Moments from funeral for Grass Valley's Lou Conter, last living USS Arizona survivor
Ashley Sharp was in Grass Valley where a funeral was held for Lieutenant Commander Lou Conter, who was the last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Never forget the brave men and women who served
RIP LCDR Conter you have done your Duty and this Country Proud, we have the watch from here. ATTENTION, with Honor and Respect, Slow Hand Rise Salute, Slow Return, Dismissed from a US Navy Veteran
@carlhicksjr8401
2 ай бұрын
A sincere and respectful tip of the Stetson from an old cavalryman.
@northamericanintercontinen3207
Ай бұрын
Sincere salute from a Mexican 77th Mountain Infantry Battalion Reservist.
My Dad served in WW2 and passed on 27April24, at the age of 98 years old, as I am writing this today is 26April24 the day before my Dad was called home to be with God and my family members along with this fine Gentleman who was called home to be with God and his Wife, God Speed
Thank you most sincerely for your service, sir. 🇺🇸
The entire town was decorated in flags today. And there was a jet flyover from Beale AFB. Very moving.
@owensomers8572
2 ай бұрын
Not to split hairs, but the fly over was by 2 USAF F-22s and 2 F-18 Hornets (Navy or USMC), neither aircraft is based out of Beale AFB. I've never seen a joint flyover like that, to me it is a significant show of respect.
@waistgunner3930
2 ай бұрын
Fitting tribute for the last surviving member of the Arizonas' crew....but they should not have included "WAVES" as pallbearers, nor for any part of a burial detail. The caskets are too heavy for females to lift; more than that it's insulting.
@owensomers8572
2 ай бұрын
@@waistgunner3930 Feel free to specify exactly where on this report the pall bearer sailors had any challenge moving the casket.
@waistgunner3930
2 ай бұрын
@owensomers8572 l have seen this happen before even on here (YT). Speaking as a veteran, its an insult; a deep insult, for some "WAVE" to be handling a casket..(l myself had given thought to requesting a military burial, but will not do so now; I would NOT want females participating in it...) Some time ago, l attended two military veteran burials; one who served in WW2/Korea, the other a Vietnam veteran. One of the pallbearers, a female, couldn't handle the weight of the casket and almost caused the body to get dropped (it was disgraceful, humiliating, & no small shock to the family; she was relieved from the detail as a result, & deserved reprimand, if not court-martial). While its similar to, but not directly related, another female squad member mis-fired off cue during a 21 gun salute; the veterans' family was very hurt & embarrassed. God, what an insult !! While there were apparently no mishaps (regarding female members of the burial detail detachment) shown in this video, It is still a bad idea; a very, VERY bad and stupid idea to incorporate women as pallbearers. This only goes to show how much the nation's military has deteriorated, especially with its most honored customs. As a veteran, l feel strongly about things like this: they are insulting, shameful, and uncalled-for: I make no apologies for anything as to that.
@owensomers8572
2 ай бұрын
@@waistgunner3930 As a veteran, I'm embarrassed that you can't even point out to me on this news story, where three of the pall bearers are female sailors, that there was any issue with the movement of the casket. You are also deeply insulting of service members in general, referring to sailors as "WAVES" when female sailors were integrated into the Navy and Naval Reserves in 1948. I've seen male pall bearers pass out, and I've seen male honor guards fire out of sequence during a salute. I'm surprised you aren't offended that the bugler was a retired firefighter. I hope you get to enjoy your military funeral soon.
Mr. Conter, a belated but no less sincere, thank you for your service. Hope you are enjoying your eternal reunion with the shipmate heroes that died that fateful day. From a former AF officer and veteran. thanks to you and your shipmates Commander.
Aloha Shipmate. Bravo Zulu sir. Your watch is over, you are properly relived Sir. Mahalo Lieutenant Commander.
When i was 9 years old, my grandmother took me and my sister to Hawaii to visit some family. I had the honor of visiting the USS Arizona Memorial. Seeing the wall of names, seeing the remains of the ship, even at a young age I knew that it was something i will never forget. Rest in Peace Sailor, your duty is done. You and your comrades sacrifices and lives will ALWAYS be remembered.
@robertnorman6443
13 сағат бұрын
One of the many places I need to visit USS ARIZONA is on the top of the list 😢
I love the honor of the Enlisted Crew who carry a Commissioned Officer to his final resting place. We do trust our Commissioned Officers with our lives. Your watch is over Sir...rest now. GOD is neigh.
Thank you for your service LCDR LOU CONTER. RIP.
The Greatest Generation! Rest In Peace Sir & Thank You for your service & Protecting Our Freedom. I salute you US Army 1970--1976.
Mr Conter, thank you for your service.
We will never forget the brave who served for our country. Thank for your service. God Bless you and R.I.P.❤❤
Look at the honor and respect of the Community. Blessings and Shalom to everyone
Fair winds and following seas, sir!
LCDR Conter. You’ve lived a life beyond measure, sir. You’ve don’t yourself, your family, your community, and your nation proud. You’ve experienced and have undoubtedly left your mark upon the history of this nation. For you, the watch is now over. May you rest in peace, and your family take comfort of the proud legacy that you’ve imparted upon them. Rest In Peace, Warrior.
There is a legend and I don't know if it's true that oil bubbles come out of the USS Arizona until the last man dies. Rest in peace 🕊️ Lou Conter.😢 Thank you for your service and welcome home Sir.❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@S4inc
Ай бұрын
I have heard the same
Thank you for your service. And thank you for all the .You keep me safe an hour better. Now you can be with all your friends And your loving wife god bless you❤
May he forever be in the hearts of everyone. Farewell to you sir as you reunite with your comrades.
RIP SIR!!
RIP Lt. Commander Lou Conter. Thank you for your service and to those that passed before you. (CA)
Made me cry...
R.I.P Sir thank you for your service
The Greatest Generation ❤❤❤❤❤
There are none like them
Doom a Nation which forgets. We do not forget Sir! Mahalo Lieutenant Commander of our United States Navy 🇺🇸. Shalom. Present Arms!
There is a sentiment from all the survivors of a major disaster, military or civilian, that they had 'used all their luck up'. NONE of them could even imagine living 83 years after the incident. Just a little proof of God's mercy on us, if you will. CDR Conte, you stand relieved, sir. We have the watch.
Thank you for your service sir, to the family and friends 👍🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸. My dad would have been 100 this year. WWII veteran 1943-1946 3rd army. RIP sir
Not too many survivors from that attack are left; think roughly about 19 now. Might be less by end of the year.
R.I.P Hero❤️🙏🕊Thank you for your service💛🇺🇲
May he rest in peace 🕊️🕊️
Thank you for your service. RIP 🙏❤️
The best 11 minutes for such a wonderful man! Slow Salute!
From one sailor to another sailor WELL DONE SIR now you go and be reunited with all your shipmates from the ARIZONA and thank you for your devoted service to God and America RIP SIR 🇺🇸
RIP. Thanks for your service!!
fair winds and following seas sailor thank you for your service to our nation,may you and your wife be happily reunited for eternity RIP sailor
Where to be laid to rest must have wayed on Him as he chose marital love as opposed to being laid next to his shipments on the “Arizona” ! His choice, He earned that right!! RIP, Lt. Cmdr, Thank you for your Service, Sir and Sacrifices!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Memory eternal.
Fallen Hero come back to final rest place.RIP HERO.respct to hero and hero love country,deepest condolence to family.God bless you all.
Rip sir may i say thank you for letting the world know your story of survival of one of Americas worst days little did we know at that time we would have many more years of wars. I for one salute you From this wife of a soldier who never met you but knows of your story may many more people learn of how you could have went down with the ship but choose to make it your mission to not only make it out alive but to go on and serve thank you again
Salute to you, sir, and rest forever in peace. Let the world and history never forget you and your comrades of the USS Arizona.
I heard two jets fly overhead this day, and unfortunately didnt know what was going on. Being only 1m away from the church I wish I could have been there to witness this first hand. Edit: I said 2 jets, reason being I heard 2 individual sounds, only upon watching this i realized it was a formation, that broke up. To anyone who might have more information, why is it nowadays common to see a split in formation like this. Working at large sporting events seeing one fighter being is now pretty common, logically I resort to tactical resilience, however it could be mundane as fuel, navigation, jet wash or any mulitidute of situations which cause a single craft to be slightly delayed from formation.
God bless the Arizona !
Did more than most could do in there lifetime a salute to fallen Hero. Thank you for country that would never you embodiment of sacrifice
So long to an American hero. Just lost my grandpa who was in the navy 55-59. Bet there up there in the same bars having a reunion up there in heaven.
May you rest in peace and enjoy your time with your wife and your shipmates! You are reunited together and can remain this way knowing your watch is over and we will carry the memories with us forward and forever! Im only 25 but studying World War two, the veterans are a very important connection and they are disappearing and its saddening to know one day soon they will be all gone :(
Thank you for your service I salute you Oorah
Rest In Peace Sir and thank you for defending our Freedom.
TRULY THE GREATEST GENERATION Thank you sir for saving the world RIP
RIP hero ! Watch over us
🇺🇸✝️🕊️☮️🎖️🏅🫡🪖 R.I.P Lou Conter
RIP LT CMDR Conter , you deserve to rest knowing you are a real hero to all . I salute you Sir
Full video???
RIP Sir. Much respect 🫡🇺🇸 From a US Army combat vet
Lou conter is now with his navy buddys 🇺🇸
Fair Winds and Following Seas Sailor
Till Valhalla Commander!
Rip sir.thanks to you we are free
My great uncle was on the Detroit right next to the Arizona at Pearl Harbor
With Memorial Day coming soon, we need to educate our you people about the sacrifices men and women like this made. Most people under 30 can't tell you when or why WW2 took place, nor can t ht e tell you about Korea, Vietnam or even the first Gulf War.
Rest in Peace LCDR Conter your watch is over.
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My grandfather was a ww2 veteran who died 27 years ago
God bless him and his family
Not a single picture of him in the entire video.
Respect
RIP sir!
Go to the park in grass valley An see all four uncles on that planet of my uncles, from grass valley, two battle of bugle, osterholt
Fair Winds And Following Seas.
RIP shipmate
Sad
My father was a very young boy in December of 1941 (9 years old) and my mom was even younger (only 7) but they lived in Japanese occupied Korea. Without the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor and killing over 2,000 American swrvicemen and plunging the nation into war, Korea would have remained under Japanese occupation forever. Instead the survivors of Pearl Harbor, along with new waves of ships, aircraft and young men, fought their way across the Pacific and forced the Japanese to surrender and allow Korea to be liberated (alas the North was occupied by the Russians). Without men like Lou Conter, the flags of freedom would not have flown over Seoul. God bless you sir. May the Marines guarding Heaven give you the proper salute befitting to a LCDR.
I wonder why he wasn't buried on the Arizona like the others who passed away were
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Salute to him😢
St. Louis, your program is only missing one vital, imperative element , namely, obedience of the Ten Commandments. Add these and your program, your project is guaranteed to have a 99% retention in successful life rate. Without them, every effort to improve society or discourage crime will completely fail. Now and forever. BBBCVBV cc. 04/23/24. 21:10. PM. ET.
The greatest generation is fading fast.
Perhaps now Arizona can stop crying.
Thank God those Male Military Personnel were not in the New "Service Skirt Uniform" with Stiletto dress boots with Thong Under Armour Underwear for those that Identify differently. ...as they and "them"...
@owensomers8572
2 ай бұрын
Triggered much?
@bill2066
2 ай бұрын
@@owensomers8572 As a Veteran, absolutely, and Im glad to admit it. I LOVE being Triggered. YOU could use some "triggering" yourself, but you're probably a Godless Liberal.
Imagine people burn the flag wish I was there to pay my respects
The man deserves all honor and respect but I can't believe how lousy this film was, watched over a minute with a group of old people with their cell phones trying to take a picture of something then we're standing alongside a vehicle and then we're watching The Hearse left front tire and then there's no sound when the Navy military representative was talking then you have some guy taking a picture of the casket at the cemetery like he was holding a gun with his feet spread out like that I think they could have done a whole lot better job in filming this than all the wasted footage
WW2 veterans are leaving us at a fast rate. If you know one take the time to sit and talk to them.
Bravo Zulu sir!
December 7th 1941 a day that will live in infamy
not that long ago it was the ww1 survivors, now ww2, next korea, vietnam, than our genration.
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Only American does this, in Canada NOTHING.
If you read history We really only had one World War.
God bless him