"We should thank God that such men lived!" - Gen. George S. Patton

@NRClips3414

Ай бұрын

Didn't Patton slap a soldier who was fighting PTSD during the Italy campaign lol. Still, a true quote by an effective general, who made a few mistakes.

@InnocentPotato-pd7wi

Ай бұрын

​@ninerushclips3414 Yes he did do that! But General Patton was also a VISIONARY! He earned us about the threat of the Russian Government ! He was 100% correct about that! Baby Boomer here ! I clearly remember jumping under my school desk during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis!

@InnocentPotato-pd7wi

Ай бұрын

WARNED

@mogznwaz

Ай бұрын

Absolutely…… ❤

@kevindurant1653

Ай бұрын

@@NRClips3414This is not too far from his character, but sometimes these men are born for their roles as general.

I'd like to give this gentleman a big hug and whisper to him "THANK YOU". May God Bless Them all !!

@alexanderleach3365

Ай бұрын

They are all heroes and to the ones who died on the beaches.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@emmerentiagroenewald3694

Ай бұрын

"Thank you,Felix❤❤❤❤

@emmerentiagroenewald3694

Ай бұрын

Thank you,Felix!!

@alexanderleach3365

Ай бұрын

God bless you and thank, you for your brave service Felix. ❤❤❤❤

@ecofilm100

Ай бұрын

They fought the wrong enemy.

They certainly were the Greatest Generation! Bravery beyond comprehension.

@ives3572

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@navyflyer7465

Ай бұрын

I have to disagree with you. Between the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, America accumulated more than 50,000 amputees and a suicide rate of 22 veterans a day. Get off of nostalgia and deal with reality. And what makes the World War II generation less worthy is that they fought segregated. That so-called greatest Generation treated German prisoners of War better than patriotic black American soldiers. Black veteran elders were treated worse in the American than by the Germans. America has no shame, but I will remind you.

@roberthurley6860

Ай бұрын

@@navyflyer7465 I appreciate your reply, and I honestly don't disagree with anything you said in your comment. Only this, the nostalgia I feel is for my own father, who was there on that beach in Normandy on the day of this anniversary. So I guess it is him that I feel nostalgic for....he died when I was 15. I am now 71. He was a very quiet and kind person so it makes me ponder that behind that gentle man he was also very brave. And being only 15 I never got to say those words to him.

@lyrand6408

Ай бұрын

They were. They absolutely were. May God bless them all.

@coyotedust

Ай бұрын

Born and forged during poverty of the Depression, they were raised tough to be tough.

The greatest generation. And he and others did this at the tender age of 19. I would love to sit down and just talk to him and hear his stories.

Thank for having fighting for our liberty. Forever in my heart & soul. From Canada.

C'est magnifique et très émouvant de voir tous ces héros. Merci à eux.

That generation gave so much to KEEP THE WORLD Safe! That was a horrible day, a salute to all of you guys.

The men who didn’t make it was HUGE. 😢. I have been here to pay honor to my father- n-law who is in the first wave. God bless you.

@liammorrison209

Ай бұрын

I thank him for his service. SALUTE.

Thank you for saving our parents and grandparents here in Europe... 🇧🇪💖🇺🇸

@OldPainlessSR-71

Ай бұрын

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@dianabumblebottom4598

Ай бұрын

Thank you and all of you in Europe, for always taking care of pur service members graves, as if they were your own. ❤

@ecofilm100

Ай бұрын

They fought against the wrong enemy.

@makeuthink2120

Ай бұрын

Were they saved from Communism?

@GingerIndiana

Ай бұрын

@@makeuthink2120 In Western Europe we didn't get problems with Communism fortunately. East European countries can't say the same...

Crying my eyes out !!! Never forget 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@moxanation73

Ай бұрын

This place is very emotional even when no celebrations take place. I had the chance to visit the D-Day beaches when I was young and I wanted to cry when I saw all the crosses. If you have the opportunity to go there with your kids, it’s worth a visit to make them understand what happened and why it shouldn’t never happen again. Those veterans were so brave 80 years ago and I’m also amazed they accepted to come back to make the world understand. They’re all nearly 100 or even more and they had to take the plane, wait for hours outside, answer to reporters. They put their mission before themselves. 🇫🇷🇺🇸 Thank you! Watch the celebration, it’s great, it’s history.

That Navy vet who never got to go back to omaha with his brother broke me and has me in tears as I type. God bless him , his brother. His 12 friends who died and all those who never r.t.u'd.

God bless this man and his heart. This was one of the hardest thing he ever dine i bet. The reporter is so sweet for hugging him

God Bless all of our Veternans, Military Personnel and the Veterans who gave their life for their country. The Greatest Generation contributed so much to protect so many countries. They didn't care about people's religion, the color of one's skin, how much education a person had, how much a person made. We are coming to an end of a Great Generation and we need to rember them, what they did, and keep their history and legends. May we all thank our Military Personnel and veterans.....to those protesting, our Veterans gave you that right to protest your differences in the United States. May we all remember to take a moment to really look at our National Symbol, The United States Flag and reflect the true history of our nation and to remember the veterans who contributed more than most US Leaders to keep this Flag flying. God Bless America, Our Veterans, and Military personnel.

@user-ns1jj3ks5s

Ай бұрын

Well said from a 5th generation army vet.

i would give all of them a hug .

True hero right there. Thank you sir, for your service.

Watching this brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. God bless you all.

Bonjour. I live in the south of France. The reverence, gratitude, and respect shown to allied troops, particularly the US military, in French towns and villages is so moving. There are monuments to the US military, with the names of the soliders and fresh flowers in even the smallest towns. I hope that the family members know how much their soldiers are treasured here.

I can't. Thank you enough to the best generation, thank you for your sacrifice and selfless acts to allow us to be all that we can and always strive to be

I can’t comprehend the bravery those young men had running on that beach . They are more than heroes they are martyrs.

Much respect and admiration to these veterans. I'd prefer to meet these D-Day veterans over celebrities any day because they served, fought and experienced things we never get to see or experience. I can only give a heartfelt salute and a thank you to these guys.

@liammorrison209

Ай бұрын

I feel the same. You should contact your local VA centre & ask them are rhere any WWII Veterans living in your local area. They might be able to hook you up. Just a thought.

Thank you for the freedom, God bless everyone!

"There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends"

I’ve been there. I went to Utah, Omaha, and Gold Beach. I went to the cliffs of Point de Hoc and went to the town of St Mere-Eglies.

Freedom isn't free! Thank you all for your service. You paid the heavy price for my freedom. 💐

Bless all the veterans. They deserve our respect and thanks ❤️🇬🇧

Thank you seems wholly inadequate, sir, but THANK YOU so very, very much for your service and for coming all the way to Europe on this incredible occasion. Your dear brother is with you every step of the way, and so are we. God bless you.

My First Boy Scout meeting at the Glendale, AZ American Legion, my grandfather, a PT Boat gunner in WWII walked me through the Bar to the latrine and introduced me to his friends. This is Joey, he was on the USS Missouri, this is Timmy, he landed at Tarawa, this is Johnny he landed at Normandy, and on.... Some were heavily scared, missing limbs, or eyes, but what struck me as a child was all the little boy names.....

@andrewhemphill8999

Ай бұрын

Curious why the latrine? Why the bathroom?

@davidjones6389

Ай бұрын

@@andrewhemphill8999 I come from a military family. Latrine works.

@andrewhemphill8999

Ай бұрын

@@davidjones6389 sorry if you misunderstood. i realize the latrine is the bathroom. i'm curious why have the meeting in the bathroom?

Thank you grandpa.

The people who made so much sacrifices to shape the world to be a better place. Thank you!!

@OldPainlessSR-71

Ай бұрын

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Wish I could shake his hand. What a hero! I’m glad he was able to make the trip and get some closure

Thank u Veterans, from the bottom of my heart, for freedom that we have now. I SALUTE you all, thank you❤

What a incredible feeling it must be for these WW2 vets to be returning for the first time in 80yrs to a much quieter beach. There is a reason why they are referred to as the greatest generation of our time. The world would be a much different place if not for the sacrifice they all made. Many of which paid the ultimate sacrifice on that very beach 80 yrs ago. Whenever I see the actual film of them storming the beach, leaving the landing crafts and many only make it a few steps before their very lives are taken, I think about what a living nightmare it must have been. But yet many pushed forward fighting their way all the way up the beach. I remind myself of how young many of them were, 15,16,17 and 18 yrs old. Many lied about their ages at the recruitment offices right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. So some had revenge on their minds but they all had patriotism in their hearts.To be that young facing incredible odds and the horrors of war. I've been in the US military now for 17yrs serving in Special Operations and I've experienced combat and even faced what seemed to be incredible odds, but I wasn't as young as many of these brave men. God bless them all and God bless America.🇺🇲

THANK YOU TO THE VETERANS

Thank you all for your service sir. Great story.

I have had the honor to speak to a fair amount of WWII vets over the years. These guys are as hard as steel and even more resilient. Thank God for men like them.

Thank you for your service. God bless you and your brother and your family

God bless them all. Crying my eyes out. The younger generations could learn a lot from this man anf history.

Thank-you, sir, for your service! God Bless You! You are a true hero!

You are a hero and I thank you for your service. God Bless America.

Blessings to this us vet, his brother and their families and also to all those who have lost their lives in the war..

A grateful nation remembers. Respectfully herr Dave blackburn

The fact that he wants to return to a place where he saw so much says a lot about him. This man has more than my respect he has my admiration.

Very nice report. I am so glad Felix and the other vets got to go back. Everyone should visit Normandy.

Amazing that our brains remember the sights and feeling of events .

GODBLESS YOU HERO. FROM AMELIA ISLAND FLORIDA I SALUTE YOU.

Thank you so much big heroes!

To all Soldiers of WW 1 an WW2 around the world, thank u for the sacrificeS you did, for our FREEDOM, from the bottom of my heart, I SALUTE u all, thanm you ❤.

God bless you sir. I wish my generation has your courage.

People of the current generation need to show some respect and courtesy to what remains of the greatest generation. I'm sick of the whiny-ass , it's all about me people today

@ramster0

Ай бұрын

What about the corruption that profits from death?

@OldPainlessSR-71

Ай бұрын

Germany softens child pornography laws, pedophiles celebrate

There is a reason why his Generation is known as the Greatest Generation. Men like him earned that title.

Thank you sir for your service! God bless you and all that didn't make it home.

Crying while watching this. Their courage and sacrifice is why I am here. We simply cannot let all they did be in vain, we must protect America at all costs! God bless them all. ❤🙏🏻🇺🇸

I am italian woman, thank you for your sacrificie

Re-living & re-processing the trauma with the assistance of people qualified & trained enough to do so is a REQUIREMENT in the mental healing process. PTSD effects us all, but none more than our veterans, who deserve our support. Thank you for your service.🇺🇸

That hug and thank you at the end from the lady to the hero. That was SOUL moving. I need Kleenex.

I want to give Felix a big hug. I know his brother is with him spirit during his trip back to Normandy Beach. Thank you for the service, Felix

Merci Felix & Salvatore !

We will remember. Greetings from Canada.

God bless them all.

We owe a huge debt to these brave men and women!

Wow that made me well up ! From an englishman too our American brothers and sisters THANK YOU ❤

Real men who were so young!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹And fought like hell so we could live today!! And soo courageouse🐛one man 18 Yr old had Neaver seen the sea before yet got on the boat🐝he was sea sick etc but just got on with it🌹must have been absolute hell✌️🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

Forever Grateful to you, Sir. Thank You Felix! They don’t make them like the Greatest Generation, anymore.

Okay, made me cry. 😭

Every American and allied soldier was a hero on D day in my view.

@cathyb46

Ай бұрын

Do they show the Allied ceremonies on US news. The Allies landed just as many troops which may get over looked in the US.

@user-te3jc3sl7r

Ай бұрын

@@cathyb46 I know Fox and CNN were covering it. On the first day about 80,000 British and Canadians and 70,000 Americans landed on the beaches of Normandy.

God Bless you Sir. Thank you for your Service ❤🇺🇸

Love from across the pond and holding the same respect for our own - always your closest ally - GB + USA

HRH William Prince of Wales what a wonderful speech for our veterans… thank you✨🇨🇦💖

We're here!

Greatest generation that ever lived. Thank you.

Thank you greatest generation!

The next time you see an old man with a walker or in a wheelchair wearing a WW2 veterans' hat, remember what they did in their youth, and think would I be capable of doing what they did?

@liammorrison209

Ай бұрын

Not a truer word spoken

@karensahara

Ай бұрын

Yes! A few years back, I was entering a restaurant and saw an older gentleman in a wheelchair wearing a cap indicating he had fought in the Pacific in WWII. I asked him if he really did that and he confirmed it. I reached for his hand and said, “Thank you for saving the world.” True heroes.

Thank You sir, and all those that served with you. Real Hero’s

God bless all our veterans that gave their service to our country.

Infinite respect and words can't explain the respect and thanks I have for men like this.

God bless everyone

It’s incredible to me that they have been able to travel that far.

@liammorrison209

Ай бұрын

They come from afar to honour the fallen & also to pay respect to their buddies who never made it home.

God bless the brave men that sacrificed their lives. They are absolutely the greatest generation

Freedom: "I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me!" Never forget. June 6, 1944.

Respect and salute….

We salute you all. Big respect for all of you.. From Capetown South Africa... ❤❤😢

God bless them all. they saved the world.

@makeuthink2120

Ай бұрын

Thankfully they were allies with the Soviet Union who were also fighting for freedom.

God bless this American Hero.

That’s right. We will absolutely never forget. Thank you for your service. And I thank all the men that died for our freedom during the war and during dday

I thank him, and all of the American men that served us and helped us,, God bless them xx

Thanks you so much sir and to all american soldiers for their sacrifice. We will never forget you. God bless you and your family.🇺🇲🇺🇸

We owe everything to those men

We Will Never Forget.

Thanks ❤❤❤❤

I see men like them and I'm honored to have been a US Marine. What these men did for me and the rest of everyone I'm lost for words. THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU. I'm so proud to be an AMERICAN. God bless you gentlemen SEMPER FI!!!

God bless that precious man ❤😢

Well done! God Bless our D-Day heroes❤️

Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Thank you forever.the greatest of all.your service shall never be forgotten.❤

Thank you Sir! God Bless you Felix!!!🇺🇸

Pretty moving...big thanks and Merci de tout coeur depuis la France!🙏

I'm sitting here watching this and I cant stop weeping just cant stop, this Gentleman is incredible, but just think, on the day there were thousands of such men, if there is a God please bless them.

Damn, who’s cutting onions near me 🥺

And what makes this gentleman's story so sad is that so many have already forgotten what these men did that day and why they did it.

I liked that 4 soldiers helped him on to the beach. It shows a great amount of respect.