I am French and I live not far from the cemetery where this film was shot and from the landing beaches. Every time I go for a walk there, I am struck by the age of the soldiers who left their lives here. The number and age of the men buried here are truly impressive and moving. How not to cry in front of all this beautiful missing youth? I was born a few years after this landing and my father was part of the French resistance, he was decorated but he never wanted to talk about it. I have seen many of these brave men pass through my home as a child and have known many former soldiers of the First World War too. One of my best friends is the son of a German soldier who was brought to Normandy when he was only 17, totally terrified. He didn't even use the weapon he barely knew how to use, and, injured in the first few days, he was treated by the American army and imprisoned. Once the war was over, he stayed in Normandy and founded his family there, including my friend. and I knew him well when he was still alive a few years ago. I saw all these brave men up close and it made a deep impression on me. So, every time I go to this cemetery, I can't help crying for all these young men, whatever their nationality, French, English, American, German or other. The madness of men really scares me and we learn nothing from history... When I wrote this comment 5 months ago I didn't expect to get so many positive responses and thumbs up and it warms my heart. On the internet, generally, there are a lot of negative people, insults and aggression, on all subjects. I am happy that the people who answer here are all in respect and benevolence. This is exactly what I wanted on this subject which touches me a lot and for the memory of all these beautiful young people, whatever their country, who have suffered. 1 year later : When I wrote this little message after seeing the video, I didn't think I would have so many answers and especially so touching ones. All these words go straight to my heart and give life to what are only photos or films. Each of your comments brings us closer to the lives of these young men and makes them live again. I have tears in my eyes... I am happy to read your words, coming from cities that I don't know, and that you tell me about the lives of these courageous young men, you bring them back to life.... Of the hundreds or thousands of films that I have seen, I have never been as moved as this scene where we see this mother in her kitchen, who has just been told of the death of her sons. No shooting, explosion, cries of pain, but a soothing silence and this car that comes slowly and this mother who understands and collapses.... all the pain of all the mothers in the world is there.... I am still crying and it shows me the pain of all these parents to whom the sad news has been announced. Whether they are American or French or German or from elsewhere, the pain is the same. Soon I will have a bigger apartment and I consider it a duty and an honor to welcome the families who want to pay their respects at the graves of their heroes. Thank you all for your messages and may peace be upon you and your families....
This is a haunting and beautifully cared for place. I have been twice over the years on motorbike holidays and it never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Over nine and a half thousand graves of young men, all of whom died violent deaths. Heartbreaking
Yes, we do learn from War. We learn that evil is pervasive and those that wish to cast war upon others are doomed to be dealt death, by those that condemn evil. It is those that die in the honor of freedom, that give up their tomorrow's that give you and I our Peace, that we have today! War is horrible no doubt. But, I'm also glad that there are noble men and women who swear to uphold oaths to protect others from tyranny and evil....yesterday, today and tomorrow!
When I saw the first cemetery of this kind at Maleme / Kreta, I could hardly hold my tears....... Such a waste of life. Now we go through this AGAIN. And again due to the madness of ONE single bastard - Putin. "When will they ever learn?"
I am British and served for 22 years. I lost many friends during that time and whilst my many years on operational tours does not come remotely close to what these guys went through in a single day, it does, I think, qualify me to know how they felt. I honour their memory and the memory of all my fallen brothers.
After 26 years in the US Army, I can identify with you, having served in combat in Vietnam, and watching my son-in-law do two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. There is nothing in our years of service that comes close to the D-Day landing, nothing. I was lucky to have served along side the British Army Corps that was stationed north of the US Army's Vth Corps during 1982 to 1990. All the best.
My late Dad fought in Normandy. He was cut down with tank fire on D Day 12 at Ducy St Margurite in an orchard. The Battle for Caen was terrible. His injuries were horrific, but he lived, so I and my sister can live also. (Thanks Mum). He now walks with God and Mum, our hero. The day he received his Legion d'Honneur, I wept with pride, not just for Dad, but all those who went and fought. The comments left here are so full of pain, but have a dignity that makes me feel honoured to write on the same page as you good folks. Let's build a peace that is worthy of this Golden Generation. RIP to so many countless epic men and women. Thank you for my freedom. Rev Dev
"From these honored dead, let us take increased Devotion to the Cause for which they gave the last full of Devotion. That we highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.. That this Nation under God shall have a new Birth of Freedom and that Government of the People, by the People and for the People shall not perish from this Earth." Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg PA Nov. 19, 1863
The Greatest Generation. Period. My father was a decorated soldier in a tank for 3 years. When this movie ended, I lost it for almost 30 minutes. He was and shall always be my hero. RIP Dad.
They learned the lesson of the foxhole and applied it to life. You can’t judge a man by his color or creed he can only be measured by the love in his heart for his country and his fellow men. If you respect each you don’t have to like each other and you can still work together and get the job done. That to me is how they came home and worked together to build the country into the worlds greatest. They should have come home and squared away Jim Crow right away, to a man, they would say it was their greatest mistake that it took a decade, but they did clean it up. Without a doubt they were greatest generation!
My Grandfather was beyond the front lines repairing the tankers. He was there for 3 days and knights, welding and getting them back in service so they could continue. I miss them all. My son followed in his shoes, Thomas, KIA 2011
God bless your dad, Garry. I travelled to the UK and Continental Europe (from Australia) to celebrate my 50th in 2007. During that visit we went to Normandy - in particular, Omaha Beach, Colleville-Sur-Mer and the American War cemetery (amongst other places and landing beaches on the Normandy coast). One of the most powerful experiences of my life. Your dad is a hero to many - including those of us in Australia whose life and liberty he served to protect.
My grandfather went ashore on Juno beach June 6/44 and fought his way to Holland. He survived 6 years of war but, sadly did not survive the peace that followed. I miss him every day of my life. My wife is Dutch and we visited the Normandy beaches in 2011. On the train back to Amsterdam, I looked out the window and cried and cried for those brave young men who gave everything they had for a country they had never been too and for people they had never met. Thank you.
I visited Juno Beach one week ago. It is humbling, and as a Canadian I was awed and proud to have been there. May they all rest in peace. We owe them everything, and we shall never forget.
I am French and went to the memorials of Normandy on june 2024. I always had respect for those who died, or were injured, because they fought for our freedom. We'll never have enought time or words to thanks all who did that and died there. Americans, Canadians, Britishs, Irishs, Scottishs, Frenchs, Australians, Africans, Indians an all other country and people who helped, God bless you.
Well said Thierry. All the soldiers who gave their lives in defense of freedom and the liberation of Europe. I visited Your Beautiful Country in 2019 during The Women's World Cup and stayed in Normandy, Villers Sur Mer in the hotel Outre-Mer. I visited all the beaches the Allies landed on and took a little sand from each of them and now keep all that sand in a glass enclosed dish on my desk.
This is not just a tear jerker, its a tear vacuum sucking every last tear out of your body, as you contemplate what our fathers and grand fathers went through. God bless all veterans of all wars...
The same, and I am over 80. Been to many of these Hero Grounds...Philippines, UK, Holland, Belgium, Normandy. They died for us. My family gave for freedom one Naval aviator and one Marine. I tried to follow, but never their sacrifice, but only to cry for theirs, and grandmother.
Amen to that. I am also 65 and this movie every time I watch it? Always makes me cry. So so many young men sent to fight in a battle that snuffed so many men . Brothers ... Uncle's ... Husbands and Dad's. Unfortunately many of the younger don't realize the sacrifice that was made and what was at hand. Now days ? We have people numb in the head who haven't a clue to what was at steak then. God bless all those who served and heroically gave their lives in the fields of war and conflict. They will never be forgotten . May they all R.I.P.
Whether or not a soldier was drafted or joined did not matter because when the battle started all became one with one purpose to protect each other and their country
Every time I watch this video, I wept for not only these fine American heroes. I am a retired professional soldier who served 2 tours in South Vietnam and came out of retirement for Operation Desert Storm. Have the honor of being 5th generation army and Black American.
Make sure what they did is not taken for granted & tried to be erased. My father served in the Philippine Islands for 4 1/2 years 1941 -1945. He never spoke much about the war until I was in my late teens. GOD BLESS AMERICA & ALL WHO SUPPORT & DEFEND HER! To ALL veterans, past, present & future, your sacrifices are not in vain.
My father-in-law, best friends dad and a former Mayor of my hometown were all on the beach at Iwo, two uncles at D Day, a debt we owe that sadly now will not be repaid.
I'm 75 ... ALL of the preceding generation of mostly men in my life served in WW2 -- my father, stepfather, father-in-law, uncles, older cousins, friends, and neighbors. What's tragic, in addition to the lives the world lost, is that current generations across the globe have learned little about what that hellish conflict provided for so many generations to come -- across the globe.
@@wtcashel so true. If the US started a draft I think the resistance would be huge. Two generations of few who have contributed or given back to this country. My mother sent her three sons to Vietnam and we all came home physically. Trump was right.
They grow old with us!! We will always remember!! Keep them within your hearts and let the next generation know of their honor, dedication, brotherhood, SACRIFICE for all of us!! Montana Rick.
My dad served in the Army in WWII in Europe and saw much action. Until he passed away he suffered much PTSD. To all American soldiers gone and those still with us.... thank you so much for our freedom.
I lost several friends in combat, still questioning myself for not being able to bring them home. My violence has now turned to tears, hopefully to peace. My prayers are for you and your lost best friend, and my brother, wish I could have been there and made a difference.
As a 50-year-old American, I am brought to tears when I think of all of the people we have lost over the last 247 years, for this great nation to be in the state it is in today.
What's sad is that we spent the lives of so many in the last 78 years to give the world "Global Free Trade" .... and now "Pax Americana" is ending... so long, Assholes: you didn't appreciate our efforts- we picked you up when you were down, provided free, safe trade for everyone.... and a global sound currency to facilitate same .... we are going home now, because of the big, fat, fulfilling thanks we got in return. Try not to starve to death too loudly. Or throw nukes at each other. Or anybody. Because we'll have to settle your hash, Again.
@@chrisp.9172 Hey that's interesting. I'm a 2nd generation US Army veteran. My father was in England on D-Day with a medical detachment and was sent over to France near the end of the war to set up hospitals. I've been to France, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and Switzerland on various trips and I've walked through Dresden and Dachau. I'm the one you just insulted - The one you said came here to "create strife". Remember me? How about answering the question I asked you about the children killed in the bombings?
@@bearcatXF Now why don't I believe you? It's the internet, and you play the victim well.. And you didn't ask me that question, but I though I answered it pretty clear. Buh bye now
@@chrisp.9172 I don't know why you don't believe me, "Chris" - and I don't even know what part of what I said you don't believe... Is it all - or part? Are you running away now? You said "deserve has got nothing to do with... [the dead children of Dresden...] and that I was here just to "create strife". I asked you to explain yourself. You mean you're unable? Didn't know - don't know - what you're talking about? That I can very much believe.
i know,,, my father was taken aug 1 1944,, the mich state police came to my grandparents farm in mich,,, with a flag and a telegram,, i was 2 1/2,,,, every day of my life i see my mother crying in the living room,, i remember,,,, im 82 now,, it never goes away !!
@@kejjkpkekejjkpke4490 I’m so sorry for the loss of your father and the pain to your family. The families also serve in their own way. God bless you 🙏💕🇺🇸
For my dad, British Expeditionary Force into France, then escaped Dunkirk, then waited for the German invasion in a machine gun pit on the South Coast of England. Then North Africa, Sicily, then Normandy. Hell of a way to spend your teenage years. Very definitely the greatest generation. Rest In Peace Dad. (9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry)
I'm active duty in the US Army. It pains me that my future child will never met your generation. I'll make sure they know your actions well tho. Thank you for you service and sacrifice.
"Saving Private Ryan" was probably one of the most impactful films I have seen in my 76 years on God's earth. It hits home to my family. My Father came back from WW II okay. My Uncle Deke was killed 6 March 1945 in the Philippines. Uncle Bill fought In Europe and lost an arm. RIP Dad, Uncle Deke and Uncle Bill.
This movie gave my dad the courage to start talking about this war and his landing on Utah beach and then marching into Paris to liberate the city of lights
I am an American who has spent most of the past thirty years living in Europe. I visited the cemetery at Colleville sur Mer, shortly after this film was released, There is a black obelisk by one of the entrances that says in French and English, and I am paraphrasing from a long ago memory here -"See how young they were, see how many they were, hold back your tears and be silent." When we walked through the gate, I was overcome with the number of markers, with grief for the loss of so many lives of my countrymen, so many lives left unlived and I wept. I didn't sniffle, or tear up, I wept. I think the most moving experience of my life.
Thank you for sharing that memory. I too become too emotional about the young men who lost their lives in the first and second world war. The wives they never had and the children that were never born as result. It's too upsetting. Take care ❤️
God Bless you, my dad landed on D Day plus 1, he was a medic attached to the 51st Highland Division he rarely spoke about his war time experiences. Rest in Peace dear Dad
Question: When did Germany threaten to attack the US ? Have the German military plans been Discovery ? Did any German officer confess to such a plan ? On the other hand, Soviet Russia always had the plan to annihilate Western capitalism long before the outbreak of the war, held back during the war, and renewed it's intentions after the war. Greatest generation of rapists and looters only started to aid Soviet Russia at Normandy to fulfill it's conquest and slavery of eastern Europe. Get your facts straight.
In the first 2 minutes 47 seconds of this video, Actor Harrison Young portrayed Private Ryan in the beginning scene from the 1998 film - Saving Private Ryan - War/Action ‧ 2h 49m | If you have not watched it, and if you like war movies - Saving Private Ryan is a great film!
My husband and I saw this film and I was seated next to a man my father's age. The scene of the beach he was weeping which made me weep. We were holding hands during that whole part. Two strangers, me realizing what my father did, him remembering what he lived through. We kept in touch until his passing.
It is a great tragedy in American culture and history that millions of Americans do not respect War veterans who risked their lives, and soldiers who lost theirs for this country. There are millions of fighting soldier graves here in America and in Europe---we owe them everything---we owe them admiration and respect. This is a powerful video and music. God Bless our veterans---God bless our fallen heroes.
For my brother who will forever be 26. And for my Dad who never forgot those he served with and didn't survive the sinking of their ship WW2. I'll remember them all ♥️🇺🇸♥️
"The golden evening brightens in the West. Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest, and sweet is the calm of paradise the blest".---'Sine Nomine' Sir Ralph Vaughan Williams
A 35year veteran myself having served Queen and Country in times of peace and conflict will never forget those before me who fought for our freedom today Rest in Peace you will never be forgotten
My Dad fought in New Guinea in WWII, Korea in the early '50s, Vietnam in 1967-68. Retired a Sgt Major. Died in 2000. I served in Vietnam in 1969-70, and was honored greatly to sit in my Dad's chair where he worked in 1967-68. Miss you Dad.
The late Harrison Young, who played elderly James Ryan, gave a superb performance in the war cemetery scene. The emotion he displayed and the emotion that generated in me is almost overwhelming and he hardly speaks a word. However often I watch it, my reaction is the same because any of us can imagine being in his position.
Same here. He staggered towards the marker meeting thup with the man who impcted his life the most. He grew old and became a grandfather so Captain Miller did not.
Harrison did an excellent job with that scene…. and he didn’t have problems walking, but he did work up a superb presentation of a man who had a case of the old man shuffle. Great character actors carry a lot of weight in the film industry, and often are not fully recognized for their work.
My father fought in the Pacific with the Marine Corps. He was on Iwo Jima on Mt. Suribachi the day the flags went up. He will always be my hero. I served two tours in Vietnam as a combat medic with the 101st Airborne Division and with the First Air Cavalry Division.
My father was an instructor pilot and a test pilot for the US Army Air Corps in WWII. He was never right after that, but never spoke of it. There are all kinds of casualties in war.
My dear uncle fought with the Marine 2nd division that island hopped until Japan surrendered. He was and will always remain a hero to us. That said, he, like so many returning combat vets, fought alcoholism all his life. No one knows these brave men horrors, except their brothers in arms. RIP Uncle Oscar Armstrong. 6:59
My son is career Army and served four tours as a Combat Medic in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division and the First Air Cavalry Division. He then served two tours as an instructor at Fort Sam Houston. I overheard him really going after a student and said “Man you were kinda hard on him.” My son, my little boy, my cub scout through Eagle scout looked me in the eye with as hard a gaze as I ever hope to see and said very quietly “Dad, I’m not here to be his friend. I’ve got friends. Soldiers lives will be in his hands and if he’s not up to it he’s fucking out of here. There are many other ways to serve in the army.” I kinda think that’s why they sent him there. He’s just finishing up a tour with the 10th Mountain Division as the Brigade Medical Operations NCO 10th Sustainment Brigade. Moving to Fort Hood, I don’t remember what they’ve renamed it, for his final tour before retirement.
Ik ben op omaha geweest in normandie, geen woorden alleen emoties niet te begrijpen dat ik op deze grond mocht lopen en de kruizen mocht aanraken ik heb ieder kruis aan geraakt en tegen gepraat alsof ik kontact had janken als een kind niet te geloven en nog steeds heb het gevoel als ik hier na kijk weer de emoties het is alsof je familie hebt die er ligt en is ook zo het is voor mij familie want zij ons de vrijheid gegeven i love jou all ❤❤❤😢
These men where the greatest men to ever live. I am 46yrs old and I am humbled every time I see what they did for us. I am also embarrassed for now being part of a generation that has forgotten their sacrifice for the generation now. May everyone of their souls RIP. I hope to see every one of you hero's at my re-org, rest easy.
My late dad loved this film...and he always said that this scene was the one that stood out for him. His uncle Mike was killed by a sniper while bailing out. He's buried in France. The man who buried him was a French farmer. His family were always grateful to him for that.
Left both legs in Vietnam to come home to Americans that hate me. Even knowing what I know now after losing many of my brothers there I would do it again to stand with them one last time.
Brother I'm a veitnam vet I know the emotional pain of coming home to a ungrateful nation and I would like to thank you for your service and sacrifice that you made, I'm also 100% disabled
Charles, your words touched me deeply for many reasons. Thank you for answering your country's call and doing what you were required to do. My brother, Jacob Finley Siratt III, also lost both his legs in Vietnam, but two days later he also lost his life. I know I don't have to tell you how hard it has been. But even now, after all these years, it's nearly impossible to wrap my mind about how it felt for those returning to face that kind of hate. I hope you have managed to put it in its place and find peace. I would have welcomed you with open arms.
I choke up every time I see this scene. Imagine the pain and horrors these men endured and have to live with their entire lives. Thank you all for your service to our nation. God’s grace and speed to the fallen of every military conflict. They’ve paid the ultimate price, a dept that can never be forgotten. 🇺🇸
WHAT HAS A MAN GAINED TO HAVE THE WORLD AND LOSE HIS OWN SOUL - WHAT WILL HE GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS LOST SOUL!?!? FATHER JESUS CHRIST SAITH I HAVE COME THAT THEY HAVE LIFE AND THAT MORE ABUNDANTLY! REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED EVERYONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST!ACTS 2 38! FATHER JESUS CHRIST STRIPES HEALS ALL BELIEVERS! ALONE.... NO SINNER'S PRAYER WILL SAVE YOU! OBEY ACTS 2 38 SINCERELY AND BE SAVED! REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED EVERYONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST! ACTS 2 38! JOHN 8:24 BELIEVE YE NOT THAT I AM GOD AND YOU WILL DIE IN YOUR SINS! FATHER JESUS CHRIST ONLY SPEAKING!!!! 2ND CORINTHIANS 5:19 ...." TO WIT GOD WAS IN CHRIST RECONCILING TO HIMSELF.... FATHER JESUS CHRIST BLESSED US ALL WISELY ZIONISTICALLY!
I was born in 1955. I served for 13 years as an ordinary soldier, later as a company commander and I am still a German Major of Reserve and honor all soldiers who fight against Tyranny and for democracy and freedom.
It's a little more complex than that, isn't it? Did the Finns fight "for Tyranny" because they fought the Soviets alongside the Germans? Did the Red Army fight "for democracy and freedom" because Stalin was allied with the USA?
I'm sitting herewith tears in my eyes. The clip of the officer and minister making the notification brought back way too many memories. I served as a causality notification officer for a short time after I returned home from Vietnam in 1969. I can still see the faces of the mothers, fathers and wives we contacted. I've been to that cemetery and seeing all of the headstones makes you realize how insignificant we are compared to the sacrifices made on D-Day and of all service personnel who gave their all.
I've been to that cemetery. It's quiet and peaceful as it should be. Although I have no blood there as my parents came to America from Europe after WWII, I cried like a child..Seeing all those crosses is beyond words, it's the most powerful thing I've ever experienced and I will never forget.🇺🇸❤
In 1995, I toured the Normandy D-Day landing beaches. I went to the American cemetery shown on this clip. I was fortunate to run across a veteran of the 101st Screaming Eagles. I couldn't help but to introduce myself and shake his hand to thank him for his sacrifice.....and shed a few tears afterward. The emotions were too strong when I saw all these crosses and stars of David.
I remember my grandfather hearing this tune it brought him back to all his friends who went with him to the battle of Normandy he went to the side and shed a tear he didn't want to be seen. These people were heroes all their lives 😔
We need this generation back ! Never forget the sacrifices made by all ! My father as well all my uncles served in ww2 , went in at 15 years of age . I will never forget who I am and were I came from. Rest in peace and thank you all who served.
That generation lives on still, in the members of the armed forces of today. The times may change but the courage, spirit and dedication still exists. Op Granby was my contribution. We serve because we believe.
We did get that generation back, it came as us, their children. We gave it away to the kids we had who became complacent, spoiled and who didn't earn what the greatest generation had given us. We didn't pass it on. That love of country, that patriotism, that love for our fellow man and our humanity. Our children didn't work for it, because we didn't keep it alive for them to receive it and grow.
I cried at the ending of this video. I’ve been blessed to be adopted from Korea at the age of 2 years old. I’m 67 now and served proudly for 21 years and six months in the Army. The closest i can relate to this movie, was being in charge of the burial team while stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. Several times I had to hold my emotions inside while seeing a loved one cry during burial.
There is so much I would like to say to you, but I would fill a small book! First, I am so glad you were adopted, but you became a family member, and that is the best part of it, being a family! Thank you for serving those many years! I considered serving on a burial team while stationed at Ft. Lee, VA but never did. After I got back from Vietnam, I had a hard time going to funerals. There is no way I could hold back the tears. And, when they played taps for a veteran, I would break down and sob. I am now 76 and death has taken a lot out of me over the years. Too many family members and too many friends have passed on. It doesn't get any easier as time goes by.
When I was stationed in what was West Germany, my family and I visited this, and a number of the other American cemeteries in Europe. At 79, and a Vietnam veteran, I'm brought to tears every time I view this video. Tomorrow is Veterans' Day. Please remember the 58,300 Americans who died in Vietnam. Freedom is not free.
To the memory of my good friend Douglas C. Mabee who gave his all in defending this country, may God hold him in his hand and provide him rest and solice.
I remember seeing this movie in the theater the week it opened. I always tear up at the scene when mom realizes that bad news is coming and collapses on the porch- One of the most powerful scenes in the film, and she never says a word. Powerful!
I'm a german police Captain, 45 years old, born in the GDR. My family was never been in a war. But I still cry, what my people have done. - Ich stehe jeden Tag auf, um die Welt ein kleines Stückchen besser zu machen.
I think we move on. Not your people. My great grandmother was German, from Berlin. My mother remembers her singing Christmas songs in German. I am one 1/8 German, and very proud of that. You should be.
Of all of John William's great works, this Hymn to the Fallen has the most soul. Amazing piece of music that will be played to honor honorable people for many years to come. A classic.
My wife and I visited this cemetery in Normandy, during the D-Day ceremonies, in 2016. I was humbled, and tears of honor and respect, for all those lost that lie there, were with me that day. You look out over all those marble crosses as far as you can see, and then you take a step to the right or left and you see even more in the distance. Only those that have died, have seen the end of war!
Back in 91, I was lucky enough to meet one of the USS Ward's crew members for remembering Pearl Harbor. The Ward had fired and hit one of the IJN mini subs that tried to sneak into the harbor before the attack. In 2002 or 03 they found her on the bottom of the channel just where the crew always said the first shot fired was....... I will never forget that day being 7 years old and hearing first hand how his crew mates manned the guns, what spot did what... To hear how the ship action differs from recorded history then to be backed up 11 years later..... Such a humbling thing to in the company of men like that...
At age 70, I placed a flag on my father’s grave yesterday. I will never forget him and these brave young men and what I owe to their courage and sacrifice. I am planning to visit next year and pay my respects personally. I have a great life denied to so many of these heroes. Never forget!
30 year army vet with a deployment to iraq, and i have to say service is a brotherhood. I draw inspiration daily from those who served before me. Thank you for the riteous path.
This was beautiful and emotional. People who haven’t been through it don’t really understand what it’s like to loose a fellow combatant in time of war or ever know the feeling of why you came home and he didn’t. I was in Vietnam twice, it wasn’t our war but we had a job to do. We weren’t welcomed home but we we’re still proud that we did our job. I volunteered for my second tour because I was treated better there than I was here. I’m so very happy to see the welcome that our boys get now coming home, but at the same time it brings out an anger because we were spit upon and called baby killers. The people that protested the war and demanded to bring our boys home are the same people that condemned us for being there.
You did your JOB Danny. Twice. I honour you for your patriotism and your bravery. I don't believe in the cause of that war, nor am I an American, but your dedication to country and duty is noteworthy and I hold you in great esteem for that. I hope that the men of future generations measure up to you. Rest easy knowing that you held up your end.
Danny …… Thank You and All Your Comrades that were soo Brave over All of the Years to Fight for the Worlds Freedom and the Brave Men that Sacrificed their Lives for Us, Sadly, it gives the right for the certain minority to Demonstrate Against War, Do they Not Realize that it was Men Like You and Your Dead Comrades that allows them to do so, It makes me sad and ashamed to be Irish when during all the Conflicts in the Middle East, that when the US Air-Force Airplanes were landing in Shannon Airport to refuel, and all the Brave Young Men and Women dressed in their Fatigue’s were Name Called by a few demonstrators and Aeroplanes were Vandalized by a few Idiots with Hatchet’s Where did these demonstrators think these Brave Soldiers were going, to play Boy Scouts Sadly, some of these Soldiers were on a One-Way Ticket They’re next stop over in Shannon was in a Body Bag in a Pine Box, Thank You again Danny and God Bless You Take care Jack Vaughan Tipperary Ireland
Reminds me of how my dad felt, he was in the Submarine Pacific Fleet served on the USS Swordfish, was transferred off in Pearl mid 1944. Swordfish went on its next war patrol to Toyko Bay for the upcoming invasion, it was lost at sea, all his close buddies, this video hits home thinking about my dad.
Both my Grandfathers fought at Gallipoli, WW1 for the South Lancashire Regiment and my dad served in WW2 Royal Engineers. I have so much respect to all who have served their country.✊
Hard to believe that place is so peaceful now. After so much blood had be spilled. Their cemetery is such a BEAUTIFUL PLACE sight. I cried when I was there. BEAUTIFUL song as well.
As an Australian, English and American heritage, I made a pilgrimage to three war cemeteries five years ago. The first was to the Australian Memorial at Gallipoli which is sacred ground to all Australians and the foundation stone of ANZAC. The second was to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Armentieres in France where my great uncle lost his life on 1st December, 1916. The third was the United States Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. This one. I took my two sons and daughter so that they would better understand history. The latter was an endless carpet of graves indicating the frightful loss of life that occurred there in June 1944. There was a family there looking for a soldier who died on Omaha Beach. He was also their uncle. They were upset as they could not find the grave. We then joined with them and after quite some time we found him. It was just like this scene in the film. I will never forget it. Each is a reminder of the terrible waste of war.
As a veteran and the child of a WW2 vet this hits my heart! RIP Dad! Also my late father in law also of the Greatest Generation RIP Colonel Watson who lies in Arlington National Cemetary.
You gave me cold chills with your beautifully loving statements. I was honored to be an Air Force Nurse during the Viet Nam war. I was a rock then but am mushy now. I study our WW2 mostly, but all our wars. Indeed WW 2 was incredible producing the Greatest Generation, not just by our military either. Never a day goes by that I don't realize the greatest gift they gave me, my freedom. Thank you also.
@@carolecarr5210 Thank you for your service Maam. I'm retired Army but I respect all the services. I have a buddy who's retired Air Force and served in Vietnam. He saw the Tet Offensive and lived to tell about it.
@@carolecarr5210 They were great because they grew up during the depression.. They knew that life was tough and a struggle. My father was in the Marines and my mother was in the Army Nurse Corps. I grew up , all things WW2. My father also served in the Korean War. I have relatives/ancestors in American Revolution, Civil War, Spanish American war, WW1, WW2, Korea.
I listen to this on Veterans Day, and remember my son, he went on 4 tours of Iraq and Afghanistan but when he returned here he lost his life to PTSD, he never made it to the rank of Veteran, which he deserved. So instead we visit him in Arlington on Memorial Day.
Dear Al - 4 Tours - Your son was a true Veteran - A terribly sad loss, but be proud. I wouldn't know what to say really that would ever help. I served for 22 years in the British Army, but have no idea what he went through. R.I.P.
Your son's service is why us veterans keep serving others. May you have peace in your heart knowing his life and service inspires future generations to keep the light of liberty lit.
The Germans fought back with a strong well-equipped army, navy, and air force for years. Not like the suffering of the Palestinian children in Gaza as I write.
My father served in the 12th Armored Division in WWII. He fought in France and Germany serving as a forward observer and asst. tank driver. I am immensely proud of his service. I miss him every day. He passed in Feb.2021 at the age of 99.
The military vehicle driving up to the house and the mother, who sees it coming and knows what it portends; this is a sight all military mothers of every generation hope never to see. As the mother of an Iraq vet (and the daughter of a WWII vet), I was very fortunate that my son came home safe. This scene speaks for all parents who live through a war their children are fighting. My heart goes out to every one of them, watching and waiting, hoping to see their child again.
That’s the bit that gets me most too. Brings into focus not just the human loss, but the emotional loss…the finality and sacrifice of those those so senselessly gone forever.
What really angers me is that these brave men and woman from all corners of the world gave up their lives so that we could have our freedom of choice.......and what have we done with it???? The younger generation of today have no idea of the sacrifices made by good upstanding honorable men.....THESE MEN AND WOMAN MUST BE REMEMBERED.....ALWAYS.
@vaughanlancellas495 You are totally wrong. Those "heroes" kill, rape and die, for the people that destroyed the new generations culture, minds, morals, health, economy. Those people were manipulated to kill others, like the ancient hebrews did with childs in cartague, a holos kaustos= sacrifice of fire, of innocents.
@@marysheeran519The new generations destruction came thanks to the cannon foder, thanks to the "heroes", because the enemies of humanity used them for the dirty job, that is why many of those "heroes" dont want to talk. That is why today that enemy, dont need europeans or americans any more, and change them for inmigrants, that is why, when the war end, prnography, and trash music and culture grown without limits, because "the good win"
@@The-CarpenterWhen the war ends, the internacional xionismx "the people of god" normalized prnography in every occidental country, that is why we have the black sprmcism today, and the protopedfilic Netflix, thanks to the "heroes"
This opening and closing scene at the cemetery and the one were the come to Ryans mom always make me tear up. I see it and feel so much pride and heartbreak in and for these brave men. I hope we, and the world, never forgets them...
Yet humanity continues to wage war, I wonder how it is possible to repeat the same mistakes over and over again by passing over the bodies of those who have been sacrificed for the stupidity of some men at the head of some nations? Joseph iovin
Being from a military family, I choke up watching this and other movies that show the cost for freedom. Having to explain to my 3 daughters what it means to be free and the price that was paid, brings me to tears. Freedom comes at a very high price. I will never forget, and I will always show Honor and respect to all who have served and continue to serve.
The most moving of all John Williams' scores. It brings tears to my eyes every time I see it. My father was a Marine and fought in the Pacific Theater. He was 24 years old when he landed on Iwo Jima.
I'm in tears again watching this.I too am a veteran of more than 25 years service in the British Army and I have had comrades fall in action,I always consider myself lucky,I came home.
I was born in 1941. I knew many who served from this greatest generation, I watched this video to remind myself once again of the great cost of this country"s freedom. And I cried. Today I see the very heart and soul being ripped out of our land. Lessons of the past are forgotten and replaced not with thankfulness and self-sacrifice but with greed and self-serving evil. May God help us to turn back once again to the good.
To ALL of the French families who have adopted a grave to lay decorations on, we humbly say, Merci beaucoup. From a American Veteran, whose ancestor's are French. Thank you.
Raised by soldiers, a military family going back generations. A veteran of Viet-Nam war, songs like these touch me in a way only a fellow veteran could understand.
Hymn to the fallen is a very very beautiful but powerful hymn that's dedicated to the men and women who served Our country and also dying in serving our country I think the Kathryn Jenkins hymn to the fallen just brings such emotion and the video of Coventry cathedral with Kathryn Jenkins and sound of her voice was really really special. I will never ever forget get thankyou so so much.
Have been to the beaches and when YOU stand there, with the surf rolling in, you say to yourself...HOW??? Then going to the cemetery...and seeing markers for as far as you can see...and the YOUNG lives lost, you just shake your head and cry, that's all you can do...God bless our solders of the free world.
was there for the 80th anniversary. my great uncle landed on Dday with the 743rd tank btn. was there for a month before being KIA, been to the very spot he took his last breath
My father fought with the Marines at Iwo Jima. This was the only war movie I ever saw that made him cry. During the battle scenes of the initial landings on Omaha he got up and left the room. Later he said it brought back too many memories of what he had experienced at Iwo.
Indeed I too had to leave the room. I think of all the fine Americans who died in combat and who carry today visions they cannot put aside. They were every bit as honorable and brave as their fathers were in WWII, though their battlefields were in Vietnam.
My dad was an amphibious engineer in the SW Pacific during WW2. I was watching this movie while he was in the corner reading the paper. He seemed to not want to appear interested in it, but I could see him peering around his paper with a look that went between horror and profound sadness. At the end, I asked him if they got it right, and he answered in a quiet, shaky voice, "yeah, they got it right." And he stood up and left the room. The man made 43 amphibious assaults, had 2 Silver Stars, a Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart. An 18 year old private in his unit was awarded the Medal of Honor during the landing at Finschafen on New Guinea.
This movie made my father finally tell us about what he did in the war I took him to the World War II memorial in Washington DC, we spent the entire day there. So many other veterans there where they swapped stories.
@@KnuckleheadParker I took my dad to the WWII Memorial as well. Granddaughters got a great "kick" out of seeing grandpa's picture on one the terminals they have down there. Most vets that were there that day just sort of nodded quietly to each other as if to say "only we know what really happened" .
Served as an 82nd Airborne combat medic, long time ago. Did my job, that is all. I came home, others did not, we all did our fuckin jobs. This tribute only brings back pain, no one really cares, unless it is them. Drive down any street in this country today, how many flags do you see, very sad. My flags fly untattered 24/7, 365 days a year, Old Glory watching over my divisional 82nd Airborne colors. One of the 1st things I see in the morning, and before I go to sleep. Nothing I can do to make people realize why they are free. I play my violin for the ones who did not come home, I hope they hear my love. God Bless America and all our fallen brothers and sisters.
You are so right. I am 67 and thank God for guys like you. I had 3 brave uncles in the military. Know this - that some of us still care - unfortunately there so many who have no idea. Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers should be required study in high schools. Our education system is not teaching the right values and history.
you are SO WRONG MATE there are hundreds of thousands of us that DO CARE and THANK YOU FOR YOU SERVICE AND SACRIFICES FOR US god bless you and all the others
I and my family care deeply. Your service, your sacrifice, mean the world to us. You may have served in another country, but ultimately you did it for the United States of America and freedom. God bless you and I thank him for all you who have served.
I care. My family cares. Not a day goes by that I don't think about what was sacrificed by others so we can live free. God bless every person that raises their hand and says " here am I, send me". God bless one and all
@@jamesrice5314 Thank You for your response. I am ending the time of my life, could have been , a long time ago. One thing people do not understand, it is not about me! My balls are where they belong, I have never taken any shit from no one, except, the night terrors. It has always been a part of me, always trying to make it go away. Flay a FLAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .
For all the horror depicted in the first 20 minutes or so of this movie, as a 63 yo military veteran, the scene that makes me tear up every time I see it is the officer and the padre arriving to see Mrs Ryan.
@@AnnPorter-i4y I wish I would’ve been able to say thank you to your father. Interesting enough an hour ago when you were typing your response I stopped at the Los Angeles national Cemetery in Westwood on my way back home. I saw some graves of WW II soldiers so I stopped and paused.🙏
My Dad came home after being a POW for a year. He died too early, just 53, the day I was to enlist in the Air Force. He was a right waist gunner on a B-17. I enlisted 6 weeks later! 20 yrs in the AF!
It took me awhile before I could watch this movie. The stories I heard from my father who was in the 4th Armored Division will stay with me forever. He took his camera and recorded the liberation of Ohrdruf. Haunting. Man's inhumanity to man was horrifying. When I finally went to the theater when the movie was re-released, I was overcome by what those brave men endured. When the movie ended, no one got up to leave. I could hearing weeping from many people (myself included). My father was one of the lucky ones that was able to come home and have a family, a life well lived. Dad is gone now, but his service made all the difference for so many people. Never forget - all those older guys you see - they are the Greatest Generation.
A haunting piece of music with a thoroughly striking video to boot. As a serving British soldier with 28 years service and many tours I still cannot begin to imagine just how those conducting the D Day landings would have felt. Thos is especially poignant at this time of year coming up to Remembrance Day. We shall remember them.
The first time I saw this movie in the theater, there were a group of 18 to 20 year olds in the row in front of me. At the end they were crying out loud. They did not realize what their grandparents generation did for them and the rest of us when they were the same age. I remember it like it was yesterday.
We are here, and we are what we are, because they were over there. To all those Americans whose destiny was to die somewhere else, and to those that came back after seeing things no human being ought to see, we all must say: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
Nous sommes ici en France et nous sommes ce que nous sommes, libres, parce qu'ils étaient ici. À tous ces Américains dont le destin était de mourir chez nous et à ceux qui s'en sont retournés chez eux, après avoir vu des choses qu'aucun être humain ne devrait voir, nous disons merci. Merci pour ce sacrifice indicible 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇨🇵 ajoutons : Australie Danemark Grèce Norvège Nouvelle-Zélande Pays-Bas Pologne Tchécoslovaquie
Every stone grave marker is an entire future lost. They sacrificed their lives,their dreams ,their unknown and unborn. We owe them everything...a debt we can honor but never repay.
My father and uncles all served in WWII. They were part of what Americans call the greatest generation. Thank you for your service and for being a part of the greatest generation.
I think about what those men did, and I can't imagine how they found the strength and courage. Then I realize that all of them were afraid and didn't want to die. They all wanted to see their homes and families again, yet they pressed on. They weren't gods above it all, or supermen impervious to fear and pain. They were ordinary men, like you and me, and that fact leaves me in awe of them. It makes me respect and honor those men all the more.
I sit and look at my dad who served on the USS Iowa and the toll it took on him now he’s 85. I think not only of those who have fallen but their families who had to go on without their soldier’s and it chokes me up. These scars never go away. They went and did what most of us would never think of doing. I lost schoolmates in Iraq I graduated with. Thank you just doesn’t seem to be enough. Yet when you tell a vet thank you, they smile and almost hug your neck. Because those of us who do say thank you have an understanding of what they gave So to all you that have served and are serving and to your families. May I say thank you so much for what you have given.
Lost my father 10 years back, he had just turned 89 the day before. He flew on a B-24 Liberator during WW2 - and lost many of his buddies before coming home. He will always be my hero, and I am so blessed to have been his son. We had an extraordinary relationship. I've traveled to Europe multiple times, and I've felt compelled to visit the beaches where so many brave men lost their lives, and the cemeteries where they are kept with reverence. But honestly after watching this movie, I don't think I can do it. To be there, where so many future fathers lost their lives, when I am one of the lucky ones to have a father that came back and created me....it just seems so unfair, and utterly soul crushing. The hymn - outstanding tribute, whenever I hear it. The kind of thing you stop and listen to, and take pause after it ends, with tears in your eyes. The movie - exceptionally well done, I have only been able to watch it the one time, but I remember every scene. The men who lost their lives - my generation can never - ever.....thank you enough for your sacrifice. God Bless you brave souls. Rest in Peace.
You need to go! You will cry and clutch your chest, but later will feel a peace you never knew. America and her heroes lie there; visit them and thank them.
My dad was in WWII. He did 35 missions over Germany. I found his award documents and mission notes, along with his orders. The survivors all went on to do great things as doctors, judges, PhDs, and business men. They thrived for those that didn’t. He attended his squadron reunions until he passed away.
What a gut punch, this sceen always gets me where it really hurts. I served as a Combat Medic, Vietnam; 1967-1969. I even went back as a Civilian Medic 1969-1970 worked on a Medical Boat on the Mekong River with "The WHO" between Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. We cared for the local's who couldn't get help. This helped me to finally decompress Vietnam from my body. For a moment, I was that older Pvt Ryan, when I visited the "Wall" in DC in 1987.
One of the most personally courageous men I know was a combat medic in Vietnam. He risked his life many times to bring the wounded to safety. You guys gave confidence to the men who fired the guns. God bless you.
2 things always came when called. Medivacs and Medics. Our principal medic was a fellow named Sammy from Brooklyn. Never saw him lose it. I still have his picture upstairs along with some guys Sammy couldn't save. They will be on my mind until the end.
@@dbeaus My medic in Vietnam was a very religious man, age 23, one of the oldest men in the platoon. An ardent Christian, he took good care of us. He died right beside me in combat. I remember him every day. He was a conscientious objector, Mr Clinton.
I cannot begin to imagine what it must be like for these heros to go to a cemetary and see the graves, not of other hereos but of people they knew. I have been to several war grave cemetaries and it never fails to move me to tears. RIP your sacrifice will never be forgotten!
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I am French and I live not far from the cemetery where this film was shot and from the landing beaches. Every time I go for a walk there, I am struck by the age of the soldiers who left their lives here. The number and age of the men buried here are truly impressive and moving. How not to cry in front of all this beautiful missing youth?
I was born a few years after this landing and my father was part of the French resistance, he was decorated but he never wanted to talk about it. I have seen many of these brave men pass through my home as a child and have known many former soldiers of the First World War too.
One of my best friends is the son of a German soldier who was brought to Normandy when he was only 17, totally terrified. He didn't even use the weapon he barely knew how to use, and, injured in the first few days, he was treated by the American army and imprisoned. Once the war was over, he stayed in Normandy and founded his family there, including my friend. and I knew him well when he was still alive a few years ago. I saw all these brave men up close and it made a deep impression on me.
So, every time I go to this cemetery, I can't help crying for all these young men, whatever their nationality, French, English, American, German or other. The madness of men really scares me and we learn nothing from history...
When I wrote this comment 5 months ago I didn't expect to get so many positive responses and thumbs up and it warms my heart. On the internet, generally, there are a lot of negative people, insults and aggression, on all subjects. I am happy that the people who answer here are all in respect and benevolence. This is exactly what I wanted on this subject which touches me a lot and for the memory of all these beautiful young people, whatever their country, who have suffered.
1 year later :
When I wrote this little message after seeing the video, I didn't think I would have so many answers and especially so touching ones. All these words go straight to my heart and give life to what are only photos or films. Each of your comments brings us closer to the lives of these young men and makes them live again. I have tears in my eyes... I am happy to read your words, coming from cities that I don't know, and that you tell me about the lives of these courageous young men, you bring them back to life.... Of the hundreds or thousands of films that I have seen, I have never been as moved as this scene where we see this mother in her kitchen, who has just been told of the death of her sons. No shooting, explosion, cries of pain, but a soothing silence and this car that comes slowly and this mother who understands and collapses.... all the pain of all the mothers in the world is there.... I am still crying and it shows me the pain of all these parents to whom the sad news has been announced. Whether they are American or French or German or from elsewhere, the pain is the same. Soon I will have a bigger apartment and I consider it a duty and an honor to welcome the families who want to pay their respects at the graves of their heroes. Thank you all for your messages and may peace be upon you and your families....
May God bless you and your father.
This is a haunting and beautifully cared for place. I have been twice over the years on motorbike holidays and it never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Over nine and a half thousand graves of young men, all of whom died violent deaths. Heartbreaking
2 of my great uncles are buried there and the 3rd in Belgium.
Yes, we do learn from War. We learn that evil is pervasive and those that wish to cast war upon others are doomed to be dealt death, by those that condemn evil. It is those that die in the honor of freedom, that give up their tomorrow's that give you and I our Peace, that we have today! War is horrible no doubt. But, I'm also glad that there are noble men and women who swear to uphold oaths to protect others from tyranny and evil....yesterday, today and tomorrow!
When I saw the first cemetery of this kind at Maleme / Kreta, I could hardly hold my tears....... Such a waste of life.
Now we go through this AGAIN.
And again due to the madness of ONE single bastard - Putin.
"When will they ever learn?"
I am British and served for 22 years. I lost many friends during that time and whilst my many years on operational tours does not come remotely close to what these guys went through in a single day, it does, I think, qualify me to know how they felt. I honour their memory and the memory of all my fallen brothers.
Thank You for your Service Sir
After 26 years in the US Army, I can identify with you, having served in combat in Vietnam, and watching my son-in-law do two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. There is nothing in our years of service that comes close to the D-Day landing, nothing. I was lucky to have served along side the British Army Corps that was stationed north of the US Army's Vth Corps during 1982 to 1990. All the best.
@@joelleson3313 How strange, I went through Iraq in 2003 attached to V Corps as a Liaison Officer so I worked and lived with your guys.
May they all rest in peace for all eternity my friend 🙏🙏
Thank you
My late Dad fought in Normandy. He was cut down with tank fire on D Day 12 at Ducy St Margurite in an orchard. The Battle for Caen was terrible. His injuries were horrific, but he lived, so I and my sister can live also. (Thanks Mum). He now walks with God and Mum, our hero. The day he received his Legion d'Honneur, I wept with pride, not just for Dad, but all those who went and fought. The comments left here are so full of pain, but have a dignity that makes me feel honoured to write on the same page as you good folks. Let's build a peace that is worthy of this Golden Generation. RIP to so many countless epic men and women. Thank you for my freedom. Rev Dev
I'm sorry for your loss and thank you for your father's service. May God bless their souls and may They Rest in Peace.
I am so sorry for your loss… and thank you a,
Thx for our freedom...!❤
"From these honored dead, let us take increased Devotion to the Cause for which they gave the last full of Devotion.
That we highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.. That this Nation under God shall have a new Birth of Freedom and that Government of the People, by the People and for the People shall not perish from this Earth."
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg PA
Nov. 19, 1863
Be very proud!
The Greatest Generation. Period. My father was a decorated soldier in a tank for 3 years. When this movie ended, I lost it for almost 30 minutes. He was and shall always be my hero. RIP Dad.
They learned the lesson of the foxhole and applied it to life. You can’t judge a man by his color or creed he can only be measured by the love in his heart for his country and his fellow men. If you respect each you don’t have to like each other and you can still work together and get the job done. That to me is how they came home and worked together to build the country into the worlds greatest. They should have come home and squared away Jim Crow right away, to a man, they would say it was their greatest mistake that it took a decade, but they did clean it up. Without a doubt they were greatest generation!
My Grandfather was beyond the front lines repairing the tankers.
He was there for 3 days and knights, welding and getting them back in service so they could continue.
I miss them all.
My son followed in his shoes, Thomas, KIA 2011
God bless your dad, Garry. I travelled to the UK and Continental Europe (from Australia) to celebrate my 50th in 2007. During that visit we went to Normandy - in particular, Omaha Beach, Colleville-Sur-Mer and the American War cemetery (amongst other places and landing beaches on the Normandy coast). One of the most powerful experiences of my life. Your dad is a hero to many - including those of us in Australia whose life and liberty he served to protect.
I'm incapable of watching the beach landing scenes. I have no idea of what my Dad went thru on Juno Beach that day.
He’s my hero too. Semper Fi
My grandfather went ashore on Juno beach June 6/44 and fought his way to Holland. He survived 6 years of war but, sadly did not survive the peace that followed. I miss him every day of my life.
My wife is Dutch and we visited the Normandy beaches in 2011. On the train back to Amsterdam, I looked out the window and cried and cried for those brave young men who gave everything they had for a country they had never been too and for people they had never met.
Thank you.
Your grandfather was a very brave man, may he rest in peace 🙏🏻
I visited Juno Beach one week ago. It is humbling, and as a Canadian I was awed and proud to have been there.
May they all rest in peace. We owe them everything, and we shall never forget.
Onore e rispetto!!
My Respects to your Grandfather and all of the men and women that gave their lives for all of us, British and American.
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Juno Beach was taken by Canadians.
I am French and went to the memorials of Normandy on june 2024. I always had respect for those who died, or were injured, because they fought for our freedom. We'll never have enought time or words to thanks all who did that and died there. Americans, Canadians, Britishs, Irishs, Scottishs, Frenchs, Australians, Africans, Indians an all other country and people who helped, God bless you.
Well said Thierry. All the soldiers who gave their lives in defense of freedom and the liberation of Europe. I visited Your Beautiful Country in 2019 during The Women's World Cup and stayed in Normandy, Villers Sur Mer in the hotel Outre-Mer. I visited all the beaches the Allies landed on and took a little sand from each of them and now keep all that sand in a glass enclosed dish on my desk.
This is not just a tear jerker, its a tear vacuum sucking every last tear out of your body, as you contemplate what our fathers and grand fathers went through. God bless all veterans of all wars...
You are so damn right, even at 65
Sadly now lost with todays youth
Respect
Amen!
Wars are always waged by those that never fight and lose their lives in those wars. So much loss especially during the 20th century.
At 67 yrs old this tears me apart every time I watch it. Those young men who gave everything for our freedom. R.I.P. you will never be forgotten.
The same, and I am over 80. Been to many of these Hero Grounds...Philippines, UK, Holland, Belgium, Normandy. They died for us. My family gave for freedom one Naval aviator and one Marine. I tried to follow, but never their sacrifice, but only to cry for theirs, and grandmother.
Amen to that. I am also 65 and this movie every time I watch it? Always makes me cry. So so many young men sent to fight in a battle that snuffed so many men . Brothers ... Uncle's ... Husbands and Dad's. Unfortunately many of the younger don't realize the sacrifice that was made and what was at hand. Now days ? We have people numb in the head who haven't a clue to what was at steak then. God bless all those who served and heroically gave their lives in the fields of war and conflict. They will never be forgotten . May they all R.I.P.
Whether or not a soldier was drafted or joined did not matter because when the battle started all became one with one purpose to protect each other and their country
The sad truth is,,,,,they will......why did I die....-?
and now we side with the very ideal these men defeated
Every time I watch this video, I wept for not only these fine American heroes. I am a retired professional soldier who served 2 tours in South Vietnam and came out of retirement for Operation Desert Storm. Have the honor of being 5th generation army and Black American.
i'm white southerner but want to thank you for your wonderful service to our country. may GOD bless you and all who have served.
Thanks from another vet
Thank you for your service Sir
I weep for all soldiers of all Nations who gave their lives in war. We never seem to learn as we are back at it again.
These stories must be preserved. Bless you for what you did to serve our country. I also wrote about my family here, too.❤
How in God's name can we fully thank them all for what they did . I am humbled beyond words .
Amen!
Make sure what they did is not taken for granted & tried to be erased.
My father served in the Philippine Islands for 4 1/2 years 1941 -1945. He never spoke much about the war until I was in my late teens.
GOD BLESS AMERICA & ALL WHO SUPPORT & DEFEND HER!
To ALL veterans, past, present & future, your sacrifices are not in vain.
My father-in-law, best friends dad and a former Mayor of my hometown were all on the beach at Iwo, two uncles at D Day, a debt we owe that sadly now will not be repaid.
I'm 75 ... ALL of the preceding generation of mostly men in my life served in WW2 -- my father, stepfather, father-in-law, uncles, older cousins, friends, and neighbors. What's tragic, in addition to the lives the world lost, is that current generations across the globe have learned little about what that hellish conflict provided for so many generations to come -- across the globe.
@@wtcashel so true. If the US started a draft I think the resistance would be huge. Two generations of few who have contributed or given back to this country. My mother sent her three sons to Vietnam and we all came home physically. Trump was right.
RIP all those boys who would never grow old.
yes very gretings and thanks, i salute them , and i will remenber them to rest in peace brave soldiers
Amen
From where the sun sets, we shall remember them.
Rest in peace, For now you live Forever with Jesus in Paradis.......
They grow old with us!! We will always remember!! Keep them within your hearts and let the next generation know of their honor, dedication, brotherhood, SACRIFICE for all of us!! Montana Rick.
My dad served in the Army in WWII in Europe and saw much action. Until he passed away he suffered much PTSD. To all American soldiers gone and those still with us.... thank you so much for our freedom.
To all reading this be grateful for your freedom in a blink you could lose it
I lost my best friend when we served during Vietnam. I have visited his grave every Memorial Day for the past 50+ years. The tears still flow.....
I lost several friends in combat, still questioning myself for not being able to bring them home. My violence has now turned to tears, hopefully to peace.
My prayers are for you and your lost best friend, and my brother, wish I could have been there and made a difference.
Bless you Sir . .
God bless you, dear one, he was lucky to have a friend such as you.
As a 50-year-old American, I am brought to tears when I think of all of the people we have lost over the last 247 years, for this great nation to be in the state it is in today.
What's sad is that we spent the lives of so many in the last 78 years to give the world "Global Free Trade" .... and now "Pax Americana" is ending... so long, Assholes: you didn't appreciate our efforts- we picked you up when you were down, provided free, safe trade for everyone.... and a global sound currency to facilitate same .... we are going home now, because of the big, fat, fulfilling thanks we got in return. Try not to starve to death too loudly. Or throw nukes at each other. Or anybody. Because we'll have to settle your hash, Again.
I've never been over seas, but if I could go anywhere it would be Normandy!To walk on that sacred ground..❤🙏🇺🇸
@@chrisp.9172 Hey that's interesting. I'm a 2nd generation US Army veteran. My father was in England on D-Day with a medical detachment and was sent over to France near the end of the war to set up hospitals.
I've been to France, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and Switzerland on various trips and I've walked through Dresden and Dachau.
I'm the one you just insulted - The one you said came here to "create strife". Remember me? How about answering the question I asked you about the children killed in the bombings?
@@bearcatXF Now why don't I believe you? It's the internet, and you play the victim well.. And you didn't ask me that question, but I though I answered it pretty clear. Buh bye now
@@chrisp.9172 I don't know why you don't believe me, "Chris" - and I don't even know what part of what I said you don't believe... Is it all - or part? Are you running away now? You said "deserve has got nothing to do with... [the dead children of Dresden...] and that I was here just to "create strife". I asked you to explain yourself. You mean you're unable? Didn't know - don't know - what you're talking about? That I can very much believe.
My Father served on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific during WWII. I see his folded flag by my door every day. Rest in Peace Dad.
Chills....
God bless him. 😢
i know,,, my father was taken aug 1 1944,, the mich state police came to my grandparents farm in mich,,, with a flag and a telegram,, i was 2 1/2,,,, every day of my life i see my mother crying in the living room,, i remember,,,, im 82 now,, it never goes away !!
@@kejjkpkekejjkpke4490 I’m so sorry for the loss of your father and the pain to your family. The families also serve in their own way. God bless you 🙏💕🇺🇸
@@kejjkpkekejjkpke4490 So sorry to hear that, sir. 😞
For my dad, British Expeditionary Force into France, then escaped Dunkirk, then waited for the German invasion in a machine gun pit on the South Coast of England. Then North Africa, Sicily, then Normandy. Hell of a way to spend your teenage years. Very definitely the greatest generation. Rest In Peace Dad. (9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry)
*Most if not all of the world's problems were created by Barbaric maze's of vicious beings, today simply called... AngloSaxons.*
I'm French and 72 soon. Every year, I shed tears on my father's land in Normandy, the land your father freed. Thank you.
Rest In Peace Sir and thank You!
My dad was also with the BEF at Dunkirk.
The GREATEST generation indeed. Your dad sounds like a bad ass. May he rest in peace.
I'm 88 and served with the British forces. This never fails to bring a tear to my eyes.
I am 89,and feel the same,especially when walking around the Omaha cemetery.
Love you and thank you sir for your service. God's speed!
I'm active duty in the US Army. It pains me that my future child will never met your generation. I'll make sure they know your actions well tho. Thank you for you service and sacrifice.
Thank you ma'am.@@JoanneCromp
Thank you Robert for your service to mankind.
"Saving Private Ryan" was probably one of the most impactful films I have seen in my 76 years on God's earth. It hits home to my family. My Father came back from WW II okay. My Uncle Deke was killed 6 March 1945 in the Philippines. Uncle Bill fought In Europe and lost an arm. RIP Dad, Uncle Deke and Uncle Bill.
This movie gave my dad the courage to start talking about this war and his landing on Utah beach and then marching into Paris to liberate the city of lights
I am an American who has spent most of the past thirty years living in Europe. I visited the cemetery at Colleville sur Mer, shortly after this film was released, There is a black obelisk by one of the entrances that says in French and English, and I am paraphrasing from a long ago memory here -"See how young they were, see how many they were, hold back your tears and be silent." When we walked through the gate, I was overcome with the number of markers, with grief for the loss of so many lives of my countrymen, so many lives left unlived and I wept. I didn't sniffle, or tear up, I wept. I think the most moving experience of my life.
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Thank you for sharing that memory. I too become too emotional about the young men who lost their lives in the first and second world war. The wives they never had and the children that were never born as result. It's too upsetting. Take care ❤️
James, you have a heart of gold. God Bless and keep you.
God Bless you, my dad landed on D Day plus 1, he was a medic attached to the 51st Highland Division he rarely spoke about his war time experiences. Rest in Peace dear Dad
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Thank you to the Greatest Generation. Millions would not be here if you didn't do what you did.
WORD..
I cry every time I see this.
Question: When did Germany threaten to attack the US ? Have the German military plans been Discovery ? Did any German officer confess to such a plan ? On the other hand, Soviet Russia always had the plan to annihilate Western capitalism long before the outbreak of the war, held back during the war, and renewed it's intentions after the war.
Greatest generation of rapists and looters only started to aid Soviet Russia at Normandy to fulfill it's conquest and slavery of eastern Europe. Get your facts straight.
The closing scene in this movie is one of the greatest most heart rending scenes in cinema history. Utterly spellbinding
Wholeheartedly agree!
it is!
In the first 2 minutes 47 seconds of this video, Actor Harrison Young portrayed Private Ryan in the beginning scene from the 1998 film - Saving Private Ryan - War/Action ‧ 2h 49m | If you have not watched it, and if you like war movies - Saving Private Ryan is a great film!
My husband and I saw this film and I was seated next to a man my father's age. The scene of the beach he was weeping which made me weep. We were holding hands during that whole part. Two strangers, me realizing what my father did, him remembering what he lived through. We kept in touch until his passing.
It is a great tragedy in American culture and history that millions of Americans do not respect War veterans who risked their lives, and soldiers who lost theirs for this country. There are millions of fighting soldier graves here in America and in Europe---we owe them everything---we owe them admiration and respect. This is a powerful video and music. God Bless our veterans---God bless our fallen heroes.
my grandpappy served there, if not for him i would not be.
For my brother who will forever be 26. And for my Dad who never forgot those he served with and didn't survive the sinking of their ship WW2. I'll remember them all ♥️🇺🇸♥️
"The golden evening brightens in the West. Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest, and sweet is the calm of paradise the blest".---'Sine Nomine'
Sir Ralph Vaughan Williams
My uncle fought with the Essex Regiment in Italy in 44.He remains there still in the military cemetery in Arrezo.
Bless them.
My greatest regret in life at 66 years old is that I never served. I cannot hold a candle to these amazing soldiers, marines, sailors. Bless you
And I also sir.
I will die with the same regret
Do not regret my Love, your help was needed somewhere else. God has a plan for everyone.
A 35year veteran myself having served Queen and Country in times of peace and conflict will never forget those before me who fought for our freedom today Rest in Peace you will never be forgotten
🇨🇦 Juno Beach, Sicily,Hong Kong,Holland,for the fallen*rip..
Thank you for your service. I am a US Navy veteran, Desert Storm.
Thank from a beat up but still nasty mean US Marine
Thank you for your service sir.
I lost four men during the Vietnam War, and there is not a day that I have not thought of them. RIP in peace, brothers.
Peace to you.
Welcome Home
Doesn't like many words: Thank you Sir for your service! 🎗️
Thank you for your service, welcome home.
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My Dad fought in New Guinea in WWII, Korea in the early '50s, Vietnam in 1967-68. Retired a Sgt Major. Died in 2000. I served in Vietnam in 1969-70, and was honored greatly to sit in my Dad's chair where he worked in 1967-68. Miss you Dad.
God rest his soul
Respect and Eternal Thank you!
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My grandfather was in the USN and served there too.
Now, your country is invaded. Very smart, clown.
Much respect to him.
The late Harrison Young, who played elderly James Ryan, gave a superb performance in the war cemetery scene. The emotion he displayed and the emotion that generated in me is almost overwhelming and he hardly speaks a word. However often I watch it, my reaction is the same because any of us can imagine being in his position.
Same here. He staggered towards the marker meeting thup with the man who impcted his life the most. He grew old and became a grandfather so Captain Miller did not.
Harrison did an excellent job with that scene…. and he didn’t have problems walking, but he did work up a superb presentation of a man who had a case of the old man shuffle. Great character actors carry a lot of weight in the film industry, and often are not fully recognized for their work.
When the aged warrior asks his wife, "Was I a good man?"
My father fought in the Pacific with the Marine Corps. He was on Iwo Jima on Mt. Suribachi the day the flags went up. He will always be my hero.
I served two tours in Vietnam as a combat medic with the 101st Airborne Division and with the First Air Cavalry Division.
My father was an instructor pilot and a test pilot for the US Army Air Corps in WWII. He was never right after that, but never spoke of it. There are all kinds of casualties in war.
My dear uncle fought with the Marine 2nd division that island hopped until Japan surrendered. He was and will always remain a hero to us. That said, he, like so many returning combat vets, fought alcoholism all his life. No one knows these brave men horrors, except their brothers in arms. RIP Uncle Oscar Armstrong. 6:59
Your father was a true hero and thank you for your service as well.
My son is career Army and served four tours as a Combat Medic in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division and the First Air Cavalry Division. He then served two tours as an instructor at Fort Sam Houston. I overheard him really going after a student and said “Man you were kinda hard on him.” My son, my little boy, my cub scout through Eagle scout looked me in the eye with as hard a gaze as I ever hope to see and said very quietly “Dad, I’m not here to be his friend. I’ve got friends. Soldiers lives will be in his hands and if he’s not up to it he’s fucking out of here. There are many other ways to serve in the army.” I kinda think that’s why they sent him there.
He’s just finishing up a tour with the 10th Mountain Division as the Brigade Medical Operations NCO 10th Sustainment Brigade. Moving to Fort Hood, I don’t remember what they’ve renamed it, for his final tour before retirement.
@@robertbath7232 tell your son that from one combat medic to another, I salute his service.
Ik ben op omaha geweest in normandie, geen woorden alleen emoties niet te begrijpen dat ik op deze grond mocht lopen en de kruizen mocht aanraken ik heb ieder kruis aan geraakt en tegen gepraat alsof ik kontact had janken als een kind niet te geloven en nog steeds heb het gevoel als ik hier na kijk weer de emoties het is alsof je familie hebt die er ligt en is ook zo het is voor mij familie want zij ons de vrijheid gegeven i love jou all ❤❤❤😢
These men where the greatest men to ever live. I am 46yrs old and I am humbled every time I see what they did for us. I am also embarrassed for now being part of a generation that has forgotten their sacrifice for the generation now. May everyone of their souls RIP. I hope to see every one of you hero's at my re-org, rest easy.
i don't because i served my life in the united states navy!
NEVER FORGOTTEN ❤️
My late dad loved this film...and he always said that this scene was the one that stood out for him.
His uncle Mike was killed by a sniper while bailing out. He's buried in France. The man who buried him was a French farmer. His family were always grateful to him for that.
Left both legs in Vietnam to come home to Americans that hate me. Even knowing what I know now after losing many of my brothers there I would do it again to stand with them one last time.
Thank u my brother ❤
Forever in your Debt Brother
Brother I'm a veitnam vet I know the emotional pain of coming home to a ungrateful nation and I would like to thank you for your service and sacrifice that you made, I'm also 100% disabled
Welcome home all my brothers and sisters in arms
Charles, your words touched me deeply for many reasons. Thank you for answering your country's call and doing what you were required to do. My brother, Jacob Finley Siratt III, also lost both his legs in Vietnam, but two days later he also lost his life. I know I don't have to tell you how hard it has been. But even now, after all these years, it's nearly impossible to wrap my mind about how it felt for those returning to face that kind of hate. I hope you have managed to put it in its place and find peace. I would have welcomed you with open arms.
I choke up every time I see this scene. Imagine the pain and horrors these men endured and have to live with their entire lives. Thank you all for your service to our nation. God’s grace and speed to the fallen of every military conflict. They’ve paid the ultimate price, a dept that can never be forgotten. 🇺🇸
WHAT HAS A MAN GAINED TO HAVE THE WORLD AND
LOSE HIS OWN SOUL -
WHAT WILL HE GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS LOST SOUL!?!?
FATHER JESUS CHRIST SAITH
I HAVE COME THAT
THEY HAVE LIFE
AND THAT MORE ABUNDANTLY!
REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED EVERYONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST!ACTS 2 38!
FATHER JESUS CHRIST STRIPES
HEALS ALL BELIEVERS!
ALONE....
NO SINNER'S PRAYER WILL SAVE YOU! OBEY ACTS 2 38 SINCERELY
AND BE SAVED!
REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED EVERYONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST!
ACTS 2 38!
JOHN 8:24
BELIEVE YE NOT THAT I AM GOD
AND YOU WILL DIE IN YOUR SINS!
FATHER JESUS CHRIST ONLY SPEAKING!!!!
2ND CORINTHIANS 5:19 ...."
TO WIT GOD WAS IN CHRIST RECONCILING TO HIMSELF....
FATHER JESUS CHRIST BLESSED US ALL WISELY ZIONISTICALLY!
May GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!! TY ALL FOR MY FREEDONS.. I LOVE YOU ALL.... AMEN...
The scene at 4:20 of the mother collapsing ... so hard to watch.
I was born in 1955. I served for 13 years as an ordinary soldier, later as a company commander and I am still a German Major of Reserve and honor all soldiers who fight against Tyranny and for democracy and freedom.
We honor you, and your great country also mein Herr....!
@@sherp2u1 Thanky, I appreciate that very much!
It's a little more complex than that, isn't it? Did the Finns fight "for Tyranny" because they fought the Soviets alongside the Germans? Did the Red Army fight "for democracy and freedom" because Stalin was allied with the USA?
Ja, das war ich auch, 23 Jahr . Unseren Geschiten und Alte sind das gleiche.
Thank you for your Service sir
I'm sitting herewith tears in my eyes. The clip of the officer and minister making the notification brought back way too many memories. I served as a causality notification officer for a short time after I returned home from Vietnam in 1969. I can still see the faces of the mothers, fathers and wives we contacted. I've been to that cemetery and seeing all of the headstones makes you realize how insignificant we are compared to the sacrifices made on D-Day and of all service personnel who gave their all.
I've been to that cemetery. It's quiet and peaceful as it should be. Although I have no blood there as my parents came to America from Europe after WWII, I cried like a child..Seeing all those crosses is beyond words, it's the most powerful thing I've ever experienced and I will never forget.🇺🇸❤
In 1995, I toured the Normandy D-Day landing beaches. I went to the American cemetery shown on this clip. I was fortunate to run across a veteran of the 101st Screaming Eagles. I couldn't help but to introduce myself and shake his hand to thank him for his sacrifice.....and shed a few tears afterward. The emotions were too strong when I saw all these crosses and stars of David.
I was there just last week, touring Juno and Omaha. Solemn and humbling.
I remember my grandfather hearing this tune it brought him back to all his friends who went with him to the battle of Normandy he went to the side and shed a tear he didn't want to be seen. These people were heroes all their lives 😔
We need this generation back ! Never forget the sacrifices made by all ! My father as well all my uncles served in ww2 , went in at 15 years of age . I will never forget who I am and were I came from. Rest in peace and thank you all who served.
That generation lives on still, in the members of the armed forces of today. The times may change but the courage, spirit and dedication still exists. Op Granby was my contribution. We serve because we believe.
We did get that generation back, it came as us, their children. We gave it away to the kids we had who became complacent, spoiled and who didn't earn what the greatest generation had given us. We didn't pass it on. That love of country, that patriotism, that love for our fellow man and our humanity. Our children didn't work for it, because we didn't keep it alive for them to receive it and grow.
I cried at the ending of this video. I’ve been blessed to be adopted from Korea at the age of 2 years old. I’m 67 now and served proudly for 21 years and six months in the Army. The closest i can relate to this movie, was being in charge of the burial team while stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. Several times I had to hold my emotions inside while seeing a loved one cry during burial.
There is so much I would like to say to you, but I would fill a small book! First, I am so glad you were adopted, but you became a family member, and that is the best part of it, being a family! Thank you for serving those many years! I considered serving on a burial team while stationed at Ft. Lee, VA but never did. After I got back from Vietnam, I had a hard time going to funerals. There is no way I could hold back the tears. And, when they played taps for a veteran, I would break down and sob. I am now 76 and death has taken a lot out of me over the years. Too many family members and too many friends have passed on. It doesn't get any easier as time goes by.
I can't even see the thumbnail and I get misty eyed. Men with more courage than I ever had. God bless them.
When I was stationed in what was West Germany, my family and I visited this, and a number of the other American cemeteries in Europe. At 79, and a Vietnam veteran, I'm brought to tears every time I view this video. Tomorrow is Veterans' Day. Please remember the 58,300 Americans who died in Vietnam. Freedom is not free.
To the memory of my good friend Douglas C. Mabee who gave his all in defending this country, may God hold him in his hand and provide him rest and solice.
May he Rest in Pace!
I remember seeing this movie in the theater the week it opened.
I always tear up at the scene when mom realizes that bad news is coming and collapses on the porch-
One of the most powerful scenes in the film, and she never says a word.
Powerful!
Dad was there. He couldn't watch any of the modern movies.
I know what he did then and today homage like this puts a lump in my throat.
All our youth should visit Arlington National Cemetery like my 9th grade class did. Tomb of the Unknown.
I'm a german police Captain, 45 years old, born in the GDR. My family was never been in a war.
But I still cry, what my people have done. - Ich stehe jeden Tag auf, um die Welt ein kleines Stückchen besser zu machen.
You needn't feel guilty...All I would ask is to remember and teach a different ideology...
I think we move on. Not your people. My great grandmother was German, from Berlin. My mother remembers her singing Christmas songs in German. I am one 1/8 German, and very proud of that. You should be.
absolutelely absolve this man for what his people did. HE understands what his forefathers did.
blessed be the person who crys for what his forefathers did.
Bravo! Ich wünschte, ich könnte deinem Kommentar mehr als einen "Daumen hoch" geben.
Of all of John William's great works, this Hymn to the Fallen has the most soul. Amazing piece of music that will be played to honor honorable people for many years to come. A classic.
My wife and I visited this cemetery in Normandy, during the D-Day ceremonies, in 2016. I was humbled, and tears of honor and respect, for all those lost that lie there, were with me that day. You look out over all those marble crosses as far as you can see, and then you take a step to the right or left and you see even more in the distance. Only those that have died, have seen the end of war!
Back in 91, I was lucky enough to meet one of the USS Ward's crew members for remembering Pearl Harbor. The Ward had fired and hit one of the IJN mini subs that tried to sneak into the harbor before the attack. In 2002 or 03 they found her on the bottom of the channel just where the crew always said the first shot fired was....... I will never forget that day being 7 years old and hearing first hand how his crew mates manned the guns, what spot did what... To hear how the ship action differs from recorded history then to be backed up 11 years later..... Such a humbling thing to in the company of men like that...
WOW. to see those all that gave their lives for us.
At age 70, I placed a flag on my father’s grave yesterday. I will never forget him and these brave young men and what I owe to their courage and sacrifice. I am planning to visit next year and pay my respects personally. I have a great life denied to so many of these heroes. Never forget!
30 year army vet with a deployment to iraq, and i have to say service is a brotherhood. I draw inspiration daily from those who served before me. Thank you for the riteous path.
People really have no idea what a lot of us sacrifice when we serve our country. Thank you everyone for your honor, love, and great sacrifice.
This was beautiful and emotional. People who haven’t been through it don’t really understand what it’s like to loose a fellow combatant in time of war or ever know the feeling of why you came home and he didn’t. I was in Vietnam twice, it wasn’t our war but we had a job to do. We weren’t welcomed home but we we’re still proud that we did our job. I volunteered for my second tour because I was treated better there than I was here.
I’m so very happy to see the welcome that our boys get now coming home, but at the same time it brings out an anger because we were spit upon and called baby killers.
The people that protested the war and demanded to bring our boys home are the same people that condemned us for being there.
They all gave some. Some gave all.
I solute you and your brothers in arms.
You did your JOB Danny. Twice. I honour you for your patriotism and your bravery. I don't believe in the cause of that war, nor am I an American, but your dedication to country and duty is noteworthy and I hold you in great esteem for that. I hope that the men of future generations measure up to you. Rest easy knowing that you held up your end.
No the don't understand losing fellow solider they don't nor how bad it hurts they are family to you . Some of do understand we really do 🙏♥️🙏
Danny ……
Thank You and All Your Comrades that were soo Brave over All of the Years to Fight for the Worlds Freedom and the Brave Men that Sacrificed their Lives for Us,
Sadly, it gives the right for the certain minority to Demonstrate Against War,
Do they Not Realize that it was Men Like You and Your Dead Comrades that allows them to do so,
It makes me sad and ashamed to be Irish when during all the Conflicts in the Middle East, that when the US
Air-Force Airplanes were landing in Shannon Airport to refuel, and all the Brave Young Men and Women dressed in their Fatigue’s were Name Called by a few demonstrators and Aeroplanes were Vandalized by a few Idiots with Hatchet’s
Where did these demonstrators think these Brave Soldiers were going, to play Boy Scouts
Sadly, some of these Soldiers were on a One-Way Ticket
They’re next stop over in Shannon was in a Body Bag in a Pine Box,
Thank You again Danny
and God Bless You
Take care
Jack Vaughan Tipperary Ireland
....very unfair. We honor you n crave for your forgiveness Sir.
Reminds me of how my dad felt, he was in the Submarine Pacific Fleet served on the USS Swordfish, was transferred off in Pearl mid 1944. Swordfish went on its next war patrol to Toyko Bay for the upcoming invasion, it was lost at sea, all his close buddies, this video hits home thinking about my dad.
Mes Respects ,Monsieur
Both my Grandfathers fought at Gallipoli, WW1 for the South Lancashire Regiment and my dad served in WW2 Royal Engineers. I have so much respect to all who have served their country.✊
Should never be forgotten by any generation. Enough said.
Hard to believe that place is so peaceful now. After so much blood had be spilled. Their cemetery is such a BEAUTIFUL PLACE sight. I cried when I was there. BEAUTIFUL song as well.
As an Australian, English and American heritage, I made a pilgrimage to three war cemeteries five years ago. The first was to the Australian Memorial at Gallipoli which is sacred ground to all Australians and the foundation stone of ANZAC. The second was to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Armentieres in France where my great uncle lost his life on 1st December, 1916. The third was the United States Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. This one. I took my two sons and daughter so that they would better understand history. The latter was an endless carpet of graves indicating the frightful loss of life that occurred there in June 1944. There was a family there looking for a soldier who died on Omaha Beach. He was also their uncle. They were upset as they could not find the grave. We then joined with them and after quite some time we found him. It was just like this scene in the film. I will never forget it. Each is a reminder of the terrible waste of war.
Lovely, moving story; bless you and your family.
Let's not forget the Canadians and Kiwis.
how many millions of jewish peoples went to the gas chambers.
WOW. HONOR, USN, RET
As a veteran and the child of a WW2 vet this hits my heart! RIP Dad! Also my late father in law also of the Greatest Generation RIP Colonel Watson who lies in Arlington National Cemetary.
You gave me cold chills with your beautifully loving statements. I was honored to be an Air Force Nurse during the Viet Nam war. I was a rock then but am mushy now. I study our WW2 mostly, but all our wars. Indeed WW 2 was incredible producing the Greatest Generation, not just by our military either. Never a day goes by that I don't realize the greatest gift they gave me, my freedom. Thank you also.
@@carolecarr5210 Thank you for your service Maam. I'm retired Army but I respect all the services. I have a buddy who's retired Air Force and served in Vietnam. He saw the Tet Offensive and lived to tell about it.
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@@carolecarr5210 They were great because they grew up during the depression.. They knew that life was tough and a struggle. My father was in the Marines and my mother was in the Army Nurse Corps. I grew up , all things WW2. My father also served in the Korean War. I have relatives/ancestors in American Revolution, Civil War, Spanish American war, WW1, WW2, Korea.
I had a trip to Washington after working at Ground Zero, because of time constraints I never got to tour the cemetery but would have loved to.
We have left behind the values these great young men died for… 😢
I listen to this on Veterans Day, and remember my son, he went on 4 tours of Iraq and Afghanistan but when he returned here he lost his life to PTSD, he never made it to the rank of Veteran, which he deserved. So instead we visit him in Arlington on Memorial Day.
Thank you
Dear Al - 4 Tours - Your son was a true Veteran - A terribly sad loss, but be proud. I wouldn't know what to say really that would ever help. I served for 22 years in the British Army, but have no idea what he went through. R.I.P.
So bad to hear this, wish you all the best from Austria!
My heart goes out to you..
Your son's service is why us veterans keep serving others. May you have peace in your heart knowing his life and service inspires future generations to keep the light of liberty lit.
That film is still the most moving bit of cinema I've ever experienced. That generation literally saved the world.
I`´m German, born 1964 and I love my freedom, my democratic. No more War
The Germans fought back with a strong well-equipped army, navy, and air force for years. Not like the suffering of the Palestinian children in Gaza as I write.
Agreed.
@Jean-rg4sp You mean the barbaric Hamas terrorists who hide behind Palestinian children and use them as human shields.
@OwenDale-pc2bv I hate to be the one to tell you but there is a war as I write in Ukraine. There is also a G in Palestine.
If we can only get the Bad People to stop doing evil things to other people, can we stop Wars
I've never seen nor heard this before, but I seriously just started crying. Bless you all. Bless you and thank you.
My father served in the 12th Armored Division in WWII. He fought in France and Germany serving as a forward observer and asst. tank driver. I am immensely proud of his service. I miss him every day. He passed in Feb.2021 at the age of 99.
My cousin Kenny served in the 12th small world may they RIP.❤
The military vehicle driving up to the house and the mother, who sees it coming and knows what it portends; this is a sight all military mothers of every generation hope never to see. As the mother of an Iraq vet (and the daughter of a WWII vet), I was very fortunate that my son came home safe. This scene speaks for all parents who live through a war their children are fighting. My heart goes out to every one of them, watching and waiting, hoping to see their child again.
That’s the bit that gets me most too. Brings into focus not just the human loss, but the emotional loss…the finality and sacrifice of those those so senselessly gone forever.
That woman alone should get an academy award,, i tear just to think of her performance and what it represents
Mercifully our Maker can Restore ! 🇺🇸
Tragically it is a reality now for mothers all over Israel.
GOD has blessed you.
What really angers me is that these brave men and woman from all corners of the world gave up their lives so that we could have our freedom of choice.......and what have we done with it????
The younger generation of today have no idea of the sacrifices made by good upstanding honorable men.....THESE MEN AND WOMAN MUST BE REMEMBERED.....ALWAYS.
We have lost this generation. If they had been here the last few years, all this mess might not have happened. And you are right.
How right you are!
@vaughanlancellas495 You are totally wrong. Those "heroes" kill, rape and die, for the people that destroyed the new generations culture, minds, morals, health, economy. Those people were manipulated to kill others, like the ancient hebrews did with childs in cartague, a holos kaustos= sacrifice of fire, of innocents.
@@marysheeran519The new generations destruction came thanks to the cannon foder, thanks to the "heroes", because the enemies of humanity used them for the dirty job, that is why many of those "heroes" dont want to talk.
That is why today that enemy, dont need europeans or americans any more, and change them for inmigrants, that is why, when the war end, prnography, and trash music and culture grown without limits, because "the good win"
@@The-CarpenterWhen the war ends, the internacional xionismx "the people of god" normalized prnography in every occidental country, that is why we have the black sprmcism today, and the protopedfilic Netflix, thanks to the "heroes"
This opening and closing scene at the cemetery and the one were the come to Ryans mom always make me tear up. I see it and feel so much pride and heartbreak in and for these brave men. I hope we, and the world, never forgets them...
Yet humanity continues to wage war, I wonder how it is possible to repeat the same mistakes over and over again by passing over the bodies of those who have been sacrificed for the stupidity of some men at the head of some nations? Joseph iovin
always know that we serve for you.
My dad was in WW2. They were indeed the greatest generation.
They were the Greatest Generation. I had 4 Uncles in the Army in Europe, during WW-2 and my Dad during the Korea War.
They were so willing to pitch in and sacrifice for the nation back then...
My dad was in WWII also. It took its toll on him mentally seeing children killed in France.
Being from a military family, I choke up watching this and other movies that show the cost for freedom. Having to explain to my 3 daughters what it means to be free and the price that was paid, brings me to tears. Freedom comes at a very high price.
I will never forget, and I will always show Honor and respect to all who have served and continue to serve.
The most moving of all John Williams' scores. It brings tears to my eyes every time I see it. My father was a Marine and fought in the Pacific Theater. He was 24 years old when he landed on Iwo Jima.
I'm in tears again watching this.I too am a veteran of more than 25 years service in the British Army and I have had comrades fall in action,I always consider myself lucky,I came home.
I was born in 1941. I knew many who served from this greatest generation, I watched this video to remind myself once again of the great cost of this country"s freedom. And I cried. Today I see the very heart and soul being ripped out of our land. Lessons of the past are forgotten and replaced not with thankfulness and self-sacrifice but with greed and self-serving evil. May God help us to turn back once again to the good.
Amen to that
To ALL of the French families who have adopted a grave to lay decorations on, we humbly say, Merci beaucoup. From a American Veteran, whose ancestor's are French. Thank you.
Vive La France!
Raised by soldiers, a military family going back generations. A veteran of Viet-Nam war, songs like these touch me in a way only a fellow veteran could understand.
Ein sehr emotionales Musikstück, genial komponiert und hervorragend gespielt .... Bravo!
Hymn to the fallen is a very very beautiful but powerful hymn that's dedicated to the men and women who served Our country and also dying in serving our country I think the Kathryn Jenkins hymn to the fallen just brings such emotion and the video of Coventry cathedral with Kathryn Jenkins and sound of her voice was really really special. I will never ever forget get thankyou so so much.
@Hello Mark how are you doing
Have been to the beaches and when YOU stand there, with the surf rolling in, you say to yourself...HOW??? Then going to the cemetery...and seeing markers for as far as you can see...and the YOUNG lives lost, you just shake your head and cry, that's all you can do...God bless our solders of the free world.
I was at Juno and Omaha just last week. It is humbling to think of what they were able to do, especially knowing the risks.
was there for the 80th anniversary. my great uncle landed on Dday with the 743rd tank btn. was there for a month before being KIA, been to the very spot he took his last breath
The most unbelievable part of a man who lost 4 brothers in lest than a week. But lived to be a great grandfather. Thank you John Williams
My father fought with the Marines at Iwo Jima. This was the only war movie I ever saw that made him cry. During the battle scenes of the initial landings on Omaha he got up and left the room. Later he said it brought back too many memories of what he had experienced at Iwo.
Indeed I too had to leave the room. I think of all the fine Americans who died in combat and who carry today visions they cannot put aside. They were every bit as honorable and brave as their fathers were in WWII, though their battlefields were in Vietnam.
My dad was an amphibious engineer in the SW Pacific during WW2. I was watching this movie while he was in the corner reading the paper. He seemed to not want to appear interested in it, but I could see him peering around his paper with a look that went between horror and profound sadness. At the end, I asked him if they got it right, and he answered in a quiet, shaky voice, "yeah, they got it right." And he stood up and left the room. The man made 43 amphibious assaults, had 2 Silver Stars, a Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart. An 18 year old private in his unit was awarded the Medal of Honor during the landing at Finschafen on New Guinea.
This movie made my father finally tell us about what he did in the war
I took him to the World War II memorial in Washington DC, we spent the entire day there. So many other veterans there where they swapped stories.
@@KnuckleheadParker I took my dad to the WWII Memorial as well. Granddaughters got a great "kick" out of seeing grandpa's picture on one the terminals they have down there. Most vets that were there that day just sort of nodded quietly to each other as if to say "only we know what really happened" .
Served as an 82nd Airborne combat medic, long time ago. Did my job, that is all. I came home, others did not, we all did our fuckin jobs.
This tribute only brings back pain, no one really cares, unless it is them.
Drive down any street in this country today, how many flags do you see, very sad.
My flags fly untattered 24/7, 365 days a year, Old Glory watching over my divisional 82nd Airborne colors. One of the 1st things I see in the morning, and before I go to sleep.
Nothing I can do to make people realize why they are free.
I play my violin for the ones who did not come home, I hope they hear my love.
God Bless America and all our fallen brothers and sisters.
You are so right. I am 67 and thank God for guys like you. I had 3 brave uncles in the military. Know this - that some of us still care - unfortunately there so many who have no idea. Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers should be required study in high schools. Our education system is not teaching the right values and history.
you are SO WRONG MATE there are hundreds of thousands of us that DO CARE and THANK YOU FOR YOU SERVICE AND SACRIFICES FOR US god bless you and all the others
I and my family care deeply. Your service, your sacrifice, mean the world to us. You may have served in another country, but ultimately you did it for the United States of America and freedom. God bless you and I thank him for all you who have served.
I care. My family cares. Not a day goes by that I don't think about what was sacrificed by others so we can live free. God bless every person that raises their hand and says " here am I, send me". God bless one and all
@@jamesrice5314 Thank You for your response.
I am ending the time of my life, could have been , a long time ago.
One thing people do not understand, it is not about me!
My balls are where they belong, I have never taken any shit from no one, except, the night terrors.
It has always been a part of me, always trying to make it go away.
Flay a FLAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This has to be one of the most heartbreaking pieces of music I've heard. Truly beautiful and even inspiring! Thank you to the amazing John Williams ❤.
I had the opportunity to sing this piece with a choral group along with a symphony orchestra. Unbelievable experience it was a struggle not to cry
Those brave men are why we as Americans are free to live as we have! Thank God for men like this!
Here is the sacrifice that many young Americans are squandering in their drunk rush to Socialism.
For all the horror depicted in the first 20 minutes or so of this movie, as a 63 yo military veteran, the scene that makes me tear up every time I see it is the officer and the padre arriving to see Mrs Ryan.
Me too
Me too, my brothers!! Montana Rick.
Absolutely man I’ve seen the effect that losing a son on a mother takes while he is in the service and it’s so hard.
Same
@Hello Mark how are you doing
We French people are eternally grateful for the sacrifices that these young men did to liberate us . We will never forget!
How about Palestine people?
One of those men was my father.
@@AnnPorter-i4y I wish I would’ve been able to say thank you to your father. Interesting enough an hour ago when you were typing your response I stopped at the Los Angeles national Cemetery in Westwood on my way back home. I saw some graves of WW II soldiers so I stopped and paused.🙏
@@hengzhou4566 I think you’re answering the wrong post
Good for you....God bless.
My Dad came home after being a POW for a year. He died too early, just 53, the day I was to enlist in the Air Force. He was a right waist gunner on a B-17. I enlisted 6 weeks later! 20 yrs in the AF!
It took me awhile before I could watch this movie. The stories I heard from my father who was in the 4th Armored Division will stay with me forever. He took his camera and recorded the liberation of Ohrdruf. Haunting. Man's inhumanity to man was horrifying. When I finally went to the theater when the movie was re-released, I was overcome by what those brave men endured. When the movie ended, no one got up to leave. I could hearing weeping from many people (myself included). My father was one of the lucky ones that was able to come home and have a family, a life well lived. Dad is gone now, but his service made all the difference for so many people. Never forget - all those older guys you see - they are the Greatest Generation.
A haunting piece of music with a thoroughly striking video to boot. As a serving British soldier with 28 years service and many tours I still cannot begin to imagine just how those conducting the D Day landings would have felt.
Thos is especially poignant at this time of year coming up to Remembrance Day. We shall remember them.
The first time I saw this movie in the theater, there were a group of 18 to 20 year olds in the row in front of me. At the end they were crying out loud. They did not realize what their grandparents generation did for them and the rest of us when they were the same age. I remember it like it was yesterday.
We are here, and we are what we are, because they were over there. To all those Americans whose destiny was to die somewhere else, and to those that came back after seeing things no human being ought to see, we all must say: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
American beaches code named:Utah and Omaha
British and Canadian beaches code named: Gold ,juno, Sword .
Operation overlord June 6 1944. D -day .
Nous sommes ici en France et nous sommes ce que nous sommes, libres, parce qu'ils étaient ici.
À tous ces Américains dont le destin était de mourir chez nous et à ceux qui s'en sont retournés chez eux, après avoir vu des choses qu'aucun être humain ne devrait voir,
nous disons merci.
Merci pour ce sacrifice indicible
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Every stone grave marker is an entire future lost. They sacrificed their lives,their dreams ,their unknown and unborn. We owe them everything...a debt we can honor but never repay.
Amen.
My father and uncles all served in WWII. They were part of what Americans call the greatest generation. Thank you for your service and for being a part of the greatest generation.
I think about what those men did, and I can't imagine how they found the strength and courage. Then I realize that all of them were afraid and didn't want to die. They all wanted to see their homes and families again, yet they pressed on. They weren't gods above it all, or supermen impervious to fear and pain. They were ordinary men, like you and me, and that fact leaves me in awe of them. It makes me respect and honor those men all the more.
I sit and look at my dad who served on the USS Iowa and the toll it took on him now he’s 85. I think not only of those who have fallen but their families who had to go on without their soldier’s and it chokes me up. These scars never go away. They went and did what most of us would never think of doing. I lost schoolmates in Iraq I graduated with. Thank you just doesn’t seem to be enough. Yet when you tell a vet thank you, they smile and almost hug your neck. Because those of us who do say thank you have an understanding of what they gave So to all you that have served and are serving and to your families. May I say thank you so much for what you have given.
Lost my father 10 years back, he had just turned 89 the day before. He flew on a B-24 Liberator during WW2 - and lost many of his buddies before coming home. He will always be my hero, and I am so blessed to have been his son. We had an extraordinary relationship. I've traveled to Europe multiple times, and I've felt compelled to visit the beaches where so many brave men lost their lives, and the cemeteries where they are kept with reverence. But honestly after watching this movie, I don't think I can do it. To be there, where so many future fathers lost their lives, when I am one of the lucky ones to have a father that came back and created me....it just seems so unfair, and utterly soul crushing. The hymn - outstanding tribute, whenever I hear it. The kind of thing you stop and listen to, and take pause after it ends, with tears in your eyes. The movie - exceptionally well done, I have only been able to watch it the one time, but I remember every scene. The men who lost their lives - my generation can never - ever.....thank you enough for your sacrifice. God Bless you brave souls. Rest in Peace.
You can do it, and you should do it
You need to go! You will cry and clutch your chest, but later will feel a peace you never knew. America and her heroes lie there; visit them and thank them.
well stated !
@@halvo265 and his father will know he’s there
There’s just something in the wind, I can’t explain it
I weep for all of them. 😢
My dad was in WWII. He did 35 missions over Germany. I found his award documents and mission notes, along with his orders. The survivors all went on to do great things as doctors, judges, PhDs, and business men.
They thrived for those that didn’t. He attended his squadron reunions until he passed away.
What a gut punch, this sceen always gets me where it really hurts. I served as a Combat Medic, Vietnam; 1967-1969. I even went back as a Civilian Medic 1969-1970 worked on a Medical Boat on the Mekong River with "The WHO" between Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. We cared for the local's who couldn't get help. This helped me to finally decompress Vietnam from my body.
For a moment, I was that older Pvt Ryan, when I visited the "Wall" in DC in 1987.
One of the most personally courageous men I know was a combat medic in Vietnam. He risked his life many times to bring the wounded to safety. You guys gave confidence to the men who fired the guns. God bless you.
2 things always came when called. Medivacs and Medics. Our principal medic was a fellow named Sammy from Brooklyn. Never saw him lose it. I still have his picture upstairs along with some guys Sammy couldn't save. They will be on my mind until the end.
@@dbeaus My medic in Vietnam was a very religious man, age 23, one of the oldest men in the platoon. An ardent Christian, he took good care of us. He died right beside me in combat. I remember him every day. He was a conscientious objector, Mr Clinton.
Wisst ihr eigentlich, was ihr mit eurer Musik für unzählige Menschen für eine Bedeutung habt? Von ganzem Herzen Dank dafür....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great movies require great music. John Williams and his music have had a profound effect on many movies of my time. Thank you Mr. Williams.
I cannot begin to imagine what it must be like for these heros to go to a cemetary and see the graves, not of other hereos but of people they knew. I have been to several war grave cemetaries and it never fails to move me to tears. RIP your sacrifice will never be forgotten!