An ‘Old Breed’ Marine Describes Leading Men into Combat on Peleliu and Okinawa | Louis Schott
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- Colonel Louis Schott had just finished playing a game of college ice hockey when he learned about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in his hotel room. Upon returning home, Schott immediately enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and would become part of the oldest and most highly decorated Marine infantry division, the 1st Marine Division - known as “the old breed”.
Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, the young platoon leader would find himself leading a rifle platoon onto the beaches of Peleliu and the carnage that ensued. Of the 44 marines that Schott led ashore, 30 were killed in combat - Schott himself would be wounded and evacuated on the 11th day of battle.
Not out of the fight, Schott returned to his men in time for the next invasion, the battle of Okinawa. On Okinawa, Schott would distinguish himself in combat once again and be recommended for a Silver Star for his actions.
On August 10, 2021 Colonel Louis J. Schott turned 101 years old.
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Going on 102 years old. Sharp as a tack. Still looks tough as nails. We can never thank you enough. God bless, you Colonel.
Talks better then joe
Biden lol
He is more with it than my 71 year old father who hasn't taken care of himself. Amazing to see really
I think I could take em.
And his boys, Allah ackbar ect
A Marine and a hockey goalie. Guaranteed to be tougher than you, me, and everyone else watching combined.
Hope you have a blessed year 😊 John 3:16-21
I'll likely cry the day it's announced that no more of these men are around... beyond greatful to hear their experiences, thoughts, and emotions. T(he)y landed on Okinawa on Easter Sunday, decades later (a few weeks ago), I was at MEPS on Easter Sunday swearing into the Marine Corps. I want(ed) to go infantry but there are no spots open so I'll be going into artillery. So happy and proud to have these guys precede me. I want to and will carry on their legacy
Only about 200,000 left
Just that thought will make you tear up
I was Army artillery. I wanted tanks. It’s not a bad job! Best of luck.
Cannon cocker? Lol. Just fuckin with ya,, us grunts LOVE our artillery,, we protect you all with our lives,, we like killing enemy,, and survival
No spots for a 0311, Boy that a good one. The new Corps I guess.
"The surf was pink with blood--our blood." One of the most chilling statements I have ever heard! Bless you sir.
My Marine Uncle slept in blood (that had pooled) in one of his assaults on a beach.
My father was there; Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu; Wounded on D+4 but survived the battle. He was in Company B, First Battalion (Davis), First Regiment (Puller). (1,1,1). Never made it to Okinawa. He never talked to us kids in any detail about the war. He is buried at Quantico (1984). I’m pleased he is there with his fellow servicemen. Thanks to all of the Old Breed for your service. RIP.
Hi, I would love to know more about your father.... my grandpa served with B/1/1 on Peleliu and Okinawa. He was wounded on both islands. Sept 18th on Peleliu. I never met him as he passed away when my mom was young. I've searched for years to find someone who may have known him during his war years. Unfortunately the 1st took alot of casualties on Peleliu and today most of our ww2 vets have passed on. Thanks, Andy R.
Every time I watch one of these interviews, I tear up and I’m a 55 year-old retired naval officer. We are all alive a free because of that generation. Half the world is alive a free become of those men. For decades, I’ve read hundreds of personal accounts and watched video interviews of these men (including those from the Korean and Vietnam wars). Since the first POW book I read 40 years ago, I’ve never had a tough day since.
Do you mind sharing what book you are talking about? Would love to read it.
My late Great Uncle, Roscoe Mills, USMC , Platoon Sargent , KIA 9-16-1944 Peliliu. Buried at sea. RIP🇺🇸
Was buried at sea a common thing? 😭
@@kkrb1212 Yea, rather uncomfortable to transport decomposing corpses back to the US, in the tropical heat of the pacific, especially considering how many men were dying every day, and the distance they traveled.
@@dg7708 that makes sense. 😭❤️
@@kkrb1212 yes for every soldier that fought at sea including the Navy were i think
Semper FI
My father: Born in 1921
Called up in May 1942. Drafted for the duration plus 1 year. Served in the Army Air Corps. Struck by lightning on the tarmac in England suffered leg burns. Retrained as an aircraft mechanic. Discharged in February of 1946.
Died April 1991.
Never spoke an unkind word.
What was your father name?
Sounds like you had a great father.
what a badass lol did he ever tell you how it felt to be struck by lightning?
He suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns from his knees down. Skin mostly was scar tissue.
He said that it saved his life as he had finished flight school and flunked his last physical due to mild blue/green color blindness. He never knew he had it. I think he was slated to be a navigator before he was injured. Odds are he wouldn't have completed his allotted number of missions.
I was his youngest son. Spent my early years hooking salmon in Puget Sound and local rivers next to him. growing up knowing he was my biggest supporter and teacher, and as I matured into adulthood we were best friends.
Quiet courage. An honorable man.
My dad was an aircraft mechanic with the RCAF at Gander, Newfoundland.
Mr. Schott, words can't describe the respect I have for you and the young men and women of your generation. Thank you for documenting your story for future generations. Semper Fi!
Op
I have respect for a young Iraqi boy I saw bleeding to death. He was killed in the name of old men like you see in this video. Hope you know our country is doomed. World is sick of our tyrany
@@Nat3_H1gg3rs coward
@@Nat3_H1gg3rs you can have your qualms with Iraq and Afghanistan.....but your delusional to put blood on this man's hands he didn't put there himself....good luck to you sir.
This old man saved you from speaking on German socal whatever!??
RIP to my grandfather who fought in Okinawa. He was awarded the bronze star. I never met him because he died before I was born.... he drank a lot, but he was a sweet man I'm told. My grandmother said he was her one love and couldn't bring herself to marry again even though she was in a loving relationship with one of their mutual friends.
Our grandparents were a different breed. Steeped in integrity and moral grounding. I'm so proud to have their blood soaring through my veins. I hope with all my heart that they are proud of the man I've become.
May we all glean an understanding of who they were. The greatest generation.
MY LATE FATHER IN LAW WAS A 18YRS, 1ST. MARINE DIV. FLAMETHROWER ON OKINAWA.YES HE DRINK A LOT TO FORGET WHAT THEY HAD TO DO IN COMBAT.HE TOLD ME THE EXPERIENCES HE WENT THOUGH.I STILL HAVE HIS PICTURES OF THE BATTLE AND AFTER. HE DIED FROM CANCER IN 83.MAY HE AND ALL THE OTHERS BRAVE YOUNG MENS WHO FOUGHT IN THAT AND ALL OTHER BATTLES REST IN HEAVEN.
Yes integrity is a strong word
My Uncle Bill was 20 when he survived Iwo Jima.. went on to all the islands except Tarawa.
It has been said before, but bears repeating. The stories of these men of WWII should be mandatory listening/viewing by today's youth. Listen and learn. They were grateful to return, but we owe them an immense amount of gratitude. Semper Fi
I agree. This recent generation or 2 seems very ignorant and ungrateful to men like this who went through a hell most of us can't conceive so the rest of us can sit on our asses and live free to do as we please. We can never repay these men for what they endured and sacrificed.
Agreed. The best we can do is for guys like us to teach our sons, grandsons, and others in our sphere of influence about these men.
THIS….is the Marines I talked constantly to my young Marines about and why they were represented these MEN…STUDS….HEROES….in my service of 30 years in the Corps. Semper Fi Sir!
Aye Sir!
There is yet to be a generation of marines who didn't live up to the legacy. From boarding the enemy vessels in the Revolution, to holding the line outside D.C. in 1812, to the seizing of Rebel coastal forts in the Civil War, the capture of Guantanamo on 1898, Beleua Woods in 1914, the islands of the Pacific, Chosin, Khe Sahn, Hue, Fallujah, and beyond.
The Marines are marines. Always have been, and hopefully always will be.
Thanks for your service!
@@huntclanhunt9697 OOOORAH! SemperFi
And now look what they are doing to the Marine Corps.
They are tearing it down and turning it into a laughing stock for other nations to humor on. It is truly sad the direction this nation has gone. When you witness these men talk about their experiences their sacrifices and losses and realize we're just throwing it away.
Awesome how his dad trotted him around so proud. My dad prior Navy ill never forget. Asked me "why you do that?" When i finished boot camp i dont think he was ever more proud of me.
thank you for your service
My father was on Peleliu with the 81st Infantry. I remember as a boy seeing the small scar on his chest where the bullet went in and the much larger scar on his back.
I think knowing what he'd been through was part of why I spent my entire career in the VA hospital prosthetics department. Providing health care to disabled veterans was something I could take pride in.
Thank you brotha for your work
The Marines could have used the 81st help earlier if the CG of the 1st MarDiv didn't want it to be strickly a Marine operation. Finally, Corps Command overruled him and sent in the 81st to replace the 1st Marine Regt as it had suffered over 50% casulities. As a Marine veteran, my hat is off to your Father for his service in WWII. The end results is that Peleliu didn't need to be taken afterall.
It was because of men like you and all who fought, that two of my uncles were freed from Japanese POW prisons. My most humble and heart feltThank You.
Damn they were both lucky to make it out alive, those Japanese POW camps had horrible conditions!
Thank you for your service. Both my dad and i served in our beloved Corps. He was with 1/4 late 70’s early 80’s, and i was with 1MEF 06-10 with a deployment to Fallujah in 08. Your story means a lot to me and thank you for sharing it.
Thank you too
Thank you for your service, Marine!
Semper Fi my brother!
Semper Fi Devil Dog!!!
22 per day
Getcha mind right
My dad fought in both battles-- Joining the Marines in March of 1940, a full 11/2 years before Pearl, he joined just after turning 19 to become a man, not to fight the Japanese!!!! He fought in 7 major campaigns including Wake is, Wotje, Guadalcanal, Midway, he spent 30 days fighting on Peleliu, and fought in the Battle of Okinawa----- During the Battle for the retake of Wake is, after the Army couldn't hold it, he said there were No prisoners taken--- He always said he shoulda bit the dust on Peleliu, with the hell that he experienced there, but he re-enlisted in 1944, fought in the Battle for Okinawa, and then went on to China for 3 years, protecting Chiang Kai Shek from the Communists---- He was a ham radio operator for 50 years, and was "On the Air" with the jarhead network religiously every morning at 9:30 talking with old Marines like John Glenn, etc--- His fishing boat was called Jarhead---
S-Sgt J.D Foss 1921-- 2003
Ummmmm.... the us never “retook” wake island, japan surrendered it in ‘45.
Great respect for Your Father!!!!
@@josephaulisio9281 You are correct sir--- After Wake was taken over by the Japanese, there WAS a plan in place to retake the island--- Task Force-14 was assigned the job-- My dad was on the Enterprise at that time under Halsey, which was in that Task Force 14---- She was there to support the main invasion force---- Apparently, 2 enemy aircraft carriers and some heavy cruisers were moving in the area, so, outgunned, Vice Admiral Pye aborted the mission on Dec 22nd, and sent the fleet back to Pearl--- In my dad's heavily censored letter, which I have, he stated that they were being sent to re-take Wake island, but it didn't come to fruition!!! So, after some R+R on Pearl or Pavuvu island, he and his outfit were sent to Guadalcanal--------
One of my most-prized possessions is my uncle's copy of the "Old Breed" (History of the 1st Mar Div, WWII). He was a PFC, Peleliu and Okinawa, wounded on each. His older brother was KIA as a Navy fighter pilot, 08 Nov 42, Torch. Destroyer named in his owner. I have their 3 Purple Hearts. The day I die I shall remember them and their impact on my life. Americans. Real men. Patriots. I hope to meet them again. God bless America.
Hope you don't have to wait too long.
A hero and national treasure. We mustn't ever forget their service.
I'll remember it every time I pump my gas
The country already did.
@@mackdyegames3035 Some of the people haven’t forgotten.
I would love to shake his hand. God Bless him and all of the men he fought with under him.
Just when you think you wont see these kinds of videos this pops up. Absolutely incredible. Its so sad to see whats happening in the US now especially knowing some of these people are still around.
The US is a joke now and it’s sad to see.
It's a damn shame what is going on. I'm glad my grandfather didn't see this.
Thank you Colonel Schott. Because of your bravery and the sacrifice of your fellow Marines I had the opportunity to attend my Junior prom at MSJ in 1975. I still have a picture from that night - my girlfriend is in a light green gown and my best friend Bruce's date your daughter (Lauri) wore a light blue gown. We didn't have a care in the world thanks to you. Dan Kreis
God bless this man. All the WW2 era Marines in my family have passed away.
Semper Fi
rest in piss
Mr Scott ! it's great to see a first Marine division hero still alive. my father served on palalu in the first Marine division. He went over on the USS President Polk to Guadalcanal.. I have pictures he took in September 15th through the 19th 1943 on the island of palalu,the block House and pictures facing bloody nose! where he lost a lot of his buddies.... God bless you.
*1944.
@@josephaulisio9281 I just looked at the pictures.. September 15th through the 19th 1944.. I stand corrected.
What a hero!. Thanks for sharing your story so it is not lost--it is to be remembered for all your sacrifices.
Crazy how he’s right… some young kids with a rifle was the deadliest weapon they had smh I couldn’t imagine going into combat when I was 17/18.. I just turned 27 😂
I didn't smell maturity till 34, an got a wiff of wisdom at 45, be patient n learn, I did. Amazed ! ✌💯
Marines cutoff age is 28! Go for it!
@@chopperchopper1418 great advice , thank you ! :)
@@WokeEarth I have a hand tattoo smh my dreams of goin infantry & SF were shot down when I was like 19 I salute ya tho
easier to kid a 17 yr old about the risks than a 27 yr old with a wife and kids. Most men in mid 20's were married or looking to marry. My uncle died with a wife and small child. Other uncles and father were married before mobilization.
I had a special friend it was a gunnery sergeant in Peleliu he was in a Higgins boat he had a rifle company in his command as the boat came into Peleliu machine guns opened up on his boat John immediately boys to get over the side. by the time he got to the beach there's only two other Marines with him. 4 years and we talked about Guadalcanal ,Gloucester, Peleliu and Okinawa. he talks and talks how bad war is to me. he said to me many times the most scary ever was was at Peleliu. until I saw Saving Private Ryan the opening scene ware the men were machine gun on the beach. I cried 4/10 minutes. the man of the 1st Marine division are the toughest ever find. coolhand
You so hit it on the head!!!! My old man was on Peleliu for almost 30 days--- He said that's where he shoulda bit the dust with the hell and carnage of some hand to hand combat with an enemy that was determined to die!!! He only told me the details when I turned 18... I've tried to tell some of these stories on the net, only to get silenced due to the graphic nature of some of these battles---- His outfit was sent to the retake of Wake is, where No prisoners were taken--- He said he knew Sledge, but didn't really hang out with him-- I've got photos of the aftermath of various island battles, that he or his buddies Bert Gillis or Machak took, where all you see are some palm trees riddled with bullets, and with no branches, or palm fronds left--- He re-enlisted after Peleliu and went to China for almost 3 years protecting Chiang Kai Shek from the Communists!!!
SSgt J.D Foss US Marines 1940--1948
@@thomasfoss9963 say the details then!
Dad was on his way to Okinawa after serving under Patton as a tank mechanic/engineer. The bomb was dropped when his ship was days out. His troop ship was in the harbor when the Japanese surrendered. I asked about the celebration on board but he told me that the only thing they had to celebrate with was water.
@ Ronald Warren - Thanks for your dad's story. I'm glad he survived the war and made it home. My father was in somewhat similar straits. He was an enlisted man aboard the U.S.S. Charles Carroll, an attack transport slated to participate in the invasion of Japan, code-named Operation Downfall, conducted in two main parts or stages, which were code-named Coronet and Olympic. During the invasion of Okinawa and subsequent campaign, U.S. Navy personnel offshore suffered a higher percentage of casualties than Army and Marine forces ashore. This was primarily due to relentless kamikaze attacks upon the U.S. fleet. My father always said that he was relieved when Harry Truman elected to drop the atomic bombs on Japan, because he knew that it meant he would survive the war.
Military planners of the invasion of Japan proper had forecast half a million American casualties in the operation, and some as many as a million, a figure which did not include Japanese losses.
If you have the interest in the ETO, consider reading the book "Death Traps" by the late Belton Cooper, then a 2nd lieutenant in the 3nd Armored Division and an army ordnance officer. The 3rd Armored, nicknamed "Spearhead" was one of two heavy armored divisions in the ETO at the time, along with the 2nd AD, and consequently saw nearly continuous action from June 1944 to the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. Cooper's job was to assess battle damaged tanks and vehicles, and then recover them from the battlefield to be repaired or stripped of spare parts.
A professional engineer by training, Cooper was ideally suited to the job and his memoirs make fascinating reading. The ability of the U.S. Army to recover, repair and get back into action so many battle-damaged tanks and other vehicles, as well as provide the normal maintenance and repair of a mechanized army at war, was - in my opinion - one of the "secret weapons" in our arsenal. Our men with the wrenches in their hands - officer, NCO and enlisted alike - performed miraculous feats under the most-trying conditions imaginable. You can have the bravest fighting men anywhere, but if their weapons and equipment won't work, they likely aren't going to be able to fulfill their missions. Same with the fighter pilots and bomber crews; they owed their mechanics and ground crews a huge debt.
Just as well. The military lost a lot of guys during drunken victory celebrations.
Yea yea yea...
I was an 11m in the 1st Infantry division big red one only spent two weeks in AIT learning about the Bradley other than that we went through the same training of the Airborne just didn't get to jump I was suppose to be Airborne but they changed my paperwork I didn't know going in the bullshit they do at meps
@@akulkis😅😅
Talk about PTSD, it's written all through this man's story. I can relate, served with 1/1 in 1966/67 as a Hospital Corpsman .
I'm glad you are doing these and giving these men a outlet to talk ! Everyone needs it . Thank you .
We need to capture all these stories before they're all gone
What a heartfelt story from a fine Marine and a brave American. Thank you for posting this.
As a young Marine I had the pleasure to know some of the Marines we refer to as The Old Breed, there are very few left.
Semper Fi
I truly wish I could take his pain away….. so much respect for you sir …. Thank you for everything you have done from my family and myself….
Dad was born in 1925,,,passed in 2010,,,Philadelphia Pa,, ,,,US, Navy,,,,Hunting U-Boats in the Atlantic,, The GREATEST GENERATION, Love you, Colonel Schott......
Thank you, Mr. Schott, for your service. You are part of the Greatest Generation, and the world thanks you for saving us from tyranny. God bless you! Your Marine buddies are waiting for you on the “other side.”
My grandfather was in the USAs 82nd Airborne Division, as as medic with rank of capt.
He was in DDay, Operation Market Garden , and wounded in The Battle of The Bulge!
He didn't talk about much, for it brought back bad memories in the ETO!
As a Vietnam Marine, I admire this WW II Marine..Semper Fi
Once a Marine Always a Marine. Semper Fi Colonel. My three years in the Corps was in the First Marine Division.
Respect to all these heroes.
Thank you for your service from a fellow vet...the greatest generation
Thank You for your service, sacrifice and courage for freedom 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️
What a hero. Thank you for your service Colonel Scott 🇬🇧
Hero!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Our youth should not have had to go through that. He’s a reminder to countries to not allow despots and fascism to grow.
We've been stoking it in Ukraine since 2014, with Zelinsky being only the latest one.
@@akulkis russian apologist.
God bless you. I lost an uncle in Okinawa. Army. Changed my family so much.
Men like this Cannot be thanked enough.
So many stories never told. It is a very good thing to hear all of these stories. Up to and including today.
What a good man.
I wish I'd been old enough to actually just sit down with 6 beers and 2 ears and truly talk with the WW2 Vets I knew.
The greatest generation, all heroes!
YES💯 VERY TRUE 💯🇺🇸☝👈
FJB💯👈
How far we've fallen.
Except the S.S and the Japanese doctors responsible for the tests done on pow’s
@@notagrd YES!...MAKES ME CRY!
1776 was
My Dad was with the Old Breed was first at Perris Island also. He fought at Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Russell Islands, Rendova and Munda. RIP Dad, Semper Fi.
Great to hear your story sir. My father was on the uss gatling probably shelling the island before your landing.
10 left. My heart. :(
These men always glide over the sheer intensity, the details, the nearness of death. So much more deep - the actual experience. Nothing truly conveys it. USMC, 1/9, 3rd Recon Bn, 1968-69.
God bless those guys they were so tough ! I have such admiration for all of them and a soft spot,. They dont make men like that anymore . Honor and Integrity those are two traits that are dead and gone now.
No.theyre not. Honor and integrity still exist among some of us. It's just not easily found. But than again we're faced with much different times and haven't had to be put in the same scenarios. It's easy to romanticize, but no honor and integrity still exist. Stand proud even if silently, and prove that it isn't the case...
@@NintenDub I disagree all I experience is liars and back stabbers and users I havent met anybody with Honor or Integrity in years. Now days you better get 2 inch steel plating to keep the swords and daggers from getting thrust through your back . Everybody lies nobody keeps their word anymore.
grandpa crying? they all died and i laughed 😂😂😂 rest in piss
My dad was in the 1st on Okinawa. Most of what he saw and experienced he never talked about. When I enlisted in the Army I didn’t understand why he was so mad about it. I was in my forties when he finally told me a little bit about Okinawa, that’s when I understood why he didn’t want me in the army. He passed last year. Semper Fi
had uncles and one of my first bosses fight in ww2. Some lived some didn't. Father fought to build a pipeline to bring oil across Canada from the arctic (Canol Pipeline ...look it up). This was the greatest generation as they rebuilt Europe and Japan and invented all of the technology we enjoy today.
What a story. We can't thank you enough for your sacrifice sir🙏
This man most likely fought in close proximity to my grandfather on The island. He drove a tank in that battle. I could listen to him talk for days
Good you got to hear his stories, you were lucky!
well now hes dead LOL 😂😂😂
1st tank battalion?
@@roderickstockdale1678 please
@@insuster9914 mind your business
You Sir are one of the reasons this is the greatest Country the world has ever known, I had the honor of being a 1st Marine as I served in Delta Battery 2nd Battalion 11th Regiment First Mar Div. God Bless and Semper Fi..
They are all dead now. And no, sorry to say, but America is by far not the greatest Country in the World. In nearly no aspect. Im glad im not living there.
@@konradcurze1278 Such a strange comment. Yes, the US is not “the greatest country in the world” because there is no such concept. The US is just FAR better off than a lot of countries.
It was an honor to wear the same uniform as this man. Semper Fi.
I worked as an RN for over 30 years. I had the honor of meeting men like him. They are the greatest generation. My grandfather was a pilot during the war.
Thank you for celebrating these good men.
What an incredible testimony. My grandfather was 1st marine division and had 4 battle stars to his credit. It’s unbelievable he survived, Guadalcanal, Pelilu, new Gloucester, and Iwo. Thank you for ur service, sir. Semper Fi.
I wish I grew up in this generation. These are real Americans and real heroes. They're sick to their stomach with what's happening in America. This hero deserves everything his heart desires.
Lol no you don’t. You have no idea what it means to be part of that generation, respectfully.
@@andrewwebb-trezzi2422 i think OP means that about the culture and not 🤡 bs we have today. You would be crazy or stupid , maybe deranged to want to experience what these men did. The Pacific theater was a bit different from Europe and had its own special horrors to witness. The stories my grandfather told about the atrocities he saw. A great example was the game of catch which involved the japanese using bayonets and philipeno babies. Things you dont hear in any history books, that ive seen anyway.
@5 Bags of Popcorn i bet you think of yourself as educated don't you?
I totally agree! I see there's some soy boys here!
@5 Bags of Popcorn yeah i made the choice to be born....You're an idiot. I'd kill to fight in these wars. Enjoy your almond milk
Wow, a badass Marine Officer. Semper Fidelis, Sir.
Legend
Thank You Sir!!,And those young men who will never grow old!.God Bless America!!!!
Awesome man ,Semper Fidelis ..
Outstanding Marine.
-Airborne
Did 22 years in the Army most of that on deployments from Mogadishu,Somalia to Afghanistan every time I felt I had enough or life would weigh heavy I would think about men like this in WW2, from the soldier's,sailors and Marines and what they did and had to endure and I would tell myself to stop being a pussy,pull my pants up,Charlie Mike.
Men this this is what I would measure myself against in all I did not to bring shame or embarrassment on there sacrifice.
Even in the civilian world dealing with the issues that come with military service I think how these Men fought in a war under conditions I could not even begin to understand and after it was over they did not whine or cry about it they delt,they returned to there civilian lives and carried on,got jobs raised familys helped rebuild a nation.
Each and every one of these Men are heros to me.
Semper Fi! I feel the same as you, well said.
thank you for killing all those kids for oil!! smoking the dead afghan kid pack
Thank you for your service Sir, you are a REAL HERO, not these idiot athletes or Hollywood types !!! An American Veteran.
There are some heroes among those groups.
Colin Kaepernick is a real hero, for instance. Put his career and personal safety on the line to fight for equality and against domestic human rights abuses, while exercising his First Amendment right in the most important way someone can.
And he did so while facing endless harassment and death threats from the hordes of red-faced, shrieking snowflakes trying to pretend that their racism is actually patriotism.
You can find American heroes fighting for freedom, equality, and our country’s other most critical, fundamental defining values in a variety of places.
@@frankmcgovern5445 nah that guy did that because his career was floundering and he needed a cash grab he saw opportunity took it and now look at him
Say that to the family of Pat Tillman.
I love how you can see him wake up and come back the more he talks. You can see the light come back into his eyes.
God bless you sir!!!
Thank you endlessly for your service!!!! ✝️🇺🇸👍
God bless this man.
Thank you sir for your service 🇺🇸
Watching these are just so insane to me and give me some sort of existential eery feeling. As these veterans talking to us about their experience, could’ve just as easily been another dead person that wouldn’t be here doing an interview as we watch their recorded tape. All based on the fact that they were lucky enough not to get that zooming bullet to the head, or an artillery land on them. For whatever reason they were part of the statistic that survives, the drastic difference on the sides of the spectrum that they could’ve been, all off luck.
Wow… one of the greatest generation! If it wasn’t for these brave souls we wouldn’t have the country we have right now.
I am so honored and humbled to be a Marine…. Part of the proud heritage this generation solidified!👍🏽🇺🇸🙏🏽
God bless all of you from that generation including my mom and dad who both served and are now looking down upon us🙏🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
American Hero for me.🙏👍💪
I have gotten the chill bumps like 15 times listening to this Man talk, I feel like he's a National Treasure and his memories and stories are also, Did you hear him describing his regiment of 17/18 year old young men, he said with great pride and at the same time a heavy heart from the memories of the one's lost, "They we're MAGNIFICENT" And by God he meant that with the utmost respect love and admiration of his men.... This gentleman should be able to get anything from anywhere
My dad was in the 2nd Division. Was in combat at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. At Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian he was a flamethrower and demolition man in the 18th combat engineers. How any of these men survived I do not know.
Ordinary men did extraordinary things.
Thank you sir for telling this. My grandpa was with the 82 ABN on D-Day I can’t thank you enough
Pure respect
It is so good to hear this man’s voice, his story and see his image. Thank you for recording his story for history.
These narrations are extremely important for the shared memory of mankind. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to hear this man recounting his experience
Ya know this men were an amazing bunch of kids then and more the.n Amazing today .
The kids comming up today don't have any idea they complain about microagressions and would never make it
I would lay my life down for this great country so the generations after my could live the way the r e living and they I feel are taking it for granted. The saying if you don't study history your doomed to repeat it .. n that's where we are at now
This man is my hero guys like him n his buddys
Not Spiderman or superman .. these 16,17,18 YR OLD MEN
I wouldn't crap on everyone in the younger generations and generalize us... we've grown up with nothing but war, a piss poor economy, and comparatively incompetent leadership to our predecessors. Yet there are still young men and women such as myself, my brother, and my cousin, who are ready and willing to give it all if necessary to do what these men did, especially if we're fighting a war where the opposition is as evil as the greatest generations was. I ship out June 27 and have every intention of showing out for my generation
Another outstanding interview.
Thanks 👍
What a tough guy…..thank you for my Freedom Mr. Schott………,God Bless You !!
These men endured unimaginable horror, yet they persisted. They are all beyond heroes. Their sacrifices made it possible for those of us today to never experience such terror and to live in peace. Their memories are eternal. It is impossible to honor them and those who died enough. We must also honor all the young men and women who serve today.
I like how he admitted they liked the Banzai attack cause they could kill more of them 😂‼️💯 god bless this hero and all the veterans from all generations that have seen combat
Yea... very realistic form of thought. Especially for war..
He said no one surrendered!!!! Damn…
Never Forget.
My grandfather fought in the Phillipines, survived Bataan death march.
My great uncle stormed Omaha beach, survived, purple heart recipient.
Thank you for your service, Colonel. Semper Fi
No better officers in the Marine Corps than those who begin their career at Parris Island.
Real hero, my hats off to all y’all.
Thanks buddy appreciate the service !
"The surf was pink with blood... our blood" ... the pain in those words is beyond compare...
It's always the ones who talk a good game !!! Lmao😂😂😂😂😂 said like a TRUE warrior !
I wonder if Colonel Shott crossed paths with the famous former Marine, the late Eugene Sledge, who was also in the 1st Mar-Div at Peleliu and Okinawa at the same time as he was? Sledge was an enlisted man, not an officer, but gained worldwide fame for penning one of the finest combat memoirs of all time in "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa," which was first-published in 1981. Marines in combat or otherwise in any danger of falling into enemy hands were prohibited from keeping any sort of notes or records which could have intelligence value to the enemy if they were captured, but Sledge, who hid his notes in his Bible, got away with some clandestine record-keeping which later served him in good stead when he sat down to write his book. A mortar man, he was in the thick of the fighting virtually his entire time in the Pacific, and once the war ended, there was no respite, as he and his fellow Leathernecks got additional duty in China, then in turmoil as the communists and Nationalists resumed fighting after the Japanese pulled out. He made it home at last and was finally discharged from the Corps in February 1946.
I never get tired of hearing the stories these amazing men can tell! Their legend deserves to be honored as long as there is a United States of America.
Georgia boy 1961-- I would love to talk with you on this subject--- My ol' man enlisted in March of 1940, a full 11/2 years before Pearl to become a man, not to fight Japanese-- He knew Sledge, but didn't hang out with him... His 2 best buddies were Bert Gillis, and Machak-- His other buddies got killed in battle----
His career mirrored Sledge-- 7 major campaigns inc Wake is, Wotje, Guadalcanal, Midway, Peleliu, Okinawa, and then he re-enlisted and went to China for almost 3 years, and has bars as a China Marine---- S.Sgt J.D Foss.
1st Marine Division--1940--1948
@@thomasfoss9963 - Hey, thanks for sharing your father's story. He sounds like he was one heck of a man and a fine Marine. If he made all of those actions and survived to tell the tale, maybe he ought to get his own verse in the Marine Hymn or something, because that is an amazing achievement. As difficult as it was in the ETO and other Europeans theaters of war, at least those men - even the ones forward and in combat - could get an R&R maybe in London or Paris or whatever.
The boys in the Pacific weren't so fortunate, though. If they had served on Peleliu or someplace, Pearl Harbor - let alone the west coast of the U.S. - was too far away for a liberty pass. They maybe made it back to Espirito Santo or Australia if they were lucky or one of the bases in the Central Pacific if they weren't. That was it - no trips home to see their sweethearts or family for them until the war ended. And for the guys who went to China like your father and Eugene Sledge, they made it home even later.
It has also ways astounded me that those men did tours as length as three years overseas, and many of them got promoted only once or twice and had few decorations or ribbons despite being in some of the worst of the combat our forces saw in the Pacific War. No "medal inflation" in those days, and then I see present-day Pentagon brass - rear-area chair-warmers - wearing enough medals to star in a comic opera, well, something is way out of wack, let's just say.
Getting back to the WWII boys, they always said that the combat infantry badge - or in the case of the Marines, the combat action ribbon - was the only decoration they really cared about. They sure as heck earned theirs.
@@thomasfoss9963 my grandfather fought with the george 2/5 at okinawa. 75% casualty rate
Wow I just found out Eugene Sledge helped shoot mortars for my grandfather's 5th marines on kunishi ridge.. I'm shocked!
@@tommyellenbecker4786 Yes sir-- They were all on the front lines in the Pacific theatre--- I've tried to provide details on these battles from my dad's war letters to home on the "U"-- but was censored due to their sensitivity of the content--- just like the Navy did during the war to all his letters that were cut up, blacked out etc-------
Remember: Loose lips-- Sink ships!!!
Thank you for your splendid service, sir! It was great hearing you tell your story.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your service
As a fellow devil dog this video is personal. Especially since I just lost 2 friends to suicide and OD on fentanyl recently. I’ll see my battle buddies one day.
God bless and stay motivated
Semper fi
I wonder if he knew my daddy. He was a tech II Sgt in the south pacific. He repaired phones on the battle field. He may not remember him. There were so many men there. I have always been very proud of him and four other men from my family that served.
His name is Robert Edward Froning. He passed in 1961 when I was 6. I have his army jacket with a few of his medals. Some took a few of them along with his comendations.
God bless these brave Marines. My son is active Corps, serving on ground these men fought so valiantly and some paid the ultimate price for, at Camp Hanson Okinawa. As much as I’m proud of him and know he would meet the challenge bravely, I pray to God he never has to endure what these great American warriors did. Mere words can’t express our gratitude for the service and sacrifice of our warriors and their families, but Thank You.
Absolutely incredible. I could listen to these men talk all day.