George Hatcher was a prisoner of war on the B. Death March. He is a home town hero where I live. My pastor and he have made the community a better place by speaking at our church several times about his journey. God bless you sir.🙏🏻🕊🇺🇸
Well done, Marine! Starting in the 1920's the Japanese Military put extremely tough Martial law on their citizens, and it was a 'Do or die' regimen. The Marines slugged it out from Guadal Canal to Okinawa. But we won against a Fanatical enemy!
I'm thankful for what freedom's we have left in this country i tell my oldest how great we really have it compared to other countries so I just want to say thank you to the men and woman who served and sacrificed for us 🇺🇸 🙏
"The worst part about getting old is having so many amazing stories to tell, but nobody wants to hear them." -My Grandfather Edit: this is my most liked comment ever on YT. Thank you all 😁
My grandfather on the other hand didn't want to talk about his war stories. The only time he opened up was the last time I saw him before he died. Wish I had recorded that conversation
Yep. We complain about not being able to go to the movies or the gym because of coronavirus. This guy endured unimaginable horrors and did it because he felt it was his duty as an American. And he didn't bitch about it. One word - HERO.
Well this pampered brat generation has produced bad times or times soon to be bad. I pray our children will become great men from our hard times, men like this soldier.
Yeah my uncle was drafted in the Vietnam war. He was the Chopper gunner, didn't wanna shoot or kill anybody but done what he was told. He said it was kill or be killed! He's the same way, he doesn't mind talking about, says it how it was, gets it off his chest. All kinds of stuff to talk about. He'll talk your ear off about it and how crap went down.
This guy is not a joke. He stood his ground. I didn't think about my girlfriend or famity. This is war I don't care if I die. Probably that conviction saved his life. Amazing, my high respect Sr .
He sounds like a inhumane psycho. He shot an unarmed man because he wouldn't give him a photo. I can't even imagine going your whole life having no qualms about that. I think it speaks to his indoctrinated character. Then again, a lot of people were super indoctrinated by their countries back then. I'm sure there are Japanese vets out there saying the same thing, but it doesn't make it ok. War fetishization is bizarre to me.
Original Poster named Luis: 7:06 Please listen to his quote again about his girlfriend(s). I am sorry to sound like a jerk bro. I am just autistic and like to help people quote articles and infographics with honesty and accuracy. God bless you Luis. Please do not be mad at my journalistic quotation correction . Trust me bro, I have been beat up my whole life just because I think I am helping somebody, so I genuinely hope I do not sound like a know-it-all beef jerkey head! I am just trying to help my bro Luis! God bless you brother!
@@glenw-xm5zfHis mind is still certainly sharp as a fine edge of an axe blade! I am autistic and just learned metaphors and wanted to let you know that buzzard line was world class hilarious. My whole life I was ashamed and would take the beating but I am now proud of my autism and rep it. Please do not be mad if I said anything offensive to you my brother. You sound like a cool bro! Keep Cool! Get it? It’s a double entendre! Let me know if you got it bro! Much respect! Peace out bro!
Well one of his first in Italy included also something like don´t take prisoners which acutely caused some war crimes and you would hang our officers which gave such orders. What´s then extra bad is how just the lower ranks which acted on the speech got punished and he is still a war hero.
@@Front-Toward-Enemy Comes from a actual historian, here are a lot on UA-cam. "General George S. Patton, The Biscari Massacre and The Slapping Incidents" Kinda almost a funny story how he rather got in trouble later for slapping someone and not just making a speech where he calls for no prisoners and then later wants to cover it up when unarmed prisoner get shoot. Like allied war crimes are not really something so rare, my village is even famous for being completely burned down by Canadians as retaliation for a SS crime. Not really something common like on both east fronts where they happen probably each day dozen of times but still there where also some in the west. While basically all sides terror bombed civilians to break there moral and well this even seemed to backfire and strengthen moral until the US started to drop nukes. To be fair they also bombed the Chinese whit the pest and probably would have caused such a blood bath if invaded this was probably the way to get the least amount of people killed but i am pretty sure nuking civilians is not legal by international law as well as to fire bomb them to death in the 100.´s of thousands. I mean are you Americans kinda unaware you also did commit some war crimes? For example what you called moral bombing is basically the same as our idea to terror bomb civilians which is just by any definition a war crime. Also just because the other side starts ignoring international law mean not your also free to ignore it, the Soviet Union had just left all international agreements but that makes the dozens of millions dead POW´s and civilians not better. When you really look into this there seems to be quite a doable standard where US war crimes are somewhere between ignored and justified.
@@kingoliever1 George Patton said “dont take prisoners” her didnt say “shoot prisoners”. Their is a difference and that is why Patton didn’t get into trouble for the massacre.
@@Front-Toward-Enemy Kinda makes it not much better when he told his soldiers to shoot people which lay down there arms which no prisoners means. So they basically got in trouble for doing it not soon enough and accepting surrender. While he still tried to cover it up and someone else pushed for an investigation, a German would been executed by the allies for this for sure. Also just one of the two guy´s killing prisoners got even convicted, not quite sure what this legal principle is exactly you call Respondeat superior but sounds kinda like for your soldiers they got to make the defense of just following orders when they did not commit any war crimes on there own but where ordered. Which was just not done for Germans where they are responsible for any criminal act if ordered or not.
@@xXAlmdudlerXx, yes, i think so. He's just a patriot who killed for his country. The war change the mind of people... He just hated all japanese, he liked to kill them, the war made a psycho heart on him.
@@xXAlmdudlerXx it's hard to have remorse for enemies that were that cruel. it's one of the rare instances in world history where in hindsight the war was fought between good guys and bad guys. a lot of people dont know that WW2 on both sides was born from one single school of thought and that is what would be called "Prussian militarism" which itself was born out of the humiliation and subjugation dealt to the Prussians at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Prussian style militarism was taught to the Japanese by the Imperial German Army specifically by a Major General Jakob Meckel who completely overhauled and reformed the Japanese military and turned it in to the fighting force that was able to defeat Russian's during the Russo-Japanese War.
Hats off to this gentleman, did what he had to do. A lot of people today wouldn't last a minute of what this guy went through. No time for sentimentality, no time for weakness. Hesitate, and you're dead.
A lot of people back then didn't last what he went through. Was everyone who died in the Pacific theater simply unfit? I get the point you're attempting to make - but the reality is plenty of soldiers broke down, many died, and many never recovered from what they experienced.
Correct on all counts. But this fellow beat the deadly odds and made his own luck using intuition, intelligence, and pure guts. Home run hitters still fail 2/3 of the time at bat. Only the best hit a homer in clutch situations. This guy did the equivalent of hitting a tying run homer off flame thrower Aroldis Chapman in the 2016 world series final game. @@kingetzel2755 o
My grandfather was a prisoner of war in the Philippines. The Japanese beat him every day for 4 years. Different forms of torture, he had a drink his own piss a lot. He ate bugs and rats you name it. He also survived the Bataan death March. Read about it. Thank god he was 10 times tougher than me and you as he lived and made it home. Then went on to be very successful in life once home. Wife kids. Etc. my mom thank god was born Lol.
He went through hell so that future generations of freedom-loving people all over the world could live in peace. You share his DNA so I thank you for his service.
My father survived the Bataan Death March. It is important for family members like us to never forget their ordeal and to remind others so that their legacy lives on. Your family might want to look into becoming a member of the ADBC Memorial Society. God bless.
I had a restaurant in Tucson Az in 1995 , the local VFW was under construction and closed , the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Okinawa was near. I volunteered my banquet room to have the anniversary dinner to denote it . Being a former Marine I knew the importance of it, over 70 Okinawa veterans came to the dinner from all branches of service, after dinner I broke out the wine and liquor to toast those who never returned. Just a little while later a veteran stood up and told a noteworthy story of his Okinawa experience, after that , one by one over 30 veterans stood while all others were quite and told their stories. There was great laughter and also many tears that night , we started at 6pm and finally left after midnight. I heard some of the most amazing stories you could imagine. I was shocked to learn that my local Pastor was an Okinawa veteran when he came that night, I knew he always walked with a limp . He stood and told his story , he was a flamethrower man on Okinawa and a Japanese artillery shell had blown him off a steep hillside he was thrown through the air over 50 feet and the landing broke his hip in several places, and that is why he limped. He had never even mentioned he was a veteran in the years I had known him.
America “the land of the free” has committed more war crimes than any other country. Everyone at that banquet deserved everything they endured. America is a country built on stolen land that lives on false promises
Forget about Hiroshima and all those INNOCENT PEOPLE? And those who chose to fogive your so called "legends" Those who forgave you are the true legends mate.. Not you..... Not you
@@jasonreaney88888888 INNOCENT PEOPLE? You mean the ones who did the rape of Nanking? Hiroshima happened because of the certain loss of a million Americans invading Japan. Why don't you go to Hiroshima and help ring the gong? You should learn Japanese while you're there.
They started it when they attacked INNOCENT mariners enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning in Hawaii. They started it when they invaded China. They started it when they invaded islands all over the Pacific. Our boys FINISHED IT.
I wish my grandmas friend would be able to talk about his experience... he’s 97 years old and none of his fingers bend because of arthritis from work and flying airplanes in the war. He’s one of the 33% of people that survived the “dog fights” in the air
Had to edit my comment for my mistake. My great uncle Robert was one of the wounded at porkchop hill. He's dead now, but the stories are crazy! I hope you get a chance to learn more secondhand.
My grandpa was a marine and wrote a book about his life. He never told his war stories to any family except to have the book written. But this man says "you weren't there you have NO idea". Hes right.
My dad's oldest brother was like that. He never talked about it with anyone in the family. He was awarded the purple 💜 heart from when he was in the battle of the bulge and the only thing he would say about that is that he got hurt helping his sargent do something.
My grandfather was a survivor of the Bataan death march. Later in life he told me some of what he experienced and what the Japanese did. It’s hard to even imagine the cruelty they were capable of.
My granddad said the same things.....he was in the 8th Air Force in Europe,these heroes sacrificed so much to provide a better life for all of us,we should never forget what they’ve done for all of us.
There are still some of us strong Americans who have not been brainwashed by communist professors. I feel the time to be strong and fight the communists on our own soil is drawing near. The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of tyrants. May the Patriots be protected by God.
@@kirkcardoso6137 I am 14 years old, and if anyone is to ask anyone from my school to describe me in one word, it would be "anti-communist", The marxists and the commies are infiltrating and destroying our dear way of life, we need to return to the great America we once were.
This man....made me realize how badly I miss my granddad. He reminds of every every grandpa out there. They're straight to the point, don't care much about your feelings and have zero problem telling people the truth. I love it!
@@funichigo and I bet you haven't done a damn thing with your life but blame others and feel sorry for yourself. The irony in your statement is excellent man, I said nothing about race, BLM, ANTIFA...yet you still get upset, why? Because I said granddad? Did that word offend you? What word was it?
Lol, maybe if god is japanese, but if he's chinese, he'll probably give this guy wings. But he's probably a marine, just does his giveth and taketh and goes about his bussiness.
My great grandfather refused to talk about what he saw, and what he had done... you will find that a lot of the soldiers who came back felt the same way, not because of the shame but because they found it traumatic- they didn't have any diagnosis for PTSD back then
Although my grandpa wasn’t a soldier of any sort, he was a Chinese resident of Malaya when the Japanese had conquered it in 1941. At the time, he was only 11 years old. Throughout the years of Japan’s occupation of Malaya, my grandpa had shared stories of their cruelty, he and my great grandmother had been beaten ruthlessly by Japanese troops for reasons such as not bowing to an officer or sometimes seemingly for no reason at all. Fearing that my great grandmother would’ve been raped eventually, this had led to him urging my great grandmother into running away and hiding in the jungles. From what he told me, they essentially lived through hell. For 4 years, they were starving and were in constant fear of the Japanese patrols finding them. My great grandmother fell ill from diseases caused by mosquitoes and without medical supplies, she passed away. With her gone, my grandfather was on his own for another year until news broke out that the Japanese had surrendered due to the atom bombings. It was one of the happiest moments of his life. Furthermore, with years of jungle experience, my grandfather grew up to be a police captain fighting against the communist forces in the jungle during what is now known as the Malayan Communist Insurgency.
@@lakesidemotorsports7658 sorry, what? my great grandmother was my grandpa’s mother, my grandpa met my grandma later on during his years as a policeman
@@connormartin5053 oh he definitely did! Though not as a traditional soldier as seen in this video, he had the will to prevent succumbing to the darkness of imperialism and grew up to become a police captain and helped fight off communism that almost took over my nation. Our country in fact almost became a Vietnam like situation which is scary to think about.
um, that would be war criminal who is proud of killing a unarmed man.. nothing badass about that at all. bit pathetic really.. yeah shit happened but to boast of it with pride is truly evil and scummy..
@@scottyman78 Any of your Family ever get the treatment of the sick bastards they all wanted to die for their Emperor he got his wish especially with a pic like that in his possession got what he deserved
@@68majortom "got what he dissevered" in a fascist society that might be the case but my grandparents fought for freedom from that very thing.. not to become such or to use another's crimes as an excuse/justification to commit more.. what you say is just plain old whataboutery..a picture does not excuse the act or the glorification of a crime.. that's not how the world works nor should work..
@@scottyman78 you are ignorant. You don’t know a damn thing about war. Hold your tongue before you judge this man who’s done more for the world and this country than you ever have.
It is his mind that kept him alive. He did not let anything bother him. I think that he correctly interpreted with the Gunny meant by "... be back in a minute".
I worked with a WW2 veteran who served in the Philippines that described the one minute situation as it happened to him. Didn't know whether to believe it or not then, but I believe it now.
My Grandad (UK)was a POW by the Japanese. Didn't really say much except that he survived by pretending to be an Aussie soldier as a British soldier had a nastier time with the torment they provided. When he did arrive home his family didn't realise who he was as he was so malnourished. Tough as nails he was with a grit and determination just to survive and make it home. I'm proud of what he and others had to do so I can live my life.
It was war. It was not a drill. These men were just boys when this country went to war. I admire men like this. No nonsense. We are free today because of guys like this.
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@Nicolas d'Avout There is an old saying " The enemy of my enemy is my friend".. Hitler or Stalin...pick your poison. Yes there is a LOT wrong with this country. These guys did not have time to sort it out. they were just trying to survive.
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They say that pictures of young men from that era, and later, the men from WW2 had a hardened look on their faces, that the other young men didn’t have.
This man reminds me of my grandpa. Sat for hours listening to his war stories when he raised me. If he would have lived, past 1985, he would have been 100 years old on January 7th of this year.
I wish my grandfather had told his stories. He didn’t talk about his time in Iran and Belgium, Battle of the Bulge. I was too young to ask much, but if I had, doubtful he would’ve talked. My grandmother said he never talked to her about it either - no one.
My dad was a Marine from 38-46 and served in the South Pacific. But even when I was a kid and asked him about it, since I was always interested inWW2, he never said much. He passed before I hit 17 and never saw me follow in his footsteps, when I joined the Marines in ‘68, serving in Nam 68-69.
@@seanbooth1278 plenty of people who have been in combat think it's wrong to kill POWs or civilians. Even if they did it. This guy thinks it's ok cause it was apparently standard procedure at the time. Still a war crime.
Semper Fidelis, because of your efforts my son is a Marine and my father a 3 war veteran Pattons tank commanders 17 yrs old in France Germany during the blitzkrieg! You are all the greatest warriors ever assembled in the history of warriors! God bless you and your family!
That why he survived. Take no chances kill everything that moves. Kill or be killed... my dad was in Vietnam. He told me the time he was moving out and fell into a fox hole right on top of one . They instantly was in a fight for life . After awhile of chocking each other, and short jabs. He was able to plunge his trench knife up under his neck into the base of skull . They was eyeball to eyeball. He said he was so close he could smell his breath. He watched the life leave his body and crawled out.. RIP DAD 💙
Damn... this dude is built different. I get a random pain and I start getting anxiety about cancer or something. This man was on foreign shores giving the finger to the angel of death at age 18 and acts like it was nothing. Certified badass
That entire generation was built with thicker stuff. They were the epitome of the term “hard times make hard men” cause most of them grew up in families fresh out of the depression.
@@Icarianbrother it's a shame you weren't deployed with him, you could have welcomed Japanese prisoners with open arms for a hug, right before they stuck a live grenade in your shirt pocket.
The man said it, shoot first you live longer, if he would have been captured he would have been sent to Japanese Unit 731 and tortured in horrific ways. Ide rather take a bullet than go through that any day. That soldier knew he was screwed and soon as he was lost and solo, and his only possession which he desperately wanted to keep and idolize, was the beheading of other prisoners who likely weren't every on an active battlefield like he was.
@@Icarianbrother seems as though everything you have said has been a straw man argument.... Also this is a random UA-cam comment not an English term paper.. you bringing the conversation towards grammar pretty much admits that you have no more information to back up your previous claims, goodnight sir I have stuff going on tomorrow and cannot sit in bed arguing with a professional troll who has half a brain and excessive amounts of keyboard time.
@@Icarianbrother that wasn't an argument, that was a simple statement that you missed your opportunity to be there with him and explain to him why he's wrong. Then later, explain why you were dead and he wasn't. Not everyone is looking for an argument like you obviously are.... It's because of what that man did, that you can post your little UA-cam rants and cry about it without getting locked in jail or executed yourself. I would love to discuss this further but I have work in the morning and I wouldn't want you to be late for whatever riot or protest you have scheduled this week... Which again, you are able to do because of the man who's comment section you are harassing. Goodnight sir. Save the drama for your mama, she can update me later ;) lol
Yeh. Kids have it so good these days. All the toys and playstations and things. Not like back in the days when things were rough, you had to play in the dirt lol
Yeah i hate how Sensitive everyone is nowadays! You cant say anything anymore without some Snowflake getting Butthurt and whining about their overly sensitive "Feelings" i swear i wish i could Smack them through my phone! I cant stand this Overly butthurt world anymore. And then you get the crazies either being actually offended for other People! (Who arent even offended) or flat out virtue signalling just trying to get Social media Fame.
This man is more useful in battle as is, than I would be at my 28 years. He understands what needs to be done needs to be done and does it every time. Doesn’t put himself or most importantly, his team, in any danger because of his shoot first mentality and his untrusting of enemies.
A good friend of mine was a lieutenant in the US Army during WWII. He said eventually he forgave the Germans, but he never forgave the Japanese. He hated them to the day he died.
My father was born in 1925, and turned 16 in September of 1941. He was drafted once, and tried to enlist twice. Turned away all 3 times because he was blind in his left eye. Their mistake, because he grew into a 6'4" 255 pound man with more fight in him than any 10 men. He despised the Japanese with a burning hatred till he died at 84 years old.
My Granddad fought at Guadacanal and stated that the Japanese would yell out medic to get the US medics to run over to them so as to kill them. After that, US soldiers called out "Lolita" if they needed the medic as the Japanese couldn't pronounce the L's properly. Every dirty trick in the book thrown at our soldiers.
I was pretty lucky to have two of them like this as my progenitors. One grandfather served in the US Army's OSS during WW2 collaborating with the Polish resistance. He didn't talk about that experience much up until his final last couple years because that period was one especially painful for him to talk about and we weren't supposed to have soldiers in Eastern Europe according to the agreements made with the Soviets back then. After the war he was involved with Operation Paperclip. I didn't know the name of the operation until years after he passed but put everything together once details of that started being declassified. He was one of the OSS agents in charge of keeping an eye on, chaperoning and monitoring former Nazi scientists. My father recollected that during the 60s whenever Werner von Braun was in the headlines, during the space race, my grandfather would have nothing but bile to speak about him since he had known him personally and positively detested the man. I didn't get to know my grandfather on my mother's side but he apparently served stateside in the Navy during WW2. He left the military after his enlistment was up. However he signed on again, shortly before the US went full out to be involved in Vietnam, with the USAF. He served three tours working as part of forward air base security. The bases he was assigned to were attacked many times by the Vietcong and snipers were always an occupational hazard. He brought home a backpack frame with a bullet still lodged in the top part of it that would otherwise have hit him in the neck. He was a good bit younger than my paternal grandfather but it was a different occupational hazard that took him away so young; Agent Orange. From my recollections of my paternal grandfather he was a straight laced, no nonsense, tough guy. He had a bit of a twisted sense of humor, strict about manners and, despite being a tough guy, he had surprisingly gentle characteristics including his love for animals and how awkward he was at expressing himself with his grandchildren. While my father genuinely feared his father, while loving him just the same, it saddens me that I believe my father just didn't understand my grandfather. I treasure the few years I got to spend with him in my youth before my parents and I moved half way across the country. From what I learned about my maternal grandfather he was a different sort entirely. He was a womanizer, would go out and drink until late and didn't hesitate to raise his hand against his wife. While there's nobody left to ask to clarify my suspicions I think he had some serious "demons" from his wartime experiences.
@@doug4036 Each and every one of us that had a grandparent of good character and dignity surely misses them. In my view though, we can't go back to the time when they were here, so all we can do is treasure the memories we made while they were still with us.
My Grandfather served in the Navy during WWII and fought at Iwo Jima he was a Naval Corpsman (basically a combat medic)....he used to talk about how brutal the Japanese soldiers were...he talked about how relentless they were and he said they didn’t take very many prisoners...he died in 2012 holding a lot of animosity towards the Japanese. My grandpa sounded a lot like the gentleman in this video...
An Uncle of mine participated in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach . He survived when most of his buddies didn't. He never was the same after and developed schizophrenia later . The horrors of war are unimaginable.
@@SMlFFY85: You seriously comparing this guy to the people who raped and abused pregnant Chinese woman and people whom gassed the Jewish people? That's below braindead thinking
when i was a kid i used to the grass for bataan death march survivor...he was the most interesting person i've ever met, i'm almost 60 now and i've never forgotten him...it really was an honor to have known him.
I'm in the Philippines. That March was about 60 miles long in tropical heat. Dirt road over a mountain. It was a no joke march with brutal Japanese soldiers. Today that road is paved and is lined with convenience stores where you can buy snacks and bottled water. God bless those men who suffered that march.
I grew up with these men around me being the teachers, little league coaches, boy scout leaders, and the like. Then when I got old enough to work, they were the ones who taught me and worked with me. They didn't talk much about the war. But a few would talk with me one on one with no one around. They didn't enjoy doing what they had to do during their service. But they did what they felt they had to do. Very good people. Today there are few of us that have lived through what they did. Those trying to judge them in these comments are showing their lack of understanding of the world they lived in. Best spend your time taking care of your own world.
@@doug4036 I will agree 100%! Them and even the older people were such great mentors and gave me such direction and knowledge to head out on the journey of life. I could tell the difference between myself and others my age by just how much interactions they had with the elders. And today, I think I can see the difference in all the younger generations on how they act and conduct themselves. Those who are taught or think they know it all really miss out on so much other knowledge that could make life more liveable for them. I know I would not trade my upbringing for anything.
When I was a teen I lived at Cubi Point. For the Boy Scouts we marched the Death March but only at ten miles a day. Mass respect for those involved during the war. Tony
This is why it’s easy to overlook an actual badass when you run into them. Calm, understated, no regrets. Thank you Sir for going to that awful place and doing what had to be done. Glad you are on our side.
There will never ever be a generation of Americans to approach the bravery and guts of these men and women. We should be ashamed of squandering what they fought so hard and died for
My father was injured in Milan, Italy. Received the Purple Heart. He NEVER said a word about the war. Dad passed in 93' and I so regret not picking his brain. I think about that most everyday.
There would be no America if we didn't have men shooting unarmed POWs who won't hand over a photo... give me a break. You people fetishize ww2 so much its pathetic.
Pastor Dr. Martin Sempa a pawn? He and the rest of the country got involved, because they knew how serious the threat was. We were the heroes in ww2 even with all the horrible shit we did. No one comes out clean
My father was in the second wave on Tarawa . Said he was a scared and worthless soldier until he accepted the fact that he would die on Tarawa . Fear left him and was replaced with hate - hate for the Japanese and the fact that he was fighting on some God forsaken island . Asked if he personally killed an enemy soldier , he just said ‘ I did what I had to do ‘ . Got out after the war , married , had 6 kids , active in the church . Never would have known his story except for his medals and his fervent dislike for anything ‘ Made in Japan ‘ . My dad , my hero !
I could sit down with a drink and a good cigar listening to this hero’s stories all day long. What an amazing man. May his legacy live on forever and god bless him. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
One of my grandfathers fought in North Africa (the other was Navy, HMAS Hobart) he was at the siege of Tobruk, he caught a round and thought his war was over, was shipped home to Australia. Only to find out they were sending him to New Guinea. I would sit in his shed with him many years ago now and would ask him war stories "So they had me killing Krauts and Dagos, I must have been too good at it, because now they wanted me to kill Japs!" He was captured at Kokoda but after 4 days managed to escape with 2 other blokes, in that time he witnessed several men bayonetted and 2 beheaded, he was certain he would be next. Some of the stories he told me were pretty crazy, and definitely not PG (I'd get censored telling them here!). I only wish I could sit down with him for another round. I was also lucky to have known 2 diggers from WWI who landed at Gallipoli and then also fought on the Western Front, both until the bells tolled in 1918. I was smart enough at 12 years old to record conversations with one of them on 90 min cassette tapes, I still have 9 tapes. The stories those gentlemen told me were incredible and I feel blessed to have known them. One somehow went the whole war without any serious injury bar a few scratches, considering trench warfare and hand-to-hand combat it was hard to comprehend, the other had his right ear taken off by a Stielhandgranate that exploded after he picked it up and tossed it back, he didn't expect the fuse to be so short, and it exploded mid-air, he turned his face and shrapnel took his ear off! I was a kid so of course I'd ask, how many did you kill? both those men would sigh and say they had lost count within the first month or two, they both said they only remember the 1st and the last with literally hundreds in between.
My dad served in WWII and his dad served in WWI. I had the pleasure as a boy to hear about both wars. My grandfather passed away in 1980 when I was 10. I remember sitting with him and thinking how cool it was that he was alive during the 1800s. That was a different generation. Even my dad would roll over in his grave to see his country the way it is now.
@@JaX-cu7hb people are soft. They stand up for nothing. They do whatever they are told. They get their feeling hurt at the drop of a dime and want to destroy people who don't agree with them. We've turned into a coddled society
Thanks for sharing your experience, my great grandfather was taken by the Japanese army in san marcelino, manila ,3 oclock in the morning. All the man was separated including my grandfather. They don't even let them to say goodbye to their families. At once they get in to the army truck .my grandfather left my grandmother and a children of three my mom was nine years old my aunt was seven and my uncle was even a year old.up to this time we still don't know where do they killed him and where do they buried him...his name was Francisco Ramirez .my mom name me after him..Francisco Ramirez Santiago..proud of him coz his a guerilla to defend my country .I salute all the US troops. God bless you.
Your grandma, aunt, uncle and your mom are very tough going through that and staying strong. Wala akong balita sa aking lolo simula nung pagkabata, pero alam kong nagawang itakas ng lolo ko ang pamilya nya pati ang nanay ko sa kaligtasan. Mga Hapon ang may pinakamaikling pagtigil dito sa ating bansa pero sila ang pinakabrutal. Salute to both our grandparents, without them, we wouldn't be here.
My dad was in the USCG(later USN)& was wounded at Pearl Harbor December 7th, 1941. He despised what the Japanese did but individuals were responsible for their own actions. Both my father & uncle went on about how they loved the Philippines and the people that lived there. My uncle(USN) told me about one of the best days ever was there. He saw a ship arriving & a small boat disembarked & it was my dad that he hadn't seen in years with 2 coca colas (that he hadn't had in years)
I love hearing first hand accounts from second world war veterans. These men are so humble and selfless. They risked their lives time and time again for people they would never even meet. I was delivering to an old war veteran last year. This was during the BLM riots in London. After discovering that he served during the war in Burma. I asked him if the actions of the rioters, desecrating our war memorials infuriated him like it did me. He replied "No, it just makes me sad, that these people will never appreciate how much my generation went through. To be thousands of miles from home fighting a cruel, ruthless enemy in a country you've never even heard of. To be so tired, so hungry, so thirsty and so scared you start loosing your grip on reality. But it also makes me feel happy, knowing in the end, because of what we did, those kids will go home in the evening, to a warm house, a plate full of hot food, and a warm bed. And they'll sleep soundly without the constant fear of someone sneaking up and slitting their throats. Just knowing that I can't complain"
Yeah. Your old man fought in WW2 so thank you for his service. But let's not act like the only villains during that era were the axis powers. The allies were evil little shits too. They just so happened to be the lesser of two evils.
A Korean War tank vet said the same thing when he told the story of how the North Koreans and Chinese would swarm their tanks on foot. There were so many the they had to turn their machine guns on each others tanks to shoot them off.
I grew up with a bunch of these veterans, and they talked in the same way. And he is right. Crazy people think they can rationalize what happened during that war, but they cannot. What are unique generation
This guys reminds me of my grandpa to a t. He was the bravest man I ever knew. He also would give you the shirt off his back. He loved people and people loved him. Would give just about anything to hear his voice or see his smile one more time.
@@mixie5751 impressionable college freshman? Is that why they invaded the island of Hokkaido and the Ryukyu Islands (including Okinawa)? Is that why they invaded Korea 16th century??? List goes on… Nope. False religion, which led to classism and racism, which fostered hatred, which led to wrong impressions. That is why they entered World War II.
@@mixie5751 You’re straining a nat, trying real hard to put a square peg in a round hole. On the street they call that, a shuffle. Japanese were classist and racists, and so they went to war. They were historically cruel and evil. The great thing is, the Baptist missionaries got into the country right after the war and so many Japanese converted to Christianity that it literally changed their core ideology from Shintoism. And now, they have a more western mentality and morality - though it’s eroding - and so they are peaceful. By the way, when you’re studying history, you have to remember there are three pillars of historiography, internal evidence, external evidence, and biographical evidence. You obviously have read what other people said and failed to go to direct sources. I would encourage you to spend a few days if you’re still interested in this topic, to listen to what the actual Japanese had to say about themselves about the start and pursuit of war. Like, Yamamoto and his grandson. Now his grandson lives In Arizona, so you could go talk with him directly. Remember, original source in original language trumps your professor.
@@mixie5751 They did not invade Korea? Yes they did. You’re contradicting yourself. And now you’re justifying dominance over Sovereign nation. I’m going to end it here, because it seems like you have an ideology to prove and you’re not able to be objective. When do you find Utopia, just let us know.
Thank you so much for posting these videos. From those who filmed to those who found these men and got them to open up, it’s a hell of a job. Everyone who helped immortalize these men and who help post these are great patriots. This is history. And without these videos we truly run the risk of losing this history. Thank you. 🇺🇸❤
As a Brit I can say we have only respect for US marines, no matter what country you’re from, you all deserve huge amounts of respect. Ura devil dog, may you have a safe and happy rest of your days
These people sacrificed themselves to save people from a vicious and inhumane invasion force. In Iraq (and in many others) you WERE the vicious and inhumane invasion force. May US soldiers of WW2 be remembered with honour and glory. You, the servants and henchmen of oil warlords, may rot in the f.cking hell.
God bless all our veterans . My dad was a WW2 vet who wound up guarding German POW'S. He spent the war manning a machine gun that he never had to fire at the Germans.He said the Germans were starving when they were captured and offered no resistance . RIP Dad.
People these days get so angry at these guys for the way they talk about the enemy and saying they feel no remorse for brutal shit they did but you don’t even realize what they’ve been though, what they were forced to see and feel, and how much sadness and resentment for the enemy they feel in their hearts especially at the time of war. Nobody WANTS to be terrified with people dying around them, or shoot a man who’s defenseless because he wouldn’t hand over a picture which ends up being his idols cutting heads off. War is just hell.
It’s war, it’s kill or be killed and it’s funny to see how many keyboard warriors are writing like they were in the battlefield.. if they were in that solider position I wonder how they will react
My Late father also fought at Okinawa . I enjoyed your commentary. Thanking you and the thousands of US Marines who fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Pacific theater during WWII
I'm 56 years old and have been fascinated with World War 2 for many years. My Dad served in Korea in the Army. He passed last year at 94. My daughter is almost 25 years old but I can remember when she was little I would be watching a documentary or movie about World War 2 and just be overwhelmed with gratitude for what these guys did . Here I sit with my Wife & Daughter in peace an abundance is what I thought back than and still do, they sacrificed so much. Thank You for your service !
I met and drank with a lot of WW2 guys in the service clubs, Legion, VFWs, years ago when I would go out drinking. These guys were a different breed of cat. They all had this quiet toughness about them. No bitching and complaining about shit, they just dealt with life.
I don't think that's the right tone. To be callous to the suffering of others is to do psychological damage to yourself, but war is necessary damage because it is the choice between the lesser of two (or more) forms of damage. He did what he had to do, and my guess is that he would even agree with everything I've typed here.
As a Viet Nam veteran he said something I agree with, and that was “You don’t know what it’s (combat) about until you’ve been there. I was a 19 y/o Navy Corpsman serving w/the Marines.
@@Icarianbrother Ricky rude..did you hear what he said this group of men were far into enemy territory highly out numbered. To have enemy soldiers in side your zone and surrounded by the same no time to worry if these men would show where you were at..live or die. What would you do honestly
Oh yeah? And so if YOU were taken prisoner you’d be just fine and accept being put on your knees and shot in the back of your head? This was a war crime and this man is no Hero.
@@Av-vd3wk The answer to your question is yes. Your in a war. Your enemies are not observing any code of conduct. Your only hope of survival is winning & even then it is not likely. Of course your gonna accept it. You don’t really have a choice in the matter. That’s the reality of the situation. You’d know that already & without having to ask the question in the 1st place, if you were ever forced into that man’s shoes for those island hopping campaigns. Your question only outs you as someone who has never sniffed such a scenario in your own life, but your probably ironically typing away, like the keyboard warrior you are, wearing a Che Guevara shirt, from the basement of your parent’s glass house. This is a video of a man of will. If it weren’t for folks of will like this man, you would not be living in a world that allows you to randomly speak opinions behind some fake ass name tag on the internet. Don’t worry. Even though your probably from the same country as this old bad ass, nobody is going to confuse someone like you that talks shit on the internet behind a fake name, to this old guy.
@@jimreeder341 trust me he’s suffered a lot from what he’s been through, doesn’t mean I don’t respect him, I respect him more from it. It doesn’t mean your weak to have pts
My grandfather fought in Korea and Germany growing up I heard many story's these guys are so strong its hard to break them they been through it all before my grandfather died hospice gave him 6 months to live he lived another 6 years He was a worrier at heart he flew a B29 plane in the war and he was proud of that
The pain in his eyes when he said "just throw it off and go about your business. pay no attention to it." you can tell he was repeating something that just got him through the horror. I love these stories from people who were so obviously destroyed by what they were called to do but cant let it show even just a little bit. they fight it until they die. Not shame for his action, but pain for the loss that necessitated his action.
Some people just really don't care about taking somebody else's life, almost like they're programmed, and it's usually with soldiers especially. This people often go into the armed forces solely because they want something to do that they have no problem with and get additional benefits from it. You don't care, and you don't think about the person you just shot. You see them as nothing more than an enemy. Similar to the way people act when shooting those dudes in video games.
@@avp1874 yeah, i dont think he cared about killing Germans, I think he is probably just destroyed by the loss that he had to have experienced. He is obviously haunted by a leg or some body parts being thrown onto him by an explosion. otherwise he wouldn't have brought it up. And sweet Jesus, who would that NOT mess up. These guys were just built different.
@@Jake-tw8qr I get what you are saying but you are pulling stuff out of nowhere here. You saw pain in his eyes, I didn't see anything. Like he said nothing seems to bother him much. Not all people are super sensitive and dramatic about life. It's war, you see some shit, you get a different perspective about things.
@@NecroxProduction you may be right about him, however I do know something of these types of events and I can tell you that in the last few second of this clip he was not the debonaire GI he was moments earlier. He was the scared boy in Europe losing friend around him. I could see that in his eyes. Same as I could see it in every other WWII veteran who has told me stories.
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Looking at America it is hard to see this exceptionalism you speak of. Qualities found in Americans can be found in people from all nations. It’s great to believe that you live in the best country, but belief in exceptionalism is just another way of saying ignorance. Ignorance of the faults of ones own country and of its place in the world relative to other nations. It is partly born through scale. The USA isn’t better than other countries, it is simply bigger. America is ‘the land of the free’ but it’s not the only free country. And it didn’t event freedom. By many accepted standards the USA falls below other free nations on basic measures, health, poverty, crime and literacy. The USA currently has a government that ticks every box on the Fascism checklist and a pandemic running out of control. Lots of countries have done better. It is the home of the worlds largest polluter, the DoD. Don’t get me wrong, many great things have come out of the USA, but many great things have come out of other countries. The USA is special, just like everyone else.
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George Hatcher was a prisoner of war on the B. Death March. He is a home town hero where I live. My pastor and he have made the community a better place by speaking at our church several times about his journey. God bless you sir.🙏🏻🕊🇺🇸
Well done, Marine! Starting in the 1920's the Japanese Military put extremely tough Martial law on their citizens, and it was a 'Do or die' regimen. The Marines slugged it out from Guadal Canal to Okinawa. But we won against a Fanatical enemy!
I'm thankful for what freedom's we have left in this country i tell my oldest how great we really have it compared to other countries so I just want to say thank you to the men and woman who served and sacrificed for us 🇺🇸 🙏
@@carmineredd1198 Who are you calling traitors?
@@gringling57 everyone who has ever been in the US Military
"The worst part about getting old is having so many amazing stories to tell, but nobody wants to hear them." -My Grandfather
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I would listen to your grandfather all day
My grandfather on the other hand didn't want to talk about his war stories. The only time he opened up was the last time I saw him before he died. Wish I had recorded that conversation
Get his stories on here, he'd be listened to I'm sure.
People do want to hear them but elderly tend to not bring them up.
I could listen to these stories all day long,
Men like this are why I’ve been able to live the life of a pampered brat. Thank you, sir.
We oughta make it up to them and raise our kids good
But but but the Japanese were the sad, innocent victims of those "mean" Americans, is the false narrative being said today
Yep. We complain about not being able to go to the movies or the gym because of coronavirus. This guy endured unimaginable horrors and did it because he felt it was his duty as an American. And he didn't bitch about it. One word - HERO.
Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, weak men create hard times.
Well this pampered brat generation has produced bad times or times soon to be bad. I pray our children will become great men from our hard times, men like this soldier.
I like how he doesn't hold anything back. He tells it how it was and hes not ashamed of what he did because that's what kept hi alive.
War is hell my guy u don’t have time for remorse
Yeah my uncle was drafted in the Vietnam war. He was the Chopper gunner, didn't wanna shoot or kill anybody but done what he was told. He said it was kill or be killed! He's the same way, he doesn't mind talking about, says it how it was, gets it off his chest. All kinds of stuff to talk about. He'll talk your ear off about it and how crap went down.
@@AppalachianFMJ I wish I knew him.
My uncles the same way, has zero problems describing exactly how the situations he was in went down
@@AppalachianFMJ my grandpa was a door gunner on a chopper over there as well
This guy is not a joke. He stood his ground. I didn't think about my girlfriend or famity. This is war I don't care if I die. Probably that conviction saved his life. Amazing, my high respect Sr .
NOW LET ME TELL YOU HOW EVIL WHITE AMERICA IS TO BLACK AMERICANS 😂😂😂😂
He's close to 100. and is still a tough old buzzard
He sounds like a inhumane psycho. He shot an unarmed man because he wouldn't give him a photo. I can't even imagine going your whole life having no qualms about that. I think it speaks to his indoctrinated character. Then again, a lot of people were super indoctrinated by their countries back then. I'm sure there are Japanese vets out there saying the same thing, but it doesn't make it ok. War fetishization is bizarre to me.
Original Poster named Luis: 7:06 Please listen to his quote again about his girlfriend(s). I am sorry to sound like a jerk bro. I am just autistic and like to help people quote articles and infographics with honesty and accuracy. God bless you Luis. Please do not be mad at my journalistic quotation correction . Trust me bro, I have been beat up my whole life just because I think I am helping somebody, so I genuinely hope I do not sound like a know-it-all beef jerkey head! I am just trying to help my bro Luis! God bless you brother!
@@glenw-xm5zfHis mind is still certainly sharp as a fine edge of an axe blade! I am autistic and just learned metaphors and wanted to let you know that buzzard line was world class hilarious. My whole life I was ashamed and would take the beating but I am now proud of my autism and rep it. Please do not be mad if I said anything offensive to you my brother. You sound like a cool bro! Keep Cool! Get it? It’s a double entendre! Let me know if you got it bro! Much respect! Peace out bro!
I still like Patton’s speech: “Your job isn’t to die for your country. Your job is to make the other poor bastard die for his country”
Well one of his first in Italy included also something like don´t take prisoners which acutely caused some war crimes and you would hang our officers which gave such orders. What´s then extra bad is how just the lower ranks which acted on the speech got punished and he is still a war hero.
@@kingoliever1 how much research have you actually done on this subject? Sounds like you just watched a video and went with it
@@Front-Toward-Enemy Comes from a actual historian, here are a lot on UA-cam. "General George S. Patton, The Biscari Massacre and The Slapping Incidents"
Kinda almost a funny story how he rather got in trouble later for slapping someone and not just making a speech where he calls for no prisoners and then later wants to cover it up when unarmed prisoner get shoot.
Like allied war crimes are not really something so rare, my village is even famous for being completely burned down by Canadians as retaliation for a SS crime. Not really something common like on both east fronts where they happen probably each day dozen of times but still there where also some in the west.
While basically all sides terror bombed civilians to break there moral and well this even seemed to backfire and strengthen moral until the US started to drop nukes. To be fair they also bombed the Chinese whit the pest and probably would have caused such a blood bath if invaded this was probably the way to get the least amount of people killed but i am pretty sure nuking civilians is not legal by international law as well as to fire bomb them to death in the 100.´s of thousands.
I mean are you Americans kinda unaware you also did commit some war crimes? For example what you called moral bombing is basically the same as our idea to terror bomb civilians which is just by any definition a war crime. Also just because the other side starts ignoring international law mean not your also free to ignore it, the Soviet Union had just left all international agreements but that makes the dozens of millions dead POW´s and civilians not better.
When you really look into this there seems to be quite a doable standard where US war crimes are somewhere between ignored and justified.
@@kingoliever1 George Patton said “dont take prisoners” her didnt say “shoot prisoners”. Their is a difference and that is why Patton didn’t get into trouble for the massacre.
@@Front-Toward-Enemy Kinda makes it not much better when he told his soldiers to shoot people which lay down there arms which no prisoners means. So they basically got in trouble for doing it not soon enough and accepting surrender.
While he still tried to cover it up and someone else pushed for an investigation, a German would been executed by the allies for this for sure.
Also just one of the two guy´s killing prisoners got even convicted, not quite sure what this legal principle is exactly you call Respondeat superior but sounds kinda like for your soldiers they got to make the defense of just following orders when they did not commit any war crimes on there own but where ordered. Which was just not done for Germans where they are responsible for any criminal act if ordered or not.
Can you imagine this mans personality when he was 18.this man has seen things the most of us couldn’t imagine. Thank you Sir.
Yes , I love and respect Americans very much , God bless them 🇺🇲♥️
He probably didnt think much and just did what he was told to do. I think remorse never came to him like to many other vets
@@xXAlmdudlerXx, yes, i think so. He's just a patriot who killed for his country. The war change the mind of people... He just hated all japanese, he liked to kill them, the war made a psycho heart on him.
@@xXAlmdudlerXx it's hard to have remorse for enemies that were that cruel. it's one of the rare instances in world history where in hindsight the war was fought between good guys and bad guys. a lot of people dont know that WW2 on both sides was born from one single school of thought and that is what would be called "Prussian militarism" which itself was born out of the humiliation and subjugation dealt to the Prussians at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Prussian style militarism was taught to the Japanese by the Imperial German Army specifically by a Major General Jakob Meckel who completely overhauled and reformed the Japanese military and turned it in to the fighting force that was able to defeat Russian's during the Russo-Japanese War.
From what I understand, when Gunny says you gotta be back in a minute, you better be back in a fuckin minute.
"Shoot first; you live longer."
True story, sir.
When the rules of engagement were designed to protect us. You'd get court martialed today for that.
@@Dudeguy36 The filthy Labor party is getting stuck into our SAS, the Labor party a disgraceful slimy boil on the bum of Australia
@@FlgOff044038 Quiet fasch
Your IQ sure is low
Live in the hood, see how much of a true story that is sir
Hats off to this gentleman, did what he had to do. A lot of people today wouldn't last a minute of what this guy went through. No time for sentimentality, no time for weakness. Hesitate, and you're dead.
And that kids is how you survive in a war!
True but the ppl who died at the hand of the Japanese deserve respect too
A lot of people back then didn't last what he went through. Was everyone who died in the Pacific theater simply unfit?
I get the point you're attempting to make - but the reality is plenty of soldiers broke down, many died, and many never recovered from what they experienced.
Hesitation is defeat
Correct on all counts. But this fellow beat the deadly odds and made his own luck using intuition, intelligence, and pure guts. Home run hitters still fail 2/3 of the time at bat. Only the best hit a homer in clutch situations. This guy did the equivalent of hitting a tying run homer off flame thrower Aroldis Chapman in the 2016 world series final game. @@kingetzel2755 o
My grandfather was a prisoner of war in the Philippines. The Japanese beat him every day for 4 years. Different forms of torture, he had a drink his own piss a lot. He ate bugs and rats you name it. He also survived the Bataan death March. Read about it. Thank god he was 10 times tougher than me and you as he lived and made it home. Then went on to be very successful in life once home. Wife kids. Etc. my mom thank god was born
Lol.
He went through hell so that future generations of freedom-loving people all over the world could live in peace. You share his DNA so I thank you for his service.
My father survived the Bataan Death March. It is important for family members like us to never forget their ordeal and to remind others so that their legacy lives on. Your family might want to look into becoming a member of the ADBC Memorial Society. God bless.
I lost a uncle in a Japanese prison camp.
Your grandfather is part of the Greatest Generation!!
Only a handful of Aussies survived the Sandakan Death March
This man appears to be so strong and vibrant for his age. God Bless you sir. Thank you for all your sacrifice
John Boy Once a Marine Always a Marine
He is a new world order puppet slave and he fought for our continued slavery under international globalist rule.
he's not reading your UA-cam comment.
@@susanschramm2149 Not all Marine are real men. I've known some POS Marines.
Youre welcome
"shoot first and live longer" then smiles. What a star.
Cowboy logic.
@@truslyd stay alive logic.
@@peterhall728 certainly falls under the cowboy logic umbrella
@@truslyd not sure what Cowboy logic actually means to be honest. I'm sure this mindset was around long before cowboys ever existed.
My Father had the same attitude ~ Shoot first & appologise after , Maybe.. He lived
I had a restaurant in Tucson Az in 1995 , the local VFW was under construction and closed , the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Okinawa was near. I volunteered my banquet room to have the anniversary dinner to denote it . Being a former Marine I knew the importance of it, over 70 Okinawa veterans came to the dinner from all branches of service, after dinner I broke out the wine and liquor to toast those who never returned. Just a little while later a veteran stood up and told a noteworthy story of his Okinawa experience, after that , one by one over 30 veterans stood while all others were quite and told their stories. There was great laughter and also many tears that night , we started at 6pm and finally left after midnight. I heard some of the most amazing stories you could imagine. I was shocked to learn that my local Pastor was an Okinawa veteran when he came that night, I knew he always walked with a limp . He stood and told his story , he was a flamethrower man on Okinawa and a Japanese artillery shell had blown him off a steep hillside he was thrown through the air over 50 feet and the landing broke his hip in several places, and that is why he limped. He had never even mentioned he was a veteran in the years I had known him.
That is incredible
Whao
Thank you for doing that. That’s fantastic.
America “the land of the free” has committed more war crimes than any other country. Everyone at that banquet deserved everything they endured. America is a country built on stolen land that lives on false promises
This is incredible. What was the restaurant, can I ask? I wonder if someone else has secondhand memories of it.
“Shoot first and live longer” this guy is full legend status
Sounds like a good "James Bond" movie title
Beast and Savage mode. not to be trifled with
Forget about Hiroshima and all those INNOCENT PEOPLE? And those who chose to fogive your so called "legends"
Those who forgave you are the true legends mate.. Not you..... Not you
@@jasonreaney88888888 INNOCENT PEOPLE? You mean the ones who did the rape of Nanking? Hiroshima happened because of the certain loss of a million Americans invading Japan. Why don't you go to Hiroshima and help ring the gong? You should learn Japanese while you're there.
They started it when they attacked INNOCENT mariners enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning in Hawaii. They started it when they invaded China. They started it when they invaded islands all over the Pacific. Our boys FINISHED IT.
I wish my grandmas friend would be able to talk about his experience... he’s 97 years old and none of his fingers bend because of arthritis from work and flying airplanes in the war. He’s one of the 33% of people that survived the “dog fights” in the air
Ask him about the "Red Baron" 😆 he will 100% knew him
That's insane 33%? Respect to everyone serving in that war that's crazy
@@VeronikaSchmoll-id7rt the Red Baron was world war 1 not world war 2 smh
The stories are insane. God bless your family for his service. I wish he could tell you about it too.
Had to edit my comment for my mistake. My great uncle Robert was one of the wounded at porkchop hill. He's dead now, but the stories are crazy! I hope you get a chance to learn more secondhand.
My grandpa was a marine and wrote a book about his life. He never told his war stories to any family except to have the book written. But this man says "you weren't there you have NO idea". Hes right.
What is the name of the book?
What is the book title and author?
@@bigusdicccusplays1417 never published it. But gave family members all a copy. I wish it would've been.
@@patrickmeyer9419 ahhh now it will become a legendary collectible item in the future (; Grateful for his service!!
My dad's oldest brother was like that. He never talked about it with anyone in the family. He was awarded the purple 💜 heart from when he was in the battle of the bulge and the only thing he would say about that is that he got hurt helping his sargent do something.
My grandfather was a survivor of the Bataan death march. Later in life he told me some of what he experienced and what the Japanese did. It’s hard to even imagine the cruelty they were capable of.
The U.S. immediately allied with them after War
my great grandma from san fernando their rice were stolen by japanese he said
Unit 731 is some of the worst atrocities humanity has ever seen
Go buy a Honda now
The brutality of the japs was under reported compared to the nazis
"Doesn't do no good to worry" smartest words ever spoken but alot easier said than done. I wish I could think like that.
Gotta train your mind.
@Fred Forbes
Amen brother.
@Fred Forbes the bible is just a bunch of communist bullshit meant to distract Americans from the truth
Change the way you think like you are literally just wishing instead of doing
@@JohnSmith-nh2te how could it be communist if communism wasn’t around when it was written
My granddad said the same things.....he was in the 8th Air Force in Europe,these heroes sacrificed so much to provide a better life for all of us,we should never forget what they’ve done for all of us.
The Mighty Eighth! In my opinion they were among the most courageous and bravest of anyone in WWII
Yeap, now socialism trying to invade us
And just look at what we've allowed this country to become
Oh yeah definitely. Couldn't imagine what my shitty working class life would be like if some idiot didnt go to Europe to kill 17 year old Hans.
Glad he made it back to produce such a beautiful granddaughter.
This Generation was 3 times the People that are walking around in this country.
There are still some of us strong Americans who have not been brainwashed by communist professors. I feel the time to be strong and fight the communists on our own soil is drawing near. The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of tyrants. May the Patriots be protected by God.
@@kirkcardoso6137 I am 14 years old, and if anyone is to ask anyone from my school to describe me in one word, it would be "anti-communist", The marxists and the commies are infiltrating and destroying our dear way of life, we need to return to the great America we once were.
Bullshit. Maybe 3 times you. But definitely not 3 times everybody. And everyone in that generation were not heroes.
Will Outlaw right? This is the same generation that couldn’t handle miscegenation or drinking from the same water fountain with colored people 🤭
@@juergen_von_strangle Wasn't that the time the US was also at the top of its food chain, and anti-communism at its high?
Mr. Fillipek passed in January of this year. There ain't many left, but their stories will live on.
This man....made me realize how badly I miss my granddad. He reminds of every every grandpa out there. They're straight to the point, don't care much about your feelings and have zero problem telling people the truth. I love it!
Yeah I bet you voted for Trump too
@@funichigo and I bet you haven't done a damn thing with your life but blame others and feel sorry for yourself. The irony in your statement is excellent man, I said nothing about race, BLM, ANTIFA...yet you still get upset, why? Because I said granddad? Did that word offend you? What word was it?
Oh, found it! It was the word "Truth".
@R. Dillon ... very well said
@@funichigo why would you get political on a non political comment
I asked my grandpa if he ever get any anxiety. He said, "I never had time for no anxiety. I just put my faith in the good lord, and go about my way."
Lol, maybe if god is japanese, but if he's chinese, he'll probably give this guy wings. But he's probably a marine, just does his giveth and taketh and goes about his bussiness.
Sadly nowadays people get anxiety if a FB post doesn’t get likes and this brave man had people trying to kill him 24-7.
Man young people were just built different back then
@@leonidusroberts Nah, they were just in a different world
Simple minded
We need to interview every single WW2 veteran. there are so few left.
And make every millennial listen to them!!!
@@nonyabiz9912 For real man it is so depressing how in a few years there will be none left :(
My great grandfather refused to talk about what he saw, and what he had done... you will find that a lot of the soldiers who came back felt the same way, not because of the shame but because they found it traumatic- they didn't have any diagnosis for PTSD back then
If they're willing.
@@varidian694 the truth is that you will never know what your great-grandfather did in the war, unless he tells you. Or find it in a way.
This man’s iron resolve and love for his country is inspiring. RIP Cpl. Filipek
Although my grandpa wasn’t a soldier of any sort, he was a Chinese resident of Malaya when the Japanese had conquered it in 1941. At the time, he was only 11 years old. Throughout the years of Japan’s occupation of Malaya, my grandpa had shared stories of their cruelty, he and my great grandmother had been beaten ruthlessly by Japanese troops for reasons such as not bowing to an officer or sometimes seemingly for no reason at all. Fearing that my great grandmother would’ve been raped eventually, this had led to him urging my great grandmother into running away and hiding in the jungles. From what he told me, they essentially lived through hell. For 4 years, they were starving and were in constant fear of the Japanese patrols finding them. My great grandmother fell ill from diseases caused by mosquitoes and without medical supplies, she passed away. With her gone, my grandfather was on his own for another year until news broke out that the Japanese had surrendered due to the atom bombings. It was one of the happiest moments of his life. Furthermore, with years of jungle experience, my grandfather grew up to be a police captain fighting against the communist forces in the jungle during what is now known as the Malayan Communist Insurgency.
fishing. Nowadays people take their freedoms for granted. Bless those who've fought and died trying to protect it.
So... she died and he was alone? How did they become great grand parents
you say that he didn’t serve… but he actually truly did
@@lakesidemotorsports7658 sorry, what? my great grandmother was my grandpa’s mother, my grandpa met my grandma later on during his years as a policeman
@@connormartin5053 oh he definitely did! Though not as a traditional soldier as seen in this video, he had the will to prevent succumbing to the darkness of imperialism and grew up to become a police captain and helped fight off communism that almost took over my nation. Our country in fact almost became a Vietnam like situation which is scary to think about.
“Don’t do no good to worry” dude is a bad ass combat marine.
um, that would be war criminal who is proud of killing a unarmed man..
nothing badass about that at all. bit pathetic really.. yeah shit happened but to boast of it with pride is truly evil and scummy..
@@scottyman78 Any of your Family ever get the treatment of the sick bastards they all wanted to die for their Emperor he got his wish especially with a pic like that in his possession got what he deserved
@@68majortom "got what he dissevered" in a fascist society that might be the case but my grandparents fought for freedom from that very thing.. not to become such or to use another's crimes as an excuse/justification to commit more.. what you say is just plain old whataboutery..a picture does not excuse the act or the glorification of a crime.. that's not how the world works nor should work..
@@scottyman78 nobody should feel bad for doing what they had to do to survive. Unless you were there you have nothing to say.
@@scottyman78 you are ignorant. You don’t know a damn thing about war. Hold your tongue before you judge this man who’s done more for the world and this country than you ever have.
It is his mind that kept him alive. He did not let anything bother him. I think that he correctly interpreted with the Gunny meant by "... be back in a minute".
I worked with a WW2 veteran who served in the Philippines that described the one minute situation as it happened to him. Didn't know whether to believe it or not then, but I believe it now.
I miss these WWII guys. There used to be so many of them and they were the best of us.
Where's Bob Hope and Bing Crosby when you need 'em?
There's still a lot.
@@carymnuhgibrilsamadalnasud1222 I don’t know any that are still alive. All of the WWII vets in my entire extended family are dead now.
@@mikeporten8174 Look it up there's at least 200,000 to 100,000 ww2 vets still around.
They fought for us to be minorities in our own cities
My Grandad (UK)was a POW by the Japanese. Didn't really say much except that he survived by pretending to be an Aussie soldier as a British soldier had a nastier time with the torment they provided. When he did arrive home his family didn't realise who he was as he was so malnourished. Tough as nails he was with a grit and determination just to survive and make it home. I'm proud of what he and others had to do so I can live my life.
I'm proud of him too. Glad he made it.
I'm proud of him too. Glad he made it. and i remember them all ,through people who tell there experience ,s
Respect.
As a half Japanese kid I’m sorry to hear that, thank god the allies won
'hard' as nails!
It was war. It was not a drill. These men were just boys when this country went to war. I admire men like this. No nonsense. We are free today because of guys like this.
Little boys getting castrated, cities turning into hives of violent crime, a serious obesity epidemic, suicides spiking, substance abuse now commonplace, mainstream media and the government using subliminal brainwashing techniques, traditional culture thrown out the window, a population worshipping rich celebrities, plastic consumerism, materialism and capitalism running rampant... but at least we can vote for our corrupt bureaucrats!
@Nicolas d'Avout There is an old saying " The enemy of my enemy is my friend".. Hitler or Stalin...pick your poison. Yes there is a LOT wrong with this country. These guys did not have time to sort it out. they were just trying to survive.
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Damn straight!
They say that pictures of young men from that era, and later, the men from WW2 had a hardened look on their faces, that the other young men didn’t have.
This man reminds me of my grandpa. Sat for hours listening to his war stories when he raised me. If he would have lived, past 1985, he would have been 100 years old on January 7th of this year.
That's my birthday. God bless him. I hope he is resting in peace.
@@BrenKlick I'm sure he is. His wife passed 2 years ago so they're back together now.
😭
I wish my grandfather had told his stories. He didn’t talk about his time in Iran and Belgium, Battle of the Bulge. I was too young to ask much, but if I had, doubtful he would’ve talked. My grandmother said he never talked to her about it either - no one.
@@ntnsty It was most likely for the better, war is a horrible thing and the only reason we need to remember it is so we don't repeat it
My dad was a Marine from 38-46 and served in the South Pacific. But even when I was a kid and asked him about it, since I was always interested inWW2, he never said much. He passed before I hit 17 and never saw me follow in his footsteps, when I joined the Marines in ‘68, serving in Nam 68-69.
Love this guy. Taking no prisoners with the interviewer and believing in his actions. Good man.
Reminds me of my grandfather except he was at Normandy.
@@Icarianbrother No. He killed a war criminal.
@@Icarianbrother have you ever been to war?
@@Icarianbrother that doesn’t answer my question. I am interested to know have you ever served in combat?
@@seanbooth1278 plenty of people who have been in combat think it's wrong to kill POWs or civilians. Even if they did it. This guy thinks it's ok cause it was apparently standard procedure at the time. Still a war crime.
Who wouldn’t want this amazing human being on their team?! I wouldn’t want to fight him now even at his age! Legend.
....so drag your nuts across my guts we're part of the hobart crew.....[.no offence, its just a old cadence]......he is tough
@@brianoriorden9748 well said sir!
No doubt
Took no prisoners unless ordered and if you people could have seen what they did to our boys you wouldn't either
Well people today seem to care more about our enemies , then their own fellow Americans
@@scallen3841 Communists...
@@IntrepidYouth is that what you think lol
@@scallen3841 Cultural Communism and Marxism is a plague to western culture.
@@IntrepidYouth Lol you get from r/conspiracy
Semper Fidelis, because of your efforts my son is a Marine and my father a 3 war veteran Pattons tank commanders 17 yrs old in France Germany during the blitzkrieg! You are all the greatest warriors ever assembled in the history of warriors! God bless you and your family!
This gentleman has a bronze star and a Purple Hart with 2 stars. That on its own makes that he deserves a lot of respect.
The US gives out medals like candy, they mostly mean nothing.
@@SMlFFY85 not in ww2. anyway Purple Hearts are for being wounded in combat
@@SMlFFY85 You're delusional. How many year of active duty did YOU serve?? How dare you??
@@SMlFFY85 And how many do you have?
@@shanemarcotte2062 probably none. (I have 6 years)
That why he survived. Take no chances kill everything that moves. Kill or be killed... my dad was in Vietnam. He told me the time he was moving out and fell into a fox hole right on top of one . They instantly was in a fight for life . After awhile of chocking each other, and short jabs. He was able to plunge his trench knife up under his neck into the base of skull . They was eyeball to eyeball. He said he was so close he could smell his breath. He watched the life leave his body and crawled out.. RIP DAD 💙
Savage
Bro your dad was an absolute savage. Did what he had to do
All that so the country could be given over to foreigners and perverts. Shame
@Jordan Barclay obviously not for Desmond doss
Wow dad.
Damn... this dude is built different. I get a random pain and I start getting anxiety about cancer or something. This man was on foreign shores giving the finger to the angel of death at age 18 and acts like it was nothing. Certified badass
That entire generation was built with thicker stuff. They were the epitome of the term “hard times make hard men” cause most of them grew up in families fresh out of the depression.
@@j.vinton4039 yep.
Cycle will continue
It was a different world back then
@@evanpetelle9744 I hope not, but... Yeah.
@@j.vinton4039 Exactly. And what the next phrase say to you? Good times create weak men. Look at where we're at right now...
Thank you for your service pop! You are truly loved and missed🇺🇸
This man is a legend. Whoever decided to capture all these stories for all of us to hear, genius. Great job sir and thank you.
"Whoever" is Rishi Sharma, a hero in his own rite.
@@RubyBandUSA "Rishi Sharma" is Walter FilliPek I believe it is right behind him, next time you want to be a smartass at least get his name right
@@Nick2014B hes talking about the guy who made this UA-cam channel, not the marine getting interviewed dummy.
The man is sharp as a tack. Hes gotta be in his 90’s and his eyes still light up like a young man.
@@Icarianbrother if that’s all you got out of this video re-evaluate yourself.
War is war.
@@Icarianbrother it's a shame you weren't deployed with him, you could have welcomed Japanese prisoners with open arms for a hug, right before they stuck a live grenade in your shirt pocket.
The man said it, shoot first you live longer, if he would have been captured he would have been sent to Japanese Unit 731 and tortured in horrific ways. Ide rather take a bullet than go through that any day. That soldier knew he was screwed and soon as he was lost and solo, and his only possession which he desperately wanted to keep and idolize, was the beheading of other prisoners who likely weren't every on an active battlefield like he was.
@@Icarianbrother seems as though everything you have said has been a straw man argument.... Also this is a random UA-cam comment not an English term paper.. you bringing the conversation towards grammar pretty much admits that you have no more information to back up your previous claims, goodnight sir I have stuff going on tomorrow and cannot sit in bed arguing with a professional troll who has half a brain and excessive amounts of keyboard time.
@@Icarianbrother that wasn't an argument, that was a simple statement that you missed your opportunity to be there with him and explain to him why he's wrong. Then later, explain why you were dead and he wasn't. Not everyone is looking for an argument like you obviously are.... It's because of what that man did, that you can post your little UA-cam rants and cry about it without getting locked in jail or executed yourself. I would love to discuss this further but I have work in the morning and I wouldn't want you to be late for whatever riot or protest you have scheduled this week... Which again, you are able to do because of the man who's comment section you are harassing. Goodnight sir. Save the drama for your mama, she can update me later ;) lol
And people today claim to get PTSD from negative Twitter replies.
Yeh. Kids have it so good these days. All the toys and playstations and things. Not like back in the days when things were rough, you had to play in the dirt lol
Yeah i hate how Sensitive everyone is nowadays! You cant say anything anymore without some Snowflake getting Butthurt and whining about their overly sensitive "Feelings" i swear i wish i could Smack them through my phone! I cant stand this Overly butthurt world anymore. And then you get the crazies either being actually offended for other People! (Who arent even offended) or flat out virtue signalling just trying to get Social media Fame.
@@daviddaddy You sound pretty butthurt.
@@thishandleistaken1011 yeah im Sooo Butt hurt! Wahhhhh Save me... Lol
Look at all the males who think vaj pubes grown around their mouth holes makes them hip & kewl'. Go ahead..look...it won't take but a sec.
This man is more useful in battle as is, than I would be at my 28 years. He understands what needs to be done needs to be done and does it every time. Doesn’t put himself or most importantly, his team, in any danger because of his shoot first mentality and his untrusting of enemies.
A good friend of mine was a lieutenant in the US Army during WWII. He said eventually he forgave the Germans, but he never forgave the Japanese. He hated them to the day he died.
My father was born in 1925, and turned 16 in September of 1941. He was drafted once, and tried to enlist twice. Turned away all 3 times because he was blind in his left eye.
Their mistake, because he grew into a 6'4" 255 pound man with more fight in him than any 10 men. He despised the Japanese with a burning hatred till he died at 84 years old.
@Davy Jones. As did my dad
Did the Germans forgive him too?
My Granddad fought at Guadacanal and stated that the Japanese would yell out medic to get the US medics to run over to them so as to kill them. After that, US soldiers called out "Lolita" if they needed the medic as the Japanese couldn't pronounce the L's properly. Every dirty trick in the book thrown at our soldiers.
@JNL CSA Rebel You're welcome!
I remember when everyone had a grandad like this.
I was pretty lucky to have two of them like this as my progenitors. One grandfather served in the US Army's OSS during WW2 collaborating with the Polish resistance. He didn't talk about that experience much up until his final last couple years because that period was one especially painful for him to talk about and we weren't supposed to have soldiers in Eastern Europe according to the agreements made with the Soviets back then.
After the war he was involved with Operation Paperclip. I didn't know the name of the operation until years after he passed but put everything together once details of that started being declassified. He was one of the OSS agents in charge of keeping an eye on, chaperoning and monitoring former Nazi scientists. My father recollected that during the 60s whenever Werner von Braun was in the headlines, during the space race, my grandfather would have nothing but bile to speak about him since he had known him personally and positively detested the man.
I didn't get to know my grandfather on my mother's side but he apparently served stateside in the Navy during WW2. He left the military after his enlistment was up. However he signed on again, shortly before the US went full out to be involved in Vietnam, with the USAF. He served three tours working as part of forward air base security. The bases he was assigned to were attacked many times by the Vietcong and snipers were always an occupational hazard. He brought home a backpack frame with a bullet still lodged in the top part of it that would otherwise have hit him in the neck. He was a good bit younger than my paternal grandfather but it was a different occupational hazard that took him away so young; Agent Orange.
From my recollections of my paternal grandfather he was a straight laced, no nonsense, tough guy. He had a bit of a twisted sense of humor, strict about manners and, despite being a tough guy, he had surprisingly gentle characteristics including his love for animals and how awkward he was at expressing himself with his grandchildren. While my father genuinely feared his father, while loving him just the same, it saddens me that I believe my father just didn't understand my grandfather. I treasure the few years I got to spend with him in my youth before my parents and I moved half way across the country.
From what I learned about my maternal grandfather he was a different sort entirely. He was a womanizer, would go out and drink until late and didn't hesitate to raise his hand against his wife. While there's nobody left to ask to clarify my suspicions I think he had some serious "demons" from his wartime experiences.
I did. 69 infantry Rhine River. Thankfully he never saw the Germans act in this manner.
I damn sure miss both of mine
@@doug4036 Each and every one of us that had a grandparent of good character and dignity surely misses them. In my view though, we can't go back to the time when they were here, so all we can do is treasure the memories we made while they were still with us.
Yup
My Grandfather served in the Navy during WWII and fought at Iwo Jima he was a Naval Corpsman (basically a combat medic)....he used to talk about how brutal the Japanese soldiers were...he talked about how relentless they were and he said they didn’t take very many prisoners...he died in 2012 holding a lot of animosity towards the Japanese. My grandpa sounded a lot like the gentleman in this video...
Sounds like my grandad(British)
It's easier said than done
"Doc" Lawson here. Your Grandpa was a true hero! Fair Winds and Following Seas to my Shipmate!
Navy Corpsman here, your grandfather represented the best rate (job) in the Navy, especially during that time!
if he was a Navy corpsman he would have been with the marines
An Uncle of mine participated in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach . He survived when most of his buddies didn't. He never was the same after and developed schizophrenia later . The horrors of war are unimaginable.
Rest In Peace to my uncle Bill. 36-46. He would be 102 now. Died last year. Served in Florida before the war, then in 42 he went to the pacific front
What a fuckin legend. Glad I’m getting these videos in my feed.
@@Po7ent good times
This guy is a realest. Nothing fazes this man. He was ready to die. A real soldier, just going about his business.
Truth...but....a Marine
Unlike kneeling Jockstraps 😆🤣🤣!
Semper Fi Leatherneck!
He's a literal murderer, no better than any Japanese or SS war criminal.
@@SMlFFY85: You seriously comparing this guy to the people who raped and abused pregnant Chinese woman and people whom gassed the Jewish people? That's below braindead thinking
when i was a kid i used to the grass for bataan death march survivor...he was the most interesting person i've ever met, i'm almost 60 now and i've never forgotten him...it really was an honor to have known him.
I'm in the Philippines. That March was about 60 miles long in tropical heat. Dirt road over a mountain. It was a no joke march with brutal Japanese soldiers. Today that road is paved and is lined with convenience stores where you can buy snacks and bottled water. God bless those men who suffered that march.
I grew up with these men around me being the teachers, little league coaches, boy scout leaders, and the like. Then when I got old enough to work, they were the ones who taught me and worked with me. They didn't talk much about the war. But a few would talk with me one on one with no one around. They didn't enjoy doing what they had to do during their service. But they did what they felt they had to do. Very good people. Today there are few of us that have lived through what they did. Those trying to judge them in these comments are showing their lack of understanding of the world they lived in. Best spend your time taking care of your own world.
@@ronfullerton3162 damn, how lucky were we to have these guys surrounding us growing up.
@@doug4036 I will agree 100%! Them and even the older people were such great mentors and gave me such direction and knowledge to head out on the journey of life. I could tell the difference between myself and others my age by just how much interactions they had with the elders. And today, I think I can see the difference in all the younger generations on how they act and conduct themselves. Those who are taught or think they know it all really miss out on so much other knowledge that could make life more liveable for them. I know I would not trade my upbringing for anything.
When I was a teen I lived at Cubi Point. For the Boy Scouts we marched the Death March but only at ten miles a day. Mass respect for those involved during the war. Tony
This is why it’s easy to overlook an actual badass when you run into them. Calm, understated, no regrets.
Thank you Sir for going to that awful place and doing what had to be done.
Glad you are on our side.
This guys more badass than I’ll ever be and I acknowledge and accept it.
Same here. He deserves every good things
There will never ever be a generation of Americans to approach the bravery and guts of these men and women. We should be ashamed of squandering what they fought so hard and died for
How about you just stop acting lame and be a man?
Well Japan is Japanese and America is north Mexico in ten years so what did you really win ?
@@scottjohnstontheii9287 the rights to kill a man. Lol
War is a hell most people can’t imagine.
Especially that war.
My father was injured in Milan, Italy. Received the Purple Heart. He NEVER said a word about the war. Dad passed in 93' and I so regret not picking his brain. I think about that most everyday.
That was probably the one war you would want to be in... Least the weapons they had would most likely kill you quick
@@moses420 as opposed to ww1.
@@humanchannel7825 gas in wwi
All of you read this man's statement before you post your worthless opinions..
These are important historical acounts for future generations,
Yep especially because there not much WW2 veterans who are still alive these stories are very inspirational
UA-cam will ban them for racism, watch.
Experience them now because when America becomes communist all this history will be erased.
Just seems like more and more of the people growing up just dont give a shit.
Yes, to spread hate, isn't it?
there would be no America were their no men like this.... thank you sir!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
There would be no America if we didn't have men shooting unarmed POWs who won't hand over a photo... give me a break. You people fetishize ww2 so much its pathetic.
"Only those who have lived through it would truly understand it for what it really was."
I appreciate that I'm an afg vet
@@coreymadden3650 Very true, it's always amazing seeing how different everybody truly is.
@@coreymadden3650 stop spamming
@@Mrbb33399 what do you mean “spamming”? This is his only comment here
@@pizzaman1852 stop spamming
This man is the actual definition of “one bad mother...” Nothing but respect.
Even pawns deserve respect, lol.
@@TheRealSamPreece pawn can take any piece just like the queen can
Pastor Dr. Martin Sempa a pawn? He and the rest of the country got involved, because they knew how serious the threat was. We were the heroes in ww2 even with all the horrible shit we did. No one comes out clean
I would conquer hell with this man
@@drdoomer8553 well then nobody was the hero. you were the winners but thats a different thing.
My father was in the second wave on Tarawa . Said he was a scared and worthless soldier until he accepted the fact that he would die on Tarawa . Fear left him and was replaced with hate - hate for the Japanese and the fact that he was fighting on some God forsaken island . Asked if he personally killed an enemy soldier , he just said ‘ I did what I had to do ‘ . Got out after the war , married , had 6 kids , active in the church . Never would have known his story except for his medals and his fervent dislike for anything ‘ Made in Japan ‘ . My dad , my hero !
"THAT WAS DEEP"....Profound.
Your FATHER is a HERO to me also.
Hero
Yup
Forgiveness, he was not a Christian. Hate is not in the Christian vocabulary.
I could sit down with a drink and a good cigar listening to this hero’s stories all day long. What an amazing man. May his legacy live on forever and god bless him. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
That's what I do after I jump your mom's bones.
One of my grandfathers fought in North Africa (the other was Navy, HMAS Hobart) he was at the siege of Tobruk, he caught a round and thought his war was over, was shipped home to Australia. Only to find out they were sending him to New Guinea. I would sit in his shed with him many years ago now and would ask him war stories "So they had me killing Krauts and Dagos, I must have been too good at it, because now they wanted me to kill Japs!" He was captured at Kokoda but after 4 days managed to escape with 2 other blokes, in that time he witnessed several men bayonetted and 2 beheaded, he was certain he would be next. Some of the stories he told me were pretty crazy, and definitely not PG (I'd get censored telling them here!). I only wish I could sit down with him for another round.
I was also lucky to have known 2 diggers from WWI who landed at Gallipoli and then also fought on the Western Front, both until the bells tolled in 1918. I was smart enough at 12 years old to record conversations with one of them on 90 min cassette tapes, I still have 9 tapes. The stories those gentlemen told me were incredible and I feel blessed to have known them. One somehow went the whole war without any serious injury bar a few scratches, considering trench warfare and hand-to-hand combat it was hard to comprehend, the other had his right ear taken off by a Stielhandgranate that exploded after he picked it up and tossed it back, he didn't expect the fuse to be so short, and it exploded mid-air, he turned his face and shrapnel took his ear off!
I was a kid so of course I'd ask, how many did you kill? both those men would sigh and say they had lost count within the first month or two, they both said they only remember the 1st and the last with literally hundreds in between.
My dad served in WWII and his dad served in WWI. I had the pleasure as a boy to hear about both wars. My grandfather passed away in 1980 when I was 10. I remember sitting with him and thinking how cool it was that he was alive during the 1800s. That was a different generation. Even my dad would roll over in his grave to see his country the way it is now.
My dad was with the RCAF in WW2, mostly on crash boats on the West coast of Canada, and his father was a lifer with the Irish Guards in WW1.
Roll in his grave in regards to what
@@JaX-cu7hb people are soft. They stand up for nothing. They do whatever they are told. They get their feeling hurt at the drop of a dime and want to destroy people who don't agree with them. We've turned into a coddled society
@@PumaPete agreed. Honestly though I think this whole thing is a bit of a phase that I hope will die out soon
@@JaX-cu7hb I hope so too or this once great country will die out instead.
Thanks for sharing your experience, my great grandfather was taken by the Japanese army in san marcelino, manila ,3 oclock in the morning. All the man was separated including my grandfather. They don't even let them to say goodbye to their families. At once they get in to the army truck .my grandfather left my grandmother and a children of three my mom was nine years old my aunt was seven and my uncle was even a year old.up to this time we still don't know where do they killed him and where do they buried him...his name was Francisco Ramirez .my mom name me after him..Francisco Ramirez Santiago..proud of him coz his a guerilla to defend my country .I salute all the US troops. God bless you.
He is a Hero of the highest calibre my friend. God bless you.
I'm proud of him and your people. Your country doesn't get the credit it deserves for standing up to the Japanese.
He was a hero. May he rest in peace.
Your grandma, aunt, uncle and your mom are very tough going through that and staying strong. Wala akong balita sa aking lolo simula nung pagkabata, pero alam kong nagawang itakas ng lolo ko ang pamilya nya pati ang nanay ko sa kaligtasan. Mga Hapon ang may pinakamaikling pagtigil dito sa ating bansa pero sila ang pinakabrutal. Salute to both our grandparents, without them, we wouldn't be here.
My dad was in the USCG(later USN)& was wounded at Pearl Harbor December 7th, 1941. He despised what the Japanese did but individuals were responsible for their own actions. Both my father & uncle went on about how they loved the Philippines and the people that lived there. My uncle(USN) told me about one of the best days ever was there. He saw a ship arriving & a small boat disembarked & it was my dad that he hadn't seen in years with 2 coca colas (that he hadn't had in years)
I love hearing first hand accounts from second world war veterans. These men are so humble and selfless. They risked their lives time and time again for people they would never even meet. I was delivering to an old war veteran last year. This was during the BLM riots in London. After discovering that he served during the war in Burma. I asked him if the actions of the rioters, desecrating our war memorials infuriated him like it did me. He replied "No, it just makes me sad, that these people will never appreciate how much my generation went through. To be thousands of miles from home fighting a cruel, ruthless enemy in a country you've never even heard of. To be so tired, so hungry, so thirsty and so scared you start loosing your grip on reality. But it also makes me feel happy, knowing in the end, because of what we did, those kids will go home in the evening, to a warm house, a plate full of hot food, and a warm bed. And they'll sleep soundly without the constant fear of someone sneaking up and slitting their throats. Just knowing that I can't complain"
Incredible, we owe such a debt to these men. I worry greatly for the our future in the UK, with the rising military power that is amassing in China
Wow. Such a different viewpoint than people of later generations have. Good men like that are añmost extinct.
That's beautiful
Yeah. Your old man fought in WW2 so thank you for his service. But let's not act like the only villains during that era were the axis powers. The allies were evil little shits too. They just so happened to be the lesser of two evils.
@@mixie5751 I don't care.
when he said"Yes SIr",i can see all the Power from his Face....A demonstration of Power,Greetings From Brasil.....
The scariest enemy is the one that is not afraid to die.
So true.... TAKE two pills of FUKITALL when it's FUBAR.
You got to respect the Japanese for their tenacity if nothing else
A Korean War tank vet said the same thing when he told the story of how the North Koreans and Chinese would swarm their tanks on foot. There were so many the they had to turn their machine guns on each others tanks to shoot them off.
@@bemotivated8443 When death is seen as more honorable than surrender what other choice do you have?
And we’ve been fighting them for 20 years. Martyrdom
I bet his back hurts from carrying around those GIANT balls of his. God Bless You Sir
No doubt
Cannot bless a man that kills with no remorse.
@@jorgecampos9659 they attacked us and then we beat them like a drum. He was doing the right thing little hippie.
@@jorgecampos9659 Sure you can, How about Abraham, King David, Joshua, Elijah. Good grief.
@@praetorianblade6490 stories
I grew up with a bunch of these veterans, and they talked in the same way. And he is right. Crazy people think they can rationalize what happened during that war, but they cannot. What are unique generation
This guys reminds me of my grandpa to a t. He was the bravest man I ever knew. He also would give you the shirt off his back. He loved people and people loved him. Would give just about anything to hear his voice or see his smile one more time.
@@mixie5751 impressionable college freshman? Is that why they invaded the island of Hokkaido and the Ryukyu Islands (including Okinawa)?
Is that why they invaded Korea 16th century??? List goes on…
Nope. False religion, which led to classism and racism, which fostered hatred, which led to wrong impressions. That is why they entered World War II.
@@mixie5751 You’re straining a nat, trying real hard to put a square peg in a round hole. On the street they call that, a shuffle. Japanese were classist and racists, and so they went to war. They were historically cruel and evil.
The great thing is, the Baptist missionaries got into the country right after the war and so many Japanese converted to Christianity that it literally changed their core ideology from Shintoism. And now, they have a more western mentality and morality - though it’s eroding - and so they are peaceful.
By the way, when you’re studying history, you have to remember there are three pillars of historiography, internal evidence, external evidence, and biographical evidence. You obviously have read what other people said and failed to go to direct sources. I would encourage you to spend a few days if you’re still interested in this topic, to listen to what the actual Japanese had to say about themselves about the start and pursuit of war. Like, Yamamoto and his grandson. Now his grandson lives In Arizona, so you could go talk with him directly. Remember, original source in original language trumps your professor.
@@mixie5751 They did not invade Korea? Yes they did. You’re contradicting yourself. And now you’re justifying dominance over Sovereign nation. I’m going to end it here, because it seems like you have an ideology to prove and you’re not able to be objective. When do you find Utopia, just let us know.
Thank you so much for posting these videos.
From those who filmed to those who found these men and got them to open up, it’s a hell of a job.
Everyone who helped immortalize these men and who help post these are great patriots.
This is history. And without these videos we truly run the risk of losing this history. Thank you.
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As a Brit I can say we have only respect for US marines, no matter what country you’re from, you all deserve huge amounts of respect. Ura devil dog, may you have a safe and happy rest of your days
Lmao, imagine getting clapped by submarines🤣🤣
@@johannsebastianbach9003
When did we get clapped by submarines? As far as i recall we destroyed all the german submarines...
Yet you wankers train here in Canada but don’t respect us eh.
Oohra*
@@alexnapier6810 I’ll get it right one day🤣can’t exactly say it’s a common phrase in the UK military
Damn. Even at his age there would be no questions asked if this Marine told me to hold his beer.
Yep.
OohRah!
You would catch his knife hand if you didn't.
Semper Fi
Agreed...
Come on, seriously, you'd kick his ass. Dont be silly
"I don't worry about nothing now, don't do no good." that smile after killed me, I hope he knows happiness until his dying day because he deserves it.
This is an example of what Real Men were, God bless these people. Thank you Sir.
We owe the largest debt imaginable to men like him.
Damn straight!
That's a fact
Makes my service look like childsplay . . . I experienced no enemy.
DAMN STRAIGHT AMERICA FREEEEDOM YEAH BOY
@@paulsuprono7225 The enemy is within now.
I served in Iraq Afghanistan and Sierra Leone on a ship
But Nothing like these guys 100% times of respect
It was a terrible war
But thank you for youre service
I also did Kosovo but I didn't get a seves 🏅 medal for that
Thanks bud 👍 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧
These people sacrificed themselves to save people from a vicious and inhumane invasion force. In Iraq (and in many others) you WERE the vicious and inhumane invasion force. May US soldiers of WW2 be remembered with honour and glory. You, the servants and henchmen of oil warlords, may rot in the f.cking hell.
@@Maynardtkrebs yeah is that right wow big problem Forrest Gump
A tough and fearless old leatherneck. Someone you'd like to have watch your back. A man who knew he had a job and not a moral dilemma.
God bless all our veterans . My dad was a WW2 vet who wound up guarding German POW'S. He spent the war manning a machine gun that he never had to fire at the Germans.He said the Germans were starving when they were captured and offered no resistance . RIP Dad.
People these days get so angry at these guys for the way they talk about the enemy and saying they feel no remorse for brutal shit they did but you don’t even realize what they’ve been though, what they were forced to see and feel, and how much sadness and resentment for the enemy they feel in their hearts especially at the time of war. Nobody WANTS to be terrified with people dying around them, or shoot a man who’s defenseless because he wouldn’t hand over a picture which ends up being his idols cutting heads off. War is just hell.
We live in a soft world. Well. A soft country in America. Materialism and cozy lifestyles have warped peoples reality. Reality is not pretty. Period.
“The more wars there are, the more the people suffer. The less wars, the more people forget the horrors of war”
This is a quote i heard somewhere
Drooby Dooby Doo American youth hasn't had any real hardships so they make their own drama
People now get offended by Mr. Potato head and the Cleveland Indians so yes.
Your right, its like the soldiers that fought in Vietnam. People were very upset but never thought to try to put themselves in their shoes.
This man is a spitting image of my grandfather, thank you for this. Feels like I was able to have a conversation with him again.
I feel this 100%
I'm glad this made you happy
He was a soldier in WWII, so he did what it took to survive. No apologies needed.
It’s war, it’s kill or be killed and it’s funny to see how many keyboard warriors are writing like they were in the battlefield.. if they were in that solider position I wonder how they will react
Attacking the USA - was optional. Response to attack, was not.
*Marine
@@donovanalex9751 aren't marines low key not good
War criminal
My Late father also fought at Okinawa . I enjoyed your commentary. Thanking you and the thousands of US Marines who fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Pacific theater during WWII
His facial expressions are wonderful, they express a lifetime of processing all of these things he's discussing. Wonderful stuff. Thank you sir.
I noticed the facial expressions too. They are memorable and entertaining.
I'm 56 years old and have been fascinated with World War 2 for many years. My Dad served in Korea in the Army. He passed last year at 94. My daughter is almost 25 years old but I can remember when she was little I would be watching a documentary or movie about World War 2 and just be overwhelmed with gratitude for what these guys did . Here I sit with my Wife & Daughter in peace an abundance is what I thought back than and still do, they sacrificed so much. Thank You for your service !
You sound like you've got a good family around you. God bless your father and may he rest in peace.
Thank You so much, God Bless You and Family too !
I met and drank with a lot of WW2 guys in the service clubs, Legion, VFWs, years ago when I would go out drinking. These guys were a different breed of cat. They all had this quiet toughness about them. No bitching and complaining about shit, they just dealt with life.
My uncle died there.
I'm in awe of the heroes.
Thank you!
I'm so glad you are home.
God bless you and all of our heroes
How the hell did he survive marching around with those brass balls. This man gives me so much pride not just as an American but being a man.
I don't think that's the right tone. To be callous to the suffering of others is to do psychological damage to yourself, but war is necessary damage because it is the choice between the lesser of two (or more) forms of damage. He did what he had to do, and my guess is that he would even agree with everything I've typed here.
This was one of the most amazing men I will ever have the pleasure of knowing. He was tough, but his hands and hugs were that of a father.
This man is rock solid! Ole school. Love it!!
As a Viet Nam veteran he said something I agree with, and that was “You don’t know what it’s (combat) about until you’ve been there. I was a 19 y/o Navy Corpsman serving w/the Marines.
@Santana Grayson lmao True 😄
@Santana Grayson it's correctly spelled Viet Nam. Only reason why it's spelled the other way is from western sources.
Welcome home, sir. Thank you for your service.
Welcome home! We salute you, sir!
Welcome home
Gezz only 18 and being told “kill or get killed” god bless those who fought and died.
God
Yea! I never served but my whole family/ friends have
Idk? I'd be scared AF!!..
Respect!
It's so refreshing to hear his honesty .
@@Icarianbrother Ricky rude..did you hear what he said this group of men were far into enemy territory highly out numbered. To have enemy soldiers in side your zone and surrounded by the same no time to worry if these men would show where you were at..live or die. What would you do honestly
I stand by this guy 100% God Bless America! God Bless our veterans!
The toughest and most resilient generation were the boys who fought in the Pacific Island Hopping Campaign.
Oh yeah? And so if YOU were taken prisoner you’d be just fine and accept being put on your knees and shot in the back of your head? This was a war crime and this man is no Hero.
@@Av-vd3wk WAR has its own laws. Get over it.
@@Av-vd3wk The answer to your question is yes. Your in a war. Your enemies are not observing any code of conduct. Your only hope of survival is winning & even then it is not likely. Of course your gonna accept it. You don’t really have a choice in the matter. That’s the reality of the situation. You’d know that already & without having to ask the question in the 1st place, if you were ever forced into that man’s shoes for those island hopping campaigns. Your question only outs you as someone who has never sniffed such a scenario in your own life, but your probably ironically typing away, like the keyboard warrior you are, wearing a Che Guevara shirt, from the basement of your parent’s glass house. This is a video of a man of will. If it weren’t for folks of will like this man, you would not be living in a world that allows you to randomly speak opinions behind some fake ass name tag on the internet. Don’t worry. Even though your probably from the same country as this old bad ass, nobody is going to confuse someone like you that talks shit on the internet behind a fake name, to this old guy.
@@stinkypete891 you’re right. Here they are: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Geneva_Convention
No sir.All of them,all ww2 Americans fighters were the toughest, resilent,brave ,All of them
“It’s cruel, but anyways, I done it.”
That’s the entire generation’s mentality. They really don’t make them like they used to.
😂
@@Linkolite good
so anyways I started blasting...
And today.. it's the same line.
But it's not the hero soldiers who say it this time, but shitty people.
"Didn't worry about anything then. Don't worry about anything now. Doesn't do any good to worry."
As a person who worries a lot hearing this puts shit into perspective
@@WELLZY_ it’s ok DOOM. You’ll get there one day
@@BBPalmer420 DOOM got some big responsibilities
You know he’s lying tho, he just doesn’t know how to talk abt his pts
@@jimreeder341 trust me he’s suffered a lot from what he’s been through, doesn’t mean I don’t respect him, I respect him more from it. It doesn’t mean your weak to have pts
My grandfather fought in Korea and Germany growing up I heard many story's these guys are so strong its hard to break them they been through it all before my grandfather died hospice gave him 6 months to live he lived another 6 years He was a worrier at heart he flew a B29 plane in the war and he was proud of that
He admits he killed a prisoner.
I can understand that it was probably necessary.
However, is it less evil than chopping off heads?
This Patriot is a hero...I'm positive he's never been confused on which restroom he uses either 🤜🏽🇺🇸🤛🏼
LOL! Damn straight!
HELL YA
Great line, BoBo
What ? Smdh.
I didn't know they had any out there must have been concern about the environment way back then too.
Wow this guy has really lived a life what a wonderful smile
The pain in his eyes when he said "just throw it off and go about your business. pay no attention to it." you can tell he was repeating something that just got him through the horror. I love these stories from people who were so obviously destroyed by what they were called to do but cant let it show even just a little bit. they fight it until they die. Not shame for his action, but pain for the loss that necessitated his action.
Some people just really don't care about taking somebody else's life, almost like they're programmed, and it's usually with soldiers especially. This people often go into the armed forces solely because they want something to do that they have no problem with and get additional benefits from it. You don't care, and you don't think about the person you just shot. You see them as nothing more than an enemy. Similar to the way people act when shooting those dudes in video games.
@@avp1874 yeah, i dont think he cared about killing Germans, I think he is probably just destroyed by the loss that he had to have experienced. He is obviously haunted by a leg or some body parts being thrown onto him by an explosion. otherwise he wouldn't have brought it up. And sweet Jesus, who would that NOT mess up. These guys were just built different.
I can make my eyes lookike that too and be lieing
@@Jake-tw8qr I get what you are saying but you are pulling stuff out of nowhere here. You saw pain in his eyes, I didn't see anything. Like he said nothing seems to bother him much. Not all people are super sensitive and dramatic about life. It's war, you see some shit, you get a different perspective about things.
@@NecroxProduction you may be right about him, however I do know something of these types of events and I can tell you that in the last few second of this clip he was not the debonaire GI he was moments earlier. He was the scared boy in Europe losing friend around him. I could see that in his eyes. Same as I could see it in every other WWII veteran who has told me stories.
*Shame that many Americans don't get this. His straightforward honesty is refreshing in a politically vile world.*
I love his expressions as he talks about what he had to do. I just loved this whole video, thank you for posting it for all.
Hello Hollyrk
How are you doing today?
Merry Christmas Sir I Thank You and All of Our Veterans For their Services and Sacrifices Amen USA
Amen!
Exactly!!!!May God Bless ALL May We Stand Strong Together In Faith!!!!May God Bless ALL Who Fought For Our Freedom & May God Intervene With This Fraudulent Election!!!! PrayersNLuv To ALL WWG1WGA 😇😇💝💝🙏🙏✝️✝️💘💘
I love this Marine!. This man is American exceptionalism to the bone.
Looking at America it is hard to see this exceptionalism you speak of. Qualities found in Americans can be found in people from all nations. It’s great to believe that you live in the best country, but belief in exceptionalism is just another way of saying ignorance. Ignorance of the faults of ones own country and of its place in the world relative to other nations. It is partly born through scale. The USA isn’t better than other countries, it is simply bigger. America is ‘the land of the free’ but it’s not the only free country. And it didn’t event freedom. By many accepted standards the USA falls below other free nations on basic measures, health, poverty, crime and literacy. The USA currently has a government that ticks every box on the Fascism checklist and a pandemic running out of control. Lots of countries have done better. It is the home of the worlds largest polluter, the DoD. Don’t get me wrong, many great things have come out of the USA, but many great things have come out of other countries. The USA is special, just like everyone else.
@@porticoman Only Americans have walked on another celestial body. Only an American could send a car into space to fly by Mars.
@@azelkhntr4992 : I flagged his comment as 'hate speech'. "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance!"
Yeah and Im so glad he was fighting for communism.
@@azelkhntr4992
Elon Musk is South African.