My mum was a child during the war and experienced rationing. She was a talented artist and entered a competition in our home town. The first prize was a banana. It's hard to imagine these days how rare and coveted a banana was during the war years. She won the banana and shared it with her younger brother and sister. That was the only banana they had for the entire six years of the war. She died in 2014 and I miss her. It's odd how many things remind me of her.
Great video from you .. proud of our Red Arrows only been based a few miles north of my home in Lincoln. Due to go to America this year.. great to remember those who gave their future for our freedom LEST WE FORGET.. Thank you ..
Well said Felipe. You seem as proud as us natives. Thank you for appreciation and knowledge of what we went through to secure our freedom. This is your land now and your family is a credit to us all. Peace. XXXXX
One of my retired fellow flying instructors was in the navy, north Atlantic and D-day. He was part of the commemorations aboard the boat that sailed to France. Two weeks after his return he passed away at age 93. RIP Ron, he never told us about his past.
Great video Felipe and family,we should all be very grateful to all those who gave so much at that momentous time,hope it will never have to be repeated.BTW love your girls name ,same as my long passed mother
My husband's late uncle got the Navy Cross for commanding the first LCT Scout Boats which landed US tanks under heavy fire on Omaha Beach. He broke radio silence by relaying information to an army captain resulting in a last-minute change which aided in the success of the attack that saved the lives of many servicemen. He never spoke of this heroic feat until he was recognized at the 50th anniversary of D-Day celebrations.
I know exactly where I was when we had news of the D-Day Landings. I was in the playground of my primary school in SE London and an older boy said something like this - "T have some news - the Allies have invaded France" we knew it was not the end and I suppose we just thought we'd wait and see. I was only about 7 or 8 - we knew all about the bombing but we accepted it as the normal state of affairs. After a raid we would go down to Lewisham High Street and look at the damage and see if we could collect bits of shrapnel.
At the end of August you need to get yourselves along to the GDSF (Great Dorset Steam Fair) at Tarrant Hinton, Dorset (next door tp Hampshire), the kids will love it!
Great video! My dad is also an engineer and an officer in the U.S. Navy. Some of his service was spent on the team that helped transition the BAE Systems Hawk (a British land-based trainer) into the T-45 Goshawk (a land and carrier trainer). He sometimes communicated and worked alongside British engineers; and, they earned much respect from my dad and his team. As a military brat, I've always felt an admiration for the history and sense of patriotism in regard to the U.S. and our allies. I would love to have attended the D-Day 75 Celebrations! Have you watched They Shall Not Grow Old yet? It's a documentary about the First World War from Peter Jackson (director of The Lord of the Rings films). The film is deeply moving. We know quite a bit about WW2 because of advances in film and sound. WW1 is still something of a mystery to many people. So, Jackson restored old silent footage from WW1. He used a unique set of techniques to time, colorize and stabilize the images. He also hired expert lip-readers to transcribe what soldiers were saying in these silent films. He then hired voice actors -- from the same locations as those troops -- to bring those words alive. He even hired musicians to figure out the tunes that were being played in some of the films and recreate it for the documentary. *EDIT - Here's the trailer: ua-cam.com/video/IrabKK9Bhds/v-deo.html
A great day to commemorate the sacrifice of so many young lives of the allied forces. England, America and its allies paid an ENORMOUS price for victory... and the ripples of it are still felt today. Even generations later it's still poignant and raw because of the scale of losses. Freedom is paid for with young blood, and so much of it soaked the beaches at Normandy. God bless them all.
Hope you enjoyed your visit to my hometown. A very proud moment for our city. Maritime history and in particular naval history is very much woven in to our DNA. There were a few protests in the guildhall square but most people in the city demanded that they were kept away from the D-Day celebrations so the focus wasn’t taken away from remembering our veterans
Hi Guys. Thanks for another great video. The park and ride idea is always one to bear in mind in order to save time and parking fees. this was especially the case for my wife and me when visiting Venice. it looks as if Normandy is going to be the place to be in 2024 for the 80th anniversary of the D Day landings. plus then on to Paris for The Olympics, and "hopefully" the inaugauration of the renovated Notre Dame Cathedral.
A grand vlog folks. We should never forget how much we owe those people that died for us or who risked all for us back then. I was also delighted to hear that Doris is in preparation for her future syndicated coast-to-coast talk show. That girl will make Oprah look like" Harpo " Marx. I wish you rainbows.
Please come to the Duxford Air Museum near Cambridge! If you google their website for more information! They tanks, planes from basically all sides in both World Wars, they do special air displays too where The Red Arrows take part and The Red Devils. Spifires, Hurricanes, Mezersmitz, Lancasters, B52's etc are known to fly in their air displays! Please try and come sometime to their events and Museum, you wont be disappointed. Biggest collection in the world!
Hi guys, Felipe I have to say thank you to you because of all the good things you've said about this country and the fact you seem to care about the UK more than a lot of brit's do. Lillian, you have such a beautiful voice have you ever thought about becoming an opera singer when you were younger. guys this question goes out to you both, have you ever considered putting your children through the British school system as always thank you and keep up with your great video's, best wishes from Karl Mcgowan...
Very much enjoyed your vlog. I have been to the US a few times and yes they are very patriotic to the point of being nationalistic. We Brits. don't fly the flag from our houses or treat the Prime Minister as a sacred being. Maybe its our reserve,but we will fight to the end to protect the country if it is threatened. Fish and chips forever and God save the Queen.
I had a grandfather, who was rescued from Dunkirk in 1940. He was an army reservist, and subsequently billeted to a home in Taunton. It must have been a very dark time.
God bless all those brave Allied soldiers who faced up to the Nazis and gave their lives for our freedom today. It"s great that you guys do what you do and understand our British way of doing things. We will never forget how our friends and allies came from around the world to our aid. We could not have stopped the Nazis without them.
Phil. This is by most my favourite vlog from your lovely family.. (your wife can sing a bit too 👌🏻) it makes my heart sink that if I mention immigrant, it makes me feel far right..My heart is uplifted by your journey from beginning untill now. As of both immigrant background to America, but then to England, I love it How you've embraced (if from a deliberate vlog, which I don't believe, you're too genuine) british values and from your vlogs actually makes me proud that in today's political correctness an Asian and South American Americans can make me feel so proud of the country we live in. I'm sorry if this seems a rambling far right thing. But thankyou for choosing this tiny country to live in.. Im truly thankful for your family reinforcing my belief that britian is great... All my best wishes.❤️
One patriotic Tune you have left out and should be sung by your wife is by a English composer is by Elgar Land of Hope and Glory and is played on the last night of the Prom , Albert Hall. Its enough to make the hairs stand on end on your chest wonderful you cant get more British than that music.
I was there too and got some footage of the red arrows. Great day out. PS did you notice the arrow of the heart failed to appear! I guess the plane's smoke machine packed up.
Hi I live in Portsmouth and yes there were many protesters against trump, you wouldn’t have seen them as they were not allowed anywhere near the site of the celebrations, they were all outside the City’s Guildhall, so yes they were were protesters. Anywhere trump goes in this country there are protesters.
Enjoyed your video and coming to the town I live in. Its a shame that more people weren't out with flags and making a point on this special occasion. The people, (at least what I've seen in Portsmouth), only seem to get their flags out for soccer matches (I hate soccer myself). I went to America for the first last time last year and saw American flags on many buildings. Why can't we do that here? The event itself went very well though and Trump's helicopter flew over my head in the morning which I though was quite cool. Having so many politicians coming to Portsmouth from around the world was quiet a special event here which I think went well. Thanks for posting and I'm glad that you came down for the day :-)
I'm very jealous that you managed to make it to that, I wanted to go myself. Neither of my grandparents took part in D day (on foot at least) but I guess they were somewhere supporting it. I know one of my grandparents was in the Asian theatre at the time, stationed in India. Its a real shame how necessary D day and all the operations like it were for the number of lives it cost to gain a little bit of ground. It's important to remember what it cost, and coupled with the centenary of the end of WWI last year there's never been a better opportunity to remember and learn
Hi Phi&Lil never mind about missing Queenie-poos at least you had a good day out, personally I 'never seen Queenie-poos live in the last 80 year's of my life. I did once catch a glimpse of the Duke'-poos at Farnborough back in the '60s & he was surrounded by about 10- 7ft gorillas so that's all I've ever seen of them.
Hello @@gordonsmith8899 . I've worked all over the world & moved around quite a bit in my younger days & believe me life 'anit been all that easy & of which I am now paying the penalty for in my old age ,I was nearly 45 before I put down roots & lived a normal life even then I was still traveling all over. so now I'm near enough 80 & with more aches & pains miserable I might be but bad mannered I am certainly not, nor will I stoop to such . if you cannot say anything good about people ----then do not.John
@@MrJpsspecial I agree, and that's why I came back on your less than polite reference to the Queen. ps: We may have had parallel lives - I've lived in various parts of the world - not always in places of my own choice, and I too 'put down roots' quite late in life, in my case less than five miles from the house in which I was born. We're within 24 months of each other I guess.
Hello again -@@gordonsmith8899. Isn't it amazing how people are easily offended these days where has our freedom of speech gone, it's not that I set out to offend you but you have seemed to have taken that to be personal. Incidentally I call my friends dog which is a smart little dog Prince Archie to which it responds very well.
@@MrJpsspecial This has got nothing at all to do with freedom of speech. Being gratuitously offensive just offends for not advantage other than to cause hurt.. Would you be smiling if some ignorant oaf yelled obscenities at you wife or a daughter and claimed he was simply exercising a right to speak his mind? Grow up John.
Haven't seen one of your vids for a while but it looks like you've settled into British life fully now. all you need is a video complaining about the weather Lol
Next year 2020 official 75 years d day anniversary in uk...why have they done it one year early confused as we getting extra may day off next year.and holidays too co inside with it.
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My mum was a child during the war and experienced rationing. She was a talented artist and entered a competition in our home town. The first prize was a banana. It's hard to imagine these days how rare and coveted a banana was during the war years. She won the banana and shared it with her younger brother and sister. That was the only banana they had for the entire six years of the war. She died in 2014 and I miss her. It's odd how many things remind me of her.
Great video from you .. proud of our Red Arrows only been based a few miles north of my home in Lincoln. Due to go to America this year.. great to remember those who gave their future for our freedom LEST WE FORGET.. Thank you ..
Well said Felipe. You seem as proud as us natives. Thank you for appreciation and knowledge of what we went through to secure our freedom. This is your land now and your family is a credit to us all. Peace. XXXXX
One of my retired fellow flying instructors was in the navy, north Atlantic and D-day. He was part of the commemorations aboard the boat that sailed to France. Two weeks after his return he passed away at age 93. RIP Ron, he never told us about his past.
God bless him and his family.
Great video Felipe and family,we should all be very grateful to all those who gave so much at that momentous time,hope it will never have to be repeated.BTW love your girls name ,same as my long passed mother
Thoughtful video, liked the way Felipe explained the difference between our nations celebrations.
Thank you.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
My husband's late uncle got the Navy Cross for commanding the first LCT Scout Boats which landed US tanks under heavy fire on Omaha Beach. He broke radio silence by relaying information to an army captain resulting in a last-minute change which aided in the success of the attack that saved the lives of many servicemen. He never spoke of this heroic feat until he was recognized at the 50th anniversary of D-Day celebrations.
I know exactly where I was when we had news of the D-Day Landings. I was in the playground of my primary school in SE London and an older boy said something like this - "T have some news - the Allies have invaded France" we knew it was not the end and I suppose we just thought we'd wait and see. I was only about 7 or 8 - we knew all about the bombing but we accepted it as the normal state of affairs. After a raid we would go down to Lewisham High Street and look at the damage and see if we could collect bits of shrapnel.
At the end of August you need to get yourselves along to the GDSF (Great Dorset Steam Fair) at Tarrant Hinton, Dorset (next door tp Hampshire), the kids will love it!
You people really are a decoration to our island Thank you
Great video! My dad is also an engineer and an officer in the U.S. Navy. Some of his service was spent on the team that helped transition the BAE Systems Hawk (a British land-based trainer) into the T-45 Goshawk (a land and carrier trainer). He sometimes communicated and worked alongside British engineers; and, they earned much respect from my dad and his team. As a military brat, I've always felt an admiration for the history and sense of patriotism in regard to the U.S. and our allies. I would love to have attended the D-Day 75 Celebrations!
Have you watched They Shall Not Grow Old yet? It's a documentary about the First World War from Peter Jackson (director of The Lord of the Rings films). The film is deeply moving. We know quite a bit about WW2 because of advances in film and sound. WW1 is still something of a mystery to many people. So, Jackson restored old silent footage from WW1. He used a unique set of techniques to time, colorize and stabilize the images. He also hired expert lip-readers to transcribe what soldiers were saying in these silent films. He then hired voice actors -- from the same locations as those troops -- to bring those words alive. He even hired musicians to figure out the tunes that were being played in some of the films and recreate it for the documentary.
*EDIT - Here's the trailer: ua-cam.com/video/IrabKK9Bhds/v-deo.html
Great movie. Enjoyed watching and listening. Have a great weekend 😎
Wonderful! I remember being in awe, as a little girl watching the Red Arrows. What a lovely patriotic day. Thank you for taking us along xox
My brother was in the paras ... lillian has a beautiful voice 💕
A great day to commemorate the sacrifice of so many young lives of the allied forces.
England, America and its allies paid an ENORMOUS price for victory... and the ripples of it are still felt today. Even generations later it's still poignant and raw because of the scale of losses.
Freedom is paid for with young blood, and so much of it soaked the beaches at Normandy.
God bless them all.
Troops landing at Normandy had a life expectancy of one hour.
Hope you enjoyed your visit to my hometown. A very proud moment for our city. Maritime history and in particular naval history is very much woven in to our DNA. There were a few protests in the guildhall square but most people in the city demanded that they were kept away from the D-Day celebrations so the focus wasn’t taken away from remembering our veterans
Hi Guys. Thanks for another great video. The park and ride idea is always one to bear in mind in order to save time and parking fees. this was especially the case for my wife and me when visiting Venice. it looks as if Normandy is going to be the place to be in 2024 for the 80th anniversary of the D Day landings. plus then on to Paris for The Olympics, and "hopefully" the inaugauration of the renovated Notre Dame Cathedral.
A grand vlog folks.
We should never forget how much we owe those people that died for us or who risked all for us back then.
I was also delighted to hear that Doris is in preparation for her future syndicated coast-to-coast talk show.
That girl will make Oprah look like" Harpo " Marx.
I wish you rainbows.
Please come to the Duxford Air Museum near Cambridge! If you google their website for more information! They tanks, planes from basically all sides in both World Wars, they do special air displays too where The Red Arrows take part and The Red Devils. Spifires, Hurricanes, Mezersmitz, Lancasters, B52's etc are known to fly in their air displays! Please try and come sometime to their events and Museum, you wont be disappointed. Biggest collection in the world!
I think we are very patriotic but we don't go for big shows of it, maybe a bit more subdued and understated
Cute kids.
It’s great how you guys seem to have settled in and embraced the experience.
Looking forward to many more of your vlogs
Hi guys, Felipe I have to say thank you to you because of all the good things you've said about this country and the fact you seem to care about the UK more than a lot of brit's do. Lillian, you have such a beautiful voice have you ever thought about becoming an opera singer when you were younger. guys this question goes out to you both, have you ever considered putting your children through the British school system as always thank you and keep up with your great video's, best wishes from Karl Mcgowan...
Very much enjoyed your vlog. I have been to the US a few times and yes they are very patriotic to the point of being nationalistic. We Brits. don't fly the flag from our houses or treat the Prime Minister as a sacred being. Maybe its our reserve,but we will fight to the end to protect the country if it is threatened. Fish and chips forever and God save the Queen.
Yep, to true. 🇬🇧👍
Thanks for your insightful summary post-visit to my home town.
A great job. Loved the songs.
I had a grandfather, who was rescued from Dunkirk in 1940. He was an army reservist, and subsequently billeted to a home in Taunton. It must have been a very dark time.
Got to love the red arrows. I agree with your daughter and her bemusement at 'how do they drive planes like that?'
Love you guys, Tip;- please get yourselves up to `Duxford Battle of Britain Air show 2019` on 21/22 September + the museum is really impressive!
Oh wow, you guys were in Southsea, my old stomping ground, feeling a bit homesick after watching this..
God bless all those brave Allied soldiers who faced up to the Nazis and gave their lives for our freedom today. It"s great that you guys do what you do and understand our British way of doing things. We will never forget how our friends and allies came from around the world to our aid. We could not have stopped the Nazis without them.
Nice to see you in my home city!
Phil. This is by most my favourite vlog from your lovely family.. (your wife can sing a bit too 👌🏻) it makes my heart sink that if I mention immigrant, it makes me feel far right..My heart is uplifted by your journey from beginning untill now. As of both immigrant background to America, but then to England, I love it How you've embraced (if from a deliberate vlog, which I don't believe, you're too genuine) british values and from your vlogs actually makes me proud that in today's political correctness an Asian and South American Americans can make me feel so proud of the country we live in. I'm sorry if this seems a rambling far right thing. But thankyou for choosing this tiny country to live in.. Im truly thankful for your family reinforcing my belief that britian is great... All my best wishes.❤️
UK and US brothers and sisters. God bless
I loved hearing the songs, Lillian did Britain proud :)
One patriotic Tune you have left out and should be sung by your wife is by a English composer is by Elgar Land of Hope and Glory and is played on the last night of the Prom , Albert Hall.
Its enough to make the hairs stand on end on your chest wonderful you cant get more British than that music.
Excellent - my Dad was one of those soldiers fighting on the beach on D Day #proudson
I was there too and got some footage of the red arrows. Great day out.
PS did you notice the arrow of the heart failed to appear! I guess the plane's smoke machine packed up.
Hi I live in Portsmouth and yes there were many protesters against trump, you wouldn’t have seen them as they were not allowed anywhere near the site of the celebrations, they were all outside the City’s Guildhall, so yes they were were protesters. Anywhere trump goes in this country there are protesters.
Great vid, 2 nations in perfect unity 👍🏻👌🏻👊🏻🇬🇧🇺🇲
Enjoyed your video and coming to the town I live in. Its a shame that more people weren't out with flags and making a point on this special occasion. The people, (at least what I've seen in Portsmouth), only seem to get their flags out for soccer matches (I hate soccer myself). I went to America for the first last time last year and saw American flags on many buildings. Why can't we do that here? The event itself went very well though and Trump's helicopter flew over my head in the morning which I though was quite cool. Having so many politicians coming to Portsmouth from around the world was quiet a special event here which I think went well. Thanks for posting and I'm glad that you came down for the day :-)
Wanna see flags (or if your from Belfast.... Flaygs) come to Norn Iron. 😂
Great video. For a few hours on the 6th June western civilization had a tenuous hold on five beaches and at a terrible cost. Lest we forget
Thanks for a wonderful video.
Well said.
I'm very jealous that you managed to make it to that, I wanted to go myself. Neither of my grandparents took part in D day (on foot at least) but I guess they were somewhere supporting it. I know one of my grandparents was in the Asian theatre at the time, stationed in India. Its a real shame how necessary D day and all the operations like it were for the number of lives it cost to gain a little bit of ground. It's important to remember what it cost, and coupled with the centenary of the end of WWI last year there's never been a better opportunity to remember and learn
British people tend not to be overt with their patriotism
Yes, there are plenty of Union flags in London, but that's just for the tourists
Loved the Jerusalem song that Lillian did
Check out Harry patch the last ww1 veteran
God bless any poor bastard that died in the cause of freedom in/at D Day. whatever nationality.
Great summation Phillipe
Hi Phi&Lil never mind about missing Queenie-poos at least you had a good day out, personally I 'never seen Queenie-poos live in the last 80 year's of my life. I did once catch a glimpse of the Duke'-poos at Farnborough back in the '60s & he was surrounded by about 10- 7ft gorillas so that's all I've ever seen of them.
john powles
You come across as a bad mannered old git powliepoos
Hello @@gordonsmith8899 . I've worked all over the world & moved around quite a bit in my younger days & believe me life 'anit been all that easy & of which I am now paying the penalty for in my old age ,I was nearly 45 before I put down roots & lived a normal life even then I was still traveling all over. so now I'm near enough 80 & with more aches & pains miserable I might be but bad mannered I am certainly not, nor will I stoop to such . if you cannot say anything good about people ----then do not.John
@@MrJpsspecial
I agree, and that's why I came back on your less than polite reference to the Queen.
ps: We may have had parallel lives - I've lived in various parts of the world - not always in places of my own choice, and I too 'put down roots' quite late in life, in my case less than five miles from the house in which I was born.
We're within 24 months of each other I guess.
Hello again -@@gordonsmith8899. Isn't it amazing how people are easily offended these days where has our freedom of speech gone, it's not that I set out to offend you but you have seemed to have taken that to be personal. Incidentally I call my friends dog which is a smart little dog Prince Archie to which it responds very well.
@@MrJpsspecial
This has got nothing at all to do with freedom of speech.
Being gratuitously offensive just offends for not advantage other than to cause hurt..
Would you be smiling if some ignorant oaf yelled obscenities at you wife or a daughter and claimed he was simply exercising a right to speak his mind?
Grow up John.
Why not celebrate by having the lovely Lillian sing some Vera Lynn songs for us?
My vote 's for we'll meet again
Whats with the Hammond organ elevator music ? lol. Anyway having watched the BBC Cardiff singer of the year, I think Lilian should enter next year.
4:25 BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another nice video. You must have been disappointed to have missed POTUS and FLOTUS😉
Sounds like things one might find in a toilet cistern.
Haven't seen one of your vids for a while but it looks like you've settled into British life fully now. all you need is a video complaining about the weather Lol
I'm from portsmouth
Protestors have no right to spoil the remembrance of those fallen! ..They have no respect!
Next year 2020 official 75 years d day anniversary in uk...why have they done it one year early confused as we getting extra may day off next year.and holidays too co inside with it.
1944 to 2019 is 75 years my friend. It wasn't done one year early. You might be thinking of VE day.
D Day was on the 6th of June 1944. Maybe you are confusing VE day!
You are thinking of VE day
Thank you xxxxx
And it was mostly a British operation
It's NOT a celebration, it's a Commemoration.
The Queen and Trump are my two favourite people. Both know how to get things done.
Cousins across the Atlantic!
Wound my heart with a monotonous languor.