@Todd_plays_poker
I can't imagine having a memory from 80 years ago that still brings tears...mad respect for those men.
@pixeledge-g9q
I can’t believe we’re the last generation to be able to talk with these absolute legends
@poke_hunter9
My history teacher once said if you have the opportunity to listen to a veteran you should listen.
@mariontinsley8646
My Grandfather had a similar experience in WW2 on an island. His best friend from childhood was shot through the head right beside of him. My grandfather had a shotgun and had to get a rifle to shoot the sniper. He never told anyone but he relived it as if it was happening right then while he was dying from cancer and I was sitting with him in the hospital.
@19Evolution81
He tells his stories like he relives them everytime he closes his eyes. War took everything from him except his honour.
@jamiejenkins5643
I just did a job for a 77 year old man and told me about the Vietnam war today. Was telling me how they had limb shot off and kept fighting. And he got out of the military in 1972 and didn't get his pay until 2012 for the 2 years he was in the military in Vietnam .. our veterans deserve better
@taxedpack
My grandfather cried to me as a kid begging me to never go to the military. He survived Vietnam
@Tbrous4
This is only a single story that we have the honor of hearing. These are the types of things many vets couldn’t talk about and took to their graves. Men of sacrifice, men of courage, men of circumstance that rose to fight and are reliving it with every blink. Thank you for your service, sir.
@hashimx1959
Has anyone noticed the type of men that came from this era? Its really hard to describe. They have such a clear meaning of themselves. They have seen death a hundred different ways yet they maintained their humanity.
@luciferslettuce
People truly don't understand what survivor's guilt will do to a man, I respect anyone who serves their nation!
@chickenjoe1150
For those that don’t know. It was a kid. He was like 18-19. He wanted to take point in their position and he originally said no because he was the point man/keeping a lookout in their position. That’s why he says the sniper knew he’d be there. But the kid insisted and then the other vets of the group insisted because the kid had a job to do and this was gonna be his first chance to do it. Then the kid goes and pokes his head up and boom. That quick. First mission. First deployment. Just done.
@mgntaglxy
My mother works as a senior center manager - I'm so thankful to have listened to so many important memories. I could've listened to those folks all day. Some of them stopping me in the hallway to point out their younger photos on the "Veterans Wall". It was one of my favorite places to visit because I knew I'd always get a story. I'm thankful for YouTube/Media outlets just like this.
@russellparrish5745
My dad served in the Pacific in WW2. A man standing next to him took a round from a sniper right in the gut. Next round hit my dad in the helmet. Fortunately the the bullet deflected off his helmet. The last words of the man standing next to dad was "They got me". That was the war story my father told that I remember to this day.
@chambodubstep9965
my 93 year old grandpa here in germany is still very traumatized by ww2. he was 13 years old when the war ended
@ruuuuudooooolph
The fact that he remembered this event tells us it really haunted him for many years.
@abubakarabsalom6122
It's great to hear WW2 veterans talk about their wartime experiences
@Failz-c3x
The amount of pain and guilt in his eyes..Thank you for your service and sacrifices.
@daveybass655
What an honest to God confession. It takes a real man, to be this truthful.
@KyleVoices
I’m glad with the rise of YouTube, veterans and the elderly are getting more opportunities to tell their stories instead of being ignored.
@americanveteranscenter