Return To D-Day: Sgt. Maj. Robert Blatnik

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июн 2018
  • In this 2013 report, we narrow our focus to just one of our eight D-Day veterans, who returned to Normandy, France last week. Sixty-nine years to the day, Sgt. Major Robert Blatnik was able to walk the same stretch of sand that he and his men assaulted at 6:30am on June 6 in 1944. It was his first time coming back, and he told Doug Dunbar this trip made a memory that will stay with him until the day he dies.

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  • @damianking5959
    @damianking5959 3 года назад +26456

    this man passed away today. 100 years old. respect and much honor to his life

  • @ftwnoah16
    @ftwnoah16 4 года назад +12070

    1:59 this man making a diss track on Hitler

  • @KTWilliams
    @KTWilliams Год назад +678

    My grandfather was on that beach as well and passed 3 years ago. I can't imagine what they went thought at such a young age. Thank you to all the men that sacrificed their lives so we can live ours. Rest in peace.

    • @morgboat744
      @morgboat744 Год назад +10

      MY AGE dude… abd i’m straight out of high school. it’s absolutely terrifying to think about and i have nothing but respect for them.

    • @rustysills5016
      @rustysills5016 11 месяцев назад +4

      I would like to thank your grandfather for my freedom..God rest his soul..an American hero

    • @cookie7112
      @cookie7112 9 месяцев назад

      I like war

    • @shaynewheeler9249
      @shaynewheeler9249 8 месяцев назад +1

      WW2 German veteran

    • @MaxwellBenson80
      @MaxwellBenson80 7 месяцев назад +2

      Sorry for your loss! I hope you were able to spend alot of time with him. I regret not asking my grandfather about his time in ww2.

  • @azenh
    @azenh 9 месяцев назад +85

    Rip legend, reaching the age of 100 is fascinating.. Thank you for everything you did for us.

  • @terragthegreat175
    @terragthegreat175 4 года назад +6270

    "We gotta dig in Sarge"
    "Like hell! You'll dig your grave here."
    Badass quote

  • @vel5094
    @vel5094 3 года назад +2973

    Imagine how hard it is to step on land where thousands have died, and probably one of those were his friends.

    • @tarraintorres9374
      @tarraintorres9374 3 года назад +87

      Must be hard knowing and seeing what went down there 74 years ago. My great grandfather actually served during WW1 at the Battle Of Verdun and died there. At home he had a wife and a son which who would become my grandfather. I found out a couple years ago though my grandfather since he was part French. I visited Verdun on vacation a year ago and I swear I felt some type of connection. It was weird.

    • @alexandersanchez9860
      @alexandersanchez9860 3 года назад +5

      @@tarraintorres9374 wow what a great story

    • @jonashazen3240
      @jonashazen3240 3 года назад +3

      Yes I know that would be so hard but it’s prob more then one

    • @patrickbatemanfeels8685
      @patrickbatemanfeels8685 3 года назад +2

      and that theres Probably 100s of bodys Buried under the sand......

    • @itzdupre7299
      @itzdupre7299 3 года назад +5

      And that he saw how they died,
      Their screams.
      Their suffering.
      The life they could have had.
      Their families.
      Their girlfriends.
      Their moms.
      Their dads.
      Constantly hearing gun shots aimed at you.
      Must be a living nightmare

  • @clyd1206
    @clyd1206 Год назад +33

    I was a young Marine flying to Okinawa in 1995. Little did I know it would make a huge impression on me. The plane was full of WW2 Marines. There was a special event being held for the 50th Anniversary of the battles for Mount Suribachi and Okinawa. I was omw to serve a 1 year tour in Okinawa so I was in my Dress Alphas. When I walked on that plane you would have thought it was my birthday and everyone was there for a surprise party lmao. They all cheered and introduced themselves and started telling me that I was a little late for the war LOL. I sat next to a Marine Raider who started to get emotional when I sat down next to him. I was only a 20 year old kid but by the time I left that plane I had a whole new respect and understanding of those great men.

  • @augl2702
    @augl2702 Год назад +63

    Rest easy, Sgt. Major. You've earned it.
    Thank you

  • @Deyone_Jackson
    @Deyone_Jackson 5 лет назад +3362

    He still has his strong, loud voice

  • @lavill8511
    @lavill8511 3 года назад +5943

    He passed away in December 2020, He’s with his veteran brothers now
    God Bless his Soul✝️

    • @omarzarat6244
      @omarzarat6244 3 года назад +44

      ☪️💗

    • @achuu7917
      @achuu7917 3 года назад +28

      @@omarzarat6244 looks like somebody is triggered because somebody has a different God lmao. Just respect people’s belief and move on.

    • @omarzarat6244
      @omarzarat6244 3 года назад +16

      @@achuu7917 no I do respect them.
      It's that there is a Islamabhobic piece of shit in the chat throwing shit towards my religion and my comment weren't even about someone else religion can't u read? Clearly. Ur eyes need to be checked

    • @omarzarat6244
      @omarzarat6244 3 года назад +9

      @VXDN then why did u say no in the first place?

    • @omarzarat6244
      @omarzarat6244 3 года назад +10

      @VXDN smh it's not that it's a greeting and condulces from the Islam community.

  • @sergioyanahi
    @sergioyanahi Год назад +97

    What an inspiration. Because of people like him I respect veterans so much. They don’t care about politics, they just care about protecting our beautiful country. God bless his soul, and every other fallen and alive veteran ✊🏼🇺🇸

  • @harrymay3540
    @harrymay3540 Год назад +33

    As a young french citizen, I'm grateful for what this man has done for us. He is part of the heroes that saved my country from hell.

    • @KarlTiti
      @KarlTiti 3 месяца назад +2

      Considering that France became New Africa, you shouldn't be so happy about the current state of your country...

    • @friktionrc
      @friktionrc 9 дней назад

      @@KarlTitistop believe in the right wing media. France is still majority a white man country. Just because you look at one corner of one city, you think the entire country is now full of Africans 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂😂😂😂
      Ppl like you are the reason most Germans believe Hitler. They thought Jews were the cause of all their problems, when in reality it was their own politicians….funnily enough, just like today.

  • @islandkiwi9840
    @islandkiwi9840 3 года назад +3249

    R.I.P Sarge
    PASSED AT
    AGE: 100

    • @niscord2048
      @niscord2048 3 года назад +48

      It is a good number, may he rest in peace and raise a tall glass with his fallen friends in heaven

    • @orthodoxwarrior
      @orthodoxwarrior 3 года назад +18

      He died? May his soul rest in peace and may he be happy in Heaven. Amen.

    • @williamafton3744
      @williamafton3744 3 года назад +14

      Level 100 completed

    • @mattypatty9523
      @mattypatty9523 3 года назад +7

      He lived a whole century. I think that would be a good longggggggg life

    • @Alexisawesome-um5ty
      @Alexisawesome-um5ty 3 года назад +1

      But don’t worry he’s in heaven

  • @HappiKarafuru
    @HappiKarafuru 5 лет назад +4861

    You can hear from his tone, his face, his eye. He seen a hell on earth. I believe if he visit that beach, he still can hear the sound of mortar and artillery, machine gun fire, hail of bullet zipping past and the sound of soldier shout in pain.

    • @tylerjavier9974
      @tylerjavier9974 5 лет назад +158

      It's not hell, it's way worse. For the innocent suffered terribly on that beach. In hell it is the sinner that suffer.

    • @DanielGChong
      @DanielGChong 5 лет назад +51

      @@tylerjavier9974 well not Innocent, I wouldn't put it like that but people who had families and a life to give in.

    • @amazingblyatman5760
      @amazingblyatman5760 5 лет назад +43

      @@DanielGChong jeah , for every soldier who fought in this war , no matter if allied or axis forces

    • @thiccchungo1041
      @thiccchungo1041 5 лет назад +164

      1940s: 18 year old runs through a hail of lead up a beach to free millions of innocents from a evil dictator
      1950-60s: a soldier fights in a jungle with 4 comrades as Vietcong soldiers attack them ferociously
      1970-80s: a man runs over a barbed wire covered wall to reach his family in West Berlin
      2001: a fire fighter runs alone into the twin towers, at the brink of collapse to get innocent office workers out alive
      2019: a man pretending to be a woman thar walks on a road screaming is called a “hero”
      WHAT HAPPENED

    • @mlgprussian7115
      @mlgprussian7115 5 лет назад +44

      Jay Rilley now people are traumatized if u say their are only two genders, soft ass world now

  • @ash4dowynight
    @ash4dowynight Год назад +40

    he was a very kind person, must have been a very traumatic experience being there on d-day. RIP and thank you for fighting in a war for us

  • @DamianHowardTV
    @DamianHowardTV 4 месяца назад +5

    Thank you for your incredible service, not just to our country but to the world at large, Major.
    It’s so sad not to see your boys there with you but they gave their lives for freedom, liberty and with honor and dignity, fighting an enemy that sought to destroy everyone of you who landed on that beach.
    Your sacrifices will NEVER be forgotten.
    🫡 🇺🇸

  • @siryeetus8606
    @siryeetus8606 4 года назад +8220

    Imagine how many flashbacks this guy had

    • @styri8465
      @styri8465 4 года назад +401

      You think? War is not a fun happy game its a life your death situation he was scarred by what he saw

    • @styri8465
      @styri8465 4 года назад +572

      Also fortnite is trash

    • @styri8465
      @styri8465 4 года назад +180

      @@Peaktro7 cause there blinded by how bad it is

    • @mochoman743
      @mochoman743 4 года назад +86

      @@styri8465 I agree

    • @thatlemonguy1107
      @thatlemonguy1107 4 года назад +87

      Galxay
      >Implying a game being good or bad is objective
      Mate, if someone likes a game, fuck off and let them like the game.

  • @l0gical974
    @l0gical974 2 года назад +6660

    "I wish you survived instead of me" that gave me chills

    • @Luccimatic
      @Luccimatic 2 года назад +296

      Survivors guilt is a powerful thing. He probably never felt like he fully lived up to the sacrifice until that day. What a very brave man.

    • @insuster9914
      @insuster9914 2 года назад

      i wish none of them survived 😭

    • @Bludlungg
      @Bludlungg 2 года назад +5

      @@Luccimatic true that

    • @goofygoofybrandonme3866
      @goofygoofybrandonme3866 2 года назад +10

      @@Bludlungg “ true that “ you high rn?

    • @barrysmithhy1583
      @barrysmithhy1583 2 года назад +11

      @@goofygoofybrandonme3866 fr fr no cap

  • @skippy336
    @skippy336 20 дней назад +6

    Happy Memorial Day to our vets. May their memories never be forgotten and their families be blessed.
    Freedom is never free. R.I.P
    Our brave veterans! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💐💐💐

  • @richardpowell7214
    @richardpowell7214 Год назад +31

    Thank God for him and and all who went to War on D Day. Could you just imagine what he was reseeing and remembering this day! Back on that Beach on this one sanificant day. Thank you everyone who was involved on bringing this HERO BACK TO VISIT HIS LOST BROTHERS AND PATRIOTS. OUR HEROES! JUST CANNOT IMAGINE! I love seeing these documentary s about D Day ! In any area of Normandy! What our Hero Forefathers Fought, Saw, and had to do. For us and others. To be Free. Thank you! Again. P.S. I'm wiping Tears out of my eyes now!

  • @504L91
    @504L91 4 года назад +956

    He still has that soldier tone to his voice

    • @eli_farar
      @eli_farar 4 года назад +19

      That's so true

    • @vixen878
      @vixen878 4 года назад +1

      How can you have a soldier Tone?

    • @zkmk8593
      @zkmk8593 4 года назад +5

      @@vixen878 I know what he is talking about, its kind of the tone of your voice. Its kind of hard to explain but once you hear it you'll know

    • @b.g.d.4thewin12
      @b.g.d.4thewin12 2 года назад +5

      @@vixen878 The Soldier Tone is a higher tone of voice. It was usually made because they mostly needed to shout because of the shots that were being fired, so the others hear

    • @rithvikmuthyalapati9754
      @rithvikmuthyalapati9754 2 года назад +1

      Yeah. He's got that 1940s voice

  • @medicfdumbo
    @medicfdumbo 4 года назад +903

    3:30 He was a true patriot

    • @cisowianka4676
      @cisowianka4676 4 года назад +2

      Polish Man

    • @janb9828
      @janb9828 4 года назад +4

      @@cisowianka4676 nah

    • @cisowianka4676
      @cisowianka4676 4 года назад

      Polish fucking hero only poland Fuck America

    • @dales787
      @dales787 4 года назад +9

      @@cisowianka4676 dude ur an asshole

    • @Xxbdc99xX
      @Xxbdc99xX 4 года назад +5

      @@cisowianka4676 stfu

  • @titanadomotion9444
    @titanadomotion9444 Год назад +21

    War veterans are the people who I respect the most, they are incredible.

  • @yecreeper
    @yecreeper Год назад +19

    Watching this video was the first time I've cried in a little while now. God bless him and all the other brave men that fought for what we have now.

  • @mashiegamie7443
    @mashiegamie7443 5 лет назад +5864

    I have the highest respect for the ones that served our country

    • @potato4825
      @potato4825 5 лет назад +49

      MashieGamie no body cares :D

    • @y-c
      @y-c 5 лет назад +330

      michael schoas about you

    • @kietphamgia2492
      @kietphamgia2492 5 лет назад +138

      Destruction 100

    • @shackunn
      @shackunn 5 лет назад +34

      European Americans went back to their ancestors homelands to slaughter their own people so they can later be ethnically replaced in their own homeland.

    • @ilevxhd8066
      @ilevxhd8066 5 лет назад +28

      "our country" is a weird way to say international finance

  • @jbeaupre1800
    @jbeaupre1800 6 лет назад +5735

    A true hero. We shall never forget D-Day nor you.

    • @cisco8257
      @cisco8257 5 лет назад +38

      @Provocateur can you not sound like the ramblings of a madman

    • @endzijunior7093
      @endzijunior7093 5 лет назад +1

      prawdziwi bochaterowie ,to prawda

    • @cisco8257
      @cisco8257 5 лет назад +19

      @WakeStyle Xx shut up nazi

    • @justin0717
      @justin0717 5 лет назад +12

      @Provocateur Considering you have a PolandBall profile picture, I can't ever think you'd be above the age of 12.

    • @justin0717
      @justin0717 5 лет назад +8

      @Provocateur The community that your profile picture came from is of called "PolandBall" ya fucking idiot.

  • @squishyturtles1648
    @squishyturtles1648 Год назад +6

    I’m currently rewatching band of brothers. Video gave me chills. I can’t imagine what they must have gone through.

  • @kendrickbrown7209
    @kendrickbrown7209 Год назад +16

    RIP Sgt. Maj. Robert Blatnik, your service to your country was above and beyond

  • @yuveryt6392
    @yuveryt6392 5 лет назад +1057

    He is in the 1st Infantry Division, Best division for the Infantry.

  • @NNHgohabsgo
    @NNHgohabsgo 3 года назад +3692

    WOW. You can tell he wasn’t satisfied with life until he went there and said prayer for his fallen comrades, it was almost like he was on a last mission. Rest In Peace to this brave and kind hearted man. This video humbled me today

    • @drownindesigner
      @drownindesigner 2 года назад +8

      @Double Zero ah yes, I'm a nazi and a Waffen-SS troop now for saying "comrade"

    • @NNHgohabsgo
      @NNHgohabsgo 2 года назад +18

      @Double Zero you nit picking my vocabulary like that is facist

    • @main8824
      @main8824 2 года назад +4

      @Double Zero I found the asshole.

    • @Grouzyy
      @Grouzyy 2 года назад +1

      @Double Zero damn wait ina find who asked😐

    • @xwinter__riderx9155
      @xwinter__riderx9155 2 года назад +4

      For his fallen soldiers
      Not comrades

  • @mb-ec3zr
    @mb-ec3zr Год назад +9

    As a fellow Big Red One veteran, I Salute You SGM. "No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First!"

  • @cjanderson768
    @cjanderson768 Год назад +7

    THANK YOU to all that were brave enough to fight that war. To all that are free because of these men, this is what REAL courage looks like. GOD bless Major Robert Blatni l and all who have died to give us the freedom we so take for granted.

  • @saddoubleday7482
    @saddoubleday7482 3 года назад +2653

    God bless all of the soldiers who fallen in D-Day

    • @danielpatrei8296
      @danielpatrei8296 3 года назад +4

      wait why

    • @jackseldon6839
      @jackseldon6839 3 года назад +82

      @@danielpatrei8296 wtf do you mean

    • @KxEwl
      @KxEwl 3 года назад +43

      okuna go fuck ur self

    • @saddoubleday7482
      @saddoubleday7482 3 года назад +40

      wtf are you talking about, this soldiers are a one of a kind, Brave Men who would sacarficy their life to give this world more peace

    • @user-rh1xo5md1n
      @user-rh1xo5md1n 3 года назад +17

      @@saddoubleday7482 they really had no choice like 80% of the solders didn't want to go, but captains and generals ordered that

  • @MDCCXVII
    @MDCCXVII 5 лет назад +9018

    today there is 490,000 american ww2 veterans still alive and we losing around 300 veteran a day.

  • @MrSharky58
    @MrSharky58 Год назад +7

    My Dad's dad (Paternal Grandfather died in the Battle of the Somme), My Father served in the Royal Engineers in bomb disposal until 1947 before demobbing and made it to 2012. I applied for RAF Officer training in 1976 passed all the exams and the failed the physical. Eye Sight. No pilot training for me. I'm proud of both of them and glad I did not have to deal with the horror they deal with.

  • @Richard-eq1dp
    @Richard-eq1dp Год назад +5

    This made me cry thank you for your service and sacrifice for our country

  • @dimensionhacker2271
    @dimensionhacker2271 3 года назад +2816

    He lost his friends on that day imagine the depression and many things he had gone through, but still made it out! What a Man!

    • @ARandomItalianGuy
      @ARandomItalianGuy 3 года назад +21

      He is a hero

    • @HopeforallinGod
      @HopeforallinGod 3 года назад +21

      @@ARandomItalianGuy am I the only one who thought that when he was making the bullet noises he was actually having ptsd?

    • @therevanchist9986
      @therevanchist9986 3 года назад +11

      Thats because people of those times were tougher, not some snowflakes who care about one word on internet like these days.

    •  3 года назад +13

      @@therevanchist9986 thats because only after de ww2 ppl found out what PTSD was, in ww1 it was known as shell-shock and it wasnt taken very serious. Countless man suffered in silence thinking that it was just the burden of been at home after the war. So no, just... no

    •  2 года назад +4

      @Fateh Aaryan To endure with a psychologic desease without knowing it... they rlly were

  • @cheezychanel160
    @cheezychanel160 4 года назад +10780

    Why are there more than 1k dislikes? This man is a hero..

    • @b-2superbattledriod866
      @b-2superbattledriod866 4 года назад +845

      Cause there probably some nazi basterds

    • @annihilator_ron7691
      @annihilator_ron7691 4 года назад +216

      @@b-2superbattledriod866
      _dingleberg_

    • @gabrielsebastianelhagezote1486
      @gabrielsebastianelhagezote1486 4 года назад +322

      I mean yes but, actually no.
      Let's say this man killed your Dad/Husband/grandad, would you still call him a hero?
      Not that he wanted to kill them, this guy seems like a great person,
      but I just think that calling any soldier a hero isn't ok.

    • @thegoat496
      @thegoat496 4 года назад +211

      @@gabrielsebastianelhagezote1486 you probably live in Mexico anyway from what I've heard where the fucking cartel runs your contry though so what am I to expect

    • @fedoramann8012
      @fedoramann8012 4 года назад +188

      Racist in under 30 minutes, I wonder how much faster it can go

  • @TheGargoyle
    @TheGargoyle Год назад +1

    So badass thanks for what you did over there and the friends you had who gave it all so we can be here today free. I’m late but I’m glad i heard this story and hearing that to him it was all worth it. My respect to this man and his family and community who had the honor of knowing him 🫡

  • @Kiwaczek_1
    @Kiwaczek_1 8 месяцев назад +4

    Bohater. Wyrazy wielkiego podziwu i podziękowania. Nie wiem czy sam bym miał na tyle odwagi. Czy może stchórzyłbym, dużo zdrowia Pozdrowienia z 🇵🇱

  • @Chuked
    @Chuked 5 лет назад +12951

    2:00 top 10 rappers eminem is too afraid to diss

    • @uranytorres
      @uranytorres 5 лет назад +584

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @emeraldpotato3050
      @emeraldpotato3050 5 лет назад +289

      Lmao

    • @DeathSentry
      @DeathSentry 5 лет назад +73

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 braaah

    • @vtwordlessbore4599
      @vtwordlessbore4599 5 лет назад +653

      That's fucked up dude, You don't joke about things like that. People like him DESERVE more respect than this, people like you should be one of the people in d-day just so you can see how it's not a joke but a tragic memory.

    • @Chuked
      @Chuked 5 лет назад +641

      @@vtwordlessbore4599 I actually study world war 2 and know about this, it was a joke man its nothing personal and I did not make this to purposely disrespect the veteran

  • @BigA-gu8gx
    @BigA-gu8gx 5 лет назад +1668

    My granddad was on the same beach. He died about 10 years ago at the age of 87. He died with the memory of that day and the frostbite on his toes.God Bless our Active and Vets.

    • @BigA-gu8gx
      @BigA-gu8gx 5 лет назад +27

      @DONNA Gayatgay You know what's ironic? When I contacted The National Archives they informed me of all his records were destroyed during a fire. Every vets records from WWII through the Korean war were destroyed.

    • @brendan4425
      @brendan4425 5 лет назад +30

      Alex St why even if you don’t like war in general the vets were drafted they had no choice

    • @plorin3015
      @plorin3015 5 лет назад +30

      Alex St I hope you know nobody likes you.

    • @meltied1058
      @meltied1058 5 лет назад +24

      @Alex st u ungrateful bitch they went through hell for your future if you do not appreciate the sacrifice for what these men did for us then u go fuxl yourself

    • @Sarynyx
      @Sarynyx 5 лет назад +17

      @@alexst3399 Fuck off you ungrateful son of a bitch.

  • @user-wb8rq9ug1w
    @user-wb8rq9ug1w 11 месяцев назад +3

    Ty for your service. My dad was over there, he would talk the good times, he took the bad times to the grave. He then served under Gen Patton as a sniper. Sir your story brought tears to my eyes, again ty. God Bless USA

  • @tinygalaxygamer5440
    @tinygalaxygamer5440 4 года назад +3511

    *Top 10 rappers that Eminem is scared to diss*
    2:00
    Much respect for him though

  • @Giveaway18
    @Giveaway18 5 лет назад +1217

    Bless him and all of our WWII veterans god rest their souls.

    • @kifird23
      @kifird23 5 лет назад +13

      @Provocateur Killing those who served a regime who murdered 6 million Jewish people..

    • @kierandoodykd
      @kierandoodykd 5 лет назад +4

      And god protect the ones who are still alive

    • @tunichtgut02
      @tunichtgut02 5 лет назад +18

      Bless our german veterans too

    • @kierandoodykd
      @kierandoodykd 5 лет назад +8

      @@tunichtgut02 bless every man who fought

    • @eclectic2327
      @eclectic2327 5 лет назад +1

      Deine Mutter fuck nazi Germany they deserve hell and the worst of it

  • @JamesSmith-sy6pz
    @JamesSmith-sy6pz Год назад +1

    Thank you for everything you and all the brave men did that day 🙏🏾

  • @santinojozefmiller7721
    @santinojozefmiller7721 Год назад +2

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!

  • @vincentwitt1810
    @vincentwitt1810 5 лет назад +744

    It’s devastating to hear how all the world war 1 veterans are long gone.. I cannot imagine what i will do when i hear that the last ww2 survivor will pass away

    • @jmz1312
      @jmz1312 5 лет назад +41

      There are still around 400,000 ww2 veterans.

    • @gamerthebanning
      @gamerthebanning 5 лет назад +49

      Ching yes, but they are all old. We need to get their info before they die!

    • @Nik-nc4xb
      @Nik-nc4xb 5 лет назад +11

      Baguette Boi I would not say long gone, I think the last one died in 2012

    • @vincentwitt1810
      @vincentwitt1810 5 лет назад +1

      Ching there’s actually a lot more than that

    • @sahajjindal7225
      @sahajjindal7225 5 лет назад +9

      They continue to give before death and i feel like they will finally be at peace once they pass and they would reunite with the fallen and they can say with no doubt that they served their purpose

  • @theexpert758
    @theexpert758 5 лет назад +806

    When he got on his knees, that was powerful.

  • @daylon4223
    @daylon4223 Год назад +4

    the fact that this is what happened i just feel sorry for him i just think it’s so nice to know that he’s protecting us im just sad he didn’t deserve this😢😢😢😢

  • @ChristianW1975
    @ChristianW1975 Год назад +10

    This is so powerful, his energi level when returning to the same beach. God bless all the soldiers who participated back then.

  • @Nitsujos
    @Nitsujos 4 года назад +1231

    My dad's uncle was a tank commander during WW2 and today he has Alzheimer so he will not remember it and he cant hear very well because of the tanks. He is still alive.
    Edit: Idk where he is now. He has alzheimers so he will not remember the war.
    Edit: We found out that he passed away.

    • @retardedpancake8951
      @retardedpancake8951 4 года назад +58

      Tell him that i said thank you for your service

    • @watwrongwichu2578
      @watwrongwichu2578 4 года назад

      Damn how old is he

    • @jason-vb8mc
      @jason-vb8mc 4 года назад +1

      P Y R O there’s a thing called sign language

    • @ElJay956
      @ElJay956 4 года назад +8

      My grandfather is a veteran too and hes alive still thank god

    • @schifferu
      @schifferu 4 года назад +4

      Bless his soul.

  • @patriciabracken7546
    @patriciabracken7546 5 лет назад +1000

    Bless him...and my respect to him.

    • @MicahRdr
      @MicahRdr 5 лет назад +2

      Provocateur so you blame him for the soviets to destroy half of Europe ? Only on him? Why

    • @SirSparrowHawk
      @SirSparrowHawk 5 лет назад

      @Provocateur oh look edgy eurokid.

    • @dude9318
      @dude9318 5 лет назад

      @@goose5423 ooo snap you are hillarous my man

    • @dude9318
      @dude9318 5 лет назад

      @Provocateur not really you cleary dont understand history

    • @dizzychineseman7445
      @dizzychineseman7445 5 лет назад

      @Provocateur no he didn't

  • @paulmorris7301
    @paulmorris7301 Год назад +1

    true hero, sorry you had to go through that. thank you from my heart. my grandfather was a P51 pilot.

  • @d-day7567
    @d-day7567 5 лет назад +1058

    Currently watching this in 6/6/2019
    75th anniversary of the D-Day landing

    • @FirasLaallam
      @FirasLaallam 4 года назад +5

      Lt. Gen. Stealth Soldier shut the fuck up

    • @d-day7567
      @d-day7567 4 года назад

      Yeah

    • @d-day7567
      @d-day7567 4 года назад

      Why don't you make me

    • @tobbeman1006
      @tobbeman1006 4 года назад +6

      @@FirasLaallam shut the fuck up

    • @user-ij5es6qf2b
      @user-ij5es6qf2b 4 года назад

      Andy Folgar waa waa summer is over waa. Who gives a shit.

  • @Krackerlack
    @Krackerlack 4 года назад +951

    Mad props for this guy, he got out of the landing craft, MG42s cutting his men down one by one, and he just moves on

    • @ileryon4019
      @ileryon4019 4 года назад +18

      Like any other soldier in dday

    • @holdendenbo2201
      @holdendenbo2201 4 года назад +1

      Scooty789 damn

    • @porksnorkle7056
      @porksnorkle7056 4 года назад +11

      Scooty789 it wasn’t really one by one they mowed them down just look up a video of an mg42 firing it’s fucked up

    • @richiecantos7793
      @richiecantos7793 4 года назад +1

      @@porksnorkle7056 yea you're fucked when those big boys shot.

    • @Krackerlack
      @Krackerlack 4 года назад +1

      @@porksnorkle7056 true but still, his comrades falling by his side, and he just moves on

  • @TMConstructionOntario
    @TMConstructionOntario 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you sir, for absolutely everything you have done. May you RIP.

  • @user-gt2lh2ec9e
    @user-gt2lh2ec9e 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow, thank you Sir, for your SERVICE SIR. R.I.P. John P.

  • @empyrium4639
    @empyrium4639 2 года назад +4726

    "Our flag doesn't fly because the wind moves it. It flys with the last breathe of every fallen soldier who protected it."

    • @exKGBagent
      @exKGBagent 2 года назад +60

      Stolen from indian army quotes

    • @ccat18
      @ccat18 2 года назад +201

      @@exKGBagent that’s why it’s in the quotation marks lol

    • @arson1tez
      @arson1tez 2 года назад +100

      @@exKGBagent thats like saying we steal sun tzu's quotes for memes

    • @exKGBagent
      @exKGBagent 2 года назад +16

      @@arson1tez u write quotes from that and also give credit like at the end you write ~'sun tzu the art of War' but here it is not mention at all that why I called it stolen

    • @arson1tez
      @arson1tez 2 года назад +47

      @@exKGBagent some people quote albert einstein and dont credit him

  • @purplefire3190
    @purplefire3190 3 года назад +4963

    .

    • @KRypTIcHAM
      @KRypTIcHAM 3 года назад +94

      No, it said he is 93 in this video which was 2 years ago so now he is 95ish

    • @fransiscamejia1415
      @fransiscamejia1415 3 года назад +43

      KRypTIc HAM1086 skip to 0:33

    • @purplefire3190
      @purplefire3190 3 года назад +51

      @@KRypTIcHAM That footage was from 8 years ago, but they decided to show it 2018, so 93 + 7/8 = 100ish

    • @Cs_CatBandit
      @Cs_CatBandit 3 года назад +23

      hE is probably dead

    • @venkkooo
      @venkkooo 3 года назад +41

      In Finland we have many over 105 yr old winter war veterans

  • @wessnyder4857
    @wessnyder4857 6 месяцев назад +3

    “Greater love has no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends”. We owe a lot to these passed heroes, their sacrifices are why we have freedom today. God bless them for their courage and sacrifices.❤

  • @dwaynegalvin8799
    @dwaynegalvin8799 Год назад

    My great uncle was at Juneau! A truly remarkable, brave and honored generation!🙏thank you for your sacrifice 🙏

  • @tt9_sxrow590
    @tt9_sxrow590 3 года назад +1375

    I feel bad for him. He lost many of his friends.
    May you rest in piece, you were a hero in your prime and still is. Goodbye🥺

    • @miguelcardonatoro7556
      @miguelcardonatoro7556 3 года назад

      he died?

    • @tt9_sxrow590
      @tt9_sxrow590 3 года назад +10

      @@miguelcardonatoro7556 don’t know but if he is 100 years old from this year he could. I don’t know. But i pay respect to still

    • @thehotelblankit5072
      @thehotelblankit5072 3 года назад +8

      You picture 🤮🤮🤢🤮

    • @brokko5753
      @brokko5753 3 года назад +15

      @@thehotelblankit5072 you picture 🤮🤮🤢🤮🤮

    • @eugene1666
      @eugene1666 3 года назад +8

      @@tt9_sxrow590 ew your profile icon though. fornut kid

  • @joshu1918
    @joshu1918 2 года назад +2222

    “Like hell! You dig here you’re digging your grave!” What a grim, yet badass line. Respect to all the veterans who fought in WW2.

    • @Fleksus_game
      @Fleksus_game Год назад +5

      ruclips.net/video/zCd92vqfaO0/видео.html Последний человек, штурмовавший рейхстаг

    • @Sturmtruppler-up4ib
      @Sturmtruppler-up4ib Год назад +21

      My uncle was with the 101st Airborne during D-Day. He said he landed behind enemy lines, killed a few germans, and spent the night in a French brothel and waited for reinforcements. He went home after that and he died in 2012.

    • @alphamaximus2902
      @alphamaximus2902 Год назад +8

      To be fair, it was not a bad idea. Not in terms of duty but in terms of survival instincts, digging a hole was probably the best idea one could have

    • @oldironsides4107
      @oldironsides4107 Год назад +4

      1:59. He really starts glitching out.

    • @kadenthompson6106
      @kadenthompson6106 Год назад +14

      @@oldironsides4107 that’s mean man

  • @Dumpweed971
    @Dumpweed971 10 месяцев назад +3

    Jesus...I can’t even imagine what it’d be like to revisit a place like that after all that time. It’s really pretty too, that’s gotta mess with the head a bit. That man deserves all the respect.

  • @EMN_the_orange
    @EMN_the_orange Год назад

    What an amazing man. He would have trained in my village, im so honored that his history is linked with where i walked and thought about him in where he marched and thought about his future. What an amazing man.

  • @WotbBeast
    @WotbBeast 5 лет назад +922

    His generation will always be the greatest and bravest
    Edit: thanks for the likes

    • @Marco-iy7bp
      @Marco-iy7bp 5 лет назад +19

      Wotb Beast wouldn’t say the greatest but definitely the bravest

    • @notoriouspazuzu1573
      @notoriouspazuzu1573 5 лет назад +8

      Maybe we will get our chance to prove ourselves

    • @Jan_372
      @Jan_372 5 лет назад +11

      @@notoriouspazuzu1573 hopefully not. Since the leaders of certain nations are laxking the balls to fight fair. And the threat of long range missiles.

    • @magnus9145
      @magnus9145 5 лет назад +5

      Nah our generation is going nuclear on everyone

    • @notoriouspazuzu1573
      @notoriouspazuzu1573 5 лет назад +3

      @@Jan_372 that's true next world war will be fucked I just wish I could do what they did for us it's basically my only purpose of being on this planet I didn't ask to be born I just wanna die on a battlefield

  • @lold2777
    @lold2777 5 лет назад +1062

    So much respect for him and all involved . God bless him .

  • @javierquirozquirozmeneses4871
    @javierquirozquirozmeneses4871 8 месяцев назад +5

    Buenas noches ! Qué momento del señor, se que debe ser muy fuertes sus recuerdos ! Gracias a su labor de ese momento otros pudieron vivir !

  • @user-ll9nl4ex5j
    @user-ll9nl4ex5j Год назад +1

    People need to watch and learn, and honor those who fought in DDay. Much respect to this man, you are a true hero!

  • @iseeghost
    @iseeghost 5 лет назад +516

    My great grandpa served in WW2 and is still alive and well today. Thank you.

    • @Sc0rch91
      @Sc0rch91 5 лет назад +7

      I always wonder how veterans react to Saving Private Ryan. Has he seen it and does he thinkk it is close to the real thing?

    • @roskowthusky8633
      @roskowthusky8633 5 лет назад

      @@Sc0rch91 I was thinking that too

    • @iseeghost
      @iseeghost 5 лет назад +3

      Thanks, for the replies. I didn’t expect anyone to see this comment, but to answer your question, I don’t know. Sorry! 😐

    • @billy-uo9mb
      @billy-uo9mb 5 лет назад +3

      mr. explain tell him he is a hero and we love him !

    • @hotcoals2291
      @hotcoals2291 5 лет назад +1

      Tell him I said thank you. We need more men like him today.

  • @mccabe8818
    @mccabe8818 4 года назад +617

    “This is the most I’ve walked in years, I just can’t stop, I have to see where those men went up”
    The way he said that is one of the most inspirational things I’ve ever heard.

    • @joaoruss0
      @joaoruss0 4 года назад +2

      VSCode is better

    • @mccabe8818
      @mccabe8818 4 года назад

      Lol yes “ Obama prism”

    • @xkdcm7hat
      @xkdcm7hat 3 года назад

      *obamanati*

  • @nyreeavi1863
    @nyreeavi1863 Год назад

    Former USMC 0311/8541 thank you sir for doing what many could not. I will remember you always when I stand here on the military base at attention when the Anthem plays.

  • @nitroplayzrobloxandotherga780
    @nitroplayzrobloxandotherga780 5 месяцев назад

    God bless this Seargeant for fighting for our beloved land. You have my gratitude sir! My great grandfather was a seabee who fought in the pacific. He survived the war but is no longer with us unfortunately. Im 16 and im studying WW2 and im a fanatic of d-day.

  • @kanel.6326
    @kanel.6326 5 лет назад +615

    Who clicked the dislike button, there's literally no reason to. The video is not clickbait it's literally him visiting Omaha beach again.

    • @dude9318
      @dude9318 5 лет назад +14

      Probaly stupid people in europe

    • @tonyporter4132
      @tonyporter4132 5 лет назад +6

      Maybe an accident

    • @dann3532
      @dann3532 5 лет назад +19

      the beast what? Why “stupid people in europe”? That makes no sense at all...

    • @ozz961
      @ozz961 5 лет назад

      the axis did

    • @dizzychineseman7445
      @dizzychineseman7445 5 лет назад

      @@dann3532well there were 2 Nations fighting for Nazis in Europe

  • @fpshightide
    @fpshightide 4 года назад +784

    He literally went back? Damn I didn’t think anyone there would want to have gone back to that spot

    • @leosomething4942
      @leosomething4942 4 года назад +44

      Yeah especially this dude he really wanted to go back. All to pay respect.

    • @adnwzhre
      @adnwzhre 4 года назад +7

      This vid made me shed a tear😅

    • @LHERANDEZ
      @LHERANDEZ 4 года назад +5

      Kickazzmikey pain you should never forget your past

    • @user-gu2hn5fx1v
      @user-gu2hn5fx1v 4 года назад +2

      @Tragedy 01 No some people in that generation were cowards, although there are more in this gen those men who did not fight in ww2 failed to realize they could of saved over 10M+ lives.

    • @Apocryptoz
      @Apocryptoz 4 года назад +3

      Kickazzmikey pain I know, right? Especially when you saw your friends die in front of you, right in your arms, having a trauma of that.

  • @fransvandenheever8387
    @fransvandenheever8387 Месяц назад

    Amazing. Thank you very much. God bless.

  • @shannonly23
    @shannonly23 7 месяцев назад

    Nothing could’ve prepared those babies for that day. Bless the beautiful souls who fight for a free world. None will ever be forgotten.

  • @XrayTag
    @XrayTag 3 года назад +531

    Imagine re-visiting the very battlefield where your friends died in front of you and countless lives are being shredded every second and worst of all, you remember every moment of it. Now that’s sickening

  • @tracehope9016
    @tracehope9016 3 года назад +718

    God bless this man. He is what America stands for. Let us never forget what happened that day.

    • @Kameraman712
      @Kameraman712 3 года назад +4

      Hopefully that will be the only one we People can't make a ww3 all those deaths and even more with these country destroyer rockets. In this new generation

    • @juanacuna3926
      @juanacuna3926 3 года назад +6

      That was when USA figth with the bad guys ... not today not today

    • @tracehope9016
      @tracehope9016 3 года назад +1

      Archie Woodward sadly your right.

    • @realthenoob7204
      @realthenoob7204 3 года назад +3

      america is a xontinent not a country

    • @waterh6944
      @waterh6944 3 года назад +2

      You know back then it was illgal to do anything with blacks?? I guess it really is what America stands for

  • @joaovalentimcorrea8012
    @joaovalentimcorrea8012 9 месяцев назад +5

    Parabéns veterano.
    Sentimos orgulho de vcs .
    Heróis da grande Guerra mundial.

  • @jeffchilders236
    @jeffchilders236 Год назад

    Thank you sir for everything you did keep protect our country keep me free God bless you could not write this without crying

  • @chadurot1773
    @chadurot1773 3 года назад +1288

    The way he talk, I did not see an old man. I see a soldier. A brave soldier. I admire him. I want to be like him. I have plan to be an army officer this year. Pray for me guys.

  • @conniewagner83
    @conniewagner83 5 лет назад +502

    God Bless you! My dad too was on Omaha beach thatI morning. He didn't talk about it much until he was in his 80s. Then he wanted to share his war experiences. He died at 91 years old and was a gentle, quiet man. He won 4 bronze stars but I only found out by accidentally finding his discharge papers.

    • @artembohdankokazimir5180
      @artembohdankokazimir5180 5 лет назад +1

      Connie Wagner your dad must be old

    • @donniezawadski2047
      @donniezawadski2047 5 лет назад +2

      Thank your family and father for his service

    • @minecraftdominator394
      @minecraftdominator394 5 лет назад

      Do you mean general not gentle or do you mean actually mean gentle

    • @rn-zu5ld
      @rn-zu5ld 5 лет назад +2

      @black ops zombies lover are you saying that cause you couldn't ever do what the good people did in ww2

    • @rn-zu5ld
      @rn-zu5ld 5 лет назад +2

      @black ops zombies lover You like call of duty which suggests you're a 5 year old with no respect

  • @danijellukic9290
    @danijellukic9290 11 месяцев назад +3

    2:00 he got some dope bars. Rest In peace legendary man❤

  • @camperp195
    @camperp195 8 месяцев назад

    I literally have no words 😔 thank you sir for your service ❤️

  • @jacobwittman4051
    @jacobwittman4051 5 лет назад +641

    Rip to all the soldiers the lost there life in WWll 😔😔

  • @jesusa.3585
    @jesusa.3585 5 лет назад +434

    I knew as soon I saw 2:00 there was going to be comments about it..........but mad respect to this man

    • @anthony._l7155
      @anthony._l7155 5 лет назад +1

      Ik same

    • @phillipfry9765
      @phillipfry9765 5 лет назад +13

      Well yeah, we have a generation of kids with no personalities that are just embarrassing

    • @gaurdpigg6257
      @gaurdpigg6257 5 лет назад +1

      Their are all mean to say that. But god forgives them

    • @tommym.3
      @tommym.3 5 лет назад +3

      Ik it’s fucking embarrassing that some kids these days spit on our veterans as if they’re useless. They act as though their rights are less important than being a ignorant wannabe comedian. Some countries don’t get the same rights America gets and to spit on the ones who gave us the opportunity and risked their lives to benefit the future is disgraceful and revolting.

    • @helptheworld319
      @helptheworld319 5 лет назад +4

      Tommy M. So making a joke is thinking that veterans are useless?

  • @joshuaedwards9830
    @joshuaedwards9830 Год назад

    God bless this mans brave and stoic soul. And the souls of all his brothers and sisters lost to the horrors of war. Lots of love mate.

  • @gracelovell4721
    @gracelovell4721 4 дня назад

    My great grandfather was there forever grateful for everything him and lots of other men sacrificed that day and those hard years they spent fighting for us

  • @Arikisfine
    @Arikisfine 4 года назад +825

    He lasted longer than me in a match in call of duty WW2

    • @V8ZN
      @V8ZN 4 года назад +6

      Jajajajajaja😂👍

    • @unusualchips8034
      @unusualchips8034 3 года назад +5

      Fuckin bullshit why did I laugh at this maybe because it’s true..

    • @colson8978
      @colson8978 3 года назад +2

      Hhaaa not me

    • @colson8978
      @colson8978 3 года назад +3

      @@unusualchips8034 she no bad words vetor respect you shit hed

    • @Viinnce_
      @Viinnce_ 3 года назад +3

      super Savage 25 nice grammar :)

  • @zeke3129
    @zeke3129 3 года назад +2389

    The dislikes are the kids who couldn’t make memes out of this.

    • @The_Guys_Videos
      @The_Guys_Videos 3 года назад +211

      I’m 10, and I refuse to make memes out a hero.

    • @RonninDoge
      @RonninDoge 3 года назад +71

      @@The_Guys_Videos same..sadly he passed away about 6 months

    • @focku
      @focku 3 года назад +15

      No from those soldiers who tried to shoot the like button

    • @gretasstolendreams2154
      @gretasstolendreams2154 2 года назад +25

      Imagine disliking this video

    • @duck8345
      @duck8345 2 года назад +9

      @@The_Guys_Videos good kid

  • @elgatoilpro9598
    @elgatoilpro9598 Год назад +2

    bro respect this man so much.

  • @kcgunesq
    @kcgunesq Год назад +31

    What a genuine hero, and he still looks the part in his uniform.

  • @Cobretti-50
    @Cobretti-50 4 года назад +1561

    1:59 imagine this sound over and over 69years ago

  • @vodkashot3969
    @vodkashot3969 5 лет назад +570

    he's pretty spry for 90-something years old.
    I've always been intrigued by the battle that took place on D-Day.
    Id rather choose a meet and greet with this veteran over any celebrity in the world.

    • @warriorsrace6960
      @warriorsrace6960 5 лет назад +8

      Absolutely agree with you 💯💪

    • @angelvazquez2775
      @angelvazquez2775 5 лет назад

      Stolen comment??

    • @Deleted67209
      @Deleted67209 5 лет назад

      2:00

    • @jakubkaminski8560
      @jakubkaminski8560 4 года назад

      Same, I am from Warsaw so I have veterans walking down the street all day... I once spoke to one, but he fought here in Warsaw only, and also started crying when he was talking about the moment nazis were shooting at him and his comrades.. Coolest thing ever so much respect

    • @craiggamez1713
      @craiggamez1713 4 года назад

      He is a celebrity

  • @user-fn7go9db1o
    @user-fn7go9db1o 9 месяцев назад +3

    Salutes to you Sgt. Maj from another Sgt Maj in the Marine Corp duty from 1976 to 2003,

  • @wendyt7958
    @wendyt7958 Год назад +2

    my dad was was part of the d-day landing on Omaha beach 3rd wave. He had survivors guilt. Always asked why he was spared when so many others around him died. Such a great generation. Don't know if it will ever be matched

  • @MadCaT516
    @MadCaT516 5 лет назад +568

    Respect to all WW2 veterans

    • @VikariyReyn
      @VikariyReyn 5 лет назад +15

      Even the opposite sides. Because I see loads of people speaking shit about the Japanese and germans

    • @Dimite1
      @Dimite1 5 лет назад +17

      @@VikariyReyn I dont respect the high ranking officials of the nazis and Japanese but i do respect the basic infantry and regular German and Japanese men. God bless them all

    • @subscribe2calvlogs47
      @subscribe2calvlogs47 5 лет назад +4

      Still Kidz especially the British and French who died before America could move there ass over there

    • @lilweedsea
      @lilweedsea 5 лет назад +1

      FAKEROCKDRAKE IV Most Nazi infantry were forced to fight or be killed basically.

    • @nicholasbullock5894
      @nicholasbullock5894 5 лет назад +2

      for sure, as well as WW1 veterans, although I doubt any survivors are still around today

  • @zainebradley7679
    @zainebradley7679 5 лет назад +1033

    Who else is crying when he got on his knees 😭 he is soo inspirational