Soaring Valor - 2015 - Short Film (First Trip)
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2015
- With a hero's welcome, the Gary Sinise Foundation brought WWII veterans and their guardians to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. One-of-a-kind experience that included a tour of this incredible museum, as well as entertainment, celebratory meals and an opportunity for community with their fellow veterans.
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My Grandfather was a WW1 Vet, Dad a WW2 Vet, my brother and I Vietnam Veterans. Thank you Gary Sinise.
+Larry Cummings My Sincere thanks to you and your family for your service. May God Bless you.
Yes! Thank you sir!
Larry, you & your family earned my freedom, & millions others. Thank you for all you've done.
Very emotional. My grandfather was a WWII veteran. Sadly he passed away a couple of years ago but he was one of a kind like these gentlemen.
God Bless the soldiers who fought for this country of the USA. We love you all. Thanks form the bottom of my heart.
+MrRex1949 I agree with you completely and very nicely said.
+Percy Pendleton : Thanks for your very nice reply to me. I appreciate good input.
God Bless Gary Sinise.
+Pat Gwin Amen to that. He is a great American.
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For the most part, they were just kids, who had made it through the depression and just when things started to break for them, here comes the war. When they came home they didn't gripe they just went to work and did the jobs that needed to be done. Every American today enjoying freedom owes it to these guys.
+Jay Francis For ever grateful to the American heroes of WWII. They delivered us , Europeans, from the Nazi brutality.
The above is from Ginette Levin, not from Sasha Kirsch who is my grand daughter
Lost 2 brothers in WW II~~~One Army (in New Guinea); Other Navy (Coral Sea battle)~~
I, as the Marine, came home after 444 days in South Pacific. But~~~ got called back for Korea. Now live in Fallbrook CA where it seems half the new homes for Disabled Vets were built by Gary Sinise ~~GOD bless the man !Hope to make it to New Orleans.Did make the San Diego "Valor Flight" to WW II DC Memorial~~~To quote Bob Hope "Thanks for the Memories"Hard "G"
My father will be 94 in June 2016, and was in the Army Air Corps. He was a C-47 Pilot in the 44 Troop Carrier Squadron of the 316th Troop Carrier Group, and dropped 82nd Ariborne paratroops near Ste-Mere-Eglise on D-Day 1944. He also towed gliders into Holland for Operation Market Garden. He has never been to the WWII Museum, and I pray his health holds out to get him there soon. Gary Sinese, your foundation is amazing, and you have literally changed so many lives doing what you do for our veterans.This video is so touching. Thank you!!!
I have a new profound respect for Gary Sinise. I had no idea he was so committed to the WW II vets. My father was a B-17 pilot, downed over Denmark, POW in Stalag Luft III. We MUST make sure future generations know of their service and sacrifices.
This clearly reveals our America, freedom for all! These boys are true heroes, not ball player,etc. God bless America and the USA,!
The WWII veterans simply define the word "courage." We lose a great number of them every day, and we cannot do enough to pay them back for the sacrifices (some beyond imagination) that they made 70+ years ago for the entire world. Instead of "keeping up" with people who are famous for being famous, Gary Sinise is the kind of person that deserves our attention and praise.
My Dad, also, was in the Army Air Corps. I wish he could have been in this group. It looked like they were having a great time!
Thank You, Gary Sinise.
+Pat Condit Please provide email for contact. Thank you GSF Team
God Bless you, Gary Sinise, for all you do for the veterans. My husband is a 95 yr old WWII veteran.
My brother, Colonel Gilbert O. Nicholson was a 17 year old pilot in WW2 and spent 32 years in the USAF. In his later years, my husband, the youngest of 9 boys who served our military wanted to take his brother to the monument in Washington, D. C., but sadly, Gilbert (Bud to us) was taken down with Alzheimer's disease and passed away not remembering his heroic deeds in World War 2. This would have been a blessing to all of us who are left behind but it wasn't meant to be. May God continue to bless the Gary Sinise Foundation and his efforts to bring some life and dignity to those soldiers that gave us the freedom that we had for the past many years. They are all heroes......
Wish my Dad was alive to go see this.
My dad, who will be 90 years old soon, served in WWII in the Army Air Corps. His four brothers also served in WWII in the Army, Marines and Coast Guard. One was in Italy and Yugoslavia and fought in the North Apennines Po Valley Campaign in the mountains of Italy. Another was stationed in Hawaii, another in the Pacific and the Philippines and was among the first U.S. servicemen to step on Japanese soil after the bombs were dropped. The next served in the Coast Guard and sunk four German ships off the east coast of the United States. One of their cousins was a nurse in the Army Nurse Corp stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed (she survived and went on to serve in Korea) and another cousin was lost at sea when his ship (the USS Lexington) was sunk by Japanese dive bombers.
I think the men and women who served in WWII were among the greatest generation this country has ever seen and I'm so glad they have this fantastic WWII museum in New Orleans dedicated to all of those who served in WWII. Wish my dad could see it, but it's over 1,100 miles away.
+Chester Fieldstone Please provide email for contact. Thank You GSF Team.
+GarySiniseFoundation God Bless your dad
+Chester Fieldstone Please reach out to the GSF Team. I think they can get your Dad there! What an awe inspiring family! You should be proud! A selfless generation!
+Chester Fieldstone Hello Chester. My dad also will be turning 93 in a couple weeks. Him and my mom just celebrated 70 years together. Like your uncle he was in the 10th mountain division and served in the Po Valley in Italy. He still carries the scar of the loss of 24 of his friends who were killed in a duck on Lake Garda just a two days before the war ended. We've tried to get him to do the trip to Washington but he won't leave mom. Anyway, the whole family is proud of all these guys who didn't question their country when the country called.
+Chester Fieldstone . My Dad also served in the Army Air Corps. He served in the south Pacific and helped a lot of Pilots express their wants and desires on their B-17's and other planes too, by painting a lot of nose art, in his spare time. When he was working he was patching the sheetmetal up, so they could fly again...
My roommate's husband was killed in Vietnam. He was a Lieutenant in the Army. His head was blown off. She still has his Purple Heart. She never remarried believing that God only gives you 1 soulmate in a lifetime. I am grateful for his service, and truly grateful for her friendship. She and I share a house and are truly soulmates.
Thank you to the Gary Sinise Foundation for this film and the experience for our Veterans on the tour. My Uncle Vincent Longo was in the Phillippines, Uncle Matt Shephard was in the Battle of the Bulge, My Uncle Jimmy Lamprose was in Berlin, Germany and my Cousin Donald Pollard flew Army Mission's in a B-29 in the Pacific Theater....To be honored and remembered this way pulls at my heartstrings and makes me again so proud of my family who fought in WWII and all the men and women who fought for our Freedom...and those who gave their precious lives so we could be free. God Bless them All.
Thank You Gary for all the GREAT WORK getting this together.
I'm so proud to have served!
Hi, appreciate what your doing. I myself a@ 85+ am a WW II, Korean and Vietnam vet. Enlisted when I was 15 and have never regretted it.
True heroes. Gary Sinise is the real deal too..what a man.
Very well done. Thank you Gary.
Pop drove a Higgins landing craft off the USS Grant, an Attack Transport assigned to the Aleutian invasions. He landed a lot of troops and brought them back, some of them in pieces. His mind was wandering in the hospital just before he passed away. I told him about Gary Sinise being there for veterans. He very much liked Gary's role in Forrest Gump and was genuinely overjoyed to hear that Gary was able to ''walk'' again. It really brightened up his day. I was happy for him.
Oh man what a great tribute to the guys who fought in the Big One. I'm standing at attention and salting!
I had 5 brave uncles (all brothers) who served in all branches of WW2. They all came back alive and I forever look at their pictures in their uniforms and am so proud of them all. They were Leroy Eastland, Allen Eastland, Gust Eastland, Richard Eastland, and Robert Eastland. We were a proud family from the midwest (Cambridge, Ill.) and always will remember their brave service. Lyn Sears D'Alemberte Parks - Coconut Grove, Fl.
+Lyn Sears D'Alemberte Parks Boy was your grandmother lucky!
Same here, Lyn Sears. My Dad and his four brothers (plus my favorite uncle by marriage) all survived the war, albeit one uncle missing a few fingers. Yes, dovie2blue, my grandmother was lucky, but so was I -- to have known them. I wouldn't be here if not for that luck. There's a small plaque in the now pretty much dead town of Pocahontas, VA that has their names, along with all the other 'boys' from the area, who served, quite a few with a faded bronze-painted star by their names indicating they never came home. Quite humbling to see one's family name, five times over, on such a plaque in such a small town.
One word, AWESOME! My dad was a veteran of WWII, as was most of his friends. Awesome job Gary Sinise! Thank you for doing this for our vets!
Okay.. I am embarrassed... Why am I the first to comment on this after 9 days after this video is released!?? Awesome job Gary Sinise and his foundation for what they do and have done... for our fellow Vets.. this is what America is supposed to be about. With out the greatest generation stepping up ... our country (questionable lately) would not be where it is now... Amazing how Germany caught the world off guard and how close things would be SO much different with decisions Germany made and how things panned out with some luck and bravery on our part...and our allies
Todd Bisbo You are not the first to view it. The rest of us veterans are just speechless.
My Dad and all/or near all my uncles served in WWII in the Navy Army and Merchant Marine.
I was born in the Philippines in 1940. I spent the entire World War II in the Philippines. It is because of you that I am alive today. Thank you for your service
Even more surprising is there are only 4.5K people that gave thumbs up after almost 1.5 millions views, disgraceful!
All of my uncles served WWII. One seriously wounded in France but he drove the jeep back to base with two or three others not knowing they were already dead. He never would talk about it. We remember the war years and how hard they were for everyone. God bless all veterans, very proud to be an American.
how fortunate we all were & didn't know it
Gary Sinise and Tom Hanks thank you for investing in the men and women who invested in our great country so that their legacy would live forever. My Dad was a WWII Vet and he would have loved to been on this trip if he were alive today. What a great honor you have done!
So beautiful!!!!! My father sent this video to me. He’s (Ret) Col Air Force, fighter pilot from Vietnam. Blessed to still have my dad & my mom. They will celebrate 60 years of marriage in December. Thank you Mr. Gary for all you for our wonderful veterans. God Bless you & your kindness, sir. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Gary SInese is just a wonderful person. I have been to his concert in Charleston twice and it's beautiful. Thank you, thank you.
When I was growing up in the 40's and 50's most everyone in our little town served in WWII. I knew all of them or so I thought. I knew them as everyday friends, neighbors and mentors. At that time I did not realize what heroes they were and I believe they did not think of themselves as heroes either. When I think back on what I did not ask them I feel guilty. Guilty because if we had talked I could have keep their memories going. I still feel a bit of guilt. Later in life when I was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne my Uncle John said that he also jumped out of an airplane. I asininely said "that's cool". I later found out the plane that he jumped out of was a damaged B29 Bomber. May God bless all who have served and will serve.
Bob Milner
My father was part of the D-Day invasion in Normandy on Omaha Beach. He never spoke of his experiences until a couple of years before he died in 2012. That generation was truly the greatest generation. They left this country and traveled to many parts of the world to fight and, in a lot of cases, die. They didn't rotate home every 6 mo or a year. They had little to no contact with home and what they did have, was in the form of letters...often months late. They spent winters without proper winter wear, little in the way of shelter and sometimes food. In the Pacific there were also horrific battles and conditions. These men and women have lived an important part of this country's history and we are about to lose the few that are left. We should never forget their sacrifice, service, honor and valor, ever, and we should be grateful to our last breaths for their willingness to fight and die for our freedom. God Bless Them, Every Last One! Thank you, one and all for your service, from a proud and grateful daughter of the greatest generation.
Thank you, Gary Sinese! My father and uncle both served in WW2, in combat with the USMC and USA, and we had the occasion to honor them and 92 others from our community this past 4th of July weekend. 10 made the ultimate sacrifice and 25 of them were able to attend in person. It was an honor to enter their names and service records and photos in the data base at the WW2 Memorial in Washington, DC. We hope to be able to visit the New Orleans WW2 museum soon. My service in the USAF was an honor, but paled in comparison to the WW2 veterans and what they did for all of us.
Way Cool. I highly recommend the Gary Sinise foundation for its support of our wounded veterans.
What an amazing video about our wonderful veterans. Thank you Gary Sinise for all that you do to honor our veterans.
One of my uncles was a tail-gunner; he survived with no injuries. His younger brother, lied about his age and joined when he was 16 years old. He was shot in the foot while in a foxhole and could not get medical help for several days; gangrene set in. When they amputated his foot, they did not get it all, and the gangrene went on up to his knee. He was in a hospital over there under fire, for 9 months and they had to take his leg off again. He is 92 and as alert as anyone I've ever seen!!! Amazing men and women, these warriors of ours! Boo Yah!!!
Someday, I hope to have the honor and privilege -- of shaking hands with Mr. Gary Sinise and thanking him for his service to the veterans
My father earned 4 purple hearts during WW2; my father and mother are now buried in Arlington Cemetery; a place I consider the MOST HISTORIC of places. For more than one reason, it is for me, the most respected of all those visiting the Washington/Virginia area of the USA. There are an overwhelming amount of buildings and sights when visiting the area; but none of which presents the feeling of eternity. It is as though, should DC disappear; the one place that would remain is Arlington Cemetery.
The 23 that disliked are Un- American at the very least!!
God Bless our WWII Vets, God Bless America, God Bless Gary Sinise and all those associated with this project!!
My deepest thank you to all!!
I WAS BORN IN 1948, AND MISSED MOST OF THIS. MY PARENTS KEPT MANY "SOUVINIERS". I GATHERED THEM ALL UP AND MADE A SMALL TRIBUTE TO THESE MEN AND WOMEN. UNFORTUNATELY, MY YOUNGER BROTHER BROKE INTO IT AND DESTROYED A GREAT PORTION OF IT. ALL THE PICTURES AND MEDALS ARE GONE. I HAVE NEVER FORGIVEN HIM FOR THAT MEAN BEHAVIOR.
Gary,You put me in tears. God bless you for your support for all of our veterans! You are SPECIAL and OUTSTANDING to me.
My father was a tail gunner in a B-25 in Africa,Egypt,Tunisia,Italy and then off to China,Burma and India. Thank You for your work with our Beloved Veterans! You are a Hero with our vet's..I cannot say more.
So proud of you Mr. Sinise and your foundation for honoring these men. My uncle was a WWII vet but never experienced seeing this great place of rememberance. God Bless.
The real heroes! The greatest Generation!
Bless you Gary for the commitment you and your band have for the veterans! Love you guys, in memory of my husband, John R Ellis, submariner
This should be required viewing for all Americans. Especially our younger generation and immigrants, many who have little awareness on the price paid for our freedom today in the USA. Thanks Gary Sinise Foundation!
THIS Vietnam vet gives Gary Sinise a well deserved salute and Sierra Hotel! I wished there were more like him.
My father was a WWII combat Veteran. He flew Avro Lancasters in in England, over 60 combat Missions over Germany. He passed away at age 89 years of Age when I was deployed in Afghanistan in 2011. A day doesn't pass when I think of my father and all those other great veterans of the " Greatest Generation. God Bless them all and the Gary Sinise Foundation.
Jack F. Sweeney
3133rd Signal Service Company
Super secret "ghost army" serving in Italy, with M10 tank destroyers mounted with huge loudspeakers and dummy guns, they made noises like troop and tank movements, bridge building, and other synchronized scenarios to hold the Germans in position while the actual push came elsewhere. While operating, they ran their tanks back and forth to provide the low-frequency fill-in missing from the recordings. When discovered, they had maybe 2 hours to dismantle and move back. At the end of the war in Europe, they were loading up to be shipped to Japan -- when VJ Day happened.
Jack is 91 years old, and I'm very proud to be his wife.
We should always show respect to our vets some gave the ultimate sacrifice.
God Bless these real American Heroes! And God Bless Mr. Gary Sinese, for making sure they are recognized for the incredible heroes they are.
this is incredible! I truly admire those from the Greatest Generation for their dedication and sacrifices made. And Gary Sinise....Thank you as well for making it possible for these men to see this and be honored in such a way. I will definitely be saving up to make a trip to this museum!
My father was a Marine. He fought in the Pacific, enlisted at 17 right after graduation. He fought at Iwo Jima, Guam, the Phillipine Islands. He was there when they photographed the famous picture of the Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima. He talked a lot about the war his whole life and I wish I would have listened more. He passed 9 years ago, but always in his heart a Marine. He would have loved this museum and I am so thankful for all your foundation is doing for this greatest generation. You said it so right--they fought to liberate, not to possess. I find it difficult when the younger generations do not understand the difference. Yes, the greatest generation, and we are free today because of their great sacrifice.
The Bob Hope of our era. So proud to have a patriot like Gary Sinise. This man gives a lot, and is so well respected for it. Thank you Gary. Your are #1 in my book.
That was awesome !!! I worked at a VA Hospital and met WW2 Veterans and they were amazing !!! One I got to know pretty well and he was a Pilot who survived being shot down TWICE over Germany !!! The Second time he was downed, he was so far into enemy territory....it took Underground agents NINE MONTHS to sneak him back to "Friendly Forces" again and by that time the Americans had already told his family he died in the plane crash !!! He NEVER flew again, civilian or military.. I am honored to have known him !!!!
Gary Sinise is a National Treasure, with how he has honored the Vets of WW2..He is one of a kind from Hollywood..
i got to meet and hang around with Gary Sinise while filming "Ransom" in Queens,NY back in 95. We talked quite a bit about the military and when he found out I was a Viet Nam Vet. he told me that he had bought the movie rights to "Valley of Decision" A book about the siege of the Khe Sanh combat base in 1968. He was a big supporter of the military and veteran.s way back then. He is a true American patriot. God Bless Gary and those who work with him to do these wonderful things for our Greatest Generation. Larry Mullane, 3rd Recon Bn. 3rd Mar Div. 67-69
Thank you Mr. Sinise, [Lt. Dan] for your Love and Unselfish Caring of our Military, both here and abroad; and for the WAY TOO MANY WHO WERE LOST ON OUR SOIL and FOREIGN SOIL ALL OVER THE WORLD. My Daddy joined the UNITED STATES NAVY SEA BEE'S WHEN HE WAS 33 YEARS OF AGE WITH A WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN. HE HELPED REPAIR AND BUILD MANY BOMBED OUT AIRSTRIPS; MILITARY BARRACKS; OFFICERS QUARTERS AND MANY OTHERS WHICH NEEDED CONSTRUCTION ATTENTION. I REMEMBER WHEN HE CAME HOME. WE WEREN'T EXPECTING HIM AND I WAS OUTSIDE PLAYING AND SAW A WHITE NAVY HAT BOUNCING ALONG THE TOP OF A FENCE TWO DOORS UP FROM US. I TOOK OFF RUNNING AS FAST AS MY LITTLE 5 YEAR OLD FEET WOULD CARRY ME, YELLING, "DADDY!' ALL THE WAY. MY FEET DIDN'T TOUCH GROUND UNTIL WE WALKED INTO THE KITCHEN WHERE MY MAMA WAS WAITING! I ALSO HAD TWO UNCLES, ONE IN ARMY COMMUNICATIONS AND ONE IN MARINES; AND A SECOND COUSIN, WHO DROVE A TANK! THEY ALL CAME HOME SAFELY THANKS TO THEIR MANY FRIENDS AND THE GOOD LORD ABOVE! MY DAD PASSED IN 1969 AT THE AGE OF 58, BUT I KNOW HE WOULD HAVE STOOD AT ATTENTION AND WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD TO SALUTE YOU! SO, FROM A VERY GRATEFUL 77 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF MY BIGGEST HERO, MY DAD, EVERETT ALONZO WILSON, FROM COLUMBUS, KANSAS;, I SALUTE, YOU, THANK YOU AND SEND ALONG MY LOVE AND GOD'S BLESSINGS.
SINCERELY,
ROSIE JO WILSON KERR
PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIA.
My FIL, along with thousands of other brave souls, landed on Utah Beach. For the next several weeks, these amazing soldiers went house to house across France and Germany freeing those in captivity. He is my hero. Thank you, Mr. Sinise for your contribution to our nation. We must never forget how to stop tyranny.
Thank God for people like Gary Sinise and Tom Hanks who have made sure that the world has not forgotten the sacrifices all of these men and women have made.
My father-in-law was a WWll veteran. He has passed away but I know he would be so proud to join all these veterans.
In this day, when most of the Hollywood stars are so busy making money and giving their opinions, it's truly a wonderful tribute Gary Sinise does for our WWII veterans and the later ones! Bless you, Gary, your family and the group who works with your foundation! Wonderful!
My Dad was in World War 2. His Job was to go to Pearl Harbor after the Japanese bombed the Island and with 4 Regiments of Negro Troops? Restored all of the Air Bases that were attacked. These wonderful troops went on after my dad and others? Trained these troops to be pilots. And my dad retired from the army and joined the National Guard Engineer Battalion! ✌️♥️🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲
My dad was also a WWII vet who never talked about anything related to the war. But he watched every movie about the war. A visit to the museum would have meant so much to him. Gary Sinise is a true patriot as are the vets on this trip. They are elderly and some ifeeble, but they are proud of their service. Our family was/are still members of VFW Post 809 in Nj. Since I live in CA now (Gold Star member w/50+'yrs) I financially support the numerous causes Post 809 participates in to help vets.. God Bless America, WWII vets, the Greatest Generation, Gary Sinises and Soaring Valor.🇺🇸
Hats off to you Mr. Sinise, love your movies and love your heart!
Beautiful! Remember the day the War was over...went to my grandmother's house, all of her 10 children including grandchildren gathered, walked to the main street of Dover NJ, stood on the corner (Blackwell St) and watched people laughing, crying, so jubilant the war was over...people had formed a parade, trucks, cars, just walking, sirens blowing, car horns tooting constantly. Over heard my Mother tell my Father, there is a young woman, walking up the hill (Orchard Street) crying, maybe her husband is not coming back...such a sad sight. It was a day to remember...I still, when saying my Prayers, thank G-d that my grandparents came to this wonderful Country before World War I and I was born and raised a free American! I am so lucky!!!! Had a couple of cousins who served....one was with the US Army, a Sharpshooter sniper, served in Germany, going building to building, killing the German soldiers who were waiting to ambush our soldiers.
The living memory of these men is getting fewer and fewer every day. I no longer know any WW2 veterans; all my uncles and their friends, who I knew, are dead. I used to know so many veterans when I was a boy; I knew a couple veterans of the Spanish-American war, many from both World Wars; now none.
Great job...great video....great Men!
My Dad would be 92 today - April 27. A WW II Navy Veteran. I wish with all my heart he could be here to visit this National Museum. He would have been so overcome with pride. Thank you for all those who served ... and thank you Gary SInise for this incredible tribute. God bless the USA.
Thank You Gary Sinise Foundation! My Daddy, Billy Frank Cottingham, was apart of WWII. He was a young man that flew in a B24 as a nose gunner. He, like many of the brave men that fought this War did not ever speak of the things he saw and participated in as a young.man. He died at the age of 90, still very stoic about the brave things he did and saw. He was awarded The Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Medal. He was buried at Fort Sam Houston with Military Honors. I have just been given letters that my Father wrote to his parents from 1943-1945. They are a treasure trove of information showing his eagerness, discipline and love of country and family. I am thrilled to pass these letters on to my children as they show the sacrifice and love that all these young men exhibited.... much of which we so take for granted today. I have been to the WWII Museum in New Orleans. It is a wonderful display of artifacts from the European and Pacific theaters. I am also so proud to say that my Mother-in-Law Bernice Helen Bush contributed mightily to this Wonderful Museum.
My Dad, Gordon Wietstock, was in the North Dakota National Guard stationed in Louisiana on Dec. 7, 1941 with 1 month left in his enlistment. Needless Dec. 7 changed everything. He went on to serve in the Americal Division in the South Pacific. He passed away on 2 Feb. 2015. He was my hero. I wish I could have taken him to this museum.
Gary Sinise is a great man and a true patriot.
💀I have been to the museum in New Orleans, it is awesome. When I was young my neighbor was a WW2 veteran who lost an arm, a leg and part of his stomach in the pacific, a real hero. Three of my Aunts we're nurses in Europe also, told me some horrible stories of troop injuries. Gary Sinise is also another hero!!! Tim
My Dad, S/Sgt., was a waist gunner on a Fortress and was shot down over Germany, captured and held in Dalag Luft for 9 mmonths before being liberated. He didn't talk about it much, but I know he had many memories and I would have loved it if he had been able to visit this museum. Thank you Gary Sinise and all the many others that have worked so hard to bring this museum to the public. It will tell a story that many generations need to hear.
These are the men (Veterans) that deserve a salute! They are the ones that freed the US and other members of the free world! Thank you for your service!
This is a film of Veterans of WWll being honored with a trip to New Orleans... Great tour and no one left with a dry eye.
My father Sgt. Robert F. Hoffmann served in WWII in the Army after being trained on several bases in the U.S. and was even a DI at Fort Meade prior to going to England. He fought with his fellow brothers on Omaha Beach then through Italy and Germany. Dad passed in Feb. of 2012 at the age of 93...he is greatly missed. I had the opportunity to bring my Dad to the WWII Memorial in D.C. Since then I've had the privilege to escort many WWII, Korean and Vietnam Veterans through Honor Flight and Patriot Guard Riders.
I met Gary Sinise and the Commandant of the Marine Corps while my son Robert was stationed at 8th and I Barracks in Wash. D.C. few years ago. My hat is off for Gary and all what he has done for our Veterans who Served Our Great Country.
Freedom is the greatest gift of life. These men gave us ours, & there are no words to express how my heart feels.
Thank you Gary for your love of country, and thank you WW2 vets who fought the great war and thank you to all the rest of you veterans past, present, and future! A.W. Trolinger U.S. Army retired!
Somewhat overwhelming. So glad these guys got "the tour" and the premier treatment. They deserve it all - many times over. We must never forget what they did, and honor them as well as those who went before. One can only hope that the young men and women of our country never have to go through what these men (and women) did - but if they do - may they serve their country with honor as these did.
Gary Sinise is absolutely selfless in the manner in which he continues to honor our veterans. Can you imagine the joy those veterans who are now in their sunset years must have felt? He and his band toured Iraq and Afghanistan extensively to entertain our troops. May God bless him!
I am a product of the Greatest Generation myself, and had three Uncles who served in WWII. Fortunately, they all returned home afterward and spoke very little of their combat experiences in both Theaters of Operation. Two of them were "Army" and the third was a Submariner. Their chests' were adorned with many campaign ribbons. All three passed away at an early age. It was never ascertained if the ravages of the war contributed to their early demise, but I am certain there was a connection. We all owe a debt of gratitude to men like these.
I wish my father had lived long enough to go to this. What an honor. What a tear jerker.
God bless you Gary snipe , my family has served in Americas conflicts since ww11.your living proof that good people still exist in this great country.
I am 55, brought tears to my eyes! The greatest generation, simple! This should be shown to students nowadays!!!
I love you Gary sinese my uncle who l obviously never met was killed on Iwo Jima my family honored him to this day my father in law was also a ww2 hero my husband sent this to my dad who is 90 and he cried as did we all thank you so much for this 💞💞💞💞💞💞
God Bless our troops for their service and Gary Sinise for all he does supporting our men & women who serve all over the world
AND...a hardy shout out to Gary Sinise ! He has been a continual supporter of Vets and is a true patriot.
My Dad ,who died at 90, 12 years ago would have loved this. He was wounded (lost right arm) in Bastogne during the Bulge. God Bless all the vets. I'm one also.
Gary Radford
Dear Mr Sinise... Thank You for putting the Veterans of the "Greatest Generation" first in the hearts and minds of the American People.. It is unfortunate that in our Great Country that military history is not taught. These Men and Women made it possible for me, my family and so many other families to have life, many gave their lives so we didn't have to grow up speaking Japanese or German. We owe them a debt we can never repay... Instead we have saddled them with the VA health care system.
I hope some day, the Korean, Vietnam Veterans, and those of all the confiicts were we have lost young men and women are honored the same way. God Bless America !!
You made me cry! My Dad was in WWII, he fought in the Pacific at 17 years of age. He eventually retired from the USN and passed away 4 years ago. My Mom and Dad came from a remarkable generation and I'm so proud of both of them. The world doesn't feel as safe to me with the loss of these amazing people. My only prayer is that we don't throw away what they gave their lives and youth for. I hope this country wakes up and realizes the sacrifices they made and learns how to care for and respect this country and the men and women who served her. God Bless America!
My wife and I were able to visit the Hiroshima Museum in Japan. It was quite profound and I noticed a distinct lack of blame being placed on America. We were both honored and disheartened at the displays of devastation shown there. Honored because of the gallant men who fought and dismayed at the horrible loss of lives. We talked to some Japanese friends later and was told that every Japanese school child was REQUIRED to visit this museum before they could graduated. I wish we could do the same with this World Was II museum. Our current school aged children can't relate to these heroes and they really should understand the sacrifice of these men and women..
One word, awesome!
We must never forget the extreme sacrifices these men and women did, kids for the most part, to protect our liberties.
Thank you for sharing this epic journey to honor the few veterans who remain with us.
What a wonderful thing to do for our veterans ! Thank you Gary !!!!
My father was one of the oldest to be sent to fight in WWII so has been dead for many years. He would never talk about the war. I went to the museum a year ago and was completely enthralled! We spent the whole day there and would have loved more time to see and hear all the exhibits and films. The movie is not to be missed! Thank you Gary Sinise for all you are doing. I wish my dad were alive to have this experience!
Awesome....wish my Dad was still here to see this. He was a gunner pilot in WW11......💖
God Bless you Gary Sinise!!! You are my hero!!! I have a brother that didn't come home from VN, MIA. MIA is a form of hell. My family set up a foundation scholarship. Oregon State University Air Force ROTC has become family to us. I take cookies and make note pads for them. Darned if they didn't rename their squadron after my brother - ROTC is very near and dear to my heart - can you imagine they did what the Defense Dept. couldn't do ... they brought home my brother spirit the only way he could come home!!! The ROTC program represents the very best of their generation!!!! God Bless you for recognizing the heroes that put Service before Self!!!! (I was raised in the AF.)
Gary Sinise is not your "typical Hollywood" actor! I think he does more for the vets and people in need then ALL of the Hollywood establishment combined!! I salute you sir!!!!
Thank you, Gary Sinise, and your Foundation for all that you're doing for our WWII veterans. I'm a Navy Vietnam veteran, 1969-1970.
For my Dad, my Uncle and Father in Law. All WWII veterans. Navy, Army, Marines. Dad was on the USS Long Island CVE-1, My Uncle was with Patton's 3rd Army. Wounded in North Africa. Father in Law was with VMB-613 Marine bomber squadron, Kwajalein and Iwo Jima. Me, a Vietnam era veteran. 82nd Airborne, 314th ASA Bn 1971-1977.
Thank you Lt Dan! It was the greatest generation. Still honor my father's WWII service in US Navy with shadow box I made and all his WWII mementos. Thanks Dad. Glad to have served for 23 years in the Navy after you. Best career I ever had.
Korea, and Vietnam were fine efforts to safe other countries. If it were not for these TRUE heroes we'd all be speaking either German or Japanese. They saved our country.