Tomorrow is Remembrance Day in the UK and other Countries and Veteran's Day here in the USA. Today we honor and remember the soldiers that fought for us and gave their lives for us. We have 2 videos in this episode. First a short film titled "Letters Home" which is the account of one soldier's letters from the frontlines of France during WWl and secondly we have a video called, "Old Soldier Meets Young Soldier." 2 British Soldiers, one from WWll and the other a Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. If you have a Veteran in your family that you would like to honor, please comment with their name and Country. We love all of our allied Militaries and give thanks to each. Our friends in the UK, Germany, Australia, Canada and so many more! We hope this episode will encourage you to thank a Veteran and to think of them. Lest we forget! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
Thank you for sharing these amazing stories with us! I remember my grandpa used to tell me stories about his time with the 101st Airborne Rangers! He was wounded when he jumped out of his plane, just as a flak shell hit the cockpit and blew up the plane! My mom had a lot of stories that a kid of 10 should not be hearing! She was M.A.S.H. in the late 60's! Grandpa was Vincent P. Vamos 1909 - 1990! Mom was Rebecca Jean Vamos 1950 - 1992! I have stories that I don't know if I should tell them on here! 😅 I'm so happy you are back and doing well! I'm sending virtual hugs 🤗 from Oklahoma! I'm not on social media, sorry! 💙🫡🇺🇸😎
R.I.P Lee Rigby Not a veteran in a strict sense. Tragically murdered in broad daylight in 2013 not long after returning from Afghanistan. He was from my home town of Middleton in Manchester. I know it doesn't come under the memorial flag, generally, but I always want to honour this serviceman.
@tomhirons7475 Excuse me? How tf did I make it political?! Wtf are you on about? I mentioned a memorial to a nursery victims who was also in our military, how in the hell is that making it "political"
The soldier he mentions who died, Paul McAleese, has a father who served too. He was John McAleese, and he was in the SAS and took part in the Iranian embassy siege. Heroes, both of them.
It was only 25 years or so that the last of `The Old Contemptables', those first into battle in 1914, took part. One of the WWII veterans taking part this year was a 104 year old former WREN, her first time. Her job during D Day was plotting Naval movements both ours and enemy. My Father was a former RN Intelligence Officer based in the Mediterranean for 4 years then sent East. Involved in tracking Soviet Navy movements during the Cold War.
12? Good lord. My late father was a WW2 veteran. When I was a child, stories about the war were commonplace and now it's just 12. I remember watching news footage at the end of the 1970s about the very last Boer War reunion and now we're on the cusp of the same with WW2. I feel old.
I joined the cadets at 13 and joined the Royal Air Force at 16, served 35 years and when I left got a job with a charity helping Veterans find work after service. it amazes me that two lovely ladies in the US, feel so passionately about our UK forces. Thankyou for your love and good will to all veterans. x
Aussie combat vet They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.🇦🇺🇺🇸 LEST WE FORGET And when I get to heavens gates to St Peter l’ll say “Legionnaire reporting in l’ve done my time in hell”
Last night was the Festival of Remembrance, from the Royal Albert Hall. You'd appreciate the stories, the presentation, the Royals and of course the bands. ✌️💙🏴🇬🇧
My great-grandfather, Private James Logan, was killed in 1917 on the Somme. However, he was unarmed. He was a stretcher-bearer with the Royal Army Medical Corp.
Thank you for being interested in my custom I am from Northern Ireland UK 🇬🇧 people forget about my country's loyalty our King and our Queen rest in peace we are so proud of her,she always thought of us but because off the troubles back in 70s we didn't see her as much but she always let us know she had us in her heart, love your videos I wish you could see how beautiful my country is it ǰust on̈e hour from the mainland in a plane, thank you Evelyn from Northern Ireland UK 🇬🇧
My father George was KIA in Korea 20th May 1951 with Kings Shropshire Light Infantry attached to the US forces... I look at his picture every day on my wall and and wish I had memories of you Dad. x
I know that young soldier and how he was affected. I smiled when the veteran said he couldn’t swim because my Dad was in the navy WW11, and he was the same, and many people were surprised at that . Bless them all ❤
Just wanted to say I have been remembering my Grandfather Stanley today in London. He proudly served Queen & Country in Northern Ireland during the troubles. You are so right in saying that these soldiers suffer so much. My Granda suffered from PTSD for many years after the troubles ended. How could he not? He seen some terrible things. It was a great honour to wear his medals at the Festival Of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall last night.
Thank you to all the service men and women everywhere .and a special thank you to all who made the ultimate sacrifice so we could be free of tyranny and oppression god bless you all .
As my Remembrance Day comes soon I thank you Ladies for your love for all of us who serve or served each Nation you love. I will once again hug my mates stand by their sides Honor our fallen Honor all who serve still. I will proudly wear my medals..I will hold my hand over my heart...I will shed a tear I will smile and thank my mates old and young for all they have given. Ty Sweet Ladies for the love and respect. Lest We Forget.. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤❤
I am the first for 5 generations of my family that didn't have to serve in war. That's thanks to all those who have done so, and are continuing to do it. Thank you, ladies, for a very timely and thoughtful video.
This comment made me tear up a bit to know he’s still around, so glad he is but sadly the number is living soldiers from WW2 will naturally dwindle. This is why it’s so nice (if that’s the right word to use) to watch things like this in my opinion. Shows how lucky the majority of us are to not have to go through what they went through!
Tomorrow Australian EDST (eastern daylight saving time) at 11am *Australia* will observe a *two minute silence.* *On the Eleventh Hour,The Eleventh Day and the Eleventh Month We Will Remember Them Lest We Forget*
That was amazing Ladies. To hear those Two Gentlemen talking and relating their experiences to us was truly humbling. The one thing that all these type of ex servicemen and Women portray is the amount of civility that they have, it is so inspiring. Incidentally, the soldier that was lost in the young mans regiment that he mentioned, Paul McAleese was the son of no other than John McAleese, who was one of The SAS soldiers that led the raid on The Iranian embassy in Princes gate ( operation Nimrod ) in 1980.
Remembering my father, Roland (Rollo) Thorogood, Queen Victoria Rifles. Survived the Battle of Passchendale 1917. My sister and I visited the WW1 battlefields earlier this year. No matter how many pictures or documentaries you see, nothing prepares you for the vastness of the place and everywhere you go you are still reminded of just how many hundreds of thousands of mainly young men on every side died.
Remembering all the fallen and service personnel from all allies, from the UK🇬🇧🏴 that old gentleman did the same thing as my father did during the war. Lest we forget.
Tomorrow is Armistice Day in the UK. At 11am on the 11th November every year, there is a 2 minute silence coinciding with the time in 1918 when the First World War came to an end. Wherever you are you stop what you’re doing, and as much as it’s possible the country is silent and people reflect. It’s particularly important now as a lot of younger people don’t realise the sacrifices that were made so we could enjoy our freedoms today. Thank you ladies for your respect.
The poppy originally represented the blood of the fallen in WWI, and thus should represent not only the 887,858 dead, but also the 1,675,000 wounded whose lives were forever changed in ways we could hardly conceive (lack of modern prosthetics or understanding of what we now categorise as PTSD). It now represents the fallen in all conflicts since WWI and the monies raised go to provide support for the veterans and families that continue to need support because of injuries and loss (both physical and mental).
The first video was so moving hearing the written word of the serviceman and the poignant message at the end. I felt that the second video at the end I am sure the elder serviceman (and may be he did off camera) wanted to give the younger serviceman a hug and say son it's ok I hear you, we may have fought in different times but I have your back. It's a bond that while the ordinary person would not understand as we have never witnessed or been through what they have. My respect to all who have gone before us and those who serve today.
@TheNatashaDebbieShow I signed my note as Mark Davis; I see you did get the poppies I made and sent you both (Debbie you're wearing one - thank you for displaying it). Love the channel, love you both
Always respectful and thought provoking. Thank you Natasha and Debbie for YOUR service to those of us who served(Royal Navy 1984- 1996) and those who are currently serving. Also, congrats to Natasha on your upcoming anniversary. I have been sober since the 14th of June 2004 so I totally understand the importance and significance of your milestone day. Thanks,love and respect to you both 😀❤️👍
Remembering all those that gave their lives for our freedoms thank you for your service 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇧 veterans and all allied 2:24 countries veterans a debt we can never repay
lmao i know so many struggling and homeless veterans smfh this is why i dont get why people join the army beside bragging rights or being in poverty i just seen the navy seal who unalived bin laden barely makes 50 to 60 thousand a year me and my girl make more than that lmao thats ur country for yall thanks for ur sevice lmao its pathetic
Another amazing video by you two ladies. It was so moving and lovely to see the two soldiers talking about their different experiences. The older veteran was at the cenotaph today honouring those who didn’t return home. Thank you to all veterans for your service. Thank you to those active military here in the UK and around the world.
My grandfather served in ww2. He was a quartermaster sergeant in the Royal tank regiment. He served in north Africa, sardinia, Dday and cyprus. He lost quite a few of his regiment to german attacks and after he left the army had years of guilt over these young boys deaths. My father, his brother (who both served in the Royal Observer Corp, (was the to spot advise and deal with nuclear attacks on the UK) their older brother and sister took him to france for the dday graves and to see the servicemen lost in the attacks at Normandy. He sadly died in 2017 aged 94. Gone but not forgotten ❤❤❤ great reaction ladies, god bless x
Thank you ladies for a wonderful episode. I am a British Army veteran with just over a decade of combat experience, & today I will be remembering the pals I lost during & after combat. Much love to you both. ❤
As a veteran who was on parade at the Cenotaph again this year, I would like to thank you ladies for the respect and reverence you show to us and to those who currently serve. You honour us. Lest We Forget.
Remembering my uncle, Flt. Sgt Percy Stamper. KIA when the Halifax bomber he was crewing in was shot down on the way home from a raid on the Ruhr valley. He was 23 years old. RIP Uncle Percy.
Fair play to you both for working so hard to walk a straight path through alcoholism. Brilliant channel and for the kindness shown to my nation. Love and hugs from Scotland. Xx
My great grandfather's brother Thomas Curtis was tragically killed in world war 2 he was the first ship to be torpedoed by the Germans , he also served the first world war, he was chief stocker in the royal navy 😪
7 years in the Royal Navy. Served on the ground in Iraq. Thank you for your words. I'm sure others deserve them more. I am remembering Marine Paul Collins who was shot down in a helicopter over Basrah 2005. I only spoke to him the day before.
My grandad served in WW2 on the Penn ship in the merchant navy. He would only tell me the nice stories, never the traumatic events, it was something he never felt able to share. As an artist I draw a new remembrance piece of artwork every year and donate the proceeds to help veterans. They are all heroes
Both of these videos have always moved me, thank you so much for reacting to them. "You've been through quite a lot son, haven't you", this straight talking, honest conversation has always stayed with me.
Hi Ladies, the Gentleman is still with us, indeed he spoke from the heart on his experiences and lost comrades on D Day, in his very moving part of our Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2024. 🌹🌹
To all the veterans of the world a big thank you for your service . My name is Tristan McCay and I am a proud grandson of my 99 year old grandfather named Bruce McCay who served in ww2 back in 1939 -1945 as a solider for the Royal, Welsh, Fusiliers 7th Battalion of the UK.
Just come home from the annual remembrance service at the local war memorial where 2 of my maternal great uncles, who died in WWI, are mentioned. “At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them” Edit Happy birthday for the 12th Natasha
My father was at Dunkirk and many other areas during WWII he had 7 medals I'm so proud of him his diary opens your eyes to the hardship those young boys and men faced he wrote 48 hr constant bombing no let up stood at anti aircraft guns with just a slice of bully beef and a Coco drink if your lucky he was 17yrs old bless them xx
Was out riding this morning so missed the premier, but it was poignant to be untacking my horse at 11 o'clock on Remembrance Sunday - thinking of the horses that were untacked for the last time having survived the war but never came home
It's to our ever lasting shame that those brave brave animals survived the war only to be killed because it was deemed to expensive to bring them home 😢
@@michellejones5541absolutely, although the youngest and healthiest came home or stayed in the army, a large number were sold or auctioned to farmers in France and Belgium and the rest went to the knacker’s yard sadly - but that did help with the food shortages there as heartbreaking as that is
I'm mighty impressed by you Ladies. Your videos can make me laugh and make me cry. I have never served, I feel slightly ashamed for that. However I am so proud of all who have and all who support our combined forces in the Western World. God bless the Allies. Thank you Deddie & Natasha for making your respectful videos. You symbolise all thats good with bringing us together. I'm a Brit btw. But this goes for all of us who choose to live in the free world. ✨️ ❤
Thank you for doing this video it really helps to understand what these brave people do for us and others, don't forget now days our forces are made up of men and women who have chosen to defend our countries as their way of life, back in the 1st and 2nd wars and maybe before that if you didn't sign you were called up and drafted in. I am very proud of our forces then and now, we will remember them and make sure our future generations want either. Once again thank you Natasha and Debbie for your continued support. Congratulations on 20 yrs Natasha ❤❤
Tomorrow in Australia is Remembrance Day. I was deeply moved watching the talk between the old veteran and the younger veteran. I am now 81 and am a returned from active service veteran. Like the young veteran I served in a war while my country was at peace at home. Life at home went on as normal. Gradually the media at home came to oppose our involvement and thus when we returned home we were viewed by many as being perpetrators of evil. The difference for the older veteran was that his entire country was at war. Everyone therefore worked towards achieving victory and peace. He was viewed with considerable gratitude for his service. By the way, in Britain and my country Australia, women stepped up and took on men’s work while also holding their families together. Modern wars (mostly) are extremely difficult for participants because their opponents are usually buried within the local population. Danger therefore is 360 degrees not just in front. I have watched the Natasha and Debbie RUclips presentations for a long time. I have great respect for you both. We Australians have fought beside the U.S.A. in all military events since WW2. We will remain faithful friends and allies through good and bad times. We were saved from invasion in WW2 by U.S.A. and we have long memories!
I lost my Grandfather on my Dad's side. My Dad was two years old at the time. So, never got to meet him! My Nan, spent her Life as a Widow, she was faithful to the end. It's incredible how things have changed today. He was bestowed with many medals, however, all I have left is a picture of him in his uniform. Over the course of my life, i've met many veterans. From problems in Ireland to the Falkland Islands war. One thing they all have in common is physical & mental heath issues.
So so emotional! Thank you to everyone who has ever served in our armed forces or is serving in our armed forces. You are my heroes, you are the reason I live in a safe, democratic country. You are the reason I am alive. LEST WE FORGET!
The most poignant piece with the WW2 vet talking to the Afghan vet was cut out.. The old lad said to the younger"You've been through a lot Son, haven't you".. A bloke who lived through the blitz, then off to serve his country in the North Africa, Italy and North Western Europe, that's why they are the greatest generation.
Here are some videos for you guys to watch specifically videos about Canada 🇨🇦 1. Vimy ridge: 360 with Peter Mansbridge 2. Visit Vimy with Peter Mansbridge 3. Why the battle of Vimy Ridge matters 4. Vimy Ridge narrated by William Shatner 5. Rare Battlefield cross returns to Vimy 6. Canadian students make pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge 7. World War One Hidden stories: Canadian solider 8. Service and Sacrifice Canada: The story of us episode 6.
For those worried about talking to "professionals", you might be surprised at how much help it is to pluck up the courage and just be honest with friends or family.
Many years ago, I began my career in Elderly care. I saw Elderly men who had fought in WW1 still suffering from shell shock, one still needing a wound to be dressed as he had a shell in his thigh. All of my Uncles served in WW2, in Japan and France, one on D Day. My Dad was just a lad, but he was in the Merchant Navy, overlooked until recent years, but often attacked, those who served in the RMN kept our bombed island fed when many could have starved. Lest we forget. Wear your poppy with pride.
Remembering two of my great great uncles, William Ivor Morgan and Albert Walter Payne who were sadly killed in WW1. Also my grandfather Clifford Cecil Ham who fought as a gunner in WW2.He survived and stayed on after the war had ended to help with the clear up. My father told me how when they were children, him and his brothers were woken up many times in the middle of the night by my grandfather screaming out. God only knows what he was remembering in his dreams.
Well, I have a lot! An uncle and great-uncles in WW1 (my uncle came back, but suffered from being gassed all his life); my own uncles AND Aunts served in WW2 (but thankfully came back); but most importantly to me - my brother - Norman Johann Rafnson; USMC - Purple Heart and Navy Cross. He came back, but was never really the same - unfortunately PTSD was not recognized for a number of years. But, I do say THANK YOU to the US Veterans Affairs - they helped him tremendously. (But it sure was a lot of paperwork! So thank you to his ex-wife too; she came back from British Columbia to Manitoba to help him with this! I had tried but I got very confused by it all. (Dang you 2! - you’ve made me cry Again!). Love you both - from Nancy 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
In my time in the forces, as an enlistened man, I lost 2 friends of mine in a practice flight in Canada, Goose Bay. They did a low lvl flight mission and suffered while crossing over a hill a bird strike in both engines. They had no chance..and writing this I still see their faces in my mind...I miss them.
The most lovely thing about this is the deprecation of the old soldier, he barley mentions his own story (dismissive almost) . He listens, he sympathises, he empathises and concludes with "you've been through a lot son" in a tone that would melt granite. btw the olde boy states two campaigns (North Africa & Italy) so that's two "star campaign" medals - that's two years max. He has at least 2 other stars, plus the French Legion d'Honor (France's highest medal) along with other medals - obviously didn't want to talk about it over and above the younger guy
My Dad was 16 in April 1945. As a result he missed fighting in the war. He was gutted at the time, not so much now. He still lost a few school friends who were a bit older than him. He joined up for his national service after the war and was posted to Germany. This year I took him with his regiment to Normandy to tour the graveyards and war monuments. Some of the ceremonies were very moving. He was the oldest one there at 95.
Hiya girls Richard the london cabbie here havent been around for a while hope your both well. This is the best time of year to remember our fallen. Love girls x
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day in the UK and other Countries and Veteran's Day here in the USA. Today we honor and remember the soldiers that fought for us and gave their lives for us. We have 2 videos in this episode. First a short film titled "Letters Home" which is the account of one soldier's letters from the frontlines of France during WWl and secondly we have a video called, "Old Soldier Meets Young Soldier." 2 British Soldiers, one from WWll and the other a Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. If you have a Veteran in your family that you would like to honor, please comment with their name and Country. We love all of our allied Militaries and give thanks to each. Our friends in the UK, Germany, Australia, Canada and so many more! We hope this episode will encourage you to thank a Veteran and to think of them. Lest we forget! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
Thank you for sharing these amazing stories with us! I remember my grandpa used to tell me stories about his time with the 101st Airborne Rangers! He was wounded when he jumped out of his plane, just as a flak shell hit the cockpit and blew up the plane! My mom had a lot of stories that a kid of 10 should not be hearing! She was M.A.S.H. in the late 60's! Grandpa was Vincent P. Vamos 1909 - 1990! Mom was Rebecca Jean Vamos 1950 - 1992! I have stories that I don't know if I should tell them on here! 😅 I'm so happy you are back and doing well! I'm sending virtual hugs 🤗 from Oklahoma! I'm not on social media, sorry! 💙🫡🇺🇸😎
I am going to be in a Remembrance Day parade in about 30 minuets
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Natasha, Debbie. Thank you. ♥️
@Sheffield_Steve 😎 Btw, congratulations on 20 years sober! I passed my 20 year clean goal back in March! 😁👍🖖
R.I.P Lee Rigby
Not a veteran in a strict sense.
Tragically murdered in broad daylight in 2013 not long after returning from Afghanistan.
He was from my home town of Middleton in Manchester.
I know it doesn't come under the memorial flag, generally, but I always want to honour this serviceman.
Amen to that. May his memory continue to be a blessing.
Lee was part of our military all hero's..rest in peace lee rigby and all our fallen.
He died a terrible way and may his soul rest in eternal peace.
@tomhirons7475
Excuse me?
How tf did I make it political?!
Wtf are you on about?
I mentioned a memorial to a nursery victims who was also in our military, how in the hell is that making it "political"
@@samhilton4173 gosh that was just dreadful
The soldier he mentions who died, Paul McAleese, has a father who served too. He was John McAleese, and he was in the SAS and took part in the Iranian embassy siege. Heroes, both of them.
Should be Top of the Lust! RiP Paul & Mac!
Aye thought was them both
Watching the march past of 10,000 veterans at the Cenotaph. Down to just 12 WW2 veterans this year.
It was only 25 years or so that the last of `The Old Contemptables', those first into battle in 1914, took part. One of the WWII veterans taking part this year was a 104 year old former WREN, her first time. Her job during D Day was plotting Naval movements both ours and enemy. My Father was a former RN Intelligence Officer based in the Mediterranean for 4 years then sent East. Involved in tracking Soviet Navy movements during the Cold War.
12? Good lord. My late father was a WW2 veteran. When I was a child, stories about the war were commonplace and now it's just 12. I remember watching news footage at the end of the 1970s about the very last Boer War reunion and now we're on the cusp of the same with WW2. I feel old.
I joined the cadets at 13 and joined the Royal Air Force at 16, served 35 years and when I left got a job with a charity helping Veterans find work after service. it amazes me that two lovely ladies in the US, feel so passionately about our UK forces. Thankyou for your love and good will to all veterans. x
Aussie combat vet
They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.🇦🇺🇺🇸
LEST WE FORGET
And when I get to heavens gates to St Peter l’ll say “Legionnaire reporting in l’ve done my time in hell”
I am a British Army veteran and I want to thank you ladies for your kind thoughts for those who served. 👩❤👩
same
Amen
Great to see you not only wearing the red poppy but also the purple poppy in remembrance of all the animals killed in war.
Remembering my mother's brother Gnr Ralph Hamilton RA, missing in action in the battle of Crete, aged 20, he has no known grave. RIP.
Last night was the Festival of Remembrance, from the Royal Albert Hall. You'd appreciate the stories, the presentation, the Royals and of course the bands.
✌️💙🏴🇬🇧
Thank you for remembering our fallen from Aus
My great-grandfather, Private James Logan, was killed in 1917 on the Somme. However, he was unarmed. He was a stretcher-bearer with the Royal Army Medical Corp.
Thank you for being interested in my custom I am from Northern Ireland UK 🇬🇧 people forget about my country's loyalty our King and our Queen rest in peace we are so proud of her,she always thought of us but because off the troubles back in 70s we didn't see her as much but she always let us know she had us in her heart, love your videos I wish you could see how beautiful my country is it ǰust on̈e hour from the mainland in a plane, thank you Evelyn from Northern Ireland UK 🇬🇧
My father George was KIA in Korea 20th May 1951 with Kings Shropshire Light Infantry attached to the US forces... I look at his picture every day on my wall and and wish I had memories of you Dad. x
I know that young soldier and how he was affected. I smiled when the veteran said he couldn’t swim because my Dad was in the navy WW11, and he was the same, and many people were surprised at that . Bless them all ❤
Such powerful videos, have seen the video of the WW2 and Afghan veterans before, it's so moving. Thanks for the respect that you both always show
Remembering Sgt William Clews of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. I love you, I miss you. Thank you for your service ❤️
🙏🏼 I can relate
Me too. My Dad and Uncle Normandy to Germany
This was a great way to honor those who serve and have served. Thank you for your service. ❤
Just wanted to say I have been remembering my Grandfather Stanley today in London. He proudly served Queen & Country in Northern Ireland during the troubles. You are so right in saying that these soldiers suffer so much. My Granda suffered from PTSD for many years after the troubles ended. How could he not? He seen some terrible things. It was a great honour to wear his medals at the Festival Of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall last night.
Thank You for your Respect. I was proud to serve in HM Armed Forces - REME. From a humble and grateful Veteran:- LEST WE FORGET🇬🇧 Thank You.😔
Thank you to all the service men and women everywhere .and a special thank you to all who made the ultimate sacrifice so we could be free of tyranny and oppression god bless you all .
Thanks sent from a British army veteran , for this lovely post.
RIP Guardsman Hickey, Drummer Wright, and Sergeant Reid. (Op Herrick, Afghanistan.)
As my Remembrance Day comes soon I thank you Ladies for your love for all of us who serve or served each Nation you love.
I will once again hug my mates stand by their sides Honor our fallen Honor all who serve still. I will proudly wear my medals..I will hold my hand over my heart...I will shed a tear I will smile and thank my mates old and young for all they have given.
Ty Sweet Ladies for the love and respect.
Lest We Forget..
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤❤
I am the first for 5 generations of my family that didn't have to serve in war. That's thanks to all those who have done so, and are continuing to do it. Thank you, ladies, for a very timely and thoughtful video.
The old chap is still around, he was just on the BBC
This comment made me tear up a bit to know he’s still around, so glad he is but sadly the number is living soldiers from WW2 will naturally dwindle. This is why it’s so nice (if that’s the right word to use) to watch things like this in my opinion. Shows how lucky the majority of us are to not have to go through what they went through!
Tomorrow Australian EDST (eastern daylight saving time) at 11am *Australia* will observe a *two minute silence.* *On the Eleventh Hour,The Eleventh Day and the Eleventh Month We Will Remember Them Lest We Forget*
That was amazing Ladies. To hear those Two Gentlemen talking and relating their experiences to us was truly humbling. The one thing that all these type of ex servicemen and Women portray is the amount of civility that they have, it is so inspiring. Incidentally, the soldier that was lost in the young mans regiment that he mentioned, Paul McAleese was the son of no other than John McAleese, who was one of The SAS soldiers that led the raid on The Iranian embassy in Princes gate ( operation Nimrod ) in 1980.
Remembering my father, Roland (Rollo) Thorogood, Queen Victoria Rifles. Survived the Battle of Passchendale 1917. My sister and I visited the WW1 battlefields earlier this year. No matter how many pictures or documentaries you see, nothing prepares you for the vastness of the place and everywhere you go you are still reminded of just how many hundreds of thousands of mainly young men on every side died.
Remembering all the fallen and service personnel from all allies, from the UK🇬🇧🏴 that old gentleman did the same thing as my father did during the war. Lest we forget.
Tomorrow is Armistice Day in the UK. At 11am on the 11th November every year, there is a 2 minute silence coinciding with the time in 1918 when the First World War came to an end. Wherever you are you stop what you’re doing, and as much as it’s possible the country is silent and people reflect. It’s particularly important now as a lot of younger people don’t realise the sacrifices that were made so we could enjoy our freedoms today. Thank you ladies for your respect.
The poppy originally represented the blood of the fallen in WWI, and thus should represent not only the 887,858 dead, but also the 1,675,000 wounded whose lives were forever changed in ways we could hardly conceive (lack of modern prosthetics or understanding of what we now categorise as PTSD). It now represents the fallen in all conflicts since WWI and the monies raised go to provide support for the veterans and families that continue to need support because of injuries and loss (both physical and mental).
Hellooo Natasha & Debbie this really got me this did dammm 😢😢😢 thank you to all those that fought in world war 1 & 2 all awesome video as always.
The first video was so moving hearing the written word of the serviceman and the poignant message at the end. I felt that the second video at the end I am sure the elder serviceman (and may be he did off camera) wanted to give the younger serviceman a hug and say son it's ok I hear you, we may have fought in different times but I have your back. It's a bond that while the ordinary person would not understand as we have never witnessed or been through what they have. My respect to all who have gone before us and those who serve today.
@TheNatashaDebbieShow I signed my note as Mark Davis; I see you did get the poppies I made and sent you both (Debbie you're wearing one - thank you for displaying it).
Love the channel, love you both
Always respectful and thought provoking. Thank you Natasha and Debbie for YOUR service to those of us who served(Royal Navy 1984- 1996) and those who are currently serving. Also, congrats to Natasha on your upcoming anniversary. I have been sober since the 14th of June 2004 so I totally understand the importance and significance of your milestone day. Thanks,love and respect to you both 😀❤️👍
Remembering all those that gave their lives for our freedoms thank you for your service 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇧 veterans and all allied 2:24 countries veterans a debt we can never repay
Just got back from our town's Remembrance day service. Another great video ladies, and hadn't seen that before. That brought the emotions home....
Wow go you so amazing 🎉 you go girl there is NO shame it's an illness you have to fight and you have success for 20yrs here's to another20
It's good to talk. Progress can only ever be really made through communication. Love this video. And welcome back ladies . I'd missed you
Love you guys. Thank you. 68 year old decorated vet. But I'm homeless 😢
That's so sad to know, makes us all so angry 😔
Where are you Elmer?
Maybe there’s someone on here who could help.
lmao i know so many struggling and homeless veterans smfh this is why i dont get why people join the army beside bragging rights or being in poverty i just seen the navy seal who unalived bin laden barely makes 50 to 60 thousand a year me and my girl make more than that lmao thats ur country for yall thanks for ur sevice lmao its pathetic
thank you girls they gave so much
Another amazing video by you two ladies. It was so moving and lovely to see the two soldiers talking about their different experiences. The older veteran was at the cenotaph today honouring those who didn’t return home.
Thank you to all veterans for your service. Thank you to those active military here in the UK and around the world.
My grandfather served in ww2. He was a quartermaster sergeant in the Royal tank regiment. He served in north Africa, sardinia, Dday and cyprus. He lost quite a few of his regiment to german attacks and after he left the army had years of guilt over these young boys deaths. My father, his brother (who both served in the Royal Observer Corp, (was the to spot advise and deal with nuclear attacks on the UK) their older brother and sister took him to france for the dday graves and to see the servicemen lost in the attacks at Normandy. He sadly died in 2017 aged 94. Gone but not forgotten ❤❤❤ great reaction ladies, god bless x
Thank you ladies for a wonderful episode. I am a British Army veteran with just over a decade of combat experience, & today I will be remembering the pals I lost during & after combat. Much love to you both. ❤
Thank you for your service ♥️
A family friend named Harold Australian army, survivor of the Burma death railway in WWII passed away in 2020 aged 103 years old.
Thank you so much for showing this. I've never seen this before, it was so sad. ❤
Thank you ladies, have a lovely Veterans day in your part of the world.
Thank you!
As a veteran who was on parade at the Cenotaph again this year, I would like to thank you ladies for the respect and reverence you show to us and to those who currently serve. You honour us. Lest We Forget.
Remembering my uncle, Flt. Sgt Percy Stamper. KIA when the Halifax bomber he was crewing in was shot down on the way home from a raid on the Ruhr valley. He was 23 years old. RIP Uncle Percy.
Thank you so much for this act of respect. It's deeply respected.
Fair play to you both for working so hard to walk a straight path through alcoholism. Brilliant channel and for the kindness shown to my nation. Love and hugs from Scotland. Xx
My great grandfather's brother Thomas Curtis was tragically killed in world war 2 he was the first ship to be torpedoed by the Germans , he also served the first world war, he was chief stocker in the royal navy 😪
You girls are amazing......we love you ❤
As far as I can find, the old soldier, John Dennett, is still alive. He turned 100 in July of this year.
7 years in the Royal Navy. Served on the ground in Iraq. Thank you for your words. I'm sure others deserve them more. I am remembering Marine Paul Collins who was shot down in a helicopter over Basrah 2005. I only spoke to him the day before.
My grandad served in WW2 on the Penn ship in the merchant navy. He would only tell me the nice stories, never the traumatic events, it was something he never felt able to share. As an artist I draw a new remembrance piece of artwork every year and donate the proceeds to help veterans. They are all heroes
What wonderful and beautiful American young ladies you are. From a Englishman. Thank you for remembering the cost and the price paid x
Both of these videos have always moved me, thank you so much for reacting to them.
"You've been through quite a lot son, haven't you", this straight talking, honest conversation has always stayed with me.
Im from Teesside you're all heroes each and everyone of you ,thanks for your service lads and lasses
Hi Ladies, the Gentleman is still with us, indeed he spoke from the heart on his experiences and lost comrades on D Day, in his very moving part of our Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2024. 🌹🌹
To all the veterans of the world a big thank you for your service . My name is Tristan McCay and I am a proud grandson of my 99 year old grandfather named Bruce McCay who served in ww2 back in 1939 -1945 as a solider for the Royal, Welsh, Fusiliers 7th Battalion of the UK.
Just come home from the annual remembrance service at the local war memorial where 2 of my maternal great uncles, who died in WWI, are mentioned.
“At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them”
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Happy birthday for the 12th Natasha
My grandfather John Patrick Wynn and my Dad reginald jones. ❤
My father was at Dunkirk and many other areas during WWII he had 7 medals I'm so proud of him his diary opens your eyes to the hardship those young boys and men faced he wrote 48 hr constant bombing no let up stood at anti aircraft guns with just a slice of bully beef and a Coco drink if your lucky he was 17yrs old bless them xx
What a powerful video, so insightful. Very emotional thank you for your support. Lots of love from York 💂👍
Just re watched your vid when you received a poppy from the tower of London xxxxx thank you for your love and respect x
Thank you both for this moving video!
Was out riding this morning so missed the premier, but it was poignant to be untacking my horse at 11 o'clock on Remembrance Sunday - thinking of the horses that were untacked for the last time having survived the war but never came home
It's to our ever lasting shame that those brave brave animals survived the war only to be killed because it was deemed to expensive to bring them home 😢
@@michellejones5541absolutely, although the youngest and healthiest came home or stayed in the army, a large number were sold or auctioned to farmers in France and Belgium and the rest went to the knacker’s yard sadly - but that did help with the food shortages there as heartbreaking as that is
THE REAL HEROES ARE THE ONES WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND DIDN'T COME HOME.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
!!LEST WE FORGET!!❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹
Ladies I found that very moving! Thanks for this episode. Keep Reacting!
This is what makes NATO so important. Whilst we remain linking arms we are stronger. Independent we are weaker. Thanks, ladies, for this.
My great uncle William Tinsley WW1 died age 21. It left a great impact on my grandmother his only sister, and her whole family.
I look around the world today and wonder what these brave young men would think.
I'm mighty impressed by you Ladies. Your videos can make me laugh and make me cry. I have never served, I feel slightly ashamed for that. However I am so proud of all who have and all who support our combined forces in the Western World. God bless the Allies. Thank you Deddie & Natasha for making your respectful videos. You symbolise all thats good with bringing us together.
I'm a Brit btw. But this goes for all of us who choose to live in the free world. ✨️ ❤
Thank you for doing this video it really helps to understand what these brave people do for us and others, don't forget now days our forces are made up of men and women who have chosen to defend our countries as their way of life, back in the 1st and 2nd wars and maybe before that if you didn't sign you were called up and drafted in. I am very proud of our forces then and now, we will remember them and make sure our future generations want either. Once again thank you Natasha and Debbie for your continued support. Congratulations on 20 yrs Natasha ❤❤
Tomorrow in Australia is Remembrance Day. I was deeply moved watching the talk between the old veteran and the younger veteran. I am now 81 and am a returned from active service veteran. Like the young veteran I served in a war while my country was at peace at home. Life at home went on as normal. Gradually the media at home came to oppose our involvement and thus when we returned home we were viewed by many as being perpetrators of evil. The difference for the older veteran was that his entire country was at war. Everyone therefore worked towards achieving victory and peace. He was viewed with considerable gratitude for his service. By the way, in Britain and my country Australia, women stepped up and took on men’s work while also holding their families together. Modern wars (mostly) are extremely difficult for participants because their opponents are usually buried within the local population. Danger therefore is 360 degrees not just in front. I have watched the Natasha and Debbie RUclips presentations for a long time. I have great respect for you both. We Australians have fought beside the U.S.A. in all military events since WW2. We will remain faithful friends and allies through good and bad times. We were saved from invasion in WW2 by U.S.A. and we have long memories!
I lost my Grandfather on my Dad's side. My Dad was two years old at the time. So, never got to meet him! My Nan, spent her Life as a Widow, she was faithful to the end. It's incredible how things have changed today. He was bestowed with many medals, however, all I have left is a picture of him in his uniform. Over the course of my life, i've met many veterans. From problems in Ireland to the Falkland Islands war. One thing they all have in common is physical & mental heath issues.
So so emotional! Thank you to everyone who has ever served in our armed forces or is serving in our armed forces. You are my heroes, you are the reason I live in a safe, democratic country. You are the reason I am alive. LEST WE FORGET!
The most poignant piece with the WW2 vet talking to the Afghan vet was cut out.. The old lad said to the younger"You've been through a lot Son, haven't you".. A bloke who lived through the blitz, then off to serve his country in the North Africa, Italy and North Western Europe, that's why they are the greatest generation.
Here are some videos for you guys to watch specifically videos about Canada 🇨🇦 1. Vimy ridge: 360 with Peter Mansbridge 2. Visit Vimy with Peter Mansbridge 3. Why the battle of Vimy Ridge matters 4. Vimy Ridge narrated by William Shatner 5. Rare Battlefield cross returns to Vimy 6. Canadian students make pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge 7. World War One Hidden stories: Canadian solider 8. Service and Sacrifice Canada: The story of us episode 6.
To honor all our fallen heroes..from a 2 para veteran.
Remembering Francis George Edwards. He was my Uncle and came from England. He fought in WW1. He died over in France in 1918. He was 21 .
For those worried about talking to "professionals", you might be surprised at how much help it is to pluck up the courage and just be honest with friends or family.
Beautiful way to remember, thank you x
🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿🇺🇸 Lest We Forget. We will remember them ❤😔
My Great cousin Harry Miller, East Yorkshire Regiment. Lost his arm in D-Day landings & taught me respect for the military. From Yorkshire 💂
Remembering a friend Jimmy Malcolm, who fought in WW2 and was in a prisoner of war camp for 5 years, he died in 2001
Many years ago, I began my career in Elderly care. I saw Elderly men who had fought in WW1 still suffering from shell shock, one still needing a wound to be dressed as he had a shell in his thigh.
All of my Uncles served in WW2, in Japan and France, one on D Day. My Dad was just a lad, but he was in the Merchant Navy, overlooked until recent years, but often attacked, those who served in the RMN kept our bombed island fed when many could have starved.
Lest we forget. Wear your poppy with pride.
My brother John..an officer in the royal marines..RIP.♥️🏴🏴🏴♥️♥️
Remembering two of my great great uncles, William Ivor Morgan and Albert Walter Payne who were sadly killed in WW1. Also my grandfather Clifford Cecil Ham who fought as a gunner in WW2.He survived and stayed on after the war had ended to help with the clear up. My father told me how when they were children, him and his brothers were woken up many times in the middle of the night by my grandfather screaming out. God only knows what he was remembering in his dreams.
Well, I have a lot! An uncle and great-uncles in WW1 (my uncle came back, but suffered from being gassed all his life); my own uncles AND Aunts served in WW2 (but thankfully came back); but most importantly to me - my brother - Norman Johann Rafnson; USMC - Purple Heart and Navy Cross. He came back, but was never really the same - unfortunately PTSD was not recognized for a number of years.
But, I do say THANK YOU to the US Veterans Affairs - they helped him tremendously. (But it sure was a lot of paperwork! So thank you to his ex-wife too; she came back from British Columbia to Manitoba to help him with this! I had tried but I got very confused by it all.
(Dang you 2! - you’ve made me cry Again!).
Love you both - from Nancy 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Don't forget us please 🇨🇦
In my time in the forces, as an enlistened man, I lost 2 friends of mine in a practice flight in Canada, Goose Bay. They did a low lvl flight mission and suffered while crossing over a hill a bird strike in both engines. They had no chance..and writing this I still see their faces in my mind...I miss them.
for remembrance, Richard joseph Matthews, my grandfather served in ww1, which you have his medal ladies
The most lovely thing about this is the deprecation of the old soldier, he barley mentions his own story (dismissive almost) . He listens, he sympathises, he empathises and concludes with "you've been through a lot son" in a tone that would melt granite.
btw the olde boy states two campaigns (North Africa & Italy) so that's two "star campaign" medals - that's two years max. He has at least 2 other stars, plus the French Legion d'Honor (France's highest medal) along with other medals - obviously didn't want to talk about it over and above the younger guy
For an emotional rollercoaster I recommend watching ‘Blackadder goes forth, episode 6’
"Good luck everyone"
My Dad was 16 in April 1945. As a result he missed fighting in the war. He was gutted at the time, not so much now. He still lost a few school friends who were a bit older than him. He joined up for his national service after the war and was posted to Germany. This year I took him with his regiment to Normandy to tour the graveyards and war monuments. Some of the ceremonies were very moving. He was the oldest one there at 95.
Hiya girls Richard the london cabbie here havent been around for a while hope your both well. This is the best time of year to remember our fallen. Love girls x
Great vid and great respect,thanks for this guys - heres to a great birthday❤
Remembering my great uncle Joshua Kelsall died 1917. Too young to have children so its his niece's and nephew's job to keep his story