D-Day Trooper Lands in Wrong Spot, Refuses Orders Because What Ike Told him | Ed Manley

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
  • WWII Veteran Ed Manley was a member of the 101st Airborne Division. In the early morning hours of D-Day, he parachuted a few miles inland from the invasion zone: Utah Beach. His job was to destroy enemy guns so they could not fire on ships and men during the invasion that would begin later that day.
    A veteran of the 'Screaming Eagles' throughout the European Theater, Manley is most noted for his appearance in the legendary photo of General Eisenhower speaking to the paratroopers shortly before their departure for the D-Day invasion. Watch and share his remarkable story.
    Ed Manley passed away on February 27th, 2022
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    Timecodes
    0:00 - Introduction
    0:25 - Choosing a Branch
    2:34 - Why Paratroopers?
    2:48 - Fort Benning Training
    4:00 - Demolition
    5:10 - Unit 502
    14:05 - Photo
    15:02 - Thoughts During Normandy
    16:00 - Where to go in Normandy?
    18:39 - Objective and Mission
    25:26 - Band of Brothers
    32:11 - Playing the Trumpet
    33:20 - Describing Hell's Highway
    36:38 - "God, Please Help Me."
    39:10 - Conclusion

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  • @americanveteranscenter
    @americanveteranscenter  Год назад +63

    Please subscribe to our channel so you don't miss future interviews with American heroes.

    • @cliffbowls
      @cliffbowls 10 месяцев назад +2

      i would expect you guys to know this but its not unit 502, its the 502nd PIR (parachute infantry regiment)

    • @toddbertram6556
      @toddbertram6556 4 месяца назад

      ​@@cliffbowlsis Iuu9⁹

    • @WrongWayProspecting
      @WrongWayProspecting 3 месяца назад +1

      I think the ending is cut short. The video cuts at 38:01 which is before the conclusion. Thanks for documenting history

    • @noodleincup
      @noodleincup 2 месяца назад +1

      God bless Ed ^^

  • @robdean704
    @robdean704 3 года назад +1534

    They used to be an old man who was a regular at my local pub and he sat on his own for years just having a pint and occasionally nodding acknowledgment in someone's direction. When he passed we all went to his funeral because we had found out he had hardly no family or friends left, anyway on his coffin was the maroon beret of the British airborne Division and the priest delivered his eulogy, it turned out he'd fought on d day at the merville battery and jumped in to Germany on operation varsity, the crossing of the Rhine. These men deserve to be remembered for ever, the best of us

    • @CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525
      @CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 Год назад +46

      Wow! Thank you for sharing this man's story from your pub 🍻🍻🍻. Cheers to him and to you for sharing.

    • @garyhall9617
      @garyhall9617 Год назад +32

      my father crossed the rine river. He was in town when patton got in the accident. Or assassinated.

    • @susanb4816
      @susanb4816 Год назад +38

      The lesson is don’t ignore the elderly

    • @edwarddailey21
      @edwarddailey21 Год назад

      Lol most, these are the same men who were 40 year old cops in the 60s propping up jim crow laws (extremely rascist) in the American south, I know you were talking about your own countries vets.

    • @agentallstar7
      @agentallstar7 Год назад +36

      Too bad you all didn’t try to get to know him

  • @jboogie1764
    @jboogie1764 3 месяца назад +132

    He’s sharp as tack for 99 years old. Thanks for your service pops .

    • @djgynee
      @djgynee Месяц назад +3

      Pops?? It’s is “SIR”

    • @jboogie1764
      @jboogie1764 Месяц назад +2

      SIR POPS ? It’s all love bro didn’t mean no harm sorry if I offended you .

    • @Valorince
      @Valorince Месяц назад

      @@djgynee - stfu, don't speak for him.

  • @matthewhilling1548
    @matthewhilling1548 2 года назад +773

    Rest In Peace Ed Manley
    11-05-1921
    2-27-2022
    Glad I got to know you and spend some time with you while you were still here ,will forever cherish the memories of the stories you told me!

    • @ranjithpowell6791
      @ranjithpowell6791 2 года назад +49

      Good to see he made it to 100. RIP Sir.

    • @kettlecornman2220
      @kettlecornman2220 2 года назад +16

      Rest In Peace we all thank you for your service 🙏❤️

    • @Jimbo10250
      @Jimbo10250 Год назад +24

      What a patriot. Sure hope he was ready to meet the Lord.

    • @gbssurvivor130
      @gbssurvivor130 Год назад +17

      It is so sad to lose national treasures like Ed and ALL the HEROS that served in WWII!!!

    • @ragtopannie
      @ragtopannie Год назад +7

      Thank you for your service sir. Rest in peace.

  • @ModernDayRenaissanceMan
    @ModernDayRenaissanceMan 4 месяца назад +42

    This guy is still young at heart. He hasn't stopped being young. You can see it in his eyes and his mannerisms. He never came off the streets of New York

  • @rionlandrum9560
    @rionlandrum9560 4 месяца назад +62

    The world lost a great hero when this man passed away a couple years ago. There's not much of these great WW2 veterans left like my Grandpa. Most of them have gone on to heaven. I consider myself privileged to have known these types of men growing up. Thanks for recording these stores.

    • @skelolion6939
      @skelolion6939 Месяц назад

      Your grandpa is still living?

    • @Un1c0rnz47
      @Un1c0rnz47 Месяц назад +2

      If i ever meet one of these men i would probobly pass out from fan girling lmao. WWII vets are freaking super human. I have so much respect for these men

    • @eyeiess
      @eyeiess Месяц назад +2

      Ditto, man. My grandpa fought in the pacific and survived some horrible battles. Iwo, Saipan, Tinian, Kwajalein… and I never knew until my grandmother mentioned it. He never wanted to talk about it, so hearing these men speak for him means a lot.

  • @mattbickett5368
    @mattbickett5368 3 года назад +745

    The fire still burns bright in that 99 year old man. Thanks for your service Ed.

    • @corykassabian8839
      @corykassabian8839 3 года назад +8

      Definitely

    • @160moebius2
      @160moebius2 3 года назад +26

      Imagine when he was 22 during the war

    • @benyoung552
      @benyoung552 3 года назад +12

      Seen that old boy Tom rice did a parachute jump into Normandy and also Holland again, same place he jumped 75 years prior at 97 years old this time! These guys are serious business.

    • @41magfan
      @41magfan 3 года назад +6

      I wouldn't want to run into him in a dark alley. What a real bad ass.

    • @charlesvalerio7718
      @charlesvalerio7718 2 года назад +6

      Outstanding soldier!

  • @keithmelton4570
    @keithmelton4570 2 года назад +151

    I was born 02/02/1944. 4 months before you jumped into Normandy. I’ve had a great life…………….because of brave people like you. 🙏🙏🙏

    • @GilbertdeClare0704
      @GilbertdeClare0704 15 дней назад

      Thank YOU for your comment, sir. It was your word "BECAUSE" that brought a tear to my eyes. Our today, is BECAUSE of all those wonderful people like him ! We owe SO, SO much to them🙏🙏

  • @ricardodcsilva
    @ricardodcsilva 3 года назад +537

    Gone through hell and still jokes about it, that's how you keep your sanity. Truly grateful for his service to Freedom.

    • @ricardodcsilva
      @ricardodcsilva 3 года назад +7

      @@Wilson84KS indeed, he should have waited for those soldiers to have a chance to shoot at him first, and then ask politely if he could shoot back. After all, these were innocent nazi soldiers, men from a regime who always asked the jews and other civilians if they could slaughter them. I bet they would not kill him if given the chance, they would all be friends.

    • @ricardodcsilva
      @ricardodcsilva 3 года назад +13

      @@Wilson84KS Wars are always dirty, it causes PTSD's, it creates sociopaths, it makes killers out of random people. But there's no other way to deal with aggressors like the III Reich and I'm just glad that this man is not torn apart by all the experiences he lived when he was young. He did what he had to do to help defeating the nazis and survive the war, if he enjoys telling his war stories with a smile? Great, it means he is at peace with what he had to do and he has nothing to be ashamed of, for me he is a hero.

    • @lucasveranos1985
      @lucasveranos1985 3 года назад +5

      @Wilson That is a slap in the face to any veteran. You should be ashamed of yourself. He is one of the main reasons you can have the freedoms you have today.

    • @nancywood9027
      @nancywood9027 2 года назад +1

      For sure, these WWII vets had more to them than anything we have these days.

    • @nancywood9027
      @nancywood9027 2 года назад

      Mental toughness! It is what we are greatly lacking these days.

  • @uhplumber5962
    @uhplumber5962 3 года назад +378

    Almost a hundred and still a badass!

    • @Demon-Speeding
      @Demon-Speeding 3 года назад +15

      Hell yeah and man he’s got a great smile as well for his age

    • @debdewitt4779
      @debdewitt4779 2 года назад +9

      Beautiful eyes still bright and such a wonderful smile

    • @jamescrawley7993
      @jamescrawley7993 4 месяца назад +3

      My “respect and gratitude” for men like this great soldier here!!

  • @billd.iniowa2263
    @billd.iniowa2263 3 года назад +508

    I remember as a kid watching the 4th of July parades. There was always a few cars carrying WWI vets. Every year it seemed there were fewer of those old guys. Then one year there were none. I waited and waited but not a single car with one WWI vet passed by. That was a sad day. Thank you for your story Mr. Manley.

    • @trevor5199
      @trevor5199 3 года назад +3

      When was it?

    • @rudolphvalentino7181
      @rudolphvalentino7181 3 года назад +5

      Was this '71 or '72?

    • @billd.iniowa2263
      @billd.iniowa2263 3 года назад +13

      @@trevor5199 You know, I dont recall exactly. Maybe around 1975?? It was a small town so we only had a few of those guys anyway.

    • @billd.iniowa2263
      @billd.iniowa2263 3 года назад

      @@rudolphvalentino7181 Sorry, I'm not sure. See my answer above. Why do you ask?

    • @trevor5199
      @trevor5199 3 года назад +1

      @@billd.iniowa2263 ok thanks

  • @rogerdfranko7457
    @rogerdfranko7457 Месяц назад +3

    RIP. Still a kid at heart. You can see it in his eyes. These men are my mentors.

  • @josereyRecinto
    @josereyRecinto 2 года назад +120

    Thank you for your service! At 1:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, Ed Manley died in hospice care at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Palm Beach. He had lived to be 100 and a much loved resident of Briny Breezes since 1993.The U.S. Army awarded him two Bronze Stars for his heroism in Normandy and Bastogne, a Purple Heart for wounds incurred while being taken prisoner, and two presidential citations. On June 6, 1994, the 50th anniversary of D-Day, Manley returned to France and jumped into Normandy again. He was 72.
    Edward Rodney Manley was born on Nov. 5, 1921, in New Jersey. His life before the war was nearly as colorful as his service. Posted by The Coastal Star on March 2, 2022 at 11:11

    • @giuliaraffalli5312
      @giuliaraffalli5312 Год назад +7

      Think you for this informations sorry for my writing i a m french ;). This man IS man of character and i Can see these eyes full émotions .very good man and this Friend soldats.beautifful live at lesson and méditer.god bless a this mister

    • @kashakesh
      @kashakesh 10 месяцев назад +4

      I like this guy. That smile is infectious and he's happy to be telling the story. Imagine the things this guy has seen...

  • @CamMacMastermusic
    @CamMacMastermusic 3 года назад +496

    I can only say sorry to the Men and women who fought so hard for us for the way the world turned out 75 years later. Vets like this guy are who we ought to be making a fuss over and not Hollywood celebrities.

    • @jacintadixon7302
      @jacintadixon7302 2 года назад +24

      I know its terrible the world is gone to hell and nobody cares its awful to think these folk fought for there lives daily an liberated europe the free world as we know it and that world is a mess a nightmare actually

    • @maxamumdawg5494
      @maxamumdawg5494 2 года назад +24

      athletes ---- there is a overpaid crowd 😒

    • @obiwanshanobi2662
      @obiwanshanobi2662 2 года назад +4

      So true.

    • @neilcrowesongs9768
      @neilcrowesongs9768 Год назад +7

      Was thinking the same thing. What a guy. More life in him than many way younger. Thank you for sharing the stories of these heroic men and the massive contribution they made.

    • @larryb982
      @larryb982 Год назад +3

      Agreed 👍💯

  • @LifeofManders
    @LifeofManders 3 года назад +63

    He’s got such a contagious smile! So much life for a 99 y/o. What a handsome old man! Thanks for your service Ed!!

  • @thorc7762
    @thorc7762 2 года назад +76

    One of the best ww2 stories I’ve seen. That’s the sharpest, most bad-ass 99 year old.
    Take notes kids...

  • @jennifermancuso408
    @jennifermancuso408 3 года назад +108

    Wow, whatta guy! Very modest and love his humor. Bless his heart, he looks like he’s ready for action now

    • @barryhernandez6428
      @barryhernandez6428 2 года назад +2

      If America was threatened this old soldier would gear up and move out without hesitation 💪

  • @teddosborn9632
    @teddosborn9632 3 года назад +59

    Ed is a example of how great that generation was. He is a sharp exceptional man. I hope he lived a full happy life. You can see the fire in his eyes to this day. His voice is sharp and full of American pride. He is a American classic. Ed you will be a hero forever and thanks for your sacrifices. God bless you and everything you have done. I only hope when you rest those eyes you sleep well my friend.

  • @Drunkmanatee
    @Drunkmanatee 2 года назад +78

    Mr. Ed Manley passed away at age 100 Feb 27th 2022. This was an incredible experience and story. The things this man had seen and done. I wish I could have thanked him for his service personally. Godspeed Mr. Ed Manley, thank you for everything. Rest well.

    • @fuckyourfeelings3360
      @fuckyourfeelings3360 2 года назад +7

      Passed on my birthday. Rip Ed. I could listen to WW2 vets all day.

  • @romchik07
    @romchik07 3 года назад +49

    This man is still full of fire. The German round that hit one of his legs then probably ricochet of his steel balls and went through his other leg. Real man right there, thank you, Sir!

  • @andrzejplocki6438
    @andrzejplocki6438 2 года назад +18

    99 years old, been through hell, and still that chipper. What an amazing guy.

  • @robertboney4493
    @robertboney4493 3 года назад +28

    I wish young people could communicate as well as these Vets!

    • @JackThelRipper
      @JackThelRipper 5 месяцев назад +2

      Same here, most just stay quiet and stair off into oblivion like you don’t exist.

  • @watchthis121
    @watchthis121 3 года назад +40

    His smile is contagious lol i haven't stoppeed smiling the whole interview 😂

  • @alextaylor6007
    @alextaylor6007 3 года назад +38

    My great great grandfather was a paratrooper in the 101st airborne he was their during this. Thank you sir for your service

  • @xvsj-s2x
    @xvsj-s2x 3 года назад +96

    A True American Hero, Thank You for your service, courage and sacrifice 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @Wilson84KS
      @Wilson84KS 3 года назад

      Yeah, true sociopath.

    • @patriciag7523
      @patriciag7523 3 года назад +3

      Wilson....No, he went to another country to help liberate people from a murdering sociopathic tyrant. Learn some actual history.

    • @Wilson84KS
      @Wilson84KS 3 года назад

      @@patriciag7523 I know history pretty good, I know who and how they helped, the capital in first place, the whole world knows about your heroes, what they did and what they do all over the world endlessly, it's only you brain damadged by birth 'murricans that refuse reality and think obeying murderer are heroes, it was never the politicians who did and do violence and mass murder civilians, it always are policemen and soldiers, always, exclusively, it is just the propaganda that tells that the ones are terrorists and the others heros, and none of them ever did it because of idiologies, but just because it's their job, because if they refuse to obey, they lose their income and will watch their families die homeless from hunger, idiologies are only there for rationalization, but when they are done, they all are also psychologically done, those who are still humans, they suffer PTSD, but most also become sociopaths, just look in that face, how a human can still smile and laugh after he murdered other humans for no rational reason to himself, that never did anything to him? This only works if the murderes rationalization worked and he even came to the point that it is fun to him to kill people, also, ways more important in this case, because his self-esteem is built on being a murderer because the people around him party him as a hero for obeying and murder, which is only given in murricaville, in no other country people party soldiers as heros, they don't want to know armies even exist. In the end it was the russian army who ended the war, murricaville only profit from it so hard that they could end their cannibalism in front of ready to go food factories because the belief in the value of money came back after their heros massmurdered hundreds millions of innocent people all around the world and stole their land and resources and still do.
      Maybe your war should once come to you, so you can see what it means instead of sitting in front of your tv's, shove caramelized fried fat into you and see war as another entertaining show, freaking degenerates, ruled by teeth-faces, psychopaths on drugs, and can't even differ showing bleached teeth from smiling.

    • @xvsj-s2x
      @xvsj-s2x 3 года назад

      @@patriciag7523 someone needs sum cuddle time 🤣 U 🦔

    • @patriciag7523
      @patriciag7523 3 года назад +2

      Wilson .....blah, blah, blah.

  • @NSResponder
    @NSResponder 9 месяцев назад +8

    My admiration and gratitude for men like Ed Manley has no limits. They saved the world.

  • @williamleeming4082
    @williamleeming4082 2 года назад +14

    My Dad was a WWII Vet. He fought in Italy under A5 (which was the 5th Army). WWII men were man of man. God Bless you Mr. Manley. Thank you for your service sir.

  • @vincentmoues9948
    @vincentmoues9948 7 месяцев назад +20

    58 seconds in and i am already thinking this man is a legend! “Back then i was fit”he said. Buzzing with fitness telling his story. Thank you very very much sir. Because you and all the men so brave, i can live in a beautiful netherlands and belgium now! I see you as heroes and my inspiration! Thanks bud

  • @andrewl2787
    @andrewl2787 3 года назад +27

    He says “there was something I was afraid of... what the hell was it ?” Total badass he didn’t even let his fears get to him enough to be remembered

    • @mtmcapital
      @mtmcapital 4 месяца назад +1

      He didn't like being in crowds 😂

  • @mpayne8206
    @mpayne8206 2 года назад +12

    You can tell this guy was a character!!! His grin is so amazing!!

  • @dewitp
    @dewitp 6 месяцев назад +5

    I have a young friend just like Ed here, same **** eating grin and mannerisms, never a boring moment and everything done with heart.

  • @af4237
    @af4237 2 года назад +8

    Unfortunately, Ed passed 2/27/22 while in hospice care. What a person.

  • @taniastewart2999
    @taniastewart2999 3 года назад +26

    Love his smile n the fire in his eyes! Bless u Ed Manley. :)

  • @miznana58
    @miznana58 3 года назад +15

    The 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles are ALWAYS Screaming Eagles! He is so very good at telling his experiences. God bless them all.

  • @Southernswag8283
    @Southernswag8283 3 года назад +83

    I love how he smiles telling every story of his. I love this guy. Thank you for your service. There’s nothing in this world that could repay you and your buddies enough for how grateful I am and hopefully other people.

  • @matthewhilling1548
    @matthewhilling1548 3 года назад +30

    got the honor of a lifetime getting to sit down and talk with Ed for 3 hours a couple of months ago ! such an amazing man

  • @benjaminwilliams3568
    @benjaminwilliams3568 5 месяцев назад +10

    I'm a retired Army Sergent. This guy's eyes tell anyone aware that in his youth he wasn't a man to take lightly. This guy is the real WW2 Deal. Despite his age he is still at the time of this being filmed pretty sharp still.

  • @zacharycrago2753
    @zacharycrago2753 Год назад +16

    It's a shame that everything they fought for is now being wrecked. I'm ashamed that we haven't done more to protect their legacy and the country they built.

    • @dwizzleusa4202
      @dwizzleusa4202 Год назад +3

      Not ashamed at all go vote never matters more than now

    • @pepp4560
      @pepp4560 2 месяца назад

      The government was stolen from us in 1963, right after the Greatest Generation had first really come into power. Most of us just didn’t know it at the time. It still hasn’t dawned on many. Now it is up to us, the unworthiest generation of all, to take it back.

    • @BB-rt9nc
      @BB-rt9nc 2 месяца назад +1

      @@dwizzleusa4202😂😂 yeah, it hasn’t mattered in how many elections but some how it’ll matter now . Don’t be delusional

    • @bartschwartz9233
      @bartschwartz9233 2 месяца назад

      They were not taught this as patten and McArther said documents all of this because in 50 years they will never believed it happened.
      Still happens to this very day and it’s over religion and holy war- morden day causudes.

    • @robertwhite3752
      @robertwhite3752 Месяц назад +1

      @@BB-rt9nc I can totally understand how you feel. We are living in tough times and everything is in chaos. We have left so much unchecked and unbalanced for so long that the powers that be have taken complete advantage of it as well as total control over us. But, I can tell you that thinking it doesn’t matter anymore is just one of the many things that went wrong along this countries journey to where we find ourselves today. It’s all hardly any one persons fault, but collectively I believe we have all played a small roll. I know that much has been done to all of us that is absolutely no fault of our own. Much has been done to keep our eyes focused on hating and killing each other, and keep our gaze off of the real enemy. Everyone watch this trick over here, all while we pull off the real magic trick right in front of your faces and take everything from you, and do whatever we want to do. Believe me when I say that I totally get where you’re coming from. This is in no way trying to downplay your comment or the validity of it. You have a solid point my friend, and I know that. I was the exact same way for a long time. I would just like to urge you not lose hope and try to come to the same road many others are in that it does matter. You, and everything about you matters a hell of a lot. You matter, your life matters, your voice matters, and all your opinions matter. I know it may not seem like they do sometimes, but they do. Don’t lose hope my friend. There are way more of us than there will ever be of them. The pendulum is swinging. Fight the good fight. God bless you and yours.

  • @ponderin
    @ponderin 5 месяцев назад +8

    Whenever i was a kid, and i imagined and old American man, this was my mental image, personally, speech,everything about him screams, "Proudly made in America"

  • @mothersfavorite333
    @mothersfavorite333 9 месяцев назад +26

    My coworkers Grandpa passed away Yestarday he fought in World War 2,a Brave Black soldier who fought for America and will always be my Hero.

    • @scottprendergast5262
      @scottprendergast5262 Месяц назад

      My grandfsthers friend passed away recently- he was a brave white soldier who did his duty-God bless him

  • @user-A-A-RON
    @user-A-A-RON 3 года назад +20

    How he lights up telling the truck story is priceless 😅

  • @richardthornhill4630
    @richardthornhill4630 2 года назад +13

    Thanks to all our veterans who served this great nation.

  • @BeefCake1012
    @BeefCake1012 Год назад +13

    My grandfather was in the Army in WWII. I wish I had gotten to know him better before he passed away when I was seven back in 1999.
    I always wanted to be able to sit down with him, drink two fingers of bourbon and talk about his life.. growing up in the Depression, serving in the war and then coming home and marrying my grandmother, having four kids (my mom being the youngest) and working hard as a butcher for the rest of his life.
    All my relatives who knew him well always say he was a great man whenever he’s brought up in conversation. He truly loved life, his family and worked hard until the day he died. This generation truly was the greatest for a reason.
    RIP Pa… 🥃🫶🏼🙏🏼

    • @jamesguidash9296
      @jamesguidash9296 2 месяца назад

      You were 7 in 1999? Me too! When is your birthday? Mine is in July.

    • @BeefCake1012
      @BeefCake1012 2 месяца назад

      @@jamesguidash9296 October my guy!

  • @robertwhite3752
    @robertwhite3752 Месяц назад +2

    What a sweetheart of a man. Every single one of these guys are what we men refer to as “A MANS MAN!” Thank you for your service sir. I have a beautiful family today. I have a beautiful son and a beautiful daughter and it’s all because of “YOU” and men just like you. We live in the greatest country in the world, but freedom is not free. The fact that we can wake up in America today and walk or drive to anywhere we want to go and do anything we want to do is because others have sacrificed their blood before us. We are living in a free country today because of hero’s just like this one right here. God bless you sir and God bless all our American servicemen and women.

  • @mharper6877
    @mharper6877 3 года назад +13

    Wow! Amazingly cognizant at 99 years of age! What incredible stories and resilience in the face of adversity! Loved listening to Mr. Manley! Thanks for this!

    • @vivians9392
      @vivians9392 2 года назад +2

      I love how he smiles through the whole interview, both good and bad!

  • @frankmortensen7651
    @frankmortensen7651 3 года назад +31

    Omg, I love this guy! I could listen to him all day!

  • @tonyp4092
    @tonyp4092 3 года назад +36

    " You play the cards you're dealt." No placing blame. No sense of being entitled. Just stepped up and got it done.

    • @Cincinnatus1869
      @Cincinnatus1869 2 года назад +4

      If I was good enough to play pro ball and got screwed out of it, I gotta say I'd be bitter. This guy's a hero

  • @jlcv1230
    @jlcv1230 18 дней назад +1

    "Only the good die young" Golden smile with contagious attitude. Best of us.

  • @Unseasonedsea
    @Unseasonedsea 3 года назад +84

    The plane was being weighed down from those balls of steels he’s carrying

    • @sandor7070
      @sandor7070 3 года назад +2

      Lol. No it was because the plane was being shot up with 30mm rounds from a pair of FW190's!

    • @reteppeter9742
      @reteppeter9742 3 года назад +2

      @@sandor7070 r/woooosh

    • @b_em0
      @b_em0 3 года назад

      😂

  • @mcctravel
    @mcctravel 2 года назад +7

    100 yrs young.
    Ed, you’ve led an amazing life!
    - Thank you sir for your service.

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker 3 года назад +49

    Still smiling as he talks, still got his charm and a lesson for us all. Keep the spirit!

    • @crystalheart9
      @crystalheart9 3 года назад +1

      I always appreciate seeing their service photos and wish they would include them in every episode. It really adds to the story to see them as they looked then.

  • @paulbertonazzi2930
    @paulbertonazzi2930 2 года назад +5

    "There was something I was afraid of.... what was it????" That says it all, absolute legend!! it's sad to see where we've taken this country and what these men did for it

  • @johnpurcell931
    @johnpurcell931 3 года назад +5

    God bless this man! !!!!EVERY MAN SHOULD STRIVE TO BE LIKE HIM! !!!!!!

  • @grachtschrap
    @grachtschrap 10 месяцев назад +13

    As a dutchman I am saddened by the fact the car and the horn were taken from this hero.

  • @johnzimpleman4965
    @johnzimpleman4965 3 года назад +34

    Thank You for sharing your story Ed, hope you had a Happy 100th Birthday.

  • @chrishartley999
    @chrishartley999 3 года назад +9

    The grit this generation holds is so admirable.

  • @420kingtk
    @420kingtk 3 года назад +11

    This guy right here deserves free steak dinners for life! Mad respect thank you for your service soldier

  • @unclebo5672
    @unclebo5672 3 года назад +71

    A true American. God help this country all the real men are going away

  • @changedlife1904
    @changedlife1904 2 года назад +4

    This guy is warrior through and through , heart of gold

  • @67Jazzmaster
    @67Jazzmaster 3 месяца назад +1

    Tremendous! I am grateful that he could recollect all those details and stories and was able to share with us many years later. Thank you for your service, Sir!

  • @drdaveyjones6216
    @drdaveyjones6216 3 месяца назад +2

    My grandfathers were both veterans of WW2, fighting for the Polish under the British and partisan forces. Sadly, they both passed away before I was old enough to hear any of their stories directly from them.
    The best veteran story I have is when I was at cedar point, humming and hawing over an intimidating looking ride with a friend of mine, and as we step aside in the lineup an old man passes us. I tell him that because of his courage, I certainly can't wimp out and withdraw from the ride. He says, "this is nothing, I used to fly a p51 in WW2. This ride takes me back". He had a wide grin and a twinkle in his eyes as he spoke, and I felt duly humble. Thanks to all these men for their service... democracy is sometimes very hard one, and it is sad to see that America may choose to simply vote it away. Please think of this when November comes.

  • @conflictbricks8330
    @conflictbricks8330 3 года назад +68

    My great grandfather landed on Omaha beach 6hrs of hell he took off his gear in the boat so that he could swim b/c the landing craft couldn’t come onto the shore. He said two things he did that saved him. 1 he didn’t eat heavy food before getting into the landing craft. 2 he waited for the Germans to change the barrels on the mg42s before running up the beach

    • @Thirst4livingwater
      @Thirst4livingwater 3 года назад

      Was he able to tell you the stories in person

    • @conflictbricks8330
      @conflictbricks8330 3 года назад +8

      @@Thirst4livingwater sadly no my uncles and mother are the ones who told me what he did in ww2

    • @chefwest77
      @chefwest77 3 года назад +2

      Smart man! That's an incredible story

    • @jamesderbaum9678
      @jamesderbaum9678 3 года назад +3

      Very smart man, the mg was a hot gun

    • @fleezy1579
      @fleezy1579 2 года назад +1

      It took the germans 20-30 seconds to change barrels and i heard a story of a boat crewman who was in charge of lowering the landing plate, was that your grandpa? Crazy story… absolute heros

  • @thetruth1862
    @thetruth1862 Год назад +8

    Rest in Peace, This American hero made it to 101 God bless you sir and your generation.

    • @whyoumad4
      @whyoumad4 4 месяца назад

      Buddy this guy has murdered other human beings u really think god will bless him?

  • @jimbriggs8648
    @jimbriggs8648 Год назад +1

    This hero looks like he could still kick ass. Thank you for your grit and determination. RIP Sir. Thank you.

  • @joanharper7769
    @joanharper7769 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for your service brave hero!!

  • @dkn2128
    @dkn2128 2 года назад +5

    Amazing how he continues to smile and really enjoy telling his story!

  • @roscoep.coltraine6344
    @roscoep.coltraine6344 3 года назад +23

    Well,well,well so I finally get to see Mr. Manley! It' is truly a privilege and an honor sir!

    • @luthiervandros
      @luthiervandros 3 года назад +1

      I bet he’s happy with the current administration.

    • @shawnpa
      @shawnpa 3 года назад +1

      @@luthiervandros I don't think he is.

    • @theresemarie9569
      @theresemarie9569 3 года назад

      Roscoe, do you know him or of him?

    • @theresemarie9569
      @theresemarie9569 3 года назад

      @@shawnpa 😉

  • @tjd2326
    @tjd2326 3 года назад +25

    "There was something i was afraid of...what was it?" Lol

    • @vivians9392
      @vivians9392 2 года назад +1

      What a guy! I grew up with adults like this man, as neighbors and teachers. My young years growing up were secure ones!

  • @junglee3746
    @junglee3746 2 года назад +18

    "I wasn't afraid of anything really... But there was something I was afraid of, what the hell was it?"
    This is the man to follow in war, and at a comedy club.

  • @Dunkdastar
    @Dunkdastar 3 года назад +12

    Dude could have played pro ball! Wow amazing! Good work sir ty for your service!

  • @foamybutt8646
    @foamybutt8646 2 года назад +5

    These men and women and the actions they did should NEVER be forgotten.

  • @bman2351
    @bman2351 3 года назад +105

    We need more of Ed Manley's generation today to save our beloved nation!

    • @theyangview1898
      @theyangview1898 2 года назад +12

      Where do ya think the woke generation will take us?
      Scares me to consider the future with those turds

    • @themanfromcabowabo1559
      @themanfromcabowabo1559 2 года назад +10

      Starts with you.

    • @themanfromcabowabo1559
      @themanfromcabowabo1559 2 года назад

      @@theyangview1898 You bitch about it, what are you doing about it?

    • @kelvinsurname7051
      @kelvinsurname7051 2 года назад +3

      @@theyangview1898 You are right my friend, you are right. Really frightening.

    • @Joshcodes808
      @Joshcodes808 2 года назад +3

      Nope, we need to buckle up and do it ourselves. Let them be our inspiration.

  • @Resh1477
    @Resh1477 4 месяца назад +1

    His constant smile is so contagious 😊

  • @mateoyessir7916
    @mateoyessir7916 2 года назад +9

    This guys still around because of who he is. Great personality and such a joy to listen to , and you can tell he was a cool guy. He must have been a cocky young guy lol imagine the balls on all these men who served and died. Knowing everyone’s dying around you yet pushed on without hesitation . Kids this generation won’t know the sacrifices and the honor we all had living around these legends.

    • @williamfleming285
      @williamfleming285 Месяц назад

      I wish they played this stories in high schools , they are so inspiring … and now more than ever !!! The woke has brought so much confusion 😢

  • @gpop62
    @gpop62 3 года назад +6

    Thank you brave sir from England

  • @judykoudssi9850
    @judykoudssi9850 28 дней назад

    Thank you Mr. Manley! When watching any films from D-Day there is no doubt in my mind that every one of you are heroes!! God Bless you all.

  • @patrickchavez3848
    @patrickchavez3848 Месяц назад +1

    I just watched his interview. Mr. Manley sounds like him and I would have been good friends had I been born around 1920. Thank you Sir for your Service and your part in keeping the free world free!

  • @superbravotwo
    @superbravotwo 3 года назад +7

    I could listen to that guy all day! Amazing experiences!

  • @srijanghoshh8633
    @srijanghoshh8633 3 года назад +4

    God bless you Sir

  • @stevangill7279
    @stevangill7279 3 месяца назад +1

    All gave some , some gave all , much respect and thanks for your service Sir

  • @marcoantonioniederauer4249
    @marcoantonioniederauer4249 10 месяцев назад +1

    He fought on D-Day and lived to tell his story. God bless you.

  • @SpeedyWings2323
    @SpeedyWings2323 3 года назад +28

    Just give this a thought, this man literally heard and saw General Eisenhower talking to the paratroopers before they went into battle. Not many left from that group

  • @ecleveland1
    @ecleveland1 10 месяцев назад +3

    He was tickled he’d hit 99 and had a shot at 100. I guess he was looking back at everything that he went through and couldn’t believe how lucky he was to make it so far in life. That generation was amazing growing up through the depression and then going off to war in WW2. All these guys should have been interviewed on film starting in the 1950s or 60s so that we could have had a greater understanding of what they went through so their families would be able to show the coming generations after they passed away.

  • @dwaynesglassworks1502
    @dwaynesglassworks1502 9 месяцев назад +1

    God Bless him, thank you for your stories. RIP Ed & Thank you for your Service

  • @sbstorage95
    @sbstorage95 3 года назад +30

    Im so happy you guys did another interview with him!!! I saw another interview with him on youtube and the interviewer was terrible - he’s a special man!!

  • @hooper4581
    @hooper4581 3 года назад +3

    100 yrs old 😱. Omg this man has lived ! God bless that generation!
    He’s in better shape than most people in their 50s

    • @vivians9392
      @vivians9392 2 года назад +1

      That generation were my parents, elders, and teachers...Thank God for my secure childhood!

  • @jeffn.918
    @jeffn.918 2 года назад +4

    "This November I'll be a hundred! Only the good die young"!
    Well said

  • @aegontargaryen9322
    @aegontargaryen9322 Год назад +1

    RIP Ed , thank you for your heroism and service in WW2 . You have my fullest respect. God bless from the UK

  • @kdot8340
    @kdot8340 2 года назад +5

    Imagine having this much of a vivid memory of absolute chaos. I can't even remember what i had for lunch the previous day.. the memory on these gentleman is remarkable.

    • @chrisazure1624
      @chrisazure1624 Год назад +1

      It is great, but this is not his first time to tell it. It has been told over and over in his life. Not that it was rehearsed, but relived over and over.

    • @PlayerToBeNamedLater1973
      @PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 Год назад +1

      My Dad saw Ike and MacArthur when they rode in the back of a car through Tokyo. He was proud of his service but he thought most Japanese were literally insane until we had an exchange student from Kyoto who I became good friends with staying our house a lot. He got to know Kazunori and was glad to see he was a good kid and totally sane lol

  • @markus0355
    @markus0355 3 года назад +33

    “Only the good die young”

    • @ripvanwinkle1819
      @ripvanwinkle1819 3 года назад

      Dumb

    • @itzjcee557
      @itzjcee557 3 года назад

      Really dumb

    • @michaelneelin1847
      @michaelneelin1847 3 года назад +3

      You guys must not have been paying attention to the old man he said that as a joke but also as deep respect to his comrades that died. Markus was quoting him.

    • @markus0355
      @markus0355 3 года назад +3

      @@michaelneelin1847 just some more uneducated kids

    • @Frankosclone
      @Frankosclone 2 года назад

      I chuckled at that pays great respects to his fallen brethren someones gotta do the deed and ed was the man for the deeds

  • @Timothythebrewer
    @Timothythebrewer Год назад +5

    What a class act! Thank you for capturing these gems of the greatest generation before they leave us. Your service ensures their legacy lives on. RIP to this hero.

  • @stephenvaccarezza4781
    @stephenvaccarezza4781 3 года назад +5

    What a great story. Ed is so knowledgeable of his history of wwii it is a pleasure to hear his story. Great guy. A true hero.

  • @romeosgenericchannel3971
    @romeosgenericchannel3971 3 года назад +12

    Much love and respect to this man , And thank you sir for your service my grandfather landed on Omaha Beach Normandy, D-day as well! R.I.P , He been gone for 15 years now and it seems like only yesterday, Much love and respect to all Veterans , Past , Present and currently serving, we are who we are , and live how we live, free, because of these great men!

  • @hilldwler420
    @hilldwler420 3 года назад +6

    Thank you, sir! We owe you a great deal of respect

  • @cheesemaster113
    @cheesemaster113 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank god we got so many of these guys on camera to tell us 1st hand accounts of history. It's a shame we couldn't get more, but these stories are absolutely wild.

  • @luisramon8322
    @luisramon8322 11 месяцев назад +1

    It is a pleasure to hear this gentleman talk and narrate his war experience, he is so gracious and sharp, an incredible fighter and heroe. My highest respect to you Sr. and thank you for your service.

  • @Blap552
    @Blap552 3 года назад +6

    Happy Birthdays Manley! You're a Good man!😉

  • @jamesb.9155
    @jamesb.9155 2 года назад +4

    To have stumbled on to this nearly 100 year old spry WWII army veteran's amazing account of his D-Day1 follies is amazing! I hope he lives on for at least another decade!

    • @timf2279
      @timf2279 Год назад +1

      Sadly he passed in March of 2022.

    • @jamesb.9155
      @jamesb.9155 Год назад +1

      @@timf2279 Yes, indeed. RIP Mr Ed Manley.

  • @panmad6156
    @panmad6156 7 месяцев назад +2

    He's was bright as a spark with lots of charm..Hero4Life..🙏

  • @stevenfreeman5262
    @stevenfreeman5262 2 месяца назад +1

    The fact that he has a tare
    In the left ear tells me he had a ring in it at 1 time and that proves he's just a Human being. Thanks for Your Life Soldier.