Battle of the Bulge Private on how he became a real soldier
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Robert "Bob" White was drafted into the Army in 1943 and would ultimately find himself serving as a communications lineman with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division.
On Christmas Eve 1944, White flew across the English Channel and landed in France. His unit moved through the snow towards the sound of distant artillery fire to help quell the last major German offensive operation of World War II, The Battle of the Bulge.
White would suffer minor wounds during the battle leading to him being awarded the Purple Heart. He also witnessed the worst of the Nazi war machine, helping to liberate a forced labor camp near Essen, Germany. These memories would lead to a lifelong struggle with PTSD after the war ended.
In 2018, more than 70 years after the end of WWII, White was awarded a long overdue Bronze Star for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge.
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@donjackson4563
4 ай бұрын
This is the great man that ex-president Trump called a sucker.
@parkerfidel6010
4 ай бұрын
@@donjackson4563I’d love to see some proof of that.
This is one of the Greatest Generation Ever. These guys fought the war, won the war, came home built businesses, built homes and built and provided for their families and didn’t ask for nothing in return. God Bless all of our WWII Veterans. I salute you. 🫡
@Raphsophomes
Жыл бұрын
That is not how it happened but ok
@kevinbyer9580
Жыл бұрын
Nailed it 💯
@zombiediarhea
10 ай бұрын
Amen
@jeffersondeleon925
9 ай бұрын
@@Raphsophomeshow did it happen if you know so much ?
@fredbillan9707
9 ай бұрын
@indigosilhouette5235 That is how it happened, they left their homes to an oversea country to fight the worst war in history, they then returned with ptsd and still had to support their families, shame on you for lying.
So sad. You can still hear the emotion in his voice when he lost his two friends.🥺
@Jace-ew5si
4 ай бұрын
Our greatest generation
@Jace-ew5si
4 ай бұрын
Didn't want to kill, was avenging his brothers
Thank you for your service. Younger generations need to study your era, so they understand what you went through our country.
@yacobshelelshaddai4543
Жыл бұрын
Yes, so we don’t have to repeat it because it looks like we’re about to…
@destinywilliams801
Жыл бұрын
Ever hear of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan??? Plenty of younger generation know what it's all about, the general population is as clueless as they are worthless, but do not discount those that followed in the shadows of these great men.
@andoriannationalist3738
Жыл бұрын
Service? To whom? The wealthy elite who prospers when we blow ourselves up and stick a bandaid on it? This is not the finest Gen. The finest Gen would have called out their actions years ago as mad, and urge the youth to NOT LET ELITE PAY THEM TO COMMIT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
@destinywilliams801
Жыл бұрын
@@andoriannationalist3738 you are an igmo
@andoriannationalist3738
Жыл бұрын
@@destinywilliams801 yet, it is you who has no argument.
"Went on and on and on. Never stopped. That never stopped." Gives you the chills.
I know this man I worked for his son an had the pleasure of meeting him and we would sit by the fire and he would tell us all these stories God bless him
@alripley5335
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for telling that story.
@Soul_Alpha
4 ай бұрын
Treasure this man every second of your life. Once this generation is gone, there's hardly any real men left and it makes me feel as anxious as he describes here bc when there's no real men left humanity is doomed. God bless you all
@KLP99
4 ай бұрын
@@Soul_Alpha The sons of the greatest generation are mostly real men. But, feminists have done all they been to emasculate them to the point where they have to stay quiet and never speak. I'm one of those sons and no from personal experience.
@user-ng8rr7tg4w
3 ай бұрын
Where you from? I can hear the mountain in his voice.
@brittlemons1
3 ай бұрын
That is truly incredible. I bet he is a wonderful man
These are the real heros
@ztoob8898
Жыл бұрын
Of course, they will respond that they are not the heroes; the real heroes are buried in the fields of Europe. I, like you, disagree. There are heroes who die, and heroes who live, and we're grateful to all of them.
@rocistone6570
Жыл бұрын
No, the real heroes never got to come home. These are the guys who live to keep the heroes alive. That is one reason why most WWII vets don't talk much about their own experiences.
@BiggestMarph
Жыл бұрын
“All the real soldiers are dead” (Slaughterhouse 5) -Kurt Vonnegut
@fredbillan9707
9 ай бұрын
@@dukebondeEven if you are a veteran, you would not understand what he went through and how he feels now, combat experience is still not enough especially combat after ww2. Veterans like him don't belive they themselves are heros but rather the people who died. In many ways this makes sense, they went to war in a oversea country and sacrificed their education to help their country, in fighting they would then sacrifice their life. I understand your viewpoint, but we don't need to view them like heros, we just need to give them the respect they deserve.
@DarthEyesDragon
8 ай бұрын
@@dukebonde That’s not a ridiculous statement that’s a statement made by men of 101st airborne that had to fight on the front lines… He just shared it because he agrees. You gonna sit here and tell a ww2 vet how they’re supposed to feel or think? 🙄
Thank you for your service! My father in law, served in the Battle of the Bulge, you could tell there was something bothéring him about it. He very seldom would talk. The greatest generation!!
@thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436
Жыл бұрын
😎💪🏻
@twilightparanormalresearch186
Жыл бұрын
My grandfather was at Dday. He has only said one thing to me about it “it was hell on earth”
@susanaffonso255
6 ай бұрын
My father landed at Normandy beach, and he was the same way he wouldn’t talk about it. His name was James Frances King
What a group of human beings huh ? Saved the world, literally. To them, sacrifice was the NORM ! Incredible, incredible people.
Let’s not forget the age these men went off to war, by today’s standards they would be children. Hats off to all of these men.
@FlatlandMando
3 ай бұрын
and todays children their age won't even take out the garbage or get out of the house & fend for themselves like adults.
My grandfather was in the battle of the bulge with the 82nd airborne. I heard a story where he survived a German ambush at night because he was sleeping up in a tree. Something he was taught as a young boy living in the hills of Kentucky.
I'm so thankful he is being so open and vulnerable in describing what happened and exactly how he felt about it. I'm certain this testimony will help other Veterans. Thank you for your service Sir. What incredible sacrifices all of you endured. 😔
As a Vietnam combat veteran, I came home with a head full of nightmares and anxiety. It made me nuts. I asked my 99 year old father, a WW2 Veteran, if the symptoms of PTSD and associated dreams ever go away. He replied “I don’t know. But I’ll be sure to let you know when it happens”.
Remember everyone if you see a vet in public especially a Vietnam vet give them your thanks.
@DJM3991
Жыл бұрын
This👆
@asmodeus1274
Жыл бұрын
Most importantly, tell them “Welcome Home” since they never got that.
@yacobshelelshaddai4543
Жыл бұрын
Amen
@mattsmith3118
Жыл бұрын
How can you say especially a Vietnam vet? I would’ve said WW2 vets but you can’t put a specific war theatre over any other they all lost friends and witnessed hell. What if a vet from Afghanistan saw your comment ? They would feel like their buddies didn’t matter as much as the lost Vietnam soldiers
@omarhandely6930
Жыл бұрын
@@mattsmith3118 If your YT channel was older than a year old, you’d understand. Nam vets were treated horribly when they returned home. Had bags of urine thrown at them outside of airports, spit on, humiliated and embarrassed nonstop. These were poor kids that got drafted, if you were in college, you got a deferment and didn’t have to go. A war the US politicians and Pentagon could have won but decided to drag it out. The Afghanistan vets volunteered for service and they were welcomed home.
Greatest generation. Thank you sir for fighting for this country thank you much .🇺🇸✝️🛐🙏😊😊🇺🇸
@guynorth3277
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, we are so ready to throw it all away.
@johnnyirwin9838
Жыл бұрын
@@guynorth3277 sorry. But your correct l have never seen this country as bad as it is now.
@guynorth3277
Жыл бұрын
@@johnnyirwin9838 ; To me, it is beyond my wildest dreams, I have eight siblings and we are all at odds, and I refuse to see that narcissistic, traitorous orange blob as nothing but vulgar slime.
@asmodeus1274
Жыл бұрын
@@guynorth3277 We? Speak for yourself.
@flameingo321
Жыл бұрын
@@asmodeus1274 it is we stop it everyone will be seeing hell soon just like what this man in front of you is talking about no one wanted to be their but they did and a gun doesn't have to reach you any bomb going off will reach you through anything
Both my granddad’s fought in the battle of the bulge and here’s the kicker they were fighting against each other. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
@thepurplemaskknows9383
5 ай бұрын
One of my grandfathers sent his son, my uncle, to Europe to fight for the “Fatherland” and he didn’t come back home.
@ziggyfreud5357
4 ай бұрын
Wish you peace - the insanity of war
@eb4600
4 ай бұрын
Same, though it was in the War Between the States
@gerardmichaelburnsjr.
2 ай бұрын
I was in Central America in uniform in the 1980s. Ran into a guy 20 years later, an American, who had been there at the same time but in the uniform of the other side. He told me, and seem to get a kick out of it, that he and his buddies down there had been trying to figure out a way to get to us and kill us. He was a Teamster official.
I can only imagine how much death, pain and heartache this man witnessed and felt. My grandfather was in WW2. He was in the Navy. Thank You for your service, Sir
I served 32 years, 4 deployments and I by far am not the Man he was or become. I came home not the same, maybe he didn't also, but my service cannot compare to what these Gentlemen went through.
@user-fz2ex1dv2u
8 ай бұрын
Thank you, soldier. Lest we forget in Australia, our WW2 allies.
@user-fz2ex1dv2u
8 ай бұрын
My dad and grandad WW1/WW2.I am 3rd generation not to go to war. Ptsd they're dreams with them until they died.
@da_blade5040
7 ай бұрын
Thank You for Your Service!!! 🇺🇲♥️
@paladinsix9285
6 ай бұрын
Amen! I served 28 years, and deployed multiple times.
@cherylkruisheer3365
5 ай бұрын
@@user-fz2ex1dv2ufear will also destroy us. Much sympathy for your family. I know I could never do this. But those who feel the need to serve, please do so with full acceptance with what must come.
His voice was so tender when you listen the second time
God Bless you sir! I am proud, honored and humbled to have followed you and your generation and to have served….🇺🇸👍🏽
Sir, I would like to shake your hand and thank you so much for the freedom I have because of brave soldiers such as yourself. You are a treasure to this beautiful country, Thank you, Thank you!!
Thank you for your service.. I hope one day you can see your friends again
@halgoetsch8681
4 ай бұрын
Amen
My Dad was captured at the Battle of the Bulge near St Vith & later escaped along with a dozen other G.I.'s from a German labor camp...they sure made them TOUGH back then
God bless you brother!!
A very honest and good man
I honor your courage sir. You and your fellow soldiers fought to destroy true evil.
Thank you for your service Sir. Lost my neighbor January 28,2023 98 years young Private Hill He was a Medic during in the Battle of the Bulge cannot imagine what these brave men went thru wish this generation we have now had a tenth of their bravery and honor
Thank you for your service sir🇺🇸
He is a hero for telling his story his way and that's why I respect him and this channel. They don't direct these guys to say a certain buzz word.
Thank you for your service! I’m very happy that we are protected by amazing people like you I thank you and other soldiers every day that you for your service!
Much respect Sir!
My grandad wes in the battle of the bulge also. 3rd armor division. Real heroes those guys were. Greatest generation nothing but respect.
Nothing but massive respect for these guys.
I would have these Men show up at the shop and eventually they they were gone. I always gave them a discount . Always American , Excellent Sir!
God rest his soul... it's hard to rein in those feelings after the switch has been flipped, wiping your friends face off of your face has a way of changing a person...
I love hearing stories from these Veterans! Especially our Vietnam Vets.
@asmodeus1274
Жыл бұрын
Yeah and they’re dying off as well.
Wonderful to capture this soldiers thoughts, thank you for your service.
God bless you sir and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless you and God bless America.
Greatest generation for sure. Thank you for your service
Thank you Sir for your courage, sacrifice and service for freedom 🇺🇸
Thank you
Let’s make sure we never repeat the mistakes of the past and put another generation of children through what this honorable man went through.
God Bless YOU, Brotherman.
@privateer177666
Жыл бұрын
@@scoremxcom I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. Piss off Mac….
@daiganmonceaux3430
Жыл бұрын
@@scoremxcom I can definitely prove His existence. I just can't make Him do whatever I want because He doesn't take orders from me
@daiganmonceaux3430
Жыл бұрын
@@scoremxcom well, why do you want to be at his ass?
@daiganmonceaux3430
Жыл бұрын
@@scoremxcom I meant beat his ass, but apparently auto correct wanted something different. So, why do you want to beat his ass so badly?
@scoremxcom
Жыл бұрын
@@daiganmonceaux3430 "I can definitely prove His existence". I gotta hear this....... waiting.........
God Bless you Sir. Thank you for your service... #freedomisntfree
Real Man from the greatest generation. Irreplaceable. Wonder how he feels about today's leadership.
@whatsreal7506
Жыл бұрын
He's probably disgusted with our so-called "leadership "
@jimbrown9885
Жыл бұрын
He was duped into fighting for them.
@carlousmagus5387
Жыл бұрын
Every Generation is great. The Generation that colonizes Mars. Breaks the Light Barrier, Makes First Contact. Overcomes and replaced Capitalism, Neoliberalism, Imperialism and the Corporatocracy
@johnmatejcik2379
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure he cries every time he sees these male generals wearing a dress. Hell I'm not that old, and I cry when I see it. I'm so sad for this country and its future. These latest generations have absolutely destroyed it.
@UncleJames95
Жыл бұрын
@@johnmatejcik2379 boomers built it and now you're crying about the people in it. But I get you.
This man's story is just amazing
Thank you for telling your story, sir! War is intensely sad and losing your friends will turn good men into something else. Our civilization's existence depended on their sacrifice. I am grateful!
He sacrificed his innocence and youth for this nation.
@edwardfife8105
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely. He signed a blank check up to, and including his life. So we can enjoy our freedom today. You said it perfectly, his innocence and youth. Perfect
thank you for your service and sacrifice may God bless you and your family Sir
Lately I've been absolutely infatuated with World War II thank you for your service
God bless these men. They saved the world.
Badass
@yorktown2203
Жыл бұрын
Yes 👍
My great grandfather was k.o.a. at the battle of the bulge. 2 days before my grandma was born she never met her father but she has always been proud of him and his story lives on. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.
Damn, these stories are moving. I'm so glad the American Veteran's Center is recording them. We need to hear from our heroes from the Greatest Generation.
Every single person should have to sit down and listen to the stories our vets tell us about what day sacrifice for our freedoms. Thank you sir and all of our service members. God bless you sir .
My dad was there had friends shot right beside him just like this brave man said love and respect for you sir thank you for your service
Hero! We are standing on the ground of the United States 🇺🇸 as the worlds only super power because of the grace of God and these men.
@edwardfife8105
4 ай бұрын
Amen
I had a Vietnam War Veteran share with me the same thing you're doing with us. I hold no judgement on anyone that was in combat. You men went through pure hell. I know, my Brother was in Nam in 68 & 69 and came back with a Bronze Star & Purple Heart. You don't have to be a Decorated Soldier to be of Millatary Value and of this Country. l Salute all Veterans.
@anthonyburnam3415
4 ай бұрын
Your brother was there for Tet huh? I give you both all respect.
By God your the best thing that ever happened for us.
From one veteran to another I thank you for your service & for making home CONGRATULATIONS
This president and.self serving administration have taken a big dump on these military war veterans . God have Mercy .
@thomaswood1158
Жыл бұрын
Presidents and their respective administrations have being taking shits on ALL Veterans since WW2. Sadly most Americans believe that WW2 vets were the last vets to have ever existed.
Real OG!💯❤️😎
My Dad enlisted in the Navy at 17 during WWII. He was a Seabee in the South Pacific. He died when I was 20. I never got to hear many of his stories. Kudos to you guys.
You can hear the hurt in his voice when he says jack got it.. thank you for what your generation done for us. True respect
This reminds me of a video that I saw while back where they talked to a vet,and he looked at people strangely every time they called him a hero and thanked him for his service. He said that the true heroes are the ones in the graves and that there is nothing glorious about war, and that people should just stop thanking him for killing other human beings.
Thank you sir.✝️🇺🇸🦅✌🏻
@scoremxcom
Жыл бұрын
gag
This is a real man. Thank you for your sacrifice and your service sir.
It stays with you till the end of days, the good times and the nightmares. I salute you Sir! 🇺🇸
A veteran of the battle of the bulge told me about when he was driving a tank and they turned a corner and came face to face with a German tank. It was on the edge of a hill and he said it scared him so bad that he just rammed into it. He got a good laugh telling me about the tank tumbling down the hill and then they watched the Germans stumble out of it at the bottom of the hill.
@2406west
8 ай бұрын
I would have been too the German Tanks were goliaths. The shots would just bounce off of them lol
He is being honest,, what else are you supposed to do in a situation like that my God it is all about survival,, these Veterans are the reason why we have the freedom we have & we must keep it that way , that is the least that you can do for all the Veterans who took the ultimate sacrifice,, they have my 💯 percent respect 🇺🇲🇺🇲
Amazing heroes, the emotion in his voice describing what he lived and went through in the battlefield is so evident. Thank you for your service great soldier.
Thank you for your service and may God bless you!! I wish there were more Americans more like this man and the patriotic ones we have left versus the spoiled rotten brats who are extremely overly privileged and do nothing that riot commit domestic terror. Problem is I’ve never had any problems in their lives in this man right here is a world war two veteran and witnessed his buddies get killed. That triggered him and he had something over which to be triggered enough to make him go after and want to kill all of the enemy and it was a time of war.. God bless this man and heroes like him even though they say they’re not heroes, and they were just doing their jobs.. the soldiers from World War II are so humble!
Bless these and all of our military men and women.
W. A. R. R. I. O. R. -> H. E. R. O.
@markjudy2789
Жыл бұрын
GOD bless you my dad was in the bulge said the same thing as you
Someday we'll be interviewing old people who finally grew a pair and stopped the Left from destroying America.
@planderlinde1969
Жыл бұрын
If you want to know what is in store for America read up on the Spanish Civil War. Unfortunately that may mean that America might be a military dictatorship for a while after the war.
@scottw5315
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry. We are winning!
@starjunkie5328
Жыл бұрын
@ScottW I sure hope you're right on that. But yes, it does feel that way. The issue is that there is 2 more years of our current criminals in DC.
@davidvandusen3197
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Sir!,WE Need To persevere in the defense of the American values the founders Laid down Their Lives To Hand US!, AMEN!
@starjunkie5328
Жыл бұрын
@@davidvandusen3197 AMEN, MY BROTHER! AND SO IT SHALL BE DONE.
God bless you sir, and all of your brothers in arms. America is the greatest land on earth because of men like you. Thank you. 🇺🇸
My father was a Staff Sergeant and fought in The Battle of the Bulge. He was wounded but thankfully survived but it changed him.
I didn't know my dad was a hero till after he died. Thank you for your service🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Brings tears. Thank you sir. God bless you. Such an incredible generation. Miss you dad. Landed 3 days after D-day. Came home and married the woman he dreamed of.
Thank you to all the families and soldiers that were involved in the fighting, you will never be forgotten
God bless you sir. Your service will always be appreciated by my family! Your our hero along with all your brothers!
Seeing this Interview was a Little Unsettling but a Very Special Reminder to Me, of My Uncle's & Aunt's as well as my Parents. They were all Members of those Generation's of Humanity that were Known as The Greatest Generation. FYI it was Also Thier Parents, Grand Parents and Thier Forefathers, before them that we Need Very much to Remember & Recall. Absolutely Thank Our Veterans, if You Recognize or See Them. Thank You for Sharing & Reminding US.
Major RESPECT for these men
Very grateful for your service sir. You servived a hellish situation. God Bless.
From farm boy to soldier to warrior, America was blessed.Salute.
God bless all WW2 veterans souls... so sad there aren't many left... they dealt with their PTSD without help. War is ugly. Too bad people think war is the only solution.
I feel what he has to say is the most important message. God bless you sir.
It was a long time ago but you guys changed the world I wasn’t even a thought but you and your friend who died that day made my our lives better thank you for your service and God bless you.
YOU CAN TELL HOW HE FELT GOD BLESS THEM ALL
Thank you, Robert!!!
The greatest generation! Thank you for your service! May God bless you and yours!
Thanks for all you did and sorry for all you lost sir. A generation like yours will more than likely never be seen again
My grandpa faught at, The Battle of the Bulge. The greatest generation that ever lived 😢🥺😔😭.
Greatest generation of soldiers and I thank you for all your sacrifices !!
This is called being protective of those you love. You were not vicious, but protecting your friends.
Thanks for service, hope none need to fight anymore, anywhere. Peace for everyone, everywhere...greetings from Italy
Mister White! Lives around the corner from me. Great guy and had a wonderful wife Marie. I could sit and talk with them both for hours. Often made me run late for work! Love this dude! ❤✌️
Thanks for your service and sacrifice, your family can stand proud. Again thank you
Losing your pals in combat would turn you into a killing machine. Blessing to you sir.
Thank you for your service Sir... truly one of the greatest generation.