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Thank you for what you're doing Rishi. I'm happy you're getting world wide recognition- you definitely deserve it as do the WWII veterans you are interviewing. These heros' stories will be documented for as long human kind is there to see it. They will literally never be forgotten. God bless.
Rishi, I have so much respect for this. My grandfather served in ww2, and they don't get enough credit. I'm also addicted to any ww2 knowledge, so i get it. Thank you so much for this
Thank you for your service. I grew up with this generation. All my aunts and uncles served in the war or were nurses or worked in the war production efforts. All of them are now deceased. God bless all of the men and women who served. Good luck with your mission young man.
My father and most of my uncles (both by blood and by marriage) served in WW2, with either the US, or the Canadian forces. My mother, as an 18 year old girl, left the farm in Saskatchewan and went to work in the Bren Gun Factory in Toronto. They are all gone now... and most of their stories with them. Bless you Rishi and good luck in your efforts.
My father served in the marine corps in WWII and served in the pacific and landed on Guam and Iwo Jima. We owe him and all that served everything. Thank you for recording their history. We should never forget because we may have to repeat it.
As a veteran myself of OEF Afghanistan. I feel like i havent been through nothing compared to these men. i feel like a ant amongst Giants. God Bless our veterans 🙏 Especially the WW2 veterans.
My great grandpa on my grandmas side served in Okinawa and he was the only survivor in his group. Basically didn’t have much of his uniform left at the end of everything. Passed from a heart attack at 55.
Seriously Rishi, what you're doing is simply amazing. I often times tried to get my father to talk about his experience but got nothing but a few bits here and there. He was in the 11th armored division and experienced the battle of the bulge and also was one of the unfortunates to discover mauthausen concentration camp. He was very religious prior to going through those gates but I suspect seeing pure evil will change you for a lifetime. Keep up the good work.
My dad enlisted as a 17 year old and was also in the 11th Armoured. He was at the Bulge and spoke of liberating Mauthausen. He was a hard core hunter. After the war he never hunted again.
I am always watching your videos Rishi! They are wonderful and enthralling. You show so much respect to the Guys, I hope you can get some sponsorship to help your selfless times spent on the road,respect from the U.K
WWII veterans are just a different breed. I work on an ambulance as a medic and actually got to transport a WWII veteran. The man was alert and sharper than most 70 year olds. I asked if he was a military man. And I could see his face go from smiles to a straight face stare. He was in the navy and told me he never could look at Japanese people the same till this day.
This was a very unique video Rishi, as regards the behind-the-scenes aspect to it, and the prelude you included sharing your own thoughts about our current shallow devisive culture and society. Good on you. Your own dedication and authenticity, and your genuine sense of gratitude to the vets are both nothing short of amazing. I'm trying to watch each of your videos, and will donate soon. I know this mission and calling claims a big part of your being, but just as you tell the vets that many are grateful to them, please know that many of us are grateful to you.
Bless you for this channel. I did served in the army pulled 3 tours in Iraq but never saw the hell he saw. God love and bless him I salute him most respectfully yours
My uncle fought on Okinawa and never spoke about what he saw there. The only thing he ever mentioned was that they did not take prisoners. He was struck on top of his helmet with a dud round from a Type 89 grenade discharger and woke up 2 weeks later in a Chinese hospital.
Read the recent book, “the mosquito bowl”. Ostensibly about a football game staged in Guadalcanal, it is far more about the horrific battle of Okinawa. Few really comprehend the horror and slaughter that took place there.
My Father was a WWII VET he just past a year and a half ago. My oldest Brother is a Vietnam veteran and I am a Desert Storm veteran. I miss my father every day
My God this gentleman at 100 years old is sharper than I am at 67 years. The things that he did and witnessed on Iwo Jima, I don't know. Some things you just can't unsee in some of the sorrow and sadness on his face is just heartbreaking and palpable. This man and hundreds of thousands just like him my dad included as he served in the US Navy South Pacific and my mom was a wac. They made up the greatest Generation that saved us from the likes of Hitler and eventually Stalan. Winston Churchill said it best, never has so much been owed to so many by so few. I may have misquoted Churchill there but you get the idea. Thank you for your service sir.
HUGE props to Rishi for actually cutting it and giving these heros time. A lot of reporters will intentionally word things certain ways specifically to get these men to cry and then that'll be the main focus. You actually respect these men. And they deserve it. Thank you.
Breaks my heart listening to him!! Not the gore or horror but not being able to hear my grandfather tell me his stories…. Thank you for each of these!! If you come to Kentucky I’ll put you up a night and introduce you to a few veterans, if you’re interested
I believe this will become one of the most important historical treasuries on WWII. Thank you for taking the time to do this incredibly important work!
Sure we can repay them. Keep this nation free. Be grateful. Honor them. Never forget them. Love the Lord and the freedom he provided this nation with which these men fought for. Love them.
Great work! Thank you for preserving their stories. The history books needs to be fleshed out with those who did the dirty job of fighting the war and ultimately make a victory for the Allies
Keep up the excellent work! This is helping us to preserve our history, and remember where we’ve been. America’s greatest generation will always be a shining example of what we can accomplish together.
Years ago I was in jail & whenever inmates would complain about the food I'd say, "it's better than eating seeds". When asked what I meant I went on to tell of a story I read about our pow vets that were picking seeds out of horse manure to eat because they were starved by their Nazi captors. I think of WWII vets whenever I'm having a tough time & what they went through for me to have a rough moment. Anything I've been through & probably will endure in life won't come close to the sacrifice our veterans went through in their foxhole with bombs & bullets flying... and I've been shot with a 12 gauge slug before. Still, that doesn't compare.
@brittanymorris898 yeah I'm good- thanks for asking! just some nerve damage in my hand but it was many years ago I grew up kind of rough in bad neighborhoods & was at a friend's house in the city of Rochester, New York & hanging out drinking doing shit I shouldn't of been doing & there was just what I thought was an explosion I blacked out for a second, came to & my ears were ringing & my arm felt like it was being electrocuted it took a minute & we realized I'd been shot. Something I won't likely forget.. that was almost 30 years ago. I show the scar from the bullet entrance & exit on one of my yotube videos I think.
@brittanymorris898 I didn't fully answer your question still... we were in an upstairs apartment when it happened. I had just purchased 4 ounces of weed from a friend & there was alot more there so I thought we were being robbed & someone came in like they were just gonna shoot everyone- what REALLY happened is a drunk guy with a 12ga shotgun let a round off from the apartment below that went through the floor, one piece went through my arm & there were 4 holes in the ceiling above me. Luckily only one of the 4 hit me.
@@graffics7665 oh my God, I'm so glad you're ok! What's the channel? I'll go hop over. Honestly, I really am glad you're ok, you must have a lucky horseshoe or an angel. I've never been that far north, but it's on my list of areas since I love fall, and I've heard the trees are beautiful north
Your work is priceless. Many of us were unable to sit down with our grandfathers and hear their stories. My own grandfather served with the USAAF in China and passed away 15yrs before I was born. This interview with Mr. Perschitti brings me closer to the man I never got to meet. Thank you for this Rishi!
Thank you for doing this important work Rishi. So many people are uneducated about the impact this war had on the individuals who fought it. We are forever grateful to them.
FYI. It´s quite remarkable and a blessing to witness and feel the tears of sorrow in Robert Perschitti after all these years. After 25 years in military service myself and earning a college degree the adventure and learning is priceless. Thank you Robert and may God continue to bless your heart and soul forever. God Speed My Friend.
My Uncle Gene Myers was in the Navy at Iwo Jima. He took the Marines in aboard the LCI and brought out wounded. He was from Augusta Georgia. My father Harry was in the army and fought in the Philippines. He also has passed away. Thank you for interviewing these men. 🇺🇸
So great man. You’re doing something amazing. And these vets are so admirable. They lived through the unimaginable. Our generations these days are lost compared to these people. I’m sure you have heard it before but there’s vets of other wars and combat situations that are unseen too. Let’s thank them all. I have family and friends that went to Afghanistan etc. whose lives were also changed through those experiences. Thank god for the brave men and women of this country’s armed forces.
Sir, thank you endlessly for your service and may God bless you always!!!!! ✝️🇺🇸✝️ Mr. Sharma, thank you so very much as well for doing what you do!!!!
Terrific! If you haven't thought about it already every state has a nursing home exclusively for veterans I used to run a nursing home the CEO and in my nursing home they were several World war 2 veterans
What a remarkable interview of this humble WW2 veteran. I tip my hat to you Rishi for your genuine mission to capture interviews with the relative few remaining WW2 veterans. Our elders in general are a gold mine of knowledge & history, but these you seek to interview hold first hand accounts of experiences that must be documented before that generation is no longer with us. My father was on the battleship USS Pennsylvania that was there at Iwo Jima, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Okinawa, etc. so partook in the island bombardment this great veteran witnessed from offshore. Dad was a 24 year old Ensign AA Fire Control Officer and didn’t talk much of his duty until later in his life. How I have regretted not picking his brain more regarding his duty before he passed at the age of 72. Luckily in his things I found remarkable notes and such of his experiences in WW2. I cherish them and will pass to my grandson that’ll see in extraordinary way for his dad, my my son in law, is Philippine, so there is a connection there. Again sir. Appreciate your efforts bringing these great interviews and capturing that history.
My uncle was in the 5th marines on Iwo as a radio man forward observer. He didnt talk about it for 40 yrs until ptsd caught up to him. Thankfully he got help and finally opened up. God bless all those vetrans
My Grandfather was 16 when he joined the US Navy at the end of WWII. He was first on an Aircraft Carrier. Then he spent the rest of his 42 year carrier in Submarines. He retired as a Command Master Chief serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam retiring in 1986. He passed away in 2006 having known a son, grandson, and great-grandson named in his honor. I loved him so much and this family believed in the sacrifices he made for his country. His picture, in his Navy regalia, hangs on the wall, proudly, in our living room, opposite that of my brother's Navy commendations. My Father and Brother were also US Navy Submariners serving in Vietnam and Desert Storm. My brother spent 20 years in the Navy then lost his life to brain cancer 4 years after he retired from the service at the age of 45 in 2011. My Uncle, my Grandfather's only son, (my mother's older brother) spending the better part of his military career in the shipyards, and his son, my cousin, also spent time in the US Navy during Korea, Vietnam, & Desert Storm. My Maternal Great-grandfather, two Great-Uncles and myself served in the US Army spanning the eras of WWI, Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom. One of my Great-Uncles lost his life in Vietnam and his name can be found on The Vietnam War Memorial. I have since found his name and gained a rubbing of it. I encourage any American who values the country we live in, to visit the graveyards and memorials, if not the battlefields where the bodies of those who gave up their lives for the freedoms we so easily know (and have) can be found. Walk where they fought and died for a cause they believed in with their very lives. For us. Places where the earth was soaked with their blood and the waters ran red with the same. If you listen, close your eyes, you may still hear their cries of "freedom or death!". It is true. It did happen. And those places still exist. No matter the time, the place, or the campaign at hand, the code of honor was the same: "Protect this land from all enemies; foreign or domestic. Let Freedom reign." We all take for granted what was so evident so many years ago the freedoms handed to us every single day. We can continue to squabble about the "why's", the "what for's", "what we did to whom & how"... ...or we can recognize the precious gift of freedom we have right here, right now. So from a person who comes from a legacy of military people, some dead, some still living. Some killed in the line of duty, some quietly out of harms way... I plead with you- Never forget what has been given to you. Something so many others on this planet do not have. Something so many people died to give you and died to preserve. For as was quoted in this video: "They are the real heroes."
Mr. Rishi Sharma, I believe adding German Soldiers would only add another level of greatness to a rather fascinating aspect of historical value! Great job as usual! Thank you
I love these interviews, they are extremely important. Respect. I could do without the horrible tv-style edits and dramatic music though. They bring a shallow vibe to what is a serious endeavour.
I watched one of these videos and he was saying RUclips was demonetizing his videos do they not know the world wasn’t sunshine and rainbows this is history these guys live with the memories their whole life nothing wrong about it kids could use some truth these days instead of being coddled.
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Would you ever consider adding subtitles to these videos?
Rishi Sharma thank you
He's 100 Years old, but looks like my grandpa who passed away at 86. So sharp and lively, may he see many more Birthdays
We should make him president. He's a lot sharper than the one we have
Deepest thanks for your service to our nation sir!!
I love these veterans. Love their stories.
I’ve met Mr. Perschitti on numerous occasions and it’s an honor to be able to hear what he has to say and the wisdom he shares.
We owe so much to men like him. Thank you Sir for our freedom.
Thank you for what you're doing Rishi. I'm happy you're getting world wide recognition- you definitely deserve it as do the WWII veterans you are interviewing. These heros' stories will be documented for as long human kind is there to see it. They will literally never be forgotten. God bless.
Excellent work in interviewing these vets
I just realized you're in rochester ny! That's where I live!
Good points. I'm thankful these stories are told.
Press on young man!!
I had no idea how many veterans you have spoken to!! Well done
Rishi, I have so much respect for this.
My grandfather served in ww2, and they don't get enough credit.
I'm also addicted to any ww2 knowledge, so i get it.
Thank you so much for this
As a old marine you give me hope for your generation. Excellent job young man!
I'm glad this young man is interviewing these vets....my father and father in law fought in WW2 and Korea and took their stories to the grave...
These poor men that had to live with these memories is heart breaking
Thank you for your service. I grew up with this generation. All my aunts and uncles served in the war or were nurses or worked in the war production efforts. All of them are now deceased. God bless all of the men and women who served. Good luck with your mission young man.
God bless this man. My dad also served on two AGCs, USS Estes AGC-12 and the USS Mt. McKinley AGC-7. He was a lithographer.
Greatest generation ever! Thank you for your service
My father and most of my uncles (both by blood and by marriage) served in WW2, with either the US, or the Canadian forces.
My mother, as an 18 year old girl, left the farm in Saskatchewan and went to work in the Bren Gun Factory in Toronto.
They are all gone now... and most of their stories with them.
Bless you Rishi and good luck in your efforts.
My father served in the marine corps in WWII and served in the pacific and landed on Guam and Iwo Jima. We owe him and all that served everything. Thank you for recording their history. We should never forget because we may have to repeat it.
This young man is my hero.❤
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Rishi is a genuine humanitarian & a national hero.
As a veteran myself of OEF Afghanistan. I feel like i havent been through nothing compared to these men. i feel like a ant amongst Giants. God Bless our veterans 🙏 Especially the WW2 veterans.
My great grandpa on my grandmas side served in Okinawa and he was the only survivor in his group. Basically didn’t have much of his uniform left at the end of everything. Passed from a heart attack at 55.
Sorry you lost him so young.
Who with?
This boy is a true Super Hero ❤❤
Thank you for your service to a FREE and grateful nation!!!
Seriously Rishi, what you're doing is simply amazing. I often times tried to get my father to talk about his experience but got nothing but a few bits here and there. He was in the 11th armored division and experienced the battle of the bulge and also was one of the unfortunates to discover mauthausen concentration camp. He was very religious prior to going through those gates but I suspect seeing pure evil will change you for a lifetime. Keep up the good work.
My dad enlisted as a 17 year old and was also in the 11th Armoured. He was at the Bulge and spoke of liberating Mauthausen. He was a hard core hunter. After the war he never hunted again.
Thank you sincerely
What an absolute honor it would be to meet and talk with just one of these guys, let alone over 1,0000. Awesome job.
What a wonderful man
Thank you for watching! Please subscribe GOD BLESS the WWII Heroes
You're doing God's work. That vet is still haunted by what he saw. Thank God he stood tall when the time came. Go'd bless both of you.
Amen
Thank you for your service
I would say the sam about Rishi.
Thank you Sir
I am always watching your videos Rishi! They are wonderful and enthralling. You show so much respect to the Guys, I hope you can get some sponsorship to help your selfless times spent on the road,respect from the U.K
Gratitude Sir,and to all your comrades,all the allies,boys and girls.
You’re a good man Rishi. Thank you.
A very nice individual and a great interview 😊
Thank you sir for doing all you can to preserve these stories..Thank you sir for telling us your stories of ww2..
WWII veterans are just a different breed.
I work on an ambulance as a medic and actually got to transport a WWII veteran. The man was alert and sharper than most 70 year olds.
I asked if he was a military man. And I could see his face go from smiles to a straight face stare. He was in the navy and told me he never could look at Japanese people the same till this day.
What did he see⁉️⁉️⁉️
God Bless what you do Rishi, and God Bless these Heroes.
These men, many the descendants of confederate veterans, fought for our freedoms. Thank you Rishi Sharma for your incredible work
This was a very unique video Rishi, as regards the behind-the-scenes aspect to it, and the prelude you included sharing your own thoughts about our current shallow devisive culture and society. Good on you. Your own dedication and authenticity, and your genuine sense of gratitude to the vets are both nothing short of amazing. I'm trying to watch each of your videos, and will donate soon. I know this mission and calling claims a big part of your being, but just as you tell the vets that many are grateful to them, please know that many of us are grateful to you.
My dad fought in the Pacific and i fought in Vietnam. In my eyes you are one hell of a man and a hero. God bless. P.S. am a giver too.
Who did you each fight with?
2/34th Armor I was a tank commander
@@dotell3359 and your dad?
My dad was a infantry man
This man is a national treasure! God bless you Sir and thank YOU for your service!
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Bless you for this channel. I did served in the army pulled 3 tours in Iraq but never saw the hell he saw. God love and bless him I salute him most respectfully yours
My uncle fought on Okinawa and never spoke about what he saw there. The only thing he ever mentioned was that they did not take prisoners. He was struck on top of his helmet with a dud round from a Type 89 grenade discharger and woke up 2 weeks later in a Chinese hospital.
Your uncle saved us. I don't know what he was like, but I'm sure he was a good man.
Read the recent book, “the mosquito bowl”. Ostensibly about a football game staged in Guadalcanal, it is far more about the horrific battle of Okinawa. Few really comprehend the horror and slaughter that took place there.
My Father was a WWII VET he just past a year and a half ago. My oldest Brother is a Vietnam veteran and I am a Desert Storm veteran. I miss my father every day
My God this gentleman at 100 years old is sharper than I am at 67 years. The things that he did and witnessed on Iwo Jima, I don't know. Some things you just can't unsee in some of the sorrow and sadness on his face is just heartbreaking and palpable. This man and hundreds of thousands just like him my dad included as he served in the US Navy South Pacific and my mom was a wac. They made up the greatest Generation that saved us from the likes of Hitler and eventually Stalan. Winston Churchill said it best, never has so much been owed to so many by so few. I may have misquoted Churchill there but you get the idea. Thank you for your service sir.
Well done sir. Very proud of you and your work
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
A thousand times sir.
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HUGE props to Rishi for actually cutting it and giving these heros time. A lot of reporters will intentionally word things certain ways specifically to get these men to cry and then that'll be the main focus. You actually respect these men. And they deserve it. Thank you.
I live down the road from where he was born!
Breaks my heart listening to him!! Not the gore or horror but not being able to hear my grandfather tell me his stories…. Thank you for each of these!! If you come to Kentucky I’ll put you up a night and introduce you to a few veterans, if you’re interested
Rishi you are an amazing young man I really appreciate what you are doing thank you so much ❤️ my dad was in the Pacific was a marine
Thank you Rishi
Thank you for your service to us and fighting for our freedoms..
I believe this will become one of the most important historical treasuries on WWII. Thank you for taking the time to do this incredibly important work!
We owe them a debt we can never repay
I bet if you asked them, they would all agree the only way to repay them, is to keep this country free, and preserve their legacy.
Sure we can repay them. Keep this nation free. Be grateful. Honor them. Never forget them. Love the Lord and the freedom he provided this nation with which these men fought for.
Love them.
That means they did their duty. We didn't have to fortunately.
@@spiffygonzales5899well said!
Great work! Thank you for preserving their stories. The history books needs to be fleshed out with those who did the dirty job of fighting the war and ultimately make a victory for the Allies
I love the new format for the interviews , God Bless you Rishi
Keep up the excellent work! This is helping us to preserve our history, and remember where we’ve been. America’s greatest generation will always be a shining example of what we can accomplish together.
Years ago I was in jail & whenever inmates would complain about the food I'd say, "it's better than eating seeds". When asked what I meant I went on to tell of a story I read about our pow vets that were picking seeds out of horse manure to eat because they were starved by their Nazi captors. I think of WWII vets whenever I'm having a tough time & what they went through for me to have a rough moment. Anything I've been through & probably will endure in life won't come close to the sacrifice our veterans went through in their foxhole with bombs & bullets flying... and I've been shot with a 12 gauge slug before. Still, that doesn't compare.
Dude, are you ok?
How did you get shot with that?
I'm not being rude, I'm honestly curious.
@brittanymorris898 yeah I'm good- thanks for asking! just some nerve damage in my hand but it was many years ago I grew up kind of rough in bad neighborhoods & was at a friend's house in the city of Rochester, New York & hanging out drinking doing shit I shouldn't of been doing & there was just what I thought was an explosion I blacked out for a second, came to & my ears were ringing & my arm felt like it was being electrocuted it took a minute & we realized I'd been shot. Something I won't likely forget.. that was almost 30 years ago. I show the scar from the bullet entrance & exit on one of my yotube videos I think.
@brittanymorris898 I didn't fully answer your question still... we were in an upstairs apartment when it happened. I had just purchased 4 ounces of weed from a friend & there was alot more there so I thought we were being robbed & someone came in like they were just gonna shoot everyone- what REALLY happened is a drunk guy with a 12ga shotgun let a round off from the apartment below that went through the floor, one piece went through my arm & there were 4 holes in the ceiling above me. Luckily only one of the 4 hit me.
@@graffics7665 oh my God, I'm so glad you're ok!
What's the channel?
I'll go hop over.
Honestly, I really am glad you're ok, you must have a lucky horseshoe or an angel.
I've never been that far north, but it's on my list of areas since I love fall, and I've heard the trees are beautiful north
@brittanymorris898 there are pretty fall trees here but new york isn't a good state to live in. Everything is politically f'd.
Your work is priceless. Many of us were unable to sit down with our grandfathers and hear their stories. My own grandfather served with the USAAF in China and passed away 15yrs before I was born. This interview with Mr. Perschitti brings me closer to the man I never got to meet. Thank you for this Rishi!
So much respect for getting these interviews!
Thank you for doing this important work Rishi. So many people are uneducated about the impact this war had on the individuals who fought it. We are forever grateful to them.
A fine modest hero.
I would say the same about Rishi.
OUTSTANDING WORK! Great interview and keep 'em coming.
Great interview. Thank you for your service Sir!
Rishi gets it
FYI. It´s quite remarkable and a blessing to witness and feel the tears of sorrow in Robert Perschitti after all these years. After 25 years in military service myself and earning a college degree the adventure and learning is priceless. Thank you Robert and may God continue to bless your heart and soul forever. God Speed My Friend.
Salute to this brother. 👍🌠💪
My Uncle Gene Myers was in the Navy at Iwo Jima. He took the Marines in aboard the LCI and brought out wounded. He was from Augusta Georgia. My father Harry was in the army and fought in the Philippines. He also has passed away. Thank you for interviewing these men. 🇺🇸
So great man. You’re doing something amazing. And these vets are so admirable. They lived through the unimaginable. Our generations these days are lost compared to these people. I’m sure you have heard it before but there’s vets of other wars and combat situations that are unseen too. Let’s thank them all. I have family and friends that went to Afghanistan etc. whose lives were also changed through those experiences. Thank god for the brave men and women of this country’s armed forces.
amazing human being/American.
What you are doing is absolutely amazing, keep it up!
Sir, thank you endlessly for your service and may God bless you always!!!!! ✝️🇺🇸✝️
Mr. Sharma, thank you so very much as well for doing what you do!!!!
Terrific! If you haven't thought about it already every state has a nursing home exclusively for veterans I used to run a nursing home the CEO and in my nursing home they were several World war 2 veterans
Thank you Sir
So nice to see that youre getting some Recognition . Youre a good bloke Rishi . God speed and good luck to you in the future mate . Cheers .
As always, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your service. God bless you sir.
What a remarkable interview of this humble WW2 veteran. I tip my hat to you Rishi for your genuine mission to capture interviews with the relative few remaining WW2 veterans. Our elders in general are a gold mine of knowledge & history, but these you seek to interview hold first hand accounts of experiences that must be documented before that generation is no longer with us.
My father was on the battleship USS Pennsylvania that was there at Iwo Jima, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Okinawa, etc. so partook in the island bombardment this great veteran witnessed from offshore. Dad was a 24 year old Ensign AA Fire Control Officer and didn’t talk much of his duty until later in his life. How I have regretted not picking his brain more regarding his duty before he passed at the age of 72. Luckily in his things I found remarkable notes and such of his experiences in WW2. I cherish them and will pass to my grandson that’ll see in extraordinary way for his dad, my my son in law, is Philippine, so there is a connection there.
Again sir. Appreciate your efforts bringing these great interviews and capturing that history.
Thank you Rishi for doing this and thank you sir for serving your country and the world so to speak and fighting the fight you did God bless you
Great American!!!
God bless this man and his service and bravery.
Rishi, seriously thank you for what you do. THANK YOU
My uncle was in the 5th marines on Iwo as a radio man forward observer. He didnt talk about it for 40 yrs until ptsd caught up to him. Thankfully he got help and finally opened up. God bless all those vetrans
What an amazing man! Thank you for sharing.
I would say the same about Rishi.
@@RubyBandUSA agreed! So thankful he is doing this.
Rest in peace Bob it was a true honor meeting you in person all those times
I came back to listen a second time. Very good interview. Keep them coming Richi .
My Grandfather was 16 when he joined the US Navy at the end of WWII. He was first on an Aircraft Carrier. Then he spent the rest of his 42 year carrier in Submarines. He retired as a Command Master Chief serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam retiring in 1986. He passed away in 2006 having known a son, grandson, and great-grandson named in his honor.
I loved him so much and this family believed in the sacrifices he made for his country.
His picture, in his Navy regalia, hangs on the wall, proudly, in our living room, opposite that of my brother's Navy commendations.
My Father and Brother were also US Navy Submariners serving in Vietnam and Desert Storm. My brother spent 20 years in the Navy then lost his life to brain cancer 4 years after he retired from the service at the age of 45 in 2011.
My Uncle, my Grandfather's only son, (my mother's older brother) spending the better part of his military career in the shipyards, and his son, my cousin, also spent time in the US Navy during Korea, Vietnam, & Desert Storm.
My Maternal Great-grandfather, two Great-Uncles and myself served in the US Army spanning the eras of WWI, Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
One of my Great-Uncles lost his life in Vietnam and his name can be found on The Vietnam War Memorial. I have since found his name and gained a rubbing of it.
I encourage any American who values the country we live in, to visit the graveyards and memorials, if not the battlefields where the bodies of those who gave up their lives for the freedoms we so easily know (and have) can be found. Walk where they fought and died for a cause they believed in with their very lives.
For us.
Places where the earth was soaked with their blood and the waters ran red with the same.
If you listen, close your eyes, you may still hear their cries of "freedom or death!".
It is true.
It did happen.
And those places still exist.
No matter the time, the place, or the campaign at hand, the code of honor was the same: "Protect this land from all enemies; foreign or domestic. Let Freedom reign."
We all take for granted what was so evident so many years ago the freedoms handed to us every single day.
We can continue to squabble about the "why's", the "what for's", "what we did to whom & how"...
...or we can recognize the precious gift of freedom we have right here, right now.
So from a person who comes from a legacy of military people, some dead, some still living. Some killed in the line of duty, some quietly out of harms way...
I plead with you-
Never forget what has been given to you. Something so many others on this planet do not have. Something so many people died to give you and died to preserve.
For as was quoted in this video: "They are the real heroes."
Thank you for getting these stories,from these amazing men!! Really appreciate your efforts. You've gotten much better with your interviewing!
Mr. Rishi Sharma, I believe adding German Soldiers would only add another level of greatness to a rather fascinating aspect of historical value!
Great job as usual! Thank you
Japanese, Russian, Italian & English too‼️
Such a nice story teller,,thanx for your service,,Rishi you do a honorable great service to our VETS,,thank you from Ohio
Thanks for making this video!
Thank you for sharing, today is the 79th anniversary of that landing. God Bless you all. SEMPER Fi
My deepest gratitude for your service, sacrifice and courage for freedom 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I would say the same about Rishi
Thank you!..both of you!
Legends never die
Excellent interview. Those were really good questions you asked.
Thankyou for Caring Rishi
Peace Love Harmony
I love these interviews, they are extremely important. Respect.
I could do without the horrible tv-style edits and dramatic music though. They bring a shallow vibe to what is a serious endeavour.
Heroes make history
I watched one of these videos and he was saying RUclips was demonetizing his videos do they not know the world wasn’t sunshine and rainbows this is history these guys live with the memories their whole life nothing wrong about it kids could use some truth these days instead of being coddled.