Bloody Omaha: Surviving Brutal Combat on Dog Red Sector | D-Day | Donald McCarthy
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- Donald A. McCarthy was drafted into the U.S. Army in July 1943, just after graduating from High School. After completing basic training McCarthy shipped overseas and was assigned to Headquarters Company, First Battalion, 116th Infantry, 29th Division.
Early on June 6th, 1944 McCarthy climbed down the ropes of the SS Empire Javelin into his LCA (Landing Craft Assault). Originally scheduled to land in the Dog Green sector of Omaha Beach, the British Coxswain saw the chaos on the beach and instead landed the men in the Dog Red sector where they were met with intense machine gun and artillery fire.
Through luck and determination McCarthy was eventually able to make his way up the beach and towards the Vierville Draw to reach his objective, the church in Vierville. He would be wounded on D-Day, but return to action in early July 1944.
Donald A. McCarthy passed away on August 1, 2017 at the age of 93
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Honestly, if that dead soldier had a say as to what to do with his body, given the circumstances and brutality of Omaha Beach, I think he'd be honored to have protected a brother soldier... I would want my body used for such a purpose.
100%, when I got shot in a close ambush I figured it was all over, and the only thought in my head was "Don't die before you clear the ambush, that way the dismount doesn't have to die too." No soldier ever really wants to die, but if/when that day comes you definitely want your pain/death to mean that somebody else to your left or right does not have to suffer too.
Same Same
his ghost laughing at and mocking the enemy as his corpse is a fortress of return fire. semper fi
Facts
Not that his body would have stopped a round from the machine guns, but if it could protect you from a bit of frag, you do what you have to
this guy and his story were one of the most interesting from World War 2 ive heard ever! thanks for uploading this
The greatest generation of all time thank you guys so much for your service ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
'First time I'd eaten since I left the bloody ship' - proving that he'd picked up some of the local dialect while being stationed in England :)
My god everyone should listen to war veterans. This man used the body of another man to save his own life. My hat os off to this man and I am humbled by all the men and women that served. Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing you history.
The Greatest Generation, where Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue.
The Greatest Generation!
So, what happened with the plan to get a radio back to the guys getting shot at in the town? Sounds like you stayed on the beach behind a berm.
"...and that was it. That was my D-Day."
Sir you have done enough, and I am eternally grateful.
And sadly all those lives lost in the name of freedom only to have piles of garbage today like cops and politicians violating the constitution daily.
The greatest generation to have ever lived. Words will never be able to express the gratitude... Am I the only one who tears up when they do?
We get hit DEEP in the feels putting most of these videos together...such powerful stories.
I get genuinely depressed thinking about losing these men.
@@andrewk5705 hopefully you get out of it, this is deep stuff.
I can SAFELY bet, we will not have a Generation as great as these men, and the literal definition of *HELL* they went through, to come back, and raise pretty much Americas "best" economic time period(or atleast my opinion, A house, car and kids all affordable on a 1 wage income? Sounds unbelievable if we didn't have evidence it could actually happen).
Barring WW3, NOTHING will compare to that era, the things that forged, shaped, and molded those men into the greatest generation of America ever.
Hell, I doubt we will see anything close to America being "unified" in political mindset, only thing that came close was 9/11, and its a shame it takes something like Pearl Harbor, &/or 9/11/01 like events to bring people together, smh!
Enough of my rambling, I just sincerely hope that these men can/will/are resting in the peace they deserve!🙏
yes
I’m so glad these stories got captured. The greatest generation is almost all gone and it breaks my heart.
I have mixed feelings. A lot of them still suffer through these stories; in death they don't suffer any longer.
I was born in the US from parents that immigrated from Germany. So my grandparents obviously were German. My grandfather from my mother’s side was Wehrmacht and my grandfather from my dad’s side was a tank driver in the SS. They both survived the war. My grandfather That was in the SS never spoke about it. He was soft spoken and always very good to me. My grandfather in the Wehrmacht had lots of stories to tell and saved my mom from a concentration camp in Yugoslavia. I have fond memories of him as well visiting him in Stuttgart. I believe they were a great generation as well.
The greatest generation is today. The Ukrainians fighting Russia
@@cloudstreets1396my dad was Wehrmacht, gunner in a tank, and taken prisoner by the Tito forces in Yugoslavia at the end of the war. Who knows, maybe their paths crossed at one point or another
@@cloudstreets1396I was saying to my missus, that realistically. Depending where you’re born & what you’re brought up believing, what side is right & wrong in war can be debatable. Both sides believe they’re right
Thank you to all the veterans out there and I am truly grateful for your service
Thank you!
@Oliverdixon14 I am confused though. Why is your profile picture the flag of traitors to the United States of America then? The United States of America fought in world war 2 not the confederate states of America (because they didn’t exist anymore, because their slave owning butts lost the civil war lol)
It just seems hypocritical and disrespectful. If you’re gonna fly the confederate flag you should use the one they used at the end of the war. The white surrender one
God bless this man in the video… I just lost my dad who fought in World War ll and I miss him terribly… He was a navy hero to me, but he told me JIMMIE don’t ever call me hero or the heroes have passed away and never got a chance to come back and get married and have a family.. I said OK dad I love you more than my life and I will take care of you and mommy for the rest of your life and that’s what I did. My dad passed away. He was almost 96 and my mom passed away. She was almost 9 1 was the toughest,mission I ever had…
JimmyUSAF VET✈️💔❤️🩹❤️🇺🇸
Thank you to your father for helping liberate my grandfather from forced labor camp. Can't thank everyone soldier that fought enough
Honestly, these War Veterans suffered so much. The few still alive are still hunted by the gory scenes they witnessed then .... especially on D-DAY. Maximum respect to these heroes including those who have passed away.🙏🏾🥺
I respect all US soldiers from all wars. They put their hearts, souls and lives on the line. Many suffered atrocities, torture and death.
A very articulate and sharp gentleman. You have my greatest respect from over here in the UK 🇬🇧 where you embarked from to fight for freedom 🇺🇸.
Me too! 👍
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RIP Donald A. McCarthy thank you for your service.
My grandfather was there. He also said he took shelter behind a dead soldier, and then bummed a cigarette from him while he was there. He described the beach as it felt like "a bug crawling through a popcorn popper". He only talked about it twice to me.
Thanku for your grandfather service 🫡 Great welcome from Poland 🇵🇱🤝🇺🇲🇬🇧🇨🇵
Your grandfather was a Brave man . Sickening , disgraceful , unappreciative of the attitude of those yellow belly , snowflake , spoiled brats that think they DESERVE everything towards the Soldiers who kept those punks safe with some of the Soldiers loosing their lives , some being physically and some hurt with PTSD !!! I will and have said so to some people who don’t know how BLESSED they are !!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You must be very proud! God Bless America!!
Have you seen band of brothers or saving private Ryan?
@@steven7936 yes. One of the two times he talked about it was when I was telling him about Saving Private Ryan.
I told him I could bring it over and let him see it. He said no, I was there, I don't need to see it again
May god bless this courageous man’s day.
I feel like I could talk to him for *days.* When you find a WWII vet who is this willing to talk so candidly… you can’t help but gravitate to them. It was only very late in life that I finally heard my grandfather speak about his time in WWII and Korea.
Some truly incredible human beings. Thank you for this. 🙏
And now look at what the generations of today are doing. They're destroying what these men built.
Not only that but damn he looks and talks amazing for his age. Sharp as hell.
How long till he stops marketing what happened?
PTSD is fictional.
This is when you pull out a recorder and get everything he says…
@@bunk95 what are you saying? Post traumatic stress disorder isn't fiction, you don't need to be in a war to get it, just traumatic experiences in general. Saying that a disorder is Fiction is like saying that small pox isn't a disease. Smh
Donald A. McCarthy passed away on August 1, 2017 at the age of 93
May he rest in eternal peace.
Condolences to all.
I knew Donald...
His son, Donald Jr., hired me and he became the best friend in my life...
Love them both...
if I think about today's youth... many don't even know what they owe the mere fact of existing...thank you sir
The United States & many other countries salute you brave men. Don’t make me like you anymore! Freedom isn’t free 🇺🇸
Still carrying his helmet...What a guy!
My grandfather was at Omaha Beach, part of the 29th infantry division. He was part of the first wave. He made it all the way to Germany until a landmine took out his platoon, wounding him. He always spoke highly of how disciplined the German army was and how hard they fought. He hated the French with a passion until the day he died.
He was very lucky to have survived the first wave. Wasn’t it like 80 or 90% of them were killed ?
My grandfather was in the 30th. He said the EXACT same thing about the Germans and the French.
Probably looked at the French the way our boys today consider the ANA. Worthless training.
@joshuamccune2695 My grandfather said the French would fire at you wearing German uniforms, causing American casualties, then immediately surrender once you gave them a receipt. He said the French would also radio their positions to the Germans for artillery.
@@jameselliott5315 I find this very interesting. I'd bet there was a lot of this "not as the story's told" type of stuff going on. I have my own theories. I'd bet that's why the soldiers, of whom many admit they were completely brainwashed, were told to never speak of the things they saw and did in the war. They didn't want to public to know.
I'm an Iraq combat vet. I am humbled by this man's story. Much respect, Sir.
Speedoink- ahh notice he has a Scotland surname.- years ago our neighbour- Thomas Mc Niece use too come over too our home too watch the 6 p.m. news on out T.V. He allways had a black light shineing around his stocky body because he had ben badly shot on 15th march 1944 on castle Hill in Italy.- He use too show us kids the photos off the germen paratroopers that he killed and taken from their pockets. he won a Millitary Medal near monte cassino
Thank you for your service sir!!!
Iraq was/is such a waste of our troops. Never found any WMDs.
I always say, the last time we actually fought for our freedom was WWII. Everything else was a waste.
Durrrrrr Iraq "I sat in a base" durrrrr "I was in war" durrrrrr
@@Nobody-dc8dphey phuckface, believe it or not, not everyone was a fobbit in Iraq. Some units actually did get into some heavy firefights. Some lost multiple guys due to snipers, IEDs, RPGs, and gunfire. Fallujah and Ramadi were every bit as bad as any other urban war for the grunts that had to endure the worst parts of it. At any rate, one more intense war doesn't in any way lessen the impact of another war or lesser intensity. You sound like you've never done anything anywhere.
Thank you Sir.
You will never be forgotten.
I am French and i still wish i would be able to shake hand with a veteran.
God bless you,
Dieu vous bénisse
Never should this hero feel shame-considering what he said he couldn’t get over. He is a true American hero…
The Greatest Generation 🙌🏾...Absolute Respect Sir 🙏🏾 Thank You for your service
Sir, thank you for your service! 🇺🇲
Thank you for your service, with all my heart!
His son, Don, Jr., hired me in 2002, and I met Don, Sr. in the years following...
The youth of today have no idea what these heroes did for us 😢
As a seventeen-year-old, I agree. Kids these days don't seem to appreciate the sacrifice.
Like any generation, the ones that care know.
Truly the greatest, they fought for what they truly loved and wanted to hold dear
Wished I would have spent more time talking to my grandpa about his time during the Korean War. Sometimes I think the Vets who are so willing to talk about their experiences live a lot longer without all that tremendous weight on their shoulders.
Yeah it’s hard to say, I am 33 and an army infantry vet if 9 years and I always thought about these guys and how if what I was doing was difficult or caused issues in life how must it have been for these guys. Ww2 would have been in insane thing to experience. There are just no words.
My football coach in high school was in the 82nd during Korea. I had no idea until I saw his obituary years later.
War is fictional. Wasnt he stopped from telling you about what was marketed as the Korea War?
Korean Veterans were Told NOT to Talk about it..Read " About Face " David Hackworth. Also Unit History are Available..
It's truly amazing listening to these first hand accounts from soldiers telling their experience during D-day. These stories are very valuable and we can't forget them. We can't forget the cost of freedom. I commend this man for sharing as much as he did.
^^^This is our main goal at AVC^^^ Thank you for watching
Look what our Country has become , we have thrown away what they died for !!
@@skipjohnson7255unfortunately I have to agree with you. Sad
What a well spoken veteran. His mind is still as sharp as it was when he was a younger. Beirut era was my time. Known a bunch of WW2 vets in my lifetime. True American patriots, I love all of you. Tremendous respect for the greatest generation. You need to mention these vets age so the new generations can relate. This man has to be 90 years old and looks to be in better shape mentally and physically than people 50 years younger than him.
His memory is astounding. Always amazes me to watch these guys tear up at something that happened 80 years ago. Tells you how impactful these things were to them.
You never really forget a very traumatic experience in your life and their breed faced on of the most nightmarish hell in all of human history
Obviously lol you think someone is gonna forget soemthing that traumatizing?
@@jayo3074unless the old vets have alzmieter then he can’t remember
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A lot of people do forget, or rather compartmentalize and block.
I have some I remember, and there are things I know I’m blocking.. just not ready to look yet.
You shouldn’t speak of something like this unless you are saying something worthwhile and not toxic.
@@freedfree7933 absolute rubbish.
Body wounds heal. Memories don't. What a brave soul to utter the horrors he witnessed that day.
I really like this Channel. Thank you so much for this.
What an enormously kind and gentle bloke. What a generation that was, will never see their like again, especially these days where the world seems to be made of pure stupid.
My Grandfather was assigned to the 29th (116th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, H Company). He survived D-Day, but not the war. This interview “touched home” a little bit. Thank you Mr. McCarthy for everything you went through. My family has served and continues to serve to this day and is thankful for you sir. God Bless…..
My uncle was in the 29th 116th company F.
“I reached a point where I had to talk to God in a real hurry.” Heart wrenching.
Germans were speaking to the same god, and even had belt buckles with text "Gott mit uns". Catholic church struck deal with the %zis to help them gain power and haven't excommunicated %zi leaders for their crimes against humanity.
@@pavel9652 Makes sense when you consider that Roman Catholics are pagans larping as Christians, just like Nazi leadership.
What a story. This gentleman looks great for his age. He must be at least 98 years old but looks much younger.
He died in 2017 at the age of 93. Says in the video description.
Respect to Mr. McCarthy and all those who served on D-Day 🫡
Wow this makes me so emotional, truly the bravest men to ever live! Seeing that he passed in 2017 at 93... RIP to this man. I hope he was able to come to terms with the things he saw during the war and he has peace wherever he rests now.
bravest man to ever live? He did what he had to do to survive. It wasnt like you could swim back . Stuck on the beach , survive or die. No bravery involved. just reality
@@travisgoesthere I did not say him specifically lol. But yeah, I mean in all reality he could've hid in cover for most of the battle and he chose not to. So yeah, the reality is he was at war, and he chose to face it. And that takes bravery, no matter how you define it.
From Denmark...great respect for this man and his unknowing friends...I am alive now with my 79 years old
Thank you sir for what you did , no one should have to endure what you had to . My father fought in Europe but not at Normandy !
Dude breaking his leg probably saved his life
the dude who broke his leg right before loading on the boat knew what he was doing.
He'll never get a luckier break in his life...!
Not necessarily. There is a good chance whoever was in command would not have delayed the craft for him, but just given him morphine and told him to stay in the craft or crawl onto the beach. Worse things happened.
Instances of self-harm happened, but usually not with fresh troops. It's most common in fatigued and weary troops.
Can u imagine telling 18 year old boys today that they are going to war. Good luck
Maybe because they don't wanna die for a country that could care less than a squirt of piss about then
@@jetrifle4209There not fighting for the country they are fighting for there home
We owe this man and his fellows so much it's unbelievable. God bless him and all of them!!!
Hearing this man relive a nightmare is incredible. Soon enough, all the heroes of WW2 will all be gone. God bless this man for telling his story.
@@LF12468what?
Unfortunately they are not heroes! You have to understand, WAR is murder! Satan is the creator of these wars! Satan was a murderer from the beginning! Other countries are told that United States are the enemy, American soldiers are told that other countries are the enemy! The Leaders of all countries are giving Satan blood sacrifices to take out the young teens on both sides so they can’t grow to become men of God nor produce children
Absolutely incredible to hear from this man and others in his generation. I hope and pray that I can live up to this man’s achievements and the achievements of those like him. God bless.
😕His achievements are those that we can only hope and pray we never have to repeat.
The things people chose to go through, and the things they had to see and experience in this life shouldn’t be experienced at all. Thankful for those who chose to fight. Unfortunately we live in a fallen sinful world. I’m glad Christ died for all of us, giving us the opportunity to truly be free and to one day live in eternity with Him without pain and struggle. Christ shall return. And it will be unexpected
Weren't they all drafted?
@@jjohnsengraciesmom not sure, but we always have a choice.
When he tears up I lost it. Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for serving
The greatest generation. Respect. Lots if it. From Finland. War is hell.
This man is very switched on for his age, you can see he hasn’t let the horrors of war strain his mind too much.
Definitely strong willed. My grandfather was in battle of the bulge came back home and drank himself to death.
@@waynelitchkowski2389he must have experienced some stuff
I saw a clip of a british veteran on a normandy beach during the 60 year anniversary. He said that over the years he had heard comments about GIs not being great soldiers...in his experience they were the bravest and best group of men he ever met...he would know....love and respect from the UK
How could one made to be thought of as a GI not be able to be also thought of as a great soldier?
This is some of the most brave young men of their time!! My Dad was in the Navy during the war. He was on the ships when they bombed Hiroshima. My Dad said if they hadn’t bombed them, he knew him and many other Americans we not make it home. He was always very emotional when talking about the war his whole life for his buddies that didn’t make it home:-(. I loved my Dad very much😞
Truly the greatest generation ever.
Sounds like he saw the unit depicted in the movie “My Way”
The greatest Generation of 20th century!!! No matter USA,USSR, GB, or RF!!!
I am proud that both of my grandpas were part of WW2 ending.....both of them fought in 3rd RedArmy's Ukr. Front....one of them had reached the Austrian- German border were they met the Boys from the Great British 8th Army.....He was a gunsight operator on Vikkers than on PzKw4....
Soviets were pretty % (can't write the word, filter) in Poland during WW2. Look at what happened in Bucha or Irpin in Ukraine last year. They haven't changed at all. Completely different standard compared to soldiers from US/UK.
@@pavel9652 "Commander, who we are supposed to clean?"...do You remember the sentence,?:-)
I know one story relating to Omaha Beach. To help troops get off Omaha, the Texas sailed close to shore. The destroyers got within 1,000 yards of the beach. So close that their gun optics were useless. They spotted an M4 Sherman on the beach. It lost a track but was still firing its 75mm at the enemy. The gunners were told to fire where the Sherman did. The 75mm hot the target, then came a barrage of 5 inch guns and destroyed the target. The tank commander popped out of his hatch, turned and waved at the destroyers, then dropped back down. For awhile that Sherman became the destroyers fire-control parry.
Also, many of the unit defending Omaha Beach were not German. They were members of Ost Battalions, Eastern Battalions. They were men drawn from either POW camps or German-occupied areas. There were Russians, Poles, Czech, Baltic States. There are stories of Mongolians and even Koreans being captured at Normandy.
Their loyalty was dubious at best. Many Ostruppen surrendered the first chance they got. Two stories that came to mind, a group of American paratroopers were fired at from a bunker. During a lull in the battle there was a single shot. The door to the bunker opened. Out came several uniformed soldiers, hands raised, and laughing. Turns out they were Polish conscripts. One of them shot their German sergeant.
In another, a pair of American paratroopers were captured after mistakenly landing behind Omaha Beach. Their captors were Polish. As luck would have it, the paratroopers were descendants of Polish immigrants. With this connection the paratroopers convinced their guarsa they would be treated fairly if they surrendered. As the 29th and 1st got off Omaha, they came upon a pair of paratroopers leading a group of about a dozen eager prisoners I to captivity.
Those are all very interesting, but keep in mind the importance of verifiable details.
I like the one in north Africa where patton ordered 2 Italian soldiers to push his jeep out of the ditch, and they did it.
Never heard about Poles defending Omaha beach. Quick check shows there were no OST Battalions defending Omaha, and the beach was defended by Germans. Show your sources.
Britannica says:
German forces involved in the defense of Omaha Beach consisted of the 352nd Infantry Division.
Wiki says:
Grenadier Regiment 916th was an infantry regiment of the Wehrmacht from 1943 until 1945. It was set up in the area around Saint-Lô and then sent to Omaha Beach in December 1943.
I think 352nd was doing anti-invasion training in the area and was able to reinforce defenders.
@@pavel9652 50% of defenders of Omaha Beach consisted of foreign conscripted eastern European men which were part of the 439th Ost Battalion.
@@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel You need to provide some sources. I didn't find any information what they were doing during landing operations, but it seems they were in Normandy, circa 20-30 km away from Omaha beach, so it is possible they were involved at some point. It seems they were formed in central Russia, according to Wikipedia, so there were unlikely any Poles.
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Thank you for the post, absolutely appreciated.
29th Division - very brave men against impossible odds. Glad you survived Don. Sounds like you led an honorable life.
I talked to a vet once who said he had a Sargent Major (Canadian) that during a 88 bombardment stood up in the field that was being shelled as they hid and yelled for them to move forward…BALLS OF STEEL…we owe them our lives!
I clicked on to tell whoever that this guy Is a true man in every sense of the word. Thank you for what you and your brothers did!!!.
You remember every single moment from, I’m going to guess because it’s all you can think about.
Thank you so much for your service and lovely dedications to Our Beautiful USA Dear American Sir.🥰😍🤗🙏❤🤍💙🇺🇲💪🏻👍🎊🎉
He was definitely from Massachusetts. God bless him and his family.
And how so
Thank you for recording these captivating historic interviews, wonderful!!!
Oh man oh man 😢
I was a Corpsman for the Marines . We were always taught that when under direct fire to put the injured man between us and the line of fire. My Marines always gave me shite when we were in war games.
Wow, that’s cold. Dead is one thing, but injured is another.
Interesting the first German soldiers that he had seen were not Germanic people's.
Im thankkful this man carried his helmet with him. A stark reminder of his sacrifice. An item proving his memory and existence. I hope it sits in a Beautiful spot in a well funded museum these days.. RiP
War is worse than hell
I'm old enough to have known many Vets From WW2. I don't fault one of them for doing what they had to do. War isn't pretty. It's isn't clean or organized. It's filled with rot. It stinks of death and fear. It's lonely, cold or hotter than hell. It's a place you don't want to be. War covers you with something that can never be washed off, or wear off. So if you used a dead body to protect yourself, you did what you had to do to stay alive. And that is the struggle of every soldier.
#Vets - never ever blame yourself for what happens on the #battlefield - it's survival - you're doing what you need to be doing to survive .. don't hold any guilt .. it's the luck of the draw who dies and who survives .. you do what you have to do to get home ..
They shall not grow old as we do. We will remember them, amen
God bless you 🙏
I just stumbled across this video while scrolling- I knew this man ! Don McCarthy. He served at my church. I read the passion of Jesus Christ with him many Palm Sundays ago. He was a good and great man. Every spring he would address the Parish school’s eighth grade class with his wartime experiences. My daughters were told of his exploits and later on some of my Dad’s stories. Don was with the 29th infantry, the blue snd grey. My dad was a forward observer with the 12th armored division and fought his way from liberated France through the Ruhr Valley to Austria. They both saw a lot of combat and liberated several death camps towards the end. We owe them a debt we cannot repay.
What a fool to believe in God
Having GW Bush speech on this honorable WWII channel is disgusting. Comparing an Illegal war which cost 1.92 trillion dollars. 4,443 brave American soldier's lives,2-300,000 civilian lives and arguably made America less safe needs to be shouted again and again.
These interviews are among the most important and worthwhile videos on RUclips. These American men are unlike any American men ( or women or other gender) we will ever see again. It’s a good thing they are almost all gone now. They fought for us and our society has now eroded to a point that is just shameful. They would probably be pretty disappointed at what this country has now become.
There are no other genders. The fact you have fallen victim to the stupidity is indicating how far we have fallen.
his honesty is so humbling.
Can you imagine todays he/him, they/them, she/her and all the others storming the beach like these young men did?
They do and fought honorably in OIF OEF
I wonder what his generation will say to the they/them/two spirit/non-binary people/etc and misgendering them
Incredible story. They are the greatest generation.
Him lighting up talking about his helmet is pretty awesome for some reason...
What a bloke.
These Videos serve many purposes. For me its entertainment, and knowledge. But its also training. These Men are teaching us lessons of battle by telling us their experiences. I hope i never have to use the knowledge in battle. But the way things are going, i might...
D-Day is curious. The initial landing incurred some casualties, that was to be expected.
In the consolidation phase there were a lot of friendly fire incidents against civilians in the area, up to 4.000 dead from what I heard.
This has apparently left a bitter aftertaste in the collective memory of the locals in the D-Day relevant areas.
Hindsight no doubt.
Your channel intro is Bush claiming good will prevail?! XD
God Bless all of you who made up the greatest generation.
Thank you for your sacrifice.
When I hear stories like this I wonder if how they remember is actually how it happened, or if they use the chaos around them at the time to convince themselves it happened differently than it actually did Specifically, as an example, did he grab a living soldier as a human shield that eventually became dead as a result?
Memory is a funny thing. But if the memory is traumatic enough, it will forever be exact.
I am truly with a heavy heart to see what has happened to this country you fought so hard for.
Yes it’s important we make sure we continue to defeat the Nazi right wing fascism he fought to eliminate!
Its turned into an immigration centre
It's sad we're losing a lot of these great soldiers everyday from old age. I lost my dad in 2019 at the age of 100. What great men and women from the greatest generation. Thank you to all who served in world war 2.
Wow..
Listening instead of watching this video, he sounds no older than 30 or 40 years old, so sharp, like everything just happened, amazing
Everyone in these WW2 interviews is 90-100 years old and still sharp. They must have an appreciation of life few have after all of that.