My grandfather was always ashamed that he wasn't a veteran because he never wore a uniform but he was one of the guys building the warships for the navy. He may not have worn a uniform but he was still my hero.

@mozzel65

Жыл бұрын

Your grandfather had nothing too be ashamed of he played his part big time by keeping the Royal Navy at sea

@margaretnicol3423

Жыл бұрын

@@mozzel65 Thank you. I always said that there wouldn't be a navy if they didn't have the ships! 🙂

@philiplewis5308

Жыл бұрын

Your grandfather had nothing to be ashamed like the previous comment said if it wasn't for brave dockworkers like your grandfather keeping the royal navy afloat it would have been a castrophie for the allies so hold your head up high and salute him for his courage and bravery

@margaretnicol3423

Жыл бұрын

@@philiplewis5308 Thank you. I am proud of him although he was working in The Bronx so not the Royal Navy. He then moved to Scotland and worked on the big liners like the Queens.

@carolinequirk6136

Жыл бұрын

It was the same with the Bevan Boys who went drafted to work in the mines. Work that need to be done the Army Navy and Air Force could not have gone with out them.

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him; but because he loves what is behind him" G.K. Chesterton

@themisspultone

8 ай бұрын

“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien Two Towers

@paulworgan6599

8 ай бұрын

And his brother too his side

@lordvoldemort3928

5 ай бұрын

Beautiful sentiment sir!

@mags9536

4 ай бұрын

My brother is a retired Royal Marine. He fought in the gulf war, and the Falklands war as well as other conflicts around the world. I know he lost friends in these battles but we are grateful he came home ❤

@harrybrandon2730

4 ай бұрын

That is the best thing I have heard in a long time thanks And thanks to eny veteran

Im a mum of a veteran. My son Corey went into the British army as a junior soldier at the age of 16 yrs old which he adored with immense pride. He then went into the Royal logistics core at the age of 18 yrs old. Then War was happening 😢 so with no hesitation him and his comrads went to Afghanistan where he is an IED searcher. As a mum I was very lucky that my son came home, but it wasn't the son I brought up, he changed immensely in attitude and so angry 😢 (who was this person stood in front of me?) He was a broken soldier 💔 a guilty survivor of a war. My son was then discharged with P.T.S.D, he was broken into a million pieces 💔. I as a mum fought for him for 2 yrs to get the help he needed 💙 and I succeeded. My son is now 30yrs old and im so proud of the man he has become. So to every serving soldier, every veteran, and to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice 😢 thankyou, thankyou, thankyou for our tomorrow's 💖 xxx

@chriscarey8169

2 ай бұрын

Bless you both and thank you.

@paulinecollins5629

Ай бұрын

Can you thank him for his service and congratulate him for his recovery xx

I’m British and I want to thank you Ladies for this moving tribute to all Service men and women who fought and sacrificed their lives for us. This unknown warrior came home but thousands didn’t make it home and my heart goes out to those families. God Bless them all🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️

@mattbentley9270

2 ай бұрын

I second that, have never seen this before, very moving am in tears here, so beautiful

@zoeherdman670

Ай бұрын

I agree, we'll done ladies!

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

@bb1uk108

Жыл бұрын

These words make me cry.

@keithrudd8003

Жыл бұрын

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

@user-vu3mr4op4l

4 ай бұрын

Those words and the last post always get me crying.

@doubledee9675

Ай бұрын

Lest we forget

'When You Go Home - Tell Them of Us . For Your Tomorrow - We gave Our Today . We Shall Remember Them !

I am a veteran of the British army.....the words "thank you for your service" mean a lot to every veteran so don't think for one minute that those words aren't enough. Loved your reaction to this video, I shared all your tears. Thank you America for being our greatest ally. xxx

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

Bless you! And sincerely, Thank YOU for your service! 🫡

@paulworgan6599

8 ай бұрын

We don’t say those words in this country but I think our soldiers sailors and airmen know that we are grateful and proud

@maggiesalvage5409

3 ай бұрын

❤

It is a small gesture, but. The King salutes the coffin, after placing his wreath on it. What an unbelievably high honor.

I'm not British, nor American, I'm a Filipino... But I feel the pride and grief as you do because we share values that makes us human. I just feel so damn proud to have the United States and United Kingdom as our ally.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

@lewissmith3896

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow My late father's (RIP) father (RIP) & all but of his brothers were in the Royal Navy, the other one in the British Army (although not sure which regiment). There were 9 boys & 4 girls that my great grandparents on my father's side. An awful lot of children to have back in the day, but that was sometimes how it was back then.

@philmckenna5709

Жыл бұрын

@Alvaro Mariano Carpio The respect and affection is mutual and reciprocated, mate 🤝

@karenward267

Жыл бұрын

We thank you for your kind words. My broth in the Royal Navy did exercises with the Philippine Navy and the US Navy at Subic. Bay. You are an ally for us in the South East Asia theatre. Thank you.

@whiteonggoy7009

Жыл бұрын

Salamat from Luzon

Beneath this stone rests the body Of a British warrior Unknown by name or rank Brought from France to lie among The most illustrious of the land And buried here on Armistice Day 11 Nov: 1920, in the presence of His Majesty King George V His Ministers of State The Chiefs of his forces And a vast concourse of the nation Thus are commemorated the many Multitudes who during the Great War of 1914 - 1918 gave the most that Man can give life itself For God For King and country For loved ones home and empire For the sacred cause of justice and The freedom of the world They buried him among the kings because he Had done good toward God and toward His house 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️

@letsbeavenue

Жыл бұрын

I had tears in my eyes as I read this 🇬🇧

@joestretch5570

Жыл бұрын

That last paragraph always gets me. Not just an Unknown Warrior, but an indomitable Prince

@BillyM44523

Жыл бұрын

That is beautiful, made me shiver, thanks for sharing 👍

@mandysharp4571

Жыл бұрын

Every bride of the Royal family never throws her bouquet. It's taken by the couple and laid on the tomb as a mark of respect. No one is allowed to walk on the grave either. His legacy forever to be the lost souls of war. We don't need to know who he is, because I think it makes it more special the not knowing.

@leslieshand4509

Жыл бұрын

888,000+ UK dead. Watch the video on the poppy installation in London 2014

I am a British veteran of 34 yrs service and take this opportunity to thank you for your support and sentiments. There is one thing about the grave of the unknown warrior which has not been mentioned and which you may be unaware. No one walks on that grave in the Abbey even though it is only a few feet inside the entrance. If you watch your own clips of Royal Coronations, funerals and weddings everyone walks around it and not over it. Respect

@suemcgregor9248

3 ай бұрын

I've noticed that, people walk all over Henry Vllls grave in St George's Chapel and Winston Churchill's slab in Westminster Abbey but no-one steps on the Unknown Warrior and all Royal brides put their bouquets on his tomb

more than allies, you are family. Your respect shown to the UK is incredibly touching. Thank you both. It really is appreciated ❤❤

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

♥️♥️

@sndrka12

3 ай бұрын

The US is family unless they vote in DJ T in which case all friendship is off the table.

My great uncle Francis Thomas Addisons body still lays somewhere in France his name is on the Menin Gate.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God bless Francis 🙏🏻

@davidhindle970

Жыл бұрын

You should review the last post at the Menin Gate the Belgians do it every day. Every name on the arch is a British soldier known only to God, there are thousands of names.

It is not commonly known but the Unknown Warrior here in the United Kingdom was awarded the CMH by the US govt. In reciprocation the Unknown Warrior in the US was awarded the Victoria Cross by the UK Govt. The last post is our version of taps, As an ex-soldier I thank you for your kind words. The closest of allies.

@leslieshand4509

Жыл бұрын

Both the Last Post and Taps make me cry, and fill me with pride

@simonwicker871

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that, thank you for educating me. Also Thank-you for your service.

All I can say Ladies is THANK YOU !! I am. a UK veteran of the Falklands War, because my cruise liner ship was drafted to take 3500 troops to the war zone. I really do appreciate your comments and thoughts about veterans. Sincerely, Rod Fair.

Thank you both for embracing the Poppy, it’s special to us Brits.

I am a 22 year British Army vet (Gulf war), I followed the line of my family . I honour my Father (RAF) my Grandfather( Army) WW2 my Great Grandfather (Army) WW1 gone but never forgotten.

@seanhopton.

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the service you have given too our Country🙏what an Amazing family you have !! Best wishes & Regards Sean 🙂🙏🙏❤️

@paul-ig8hw

Жыл бұрын

@@seanhopton. thank you for the wishes and regards.

@mary.e645

9 ай бұрын

❤🙏❤

Thank you for wearing poppies. I love you both, for being so respectful. Xx

Your tears are testament enough. We are friends, America and Great Britain. We will always be there for America.

My veteran is my father.. An Australian country boy who volunteered for the air force the day war was declared, who flew as a rear gunner for Bomber Command in missions over Germany, and was one of two out of his training class to make it home.. Philip Woodhouse, Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force...

@GuyWilson706

11 ай бұрын

RIP brother

@mary.e645

9 ай бұрын

❤🙏❤

I'm ex British Army, my father served in the RAF, Nephew served in the Army, my Grandfather's and Great Grandfather's took part in WWII and WWI. On behalf of my family and all British vets Thank you for a lovely post. God bless you and all our friends across the pond.

@williamevans4894

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service 🇬🇧 from 🇬🇧

@AutoAlligator

Жыл бұрын

God bless.

@tubbytours1475

Жыл бұрын

dittoGrt Grandad WW1 Grandads WW2 Dad National Service and me TA

@Danno1983

Жыл бұрын

@@williamevans4894 same Long Live The King 🇬🇧🇬🇧

@stephenbush9170

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service very proud of you once again thank you 💙

I am proud to be British, a veteran and Mum to two serving sons.

@johnwright7895

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic.

No one doe it like the Brits be it sorrow or joy the little country with a big heart God Bless the fallen.

From a veteran: Well done, ladies. Veterans deserve our fullest respect and honor. Thank you for paying tribute.

That was very touching. My late father in law, Jim Kennerley served in the tank regiment in France during WW11. He would never talk about it. When he died a British Flag was dropped over his coffin and his helmet was placed on the top with a candle burning on it. I live in Peterborough in the UK and we have the grave of a donkey in our park. He was born on the Somme during WW1 and his mother was killed. He was raised by soldiers of a Scottish Regiment who fed him tinned milk and biscuits spread with jam. After the war a lady in Peterborough was concerned about him and asked the people of Peterborough if they could each give one shilling to raise money to buy him. Enough money was raised and he lived out his life peacefully in a field in Peterborough. When he died he was buried in the park and a monument was erected over his grave. His name was Jimmy and the residents of Peterborough called him "Our Jimmy". Every year a service is held at his grave as well and wreaths are laid on his monument. Several elderly ladies at the care home I used to work at remember seeing Jimmy in the field when they were children. When we took them to the park we always had to go to Jimmy's grave so they could pay their respects to him.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God bless Jim 🙏🏻

@MsPinkwolf

Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness 😢

@lynnhamps7052

Жыл бұрын

I was brought up in Peterborough during the 60s and 70s and I remember.exactly where the plaque to Jimmy is layed..a memory I forgot I had..thank you for the reminder. x

@sharonsmith9817

Жыл бұрын

I live in Peterborough and will try and see the grave

@jeanette6510

Жыл бұрын

Well, that's now wrecked me completely 😥

My grandad, Corp. Stanley George Arther Daniels served as a messenger in Italy throughout WWll

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God bless Stanley 🙏🏻

Born British, now livi gin SA, you ladies are true and caring, a tear or two shows your amazing love of humanity

My Dad was a veteran of the Second World War, serving in the Lancashire Fusiliers, he was wounded at Dunkirk. My eldest brother was the solo French Horn player in the band of the Lancashire Fusiliers. I am a former Royal Marine myself (not a bandsman) My Dad was proud that I joined the Commandos. He never talked about his time in the War, even less about his wounds. My Dad passed away in 1974 just before my youngest daughter was born. My brother passed away earlier this year.

Another tradition came about after the burial of the unknown warrior. After her marriage to the then Duke of York, the Queen Mother left her bridal bouquet on the grave in memory of one of her brothers who died in battle during WW1. Since then royal brides have continued to do this, including Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, Diana Princess of Wales and Catherine (then Duchess of Cambridge). Another moving event which you could react to is the Tower of London poppies - an art installation to commemorate the centenary of the start of WWI. Each poppy represented one person who died in that conflict.

@cazyaz523

Жыл бұрын

I was going to mention this tradition. It’s a wonderful way to remember those that passed by the royal princesses. No one - and I mean no one is allowed to walk on the tomb of the unknown soldier. The other tombstones can be walked on but not that one - it has to be walked around such is the reverence to it. There were discussions about trying to identify the soldier using DNA but that was quickly shelved as it went behind the spirit of the tomb and the hope contained therein that it may be your loved one within it. Also I am fortunate to have 2 of the poppies from the Tower of London display. Both given to me as gifts. I keep them safe.

There is one thing they do at the Royal Albert Hall remembrance service that breaks me every time - the last thing they do, is the silence and during that silence, they drop a poppy petal for every soldier who has died in service - that rain of red is SO powerful - I can't stop the tears every time

@francesleighton.6468

Жыл бұрын

My Dad Alexander Ruddoch was in The Royal Horse Artillery ,he was one of the lucky ones that came Home.Frances from Scotland.xx

@Anglo_Saxon1

Жыл бұрын

Just reading your comment finished me off

@denisecampbell6736

Жыл бұрын

You’re talking about The Drumhead Service portion of The Festival of Remembrance. It took place Saturday night in the presence of a King for the first time in 70 years. It’s here on You Tube & is up over at the British Royal Legion’s channel. I started watching it earlier, but then something Mom & I watch started &, as it just started, I’m going to rewind it back to the beginning & watch it later. That’s something that needs to be watched properly & only doing halfway while watching something else is not it!! The Hymn that’s sung at the beginning of The Festival, I did get that far, is I Vow To Thee My Country & was Princess Diana’s Favourite Hymn. It was played at the Royal Wedding, her Funeral Service & The 10th Anniversary Memorial Service. It’s truly a beautiful Hymn.

@januzzell8631

Жыл бұрын

@@Anglo_Saxon1 *hugs*

@leslieshand4509

Жыл бұрын

I have never heard of it before. Thank you for sharing that

I am a British Veteran. I proudly wore the uniform for 32 years. I feel sorry that the Americans treat their servicemen and women and their veterans with a lot higher respect than we do here in the UK.

First of all I'd liked to say you ladies are a credit to your country and to your families. You show such love and respect to others. If I could I would make you both honorary British citizens. My birthday is 11th November and has always been tinged with sadness especially when it fell on Remembrance Sunday, the main service and laying of the wreaths by the Royal Family at the Cenotaph. The Queen, God bless her soul, laid her wreath right into her 90s. My grandma lost her husband, Thomas Stansfield Oct 1916 and his brother Sidney Sept 1916. Their bodies never found. Their mother's only sons. Their names are honoured on the Thiepval Memorial, the biggest one with 72,000 names of young men whose bodies were never found. My grandma always kept a large vase on her sideboard with three large wax poppies in it. She was a quiet sad lady and it was only when I grew up did I realise that she never got over her husband's death. She couldn't visit the memorial so I've been twice, on her behalf and for their mother, and laid a cross against the foot of the pillar which bears their names. God bless them all.

Thank you. As an injured veteran and someone that supports veterans at their darkest times, I'm exhausted with having to fight for them every day and even within my own department. Knowing people are supporting us spurs me on though 💜

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God bless you and thank you for your service and continued service!! 🙏🏻

@wenglishsal

Жыл бұрын

@nomad .. Bless you, and massive respect, for your service to Queen & Country and thank you for you continued support of others vets, who are struggling with the effects of their service. My very best wishes to you, from Wales.

@johnmh1000

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Nomad for your service and support. Please take strength from what I am sure will be many, many people. God bless you and with best wishes from Essex, England.

@markmaher4548

Жыл бұрын

Bravo Zulu Nomad, thank you shippers.

@elitechungdokwan4321

Жыл бұрын

I'm an RAF Veteran, my twin brother is an Army Veteran, both my parents were veterans and my father was badly wounded in the D-Day liberation of Europe. Both my grandfather's were veteran's and one family member lost several of his sons during the Great War 1914-1918. Tomorrow I am selling poppies again for the Royal British Legion and will be laying wreaths at 2 separate remembrance services this weekend. We will remember them.

Private Richard "Para" Turnbull died age 18 1977. i will always remember

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God bless Richard 🙏🏻

Thank you for this reaction. It was me that wrote the music for this and seeing your reaction makes this all worth while. Such an incredible story that needs telling. Thank you.

I served in the R.A.F from 1984 till 1996 and proud to have done my duty for Queen and country. I am now a member of Buckley Veterans breakfast group , who meet once a month . We are 90+ strong of various ages , the veterans group is world wide.

Albert Ezra Watkinson , British WW2 Commando (part of Spearhead of liberation). My father from Nottinghamshire...rip.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God bless Albert! 🙏🏻

@no-oneinparticular7264

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow thankyou

My father Staff Sergeant Carl Wilson - The Black Watch - 3rd Battalion. Beautiful and touching tribute x.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God bless Sgt Carl 🙏🏻

As a Brit I am proud to have served in her majesty army god bless all those have served and for those people serving now

Im 70 years old, an old english gel, both my mum and dad were in the war,my dad was in berlin but thank god he came home safe, but never told us kids the truth of the horrors he went through, just like thousand of others that fought for our beloved England, we are simple folk that just fought to save our island and will always, always be proud of those young boys who gave thier lives defending our shores, we will never forget them, they are in our hearts and minds always xxxx😮😅

Thanks girls for crying with me, great respect.

It's said in the UK that every family in the country had a least one family member who died on the Somme battlefields... for me it's my Great Uncle John (Jack) Henry Day. My Grandmas brother. He was killed on the 24th of August 1916, near Delville Wood(?). He has a plaque on the Thiepval Memorial in France as he has "no known grave". Grandma was 12 yo when the news of his death came through. He was the only brother of 3 sisters, he was also under regulation height so volunteered to join a Bantam Battalion (18th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers), Grandma died aged 86 and mourned his loss all her life... On this day I also remember the old soldiers I used to drink with down my local pub. Their stories were hilarious as well as heartbreaking and still remember them fondly to this day... Loved the reaction, great video!

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God Bless John! 🙏🏻

@daphnethurlow5388

Жыл бұрын

A 19year old ancestor of mine was killed in France WW1..his body was never found. His name is on the Menin gate Memorial at Ypres. Another Gt gt Uncle from WW1 was only married one week when he went to France and also never came back.

@isobellhorrell182

Жыл бұрын

Very heart felt had me crying love how passionate you both are have lovely souls god bless you and god bless all the fallen we will always remember them xx

@smythharris2635

Жыл бұрын

@@isobellhorrell182 My grandfather was at the Somme and all over the Western Front, he had shrapnel in his leg and amused the kids by putting a small magnet over it, but he never explained. From a rural background he was a crack shot and became a sniper. All the details we now know were told us by our grandmother and my mother after he passed; he was silent. My gran told me he had nightmares because he had to bayonet a German boy soldier in a hand to hand tussle.

@carolinequirk6136

Жыл бұрын

My Grandfa was in a Bantam Battalion The Welsh Regament 18/19 Battalion. He was under 5ft 8in. but as tough as old boots.

I was a British Infantry veteran of 29 years service, I really appreciate your sentiments and your tears over our unknown soldier, thank you, your tears flowed along with mine. I lost some good friends on service, I give you my thanks and gratitued from them also, they would have appreciated you both. They would be old men now, but I remember them as boys and so very full of life.

@LANDYMAN090

7 ай бұрын

Those of us who served have seen the passing of good friends, good enough to call them brothers. I to served 22 years and also lost friends but also my best friend who was in my eyes was my brother.

I was in the British army. All I can say is God bless all who gave their lives and God save current service personnel who are in conflict

We will never be beaten standing alongside each other all Allies together, For freedom and Democracy.

@andrewlonghurst5110

Жыл бұрын

Except Joe Biden doesn't show much respect for our mutual history of serving alongside eachother!

I am a Brit. But you bring my patriatism to the fore. There is a great natural bond between the people of the English speaking world. And though we be divided by petty disputes. The light which gives hope to the world is the light and the tolerance and the calm of the English speaking world. God bless America

@jeffreyelliott713

Жыл бұрын

I'm the exact same I used to be indifferent to the UK especially being Scottish but watching other people having pride for our country makes me proud too.

God bless all allied servicemen & women 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 #RespectAndGrattitude

Thank you your kind words mean a lot 🥹🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸 may God bless you both

My great uncle died at Areital farm, France 5 Oct 1918, US army private Charles R Dowdell now has a square dedicated to him in Salem Mass

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

Жыл бұрын

God bless Charles

It's Veteran's Day here in America and Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom. What a great day to honor the fallen and by learning about The Unknown Warrior Story! The Bands of HM Royal Marines made a remarkable film here and this was absolutely incredible! So many emotions and such gratitude for ALL soldiers past and present! This wasn't just educational for us but also incredibly inspiring. We hope you feel the same. *Please if you have a Veteran or active duty service member, drop their name in the comments and honor them today! We want to know their names!* Thank you for watching, thank you to all branches of the service of our country and all allies!

@markpurchase2219

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for the respect and honour you have both showed my fallen brothers and sisters from both our country's thef are no words that can show how much this means

@lynnhamps7052

Жыл бұрын

My veterans are my late father..Edgar Smith..British Army..and both my sons who served in the Royal Airforce....love and blessings to all x

@SJ-GodofGnomes21

Жыл бұрын

Both my grandfathers fought in WW2, one in the European campaign the other in North Africa... my great Uncle gave his life In Italy... my great grandfather fought in WW1 at the Somme and was granted a battlefield commission. A copy of which hangs on my mums wall.

@colrhodes377

Жыл бұрын

We will remember them!

@geordieboy8945

Жыл бұрын

I suggest you react to 'I vow to thee my country' with Luke Evans at the Royal Albert Hall.

Ladies, this is so moving. I am British and each October and November I collect for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. I do this for my grandparents generation and the generations of today. Without the men and women of WW1 and WW2 and many that have followed I am grateful to have the life I have today and feel safe. I am truly grateful for those brave, honourable, proud people. You have me crying to this. Thank you, you are wonderful women.

respect to you beautiful American lady friends ,,I'm crying with so much pride and sadness, they gave their today for our tomorrow. thank you so so so much.i salute you all thank you so much ladies for your love and respect you have shown I thank you ,

Thank you for your respect. As a Brit I'm embarrassed to say I had not seen this incredibly moving tribute to the Unknown Warrior before. Now, on the 11th day of the 11th month, I have redressed this omission, thanks to you. Today I remember my great uncle, Arthur Lord, who died on the muddy, bloody battlefields of Word War 1, just days before the cease fire.

@applemac100100

Жыл бұрын

Greater love hath no man than this than a man lay down his life for his friends. SHAME on me if i neglect to remember men like your great uncle who died that i might be free.

My dad was 100 years old on 23rd October and was in a reserve occupation. Went home, all his mates and brothers joined the forces. He went straight away and joined the Royal navy and he didn't have to. So proud of him and I've seen him today.

@johnwright7895

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant.👍👍

My dad was in the Royal Artillery during world war 2. He was rescued from the beaches at Dunkirk and then sent back again on D day after which he served through the battles of the Rhine all the way to Berlin. He was a lucky one, he came back, but suffered nightmares for years. He was a quiet friendly man and I loved him so much. Sadly he died at only 57 when I was 17, just when I was beginning to really get to know him.

God bless you both and thank you 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Here's something you might find interesting. Every royal bride since Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the late Queen's mother) has had their wedding bouquet laid on the tomb on the Unknown Warrior which I find a lovely touch personally. Also, I feel like The Last Post is the saddest piece of music known to man, every time I hear it I well up.

@amsodoneworkingnow1978

Жыл бұрын

I have played it or say in our band as it was played for so many years I've lost count but never once without years streaming down my face.

To many the unknown soldier wasn’t just a symbol of their loved ones but could possibly actually be their loved one and, although it could never mend the shattered lives, I know it gave my grandmother some sense of peace and knowledge that her brothers were worthy to lie among kings.

Bless you Ladies for bringing this to our attention. Your emotions are palpable even through through this video.

As a British woman I shared my tears….absolutely honoured ladies thank you. Stay safe well and happy xx

The poppy became a symbol because after the battles where over, in an area called Flanders fields, the earth had been torn up by the shelling . The following summer, Poppy’s where un earthed that had been lying dormant deep in the soil, they grew and looked like the red Poppy’s where there to show the blood shed. I was in the forces as was my brother and my Dad. I named my daughter Poppy ❤

@brucebartup6161

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The poppy is a weed of cultivation, only thrives in newly exposed soil. Typically popy soil is expposd by plowing, in this case bombardment. I guess because the seedlings don't have to compete with the dense rapid growing grass.

@lesleygore5106

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This truthful and beautiful post needs acknowledgement. Not many people know why they wear poppies every November.

Well I am british and have always supported the veteans. This has still blown me away and made me cry. Thank you.

My father Rex Talbot, my uncle David both Army passed now, my 3 brothers Peter, Martin & Robert all Royal Navy 🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

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God bless Rex, David, Peter, Martin and Robert! 🙏🏻

Absolutely bloody fantastic and emotional video today ladies

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

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Thank you for watching 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

My veterans are my Grandad RIP WW2 Royal Engineers, 2 uncles RIP WW2 RAF, my sister Army-MP, my Brother in law Army, and currently still serving two of my nephews RAF. Always in our hearts, never forgotten ❤

I’ve only just found your channel, so I’m a little late. I honour my father, a British soldier in the Royal Air Force Regiment Platoon. On February 2nd this year, we will mark a year since he passed away after battling the worlds rarest and most aggressive form of cancer. He was an incredibly humble man, and never gloated about his time as a serviceman, in fact he told us that he didn’t feel anything like a hero. But, in his chair, his medals are proudly placed where he once sat. He died just shy of his 62nd birthday. I honour every veteran, from every country who fight the good fight, both alive and passed on, both taken from war and taken from other reasons. I am a free woman in my country because of all these brave men and women, I know my children can be free also. I also honour my late Grandfather and Great Grandfather from my fathers side, who bravely fought for us in the British Army, the latter of which lost an arm during active duty, which was, in his own words “a small price to pay while others lost their lives all around him”. Dad, I miss you, I miss our phone calls every night 6pm without fail, they lasted 2 hours minimum, we chatted and chatted and chatted. He was my muse, my motorbike buddy, my musical inspiration (fantastic guitar player), and of course, right up to that last breath in my arms, my hero. May they all rest in eternal peace. Thank you for such a beautiful video.

Today I honour my great grandfather Private Horace Brackley East Kent regiment The Buffs who died of wounds on 23rd June 1917 and all fallen warriors 🙏🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

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God Bless Horace!

@samuelgarrod8327

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Today I honour them all. Of all nations, of all beliefs, we will remember them.

@barrybrackley7688

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Wonder if we are related my family came from Shenfield in Essex, my dad was born on 12.11.1916 ?

@sharonsmith9817

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@@barrybrackley7688 not sure my family was from Amersham Buckinghamshire. When Horace died his home address was in Beckenham Kent

@samuelgarrod8327

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@@barrybrackley7688 My grandad never visited Shenfield but seeing as how tiny and quaint England is we might be related too!

My grandad was in Singapore and then Burma(Now Myanmar) during WW2 and he killed 4 Japanese soldiers. It affected him when he came home. He felt he had no right to kill another human being but he also had the thought of a soldier to kill or be killed. This day is for all veterans and we are here because of them. Great video ladies 🇬🇧🇺🇸

I have watched many reaction videos of Americans watching British culture videos and blimey, this was great. I'm a 50 year old Englishman that served and this bought a few tears to my eyes. Thank you both.

Oh my. I am a Brit. And this has just left me in absolute tears. Thank you for sharing.

I salute your grandfather and fathers for fighting for a better world and free world because of their bravery, my great grandfather George Sanders fought during world war 1, he is my veteran. Proud of our special relationship between the US and the UK. They shall not grow old as us who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.

My dad Colin. He served for 20 years in the British Army (Logistics). Went to the Falklands War, Gulf War. He joined when he was 16. He left and worked for the U.N in logistics in West Africa, I saw him properly 3/4 times in 10 years. His life was a life of service. Sadly he passed away from cancer at the age of 46 😢. Forever Proud.

@lindaevans8044

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We're also so proud of your dad

@craigserbert-smith880

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@@lindaevans8044 Thank you

@chrissierunham4533

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With thanks.

My Veteran is my Grandfather, he was in the Royal Engineers during WWII and served in North Africa and Italy

As a British man. I want to say thanks to you both for wearing a poppy! Especially at this time of remembrance... and a very happy birthday and celebrate it well. God bless you both! My great great uncle was killed on the HMS Hood it was sunk by the germans just off the coast of Iceland during WW2 God bless you both.

Thank you so much Girls! I’m British, and I cried every time you cried! Particularly when you said “He’s going home!” ❤❤❤

@applemac100100

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same here

I am a brit and so very proud to be and id like to say a massive thank you to you both for sharing this beautiful video. If nobody cried then i dont know why?. God bless all our veterans all over the world.❤❤

This is a beautiful video. I’m a Brit and cannot be more thankful to you. You bought me to tears. God love you ❤️. Keep being you! 🙏🏽

@diago5

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My Veteran was my grandfather John Hughes, from Edinburgh. He married my grandmother who was Italian. The best coupling. They were together until they passed.

No doubt you know the poem below but I will copy it for people to read. It was written by a Canadian doctor called John McCrae. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

I am one of 4 veterans in my family from the uk . My grandparents Jeff and Mary, My dad i miss you all I WILL ALLWAYS REMEMBER THEM. GOODBYE to my Family ur duty is done we have it from here

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

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God bless you all. And thank you for your service and theirs! 🙏🏻

Ladies, I have been a fan of yours for some time now and follow you on a regular basis. To see your reaction to such a powerful piece of history has just showed your beautiful humanity. Bless you both. I am a British Veteran along with my grandfather, great uncles, father, mother, brother and more recently my son, we have crossed all the military services over the years with pride and a great sense of duty. I hope you make it to the UK and bring with you all the emotions and love you display, you will be welcomed with grace, respect and love by all you meet and I hope I am one of them.

Thanks ladies from UK the respect you showed this subject was both touching and very moving not a dry eye in the house makes me so proud of the special relationship our country's share My Veteran is my Grandfather Walter Wally to his mates

My greart uncles never came home, my G Grandmother lost them two weeks apart, My Husband's Grandfather was torpedoed at sea. May God bless those men and women that never came home, and thank you to all that protect us and keep is safe. And I'm sobbing too, so beautiful

Makes me very proud to be British and to know we have many steadfast friends around the world.

He also wrote a poem about losing a friend after one of the ships he was in was hit: WHAT IS A FRIEND by Bill Doherty People say “Hello my friend” But do they really know What true friendship really is And how far a friend will go I had a friend when I was young He was older, aye, than me Twenty years of age he was When we first went to sea We shared each other’s troubles And joys and sadness too And the fears that tend to grip you When you sail the ocean blue He was steadfast, true, in battle As we huddled, numbed with fear And he’d grin a great big cheeky grin And you knew a friend was near And when disaster struck us I looked across at him “Don’t worry friend” he called to me He knew I couldn’t swim “We’ll both go together “ “Just keep hold of me” And we jumped from off the tilting deck Into the boiling sea He towed me to a life raft There was only room for one “Don’t worry friend there is a rope” “I’ll grab it and hang on” When day break came at last There was nothing to be seen Just a trailing piece of rope Where my friend had been He didn’t have a family No one to live or care Perhaps in me he found a friend Something we could share Life’s a very precious thing I’ve learnt that from the sea And friendship is what life’s about Yet he gave his up for me Now every dull November When I hear them play “Last Post” I vividly remember A friend I treasured most Even after all these years My eyes with tears grow dim A true friend was that pal of mine And I remember him

I have 16 active/veteran family members in the military , including myself. It shows how much respect we have for the unknown warrior because even the Monarch wouldnt get a 6 battleship escort

My great grandad Private Joseph Biddleston of the South Staffordshire regiment of the British army was killed in action on June 1st 1916 aged 39 he is buried in a war grave in France, he had served in the Boar war also. My nan was 8 when she lost her dad. RIP all who have served their country and God bless all those who continue to serve.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

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God bless Joseph 🙏🏻

@timglennon6814

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I salute your Great Grandfather, Private Joseph Biddleston.

@Durgesuth

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Killed on the Somme a few days before my Great grandad Private J.Hodgetts South Staffs You realize something? They probably met or crossed paths…. My Great grandfather has a stone carving on Thiepval monument… His daughter ( my nan) never knew where he was buried…. They just had blood stained letters sent back and a death penny This really is a million to one coincidence

My uncle Geoffrey Whitehouse..served in the second world War.. 1st Airborne Division Parachute Regiment. Our family are so proud of him .I am happy to say he lived until the ripe old age of 94 on Rememberance Sunday he always wore his medals and poppy with pride and honoured his fellow soldiers who never made it back...He was and is our hero and a true honourable Englishman

I've been watching alot of these 'American reacts' videos from other KZreadrs and I must tell you that you have the best way of putting your feelings and thoughts across to us Brits. I've been watching your channel for a while now and I have to say that my patriotic love for my country has increased massively. We are sometimes a bit uptight about our history, but this makes me feel proud to be British. My Veteran is A/S Bob McMorran, Royal Navy. Thankyou Bob and thankyou Natasha and Debbie!

Hello Natasha and Debbie .Your show is brilliant, such lovely people you are .I watched the veterans video and I cried all the way through. I thank your Dad's service so much.My late Dad was in the Royal Navy for years, he was on an aircraft carrier and saw service in the Suez crisis God Bless you both Love from England

As a sailor in the Royal Navy, currently serving aboard HMS Defender, thank you. “If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is forever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England born, shaped, made aware, gave once her flowers to love, her ways to roam. A body of England's, breathing English air, Washed by her rivers, blest by the suns of home. And think, this heart, all evil shed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less. Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness, In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.” - The Soldier, Rupert Brooke - 1887-1915. Brooke would die whilst on tour with the Royal Navy’s British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, which was enroute to Gallipoli.

@markmaher4548

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Bravo Zulu to Defender & Her entire ships company. Hope you all come home safe & sound, even if you are skimmers! 🤣🤣 From an old sundodger.

@loopyloo788

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Thank you for your service. I’m so proud of our Royal Navy. xx🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧xx

@markmaher4548

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@@loopyloo788 Jack & Jenny always get the job done, no matter the odds.

@anthonygreen2100

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I was at the Defenders launch at Govan. A great day. Loads of Brass- hats. I spent my day hunting down SAM holders.

We are shoulder to shoulder, dear American friends. Thank you, deepest respect and dreams of peace...

I am a veteran of The First Gulf War and Bosnia. I wish our politicians showed the heartfelt emotion of you fine ladies. Sending love from Ireland

We honour our dead, as we should, I lay flowers there every year. The glorious dead, may they forever rest easy ❤ My grandfather is somewhere in France. Thank you x

Proud to be British and watching this I’m proud to say… I’m proud to have you as allies. God bless us all. ❤

Don’t worry about the crying, WE ALL DO IT…..try and catch up with the remembrance service at the Royal Albert Hall on or near to the 11th November each year. Followed by a wonderful March past the Cenotaph monument the following morning at exactly 11am by 10,000 vets.

Thank you Natasha and Debbie❤️❤️ in my 70 plus years I have never seen this film. It was so moving and had me in tears. I have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and am really enjoying catching up with all you’ve been reacting to. I have learned a lot about my own country that I didn’t know so thank you again❤️❤️

My Grandfather served in Africa in WW2. Thank you for treating this with honour and respect. You held it together better than I. Loved from Manchester, UK

I have 5 veterans, my brother (Army), brother in law (Royal Navy), father in law (Army), mother in law (Army) and aunt (Army). I also have lots of active serving family members, my husband (Army), my son (Army), cousin (Army) and 3 nephews (Army). November 11th is a very emotional time for me and cry every time whilst watching the festival of Remembrance. I am so so very proud of my family and the wider military family.

@TheNatashaDebbieShow

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God bless them! 🙏🏻

@smythharris2635

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@@TheNatashaDebbieShow I have my late grandfather WWI [Western Front trenches, Battle of the Somme and so on] ; my late dad WWII, Royal Navy destroyer group 1939-45 [Atlantic and Russian convoys, D-Day] and Biscay]. My late uncles Ronnie [North African desert, Italy, D-Day and all the way to Germany] and Rob [Far East and 3 years in a Japanese POW camp]. My maternal uncle Norm [Merchant Navy 1937-1946].

@sandraback7809

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My Grandfather, Engineer in WW11. Father, Royal Navy. Brother, Army serving in NI, UN and Gulf War. We wear our poppies with pride!

Remembering the fallen on this Remembrance Sunday, friend and foe!! Stand easy now, your duty is done!!! We salute you all 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 And at the going down of the sun, we will remember them.

Thank you so much for this, ladies. As a brit of course I know the story of the unknown warrior, but didn't know the full story. My father was sergeant Peter McCausland and he was in the desert army in the Royal Signals during WW2...and one of the lucky one's to come home. Your video made me proud to be British and proud to have your beautiful country as allies...God bless you both, for such a moving video. And just keep being you. I, for one, wouldn't have it any other way...