cyndiebill6631 6 месяцев назад +6

    Thank you Buck for sharing your memories.
    Wonderful video JD thank you for sharing this amazing Veteran with us. 😊👍❤️

  • @vaughnbluejr5960
    @vaughnbluejr5960 6 месяцев назад

    WOW! Just WOW! The memory of those guys like Buck. Thanks JD for sharing!

  • @swampfizz
    @swampfizz 6 месяцев назад

    the interview was AMAZING withi Buck...almost unbelievable but you know its true..speechless...wish I could shake his hand..was in the 2ID myself...makes me proud that someone like him came b4 me and wore the patch ..2nd to None

  • @dawndickson2156
    @dawndickson2156 6 месяцев назад

    These stories you are capturing are second to none! Mr. Sloan is still great with the strings!! God bless these veterans!

  • @williamward1805
    @williamward1805 6 месяцев назад +3

    I wish I could meet Buck and speak to him in person. My father was in the 2nd Infantry Division and landed on Omaha beach. Unfortunately, he passed in 1967 when I was an infant and never got to grow up with him and learn what he experienced. I do know he joined the army when he was 16 early 1942. He lied about his age. I always wanted to meet someone who served with him. When tried to obtain info from the VA they told me that a lot of the detailed information was lost in a fire in the archive storage facility in St Louis Missouri. Buck and all those who served and are serving today are hero’s and are the true patriots for democracy.

  • @TBNTX
    @TBNTX 6 месяцев назад

    God bless the "Finest Generation". These men changed the outcome of the war. My late Dad served too, fighting in his Corsair from the VBF-1 fighter/bomber squadron in the Pacific.

  • @perryj8850
    @perryj8850 6 месяцев назад +2

    Buck is an absolute treasure!! Beautiful video.

  • @jonsolomon4814
    @jonsolomon4814 6 месяцев назад

    What stories that Buck could tell even though his memory is fading. God Bless

  • @billd2635
    @billd2635 6 месяцев назад

    A big thank you to all of them. And thank you for posting this.

  • @parrothd34
    @parrothd34 6 месяцев назад +1

    I was with the 2nd Infantry Division while I was stationed in South Korea with the Army from 93-94. Thank you Buck for the song you wrote about that division. Hearing his stories makes me proud to have been with that division.

  • @gears101
    @gears101 6 месяцев назад +1

    100 years old and guitar pickin'. I love it

  • @tomalexander9340
    @tomalexander9340 6 месяцев назад

    Buck does a great job with his song. I would love to hear it released as a single.

  • @steelrain4362
    @steelrain4362 6 месяцев назад +1

    That man is second to none❤

  • @dawnlefevre9172
    @dawnlefevre9172 6 месяцев назад

    Oh my WORD!!! What an entertaining man!! I would've sat down next to him and never left!! So wonderful!!! Thank you for that J.D.!

  • @dan-me9ts
    @dan-me9ts 6 месяцев назад

    I thought that ww1 was the last time opposing armies played music together from different battle lines! I think that was my favorite part of Buck's stories, that and his song was "second to none". Don't forget B-17 airman Bud's song from one of JD's earlier videos.
    Also, I am reminded of the Gettysburg reunion footage from the 75th anniversary in 1938. Talk about how history repeats itself!

  • @sonofhawaii4227
    @sonofhawaii4227 6 месяцев назад

    God bless these men. They’re Heroes in every sense of the word. Thank you JD for allowing them to share some of their stories.
    Aloha 🤙🏼

  • @G1D1B2
    @G1D1B2 6 месяцев назад +4

    I love hearing vets tell the story of their experiences. It seems they appreciate someone asking them to share, even if it may be difficult to relive the events. It is great to see these men receiving the honor they deserve for their bravery and sacrifice.

  • @charlesfritz7131
    @charlesfritz7131 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks JD for another first rate video and covering this part of history that many folks would have never known about. I SALUTE you for your passion for the preservation and for sharing with us the military history of our great United States.

  • @anthonyquann
    @anthonyquann 6 месяцев назад

    Just amazing, these interviews from those who were there are gold dust

  • @sheilatruax6172
    @sheilatruax6172 6 месяцев назад +1

    He's top notch! Good days forever, Mr. Sloan. Thank you for this.

  • @jeanineking7311
    @jeanineking7311 6 месяцев назад

    “We got after ‘em”. love it. Loved this. Thanks

  • @garykuipers2696
    @garykuipers2696 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for presenting these brave survivors of WW2. As a boy and teenager I was neighbors with some WW1 veterans and enjoyed the information of their service. After my tour with the USCG I joined our local American Legion post and was honored to be in contact with the men and women who served during WW2 and the Korean War. My uncles served during WW2 but didn't speak about their time in the Pacific theater and Aluetian islands. Being a vet and a member of the American Legion I was privy to the details of service of our fellow legionnaires. All are gone now. JD, you have a top notch history channel and I enjoy it immensely. Take care and may God's blessings be with you.😎🚂🚃🚃🚃✝

  • @joansemenec1387
    @joansemenec1387 6 месяцев назад

    Seeing the look on Buck's face when he was at those tunnels was just priceless while he was being told about his fellow soldier being taken care of by the community that the soldier had saved through Allied Forces winning D-Day 1944. I'm so grateful that there are videos like this to share stories like Buck's so that they're not lost to history. The fact that this channel did a first round with four D-Day vets is really awesome and I really wish that the first round of vets could have met these four so that all 8 veterans could swap stories for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. I'm sure that the vet who passed away recently was at the 80th D-Day celebration in France in spirit. May his memory be for a blessing!! Thanks for posting this and all your videos as always JD!! This channel is awesome and I look forward to the video that you post about the GMOH annex grand opening!!

  • @RiseFromTheDead
    @RiseFromTheDead 6 месяцев назад +1

    I am sitting at work on my lunch break and am finding myself getting choked up with this one. Having unexpected emotions. The men and women of this conflict are all fading away into history. This really is the last great ceremony and event with these men

  • @brianjames3849
    @brianjames3849 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks jd for speaking and interviewing this brave gi history has been captured ,these brave men helped save the world .god bless him and america

  • @sbishop6450
    @sbishop6450 6 месяцев назад

    WOW what a fantastic guy. Just love these veterans. Buck can remember his service so well. I guess it was so traumatic it stuck (haunted) these guys memories all their lives. Bless you JD and Andrew for allowing us to be part of those who are able to hear men like Buck and all the others you have recorded in recent months. UK

  • @1psychofan
    @1psychofan 6 месяцев назад

    This is very special! How wonderful to bring him back to the place and show him the monument I teared up! Very special. And recording his stories like this? Brilliantly special Thank you JD!

  • @dandyjones1185
    @dandyjones1185 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wow…. What a great interview with one of the last of the greatest generation. Hearing Buck sing was extra special.
    Thank you for sharing!

    • @NormaHird
      @NormaHird 6 месяцев назад +1

      THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO

  • @toddgreve6587
    @toddgreve6587 6 месяцев назад

    All I can write is tears. 😢 The 2nd Division song by Buck. Lord bless him, his living colleagues and all fallen bothers-in-arms.

  • @corychecketts
    @corychecketts 6 месяцев назад

    Man, Buck is one tough dude. No surprise he’s 100. I’m sure he’ll make it to 110!

  • @AnyaLexi
    @AnyaLexi 5 месяцев назад

    Those are some dapper gentlemen.
    Thank you for your service boys.
    Job well done 🫡

  • @nanabutner
    @nanabutner 6 месяцев назад +1

    THANK YOU for taking these brave people to honor their past! They still have a lot to teach us, but sadly very few will listen!

  • @JennaCee
    @JennaCee 6 месяцев назад

    The memories, scars, monuments, the physical aspects of that war we do not live with as the people in Europe do. It is by the wonderful capture and presentation of their legacy and sacrifice can we possibly appreciate what was done for us!! Thank you for your story telling!!

  • @genem3785
    @genem3785 6 месяцев назад

    Buck, Thank You for sharing your experiences with JD and his team they in turn share with all of us. God Bless You Mr. Sloan!

  • @jimmccue577
    @jimmccue577 6 месяцев назад

    Such a good series! D-day at 80! Thanks, JD, for recording & documenting these first-person accounts! Any chance on getting some Pacific Theater coverage over the next year & a half?
    Keep up the great work!

  • @NDB469
    @NDB469 6 месяцев назад

    Incredible video thanks for sharing

  • @barclayericson6662
    @barclayericson6662 6 месяцев назад +3

    Fantastic job JD, Andrew and the rest for respecting and bringing back these vets. So cool, yet so sad as so few left. Another well done video capturing the part of the visit. Thank you and thank the vets

  • @anthonycalbillo9376
    @anthonycalbillo9376 6 месяцев назад

    Hearing Buck play the guitar, reminds me of my grandpa playing.

  • @mikeivey8471
    @mikeivey8471 6 месяцев назад

    Absolutely fabulous!!! Hearing him sing about his division , from the heart , was priceless!! Thank you for sharing this !!!

  • @robinhill9439
    @robinhill9439 6 месяцев назад

    Many thanks JD for your coverage of D-day 80 I'm in the UK and for ever thankful to the guys in the US who came over and fought from the Normandy landings. great to see the vets and the memories they share had an uncle who was involved in D-day with the R E M E

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 6 месяцев назад

      It's about time the Brits acknowledge the help they received from the USA in WW II and our saving their Butts from the Nazi's !!! you are welcome......

  • @TheSuperGringo
    @TheSuperGringo 6 месяцев назад +1

    I served in the 42nd Infantry Division (The Rainbow Division) from 1987 to 2005.

  • @JoeRitchie-e5l
    @JoeRitchie-e5l 6 месяцев назад

    So interesting to hear the veterans tell their stories of combat. It really brings it home

  • @katiedrollinger1338
    @katiedrollinger1338 6 месяцев назад

    This was wonderful. Thank you so much for this. What a great man!!

  • @tonemarieantonsen1597
    @tonemarieantonsen1597 6 месяцев назад +2

    What a lovely badass man .The song and guitar playing is awesome 👏❤️🎸🎶Thanks for your service and bless you Buck 🙏❤️

  • @Wreckdiver59
    @Wreckdiver59 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks JD. I'm glad you were there to capture Buck's memories and share them with us.

  • @ALiz86
    @ALiz86 6 месяцев назад

    Incredible! ❤

  • @EdwardWebb-z4x
    @EdwardWebb-z4x 6 месяцев назад

    Sad to think all these men who sacrificed so much will all soon be gone along with their stories. We as a world should honor and thank these heroes while they are still here. We all need to remember "Freedom is not Free" These men payed a heavy price.

  • @natalieanderton7472
    @natalieanderton7472 6 месяцев назад

    Beautiful video

  • @cthaynie
    @cthaynie 6 месяцев назад

    Awesome JD!

  • @marcplucinski8846
    @marcplucinski8846 6 месяцев назад

    These are great men, true heroes my father was a navy vet on the Enterprise, my uncle flew B 17 over Europe. Both lived into their 90s both have passed my father carried the scars from that war. Unfortunately I was not close to my uncle so ever heard his story of the war, my father talked very little about his experiences. Sometimes he would talk about a friend long gone.

  • @poodleloo391
    @poodleloo391 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for all you do. Wish I could work with these special people. 😢

  • @wilburfinnigan2142
    @wilburfinnigan2142 6 месяцев назад +1

    I would suggest that all watching this program check out a Beautiful singing tribute to the Veterans of WWII and all wars by a trio of siblings, 2 guys and a girl , LIFE IN 3D, their 2 great grand fathers and a great uncle were veterans, they beautifully sang the song THE LAST GOODBYE, as pictures of hundreds of vets were flashed on the screen, sent in by their viewers, they sang this for Memorial Day 2024, it is here on You Tube. It is fantastic that the young ones of today remember and honor those that served and fought !!! Thank you Daylon, Daura, and Devon Veater, Life in 3 D, of Arizona usa. I should add they did a follow up because they received so many pictures, the second is an instrumental and the pictures.

    • @a98cer
      @a98cer 6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for that suggestion. I just viewed it and I admit my eyes were a little teary after it. Thanks.

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@a98cer I "Discovered these "kids" about 6 months ago and they can really sing, they have about 30 songs they have sung, different and Beautiful. I thought it was very fitting to go along with this program !! Thanks There is also a second instrumental for all the pictures they received !! ! Labeled as such.

  • @thomashudgins996
    @thomashudgins996 6 месяцев назад

    I wonder if Buck ever had that song published? I would love to have the lyrics. What a lucky and wonderful man. Thanks once again JD. You are the best!

  • @ernestbetz5982
    @ernestbetz5982 6 месяцев назад

    what hero's these men where. we will never see the likes of them again . i have personal know a Batan death march person. he gave me a book he wrote. they are hero's

  • @braddreyer3284
    @braddreyer3284 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! I was there for my first trip to Normandy! The best part was waiting in the parking lot afterwards, while it was a long wait, my 16 y/o son and I got to meet multiple WWII veterans and 3 medal of honor recipients. A time I will never forget.

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  6 месяцев назад +4

      @@braddreyer3284 Yeah, keeping the veterans waiting in the parking lot while Joe Biden hung out was kind of unfortunate. Glad that you and your son got to meet some people though.

    • @braddreyer3284
      @braddreyer3284 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@TheHistoryUnderground yes it was! Everyone was miserable but we all said it was hard to complain given where we were standing. Looking back I would do it all over again! Getting back to Caen at 9:30pm was worth it!

  • @TribeTaz
    @TribeTaz 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing these stories, JD, You and Andrew did an amazing job

  • @robbobtheplucker3082
    @robbobtheplucker3082 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wow!! I didn't realize there was that many Vets in attendance. They have all been blessed immensely!! But I do know 1 thing, I want that jacket. Andrew's dad needs to up production!!!!

  • @richardh.5404
    @richardh.5404 6 месяцев назад

    Fantastic!!

  • @joshh8245
    @joshh8245 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much JD and also Andrew Biggio for what you do to get these WW2 veterans stories out there. The song at the end was great. Wish I could've been there to see that in person.

  • @norbfio1
    @norbfio1 6 месяцев назад

    God bless Buck! What an amazing man! So happy they all got to do this! Thanks for the great videos JD, you are truly appreciated!

  • @BrianPozan
    @BrianPozan 6 месяцев назад +1

    I visited Normandy this year... what an incredible and unforgetable experience. Thanks to your videos I visited places like Abbaye d'Ardenne that I wouldn't know without you! So thank you for your work and thanks to the guys like The Rifle or Best Defense Foundation who bring the veterans back to Normandy. Greetings from Czechia

  • @michaelbronsteijn8492
    @michaelbronsteijn8492 6 месяцев назад

    Wauw what an episode. Thanks you for everything!❤😥

  • @bobcalderon2534
    @bobcalderon2534 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks again for nice video 😊

  • @raynorczyk5497
    @raynorczyk5497 6 месяцев назад

    wow great ending 2 the video hopefully he can live another 100

  • @brunol-p_g8800
    @brunol-p_g8800 5 месяцев назад

    It’s great you were there.
    I invite you to go to southern France in July-August for the 80th anniversary of the Provence landings (Operation Dragoon), which will also be the last edition with actual veterans as they are now very old. You might find a lot of French veterans on top of Americans.

  • @philarcuri6338
    @philarcuri6338 4 месяца назад

    Special video! Thank you so much

  • @simonrichards6739
    @simonrichards6739 6 месяцев назад +1

    It’s simply beautiful what you all do in keeping history alive, educating people but most importantly giving these brave, amazing people the chance to tell their stories! God bless you Buck ❤️💪🏻👏🏻🫡🫡

  • @MarineOne-
    @MarineOne- 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for video I will remember it the rest of my day's.

  • @NormaHird
    @NormaHird 6 месяцев назад

    THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO

  • @pauldouglas3084
    @pauldouglas3084 6 месяцев назад

    Really enjoyed the video mate can't wait for the next one