Old Soldier Meets Young Soldier | The Gap |
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- Опубликовано: 9 ноя 2019
- The Gap is a window into different lives and different generations. Two people, of vastly different ages, discuss a shared experience that impacted their lives, how it affected them and how they dealt with it to ultimately emerge stronger.
In this episode of The Gap with @LADbible, John Dennett, 95, a World War Two veteran, sits down with Ste Nicholls, 34, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Through their conversation we learn about the positive and negative sides of service, and how war has changed over the years.
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I just realized we're the last generation who can talk to WW2 vets.
For those who didn't spot it.
Elderly people affectionately calling younger guys “son” is my favorite thing
I fought in Afghanistan for the German Forces and never in all the years has someone said " You've been through quite alot son, havent you? ", not my parents, not my wife, my comrades ,society or anyone. Hearing this old Veteran say this words give me peace in some way I cant describe even he didnt aimed them at me. Thank you Sir
Seeing the older veteran acknowledge how much the younger went through is so touching. Many of us including these younger veterans couldn’t imagine fighting in the older vet’s war, yet he says himself he wouldn’t want to fight in the younger man’s wars. It really speaks to how, to veterans, war is war no matter how bad or what was used.
When a goddamn WW2 veteran says you’ve been through a lot then you must have been through hell
When a WW2 veteran is saying “you’ve been through a lot son” that must be a powerful moment for him
My Great Grandad was one of the “forgotten soldiers” in Burma. He told a different story to those I’ve found online. He said that they were completely forgotten about. They didn’t even know the war was over in the jungle. The Japanese were still fighting. Communication lines were cut. He claimed that they only found out through some Indian soldiers.
People don't realize how traumatic WW2 was for the soldiers that saw action. The war drove my great uncle insane. He was seventeen and lied about his age to enlist. He was part of the third army during the battle of the bulge and the liberation of mauthausen. He showed clear signs of horrendous PTSD that nobody noticed because PTSD wasn't known much back then. He once held a gun to my grandfather's head thinking he was a German soldier. He rarely talked about his service, but on reflecting liberating Mauthausen, he got all teary eyed and said "I wouldn't treat a dog that way." Poor man drank himself to his grave.
“It took all my youth”.
I’m an American that was deployed to Iraq. The blank stare in response to being told he’s been through a lot was powerful. I felt that. The feeling of being understood by a veteran you respect is an indescribable feeling for Iraq vets.
Hearing him say "you've been through a lot son" sent chills down my spine. And I bet it sent chills down his spine too. Hearing something like that from someone you perceive to have gone through worse must be Erie and comforting all at once.
"They never taught me how to swim.''
"You've been through a lot, haven't you, son?"
I did six years in the US Navy, submarine service. It always baffles me when someone thanks me for my service - I am proud of it, for sure, but I never went through anything at all to compare with what these men went through. Empathetic as I am, I can't love their sacrifice enough. They changed their lives forever, and it can't be understated. God bless all the men and women who went into combat in war.
I met a lady the other day, she was 95 and her husband lost his life in the war..
Gotta say, the old man looks actually really well to be 95
This man looks, speaks, and carries himself very good for 95..
The young soldier who mentioned Paul McAleese, Paul's dad, who was an SAS soldier with a great service record, was the inspiration for Captain Price in the original Modern Warfare series