I'm 19 today. Living a cushy life because this man at 19 was a hero. I swear people don't know how lucky they are.

@jackturner269

4 жыл бұрын

It's like people are slowly forgetting

@Mark-uh4zd

4 жыл бұрын

Many do not appreciate what these men have done. I dislike my generation (I'm 31). A generation of selfish, greed, and no empathy. A generation who just wants handouts.

@farmers2630

4 жыл бұрын

@Patrick Ancona Imagine being a young British soldier flying in on one of the glider infantry planes! We can never repay the men who fought and died for our freedom.

@leeturner1838

4 жыл бұрын

yes and he got to where he is cause of the world war 1 guys and so forth!! that was not the first war americans fought in!!!

@brandonanderson2066

4 жыл бұрын

Haha we all know only women had challenges back in the day...

"We were too young to drink... we were too young to vote... but weren't too young to die." Heavy shit, man.

@Misssydney

2 жыл бұрын

I read this comment right when he said it. Weird. But yeah, it’s despicable what they do to our troops. I thought he had a very good idea. A type of basic training for returning to civilian life. Genius.

@EmbraceTheMatrixFineArt

2 жыл бұрын

VERY HEAVY! Damn!

@flu1071

2 жыл бұрын

@@Misssydney yeah for sure alot of veterans have trouble readjusting to civilian life

@jin6000

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, that one hit me hard too. Brutal.

@Fosi94

2 жыл бұрын

This will be top comment and I'm glad.

"It's going to be forgotten history, we shouldn't let it die" We will never forget Sir, never.

@wellbi

2 жыл бұрын

We've already forgotten. The reason why WW2 has happened was that group identity was more important than the sovereignty of an individual. The exact thing is happening right now. The exact mentality is pushed in academia, newspapers, politics. Now, like in the 30s of the 20th century, It's not important who you are, but only the group you belong to.

@teggianosalerno5050

2 жыл бұрын

@@wellbi you're right, I just hope there is enough of us on the other side of this madness.

@Sauce_Sensei

2 жыл бұрын

teggiano salerno I fear for that day, but when it comes, I will be ready.

@claytonbigsby3496

2 жыл бұрын

tell that to the leftists destroying statues and ww2 memorials.

@zCATAHAz

2 жыл бұрын

@@teggianosalerno5050 That is exactly the point guy in the video if explained to you ,but you still don't get it - all it takes to make 2 sides ,and fill em with dumb fks willing to kill for the "right cause" - after you just provide ammo.

"It was only 18 hours." Looking at the scene from Saving Private Ryan which was only about 20 minutes long, that hits even harder. Imagine going through 18 hours of that machine gun and mortar fire with all those land mines and obstacles. Geez I have nothing but the utmost of respect for all our WWII veterans.

@bcaye

2 жыл бұрын

My father's friend was there as a 19 year old. He was never able to watch that movie because it hurt too much to relive that day. This man was a multi war USMC officer veteran of decades, but that day wounded him like no other.

@Dickcheese2011

2 жыл бұрын

@@bcaye yeah the men and women who actually see “the shit” dont talk about it. Whenever I meet some GI Joe who talks about his service constantly I just ignore them

@brandonwheaton1750

2 жыл бұрын

That's based on actual accounts, as recorded by Steven Ambrose. Including the guy who picked up his own arm and put it in his satchel.

@TheIfifi

2 жыл бұрын

@@bcaye The USMC weren’t involved with d-day though.

@bcaye

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheIfifi, he was USA at that juncture. He servered in a L

I was a care free 19 year old in 2008 because this man was a 19 year old hero 1944. I'm lost for words. Thank you sir. You are appreciated.

@dictionarypictionary9872

5 жыл бұрын

how could you be care free in 2008? especially at that age, that shit was depressing.

@bigtoke9456

5 жыл бұрын

@@dictionarypictionary9872 the recession was bad yes, but in comparison to what the soldier went through it was practically care free

@jackl.3307

5 жыл бұрын

@@bigtoke9456 in 2008 a lot of us were in iraq and afghanistan...

@bigtoke9456

5 жыл бұрын

Jack #142 Lennon yeah I don’t know how that skipped my mind at the time, given that I have relatives that served. I was more thinking from a civilian standpoint

@channelhorror1174

5 жыл бұрын

don't get me wrong. I totally respect and do not take for granted that there was still young men on front lines in the face of danger, selflessly risking it all in 2008. I'm talking more from me personally around that time.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't use that language." This man is at his most vulnerable talking about the horror of war, but was still thoughtful and mindful of his audience. A true gentleman.

@OneEyeDollar6

4 жыл бұрын

@Loonytoones85 what the fuck is wrong with you

@aok9153

4 жыл бұрын

@Loonytoones85 Toxic femininity is cancer

@JD-od6jh

4 жыл бұрын

This man made me cry my eyeballs out.

@dreadedtrader1863

4 жыл бұрын

"KIDS"

@samuelskogqvist5565

4 жыл бұрын

We have become weak and oversensitive. If only the good side had won.

RIP Frank. I can't imagine the anguish this man went through during, and after, the war. We are free because of him. Rest easy hero.

This is the type of people that deserve statues and schools named after them. Every word is so legendary in my book. Your a true American treasure. 👍

@ginosluxmusic

2 жыл бұрын

Factual

@Hawkz00

2 жыл бұрын

Instead they put of hundreds of murals and statues of people like George fucking floyd. Dude held a pregnant women at gunpoint, these heroes held a beach under mg fire.

@libanjama8622

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hawkz00 okay bro…

@libanjama8622

2 жыл бұрын

And now we have a neo nazi problem in America smh

"To young to drink,to young to vote but not too young to die" - God speed to all of them

@MrCaptainSnax

5 жыл бұрын

i quite literally scrolled down to your comment the moment he said that line. very real. these were amazing men and women. they gave so god damn much for us.

@vitorgaray

5 жыл бұрын

I felt a tear in the corner of my eye.

@vetsku804

5 жыл бұрын

That hurt's man, even tho we haven't felt anything close to what he has gone trough.

@Tru7hCarnage

5 жыл бұрын

Big Woody this mine made me choke up

@piraetje675

4 жыл бұрын

what does god speed mean?

He is 94 years old and looks as if though hes 74. God bless

@pex3

4 жыл бұрын

seriously, he genuinely looks 15+ years younger than he is

@twaynewade2544

4 жыл бұрын

He'd probably look 45 if he never experienced these horrors. God bless him.

@traderbychoice7560

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps 84, my father is 74 and looks younger.

@matthewshaker1621

4 жыл бұрын

@@traderbychoice7560 your father must look good for his age. I agree, he looks like he's in his mid 70s

@tabernaclejones6115

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he looks 74

My dad cried out for his mom during his time in Vietnam. I’ll forever respect him for admitting that he felt real fear. It made him more relatable even though he was much more of a man than I’ll ever be.

"I couldn't help myself, how could I help him." You remembered him, Sir.

@suitsandstrings2641

2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful thought

Just try imagine how bad it was if a MAN 75 years later still crying when he is Talking about this...

@branchwilliams8898

4 жыл бұрын

Carabella hardly any of us can imagine watching men die helplessly I’m front of us like that... it was horrifying.

@SumthomShii

4 жыл бұрын

It made me sad seeing it

@miguelconstantino-guzman7957

4 жыл бұрын

Remember: He said it was like “yesterday.”

@tracer0017

4 жыл бұрын

I dont think you ever forget the pain. I still suffer PTSD 20 years later, it never never goes away. You have bad days and you have less bad days. These men need to be respected and appreciated a lot more than they do.

@angryfish8394

4 жыл бұрын

he didn't failed a test..he went through literally hell and back

Wow he looks like he's in his 60's but he's almost 100 years old!! Amazing!!!

@danielballer1292

5 жыл бұрын

who tfk do you know that looks like that at 60

@analog_memoriesmedia

5 жыл бұрын

Right, even his speech is great for his age

@analog_memoriesmedia

5 жыл бұрын

Sacred Raisin Cakes hes also crying thinking about the tragedy on D-day.

@Ryfinius

5 жыл бұрын

@@danielballer1292 meth addicts

@chrissardi2433

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Baller me

As an Iraq war vet, I have nothing but HUGE respect for this man and all he served with. 10000% respect. Thank you, sir.

@glennloukota770

2 жыл бұрын

You can remove the first five words too.

@MilkyWhite1

2 жыл бұрын

@@glennloukota770 That sounds callous, but I agree. Iraq was a slaughter, not an actual war with an equal opponent.

@seribas

2 жыл бұрын

@@glennloukota770 right. And where did you serve? Hey skyjuice thank you for your service. Absolutely awesome

@ManchesterUtdFan

2 жыл бұрын

Bro fuck off with Iraq. That was a useless mission. Idgaf if you went to Iraq.

@jacobjorgenson9285

2 жыл бұрын

Well, at least in ww2 they won the war

My grandfather was in WWII. He refused to talk about it. I feel the pain in this man’s story and it’s no wonder my grandfather couldn’t talk about it

“We were too young to drink, We were too young to vote, But we weren’t too young to die.” That hit me right in the heart. God bless your soul.

@johnb.8687

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not positive but I think the drinking age was 18 back in those days. So unless he was 17 then that’s not true

@mudcatjack2036

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnb.8687 your seriously going to be critical about him saying that. What do you get out of life from that. He’s gone through so much, and your just sitting here nitpicking his story. 17, 18, 19 is too young to die, and your just mocking it

@ethan1937

3 жыл бұрын

John B. Completely irrelevant to the point lol

@erinciolli

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnb.8687 Why even mention that

@thegraydirewolf9325

3 жыл бұрын

That... the hardest words a man can speak.

“We whooped their ass” greatest quote ever! Absolute LEGEND

@walterarevalo4792

3 жыл бұрын

“Ripped”

@dwreed63

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully NEVER forgotten because of men like him

@jeff6899

3 жыл бұрын

What he technically said ;) is we 18,19,20 yr old KIDS whooped the seasoned Germans---who outnumbered them 12, 15, 18 to 1...asses !! ;) :)

@jeff6899

3 жыл бұрын

@@goldmanjace You had to edit a stupid comment like that to get it all that idiocy & projection out ? He went back into the battle.

@skelo9033

3 жыл бұрын

@@goldmanjace what the fuck is wrong with you? Jesus Christ mate!

I'm a 27 year old man living a decent life with my family and close friends if it wasn't for these heroic men i wouldn't have what i have now and i'm really thankful for everything they did for us. Thank you for everything guys you're all amazing people and i love you all and that's coming from my heart.

"Some of 'em never shaved. Never even shaved."

@chronological_or_alphabetical

2 жыл бұрын

It is horrible how young they were.

@lillexus5589

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a transition to a Dollar Shave Club ad

@tseumd58

2 жыл бұрын

My God that hurt.

Pretty soon we will no longer be able to hear these stories first hand. Only what has been recorded. Pretty crazy.

@meiphukingdiqq

4 жыл бұрын

And pretty soon Fox News and the right wing propaganda machine will be saying that the events and outcome of WWII never happened, and that the history books were written by "the deep state and the lying media". And there will be nobody left who was alive during that time to dispute them.

@Mayorofsexytown1303

4 жыл бұрын

@@meiphukingdiqq No need to get political. People like you on both sides make me sick. I make a comment about how important it is that we document these people's lives and you have to turn it into a political bash.

@bill2001

4 жыл бұрын

@@meiphukingdiqq fuck you for making this political

@brandondowdy4220

4 жыл бұрын

@@bill2001 we'll always have that one idiot like the first guy you mentioned

@soniadlp46

4 жыл бұрын

You still have the Fallujah vets

Putting ads and interrupting this mans story is disgusting.

@jamesson_heinicken

3 жыл бұрын

adblock?

@redeyewarrior78

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I just commented that. So disrespectful to our veterans putting an add right in the middle of this mans testament of something that was so horrible

@morphkogan8627

3 жыл бұрын

its 2020 and you dont use adblocker, thats whats disgusting. Yikes buddy.

@junior90628

3 жыл бұрын

yea that pissed me off there was about like 10 commercials on a 20 minut video

@pskully57

3 жыл бұрын

Especially lying political attack ads.

What breaks my heart is throughout the whole interview he sounds like he’s gonna cry it’s so sad!

@nwo_news

3 жыл бұрын

He's so strong, he can fight back tears. What a horrible curse to live with such memories :(

@bjellison905

2 жыл бұрын

70 years of dealing with it, will teach a lot of control.

@Runescape.

2 жыл бұрын

uh dude he was crying lmfao. he wipes the tears from his eyes with a hankerchief. also there was an MP on every boat that would shoot anyone who refused to storm the beach. look it up.

@ricardogalindo2988

2 жыл бұрын

@@Runescape. Plot Twist: it was him who shot the kid that landed at his feet.

@tjhookit

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardogalindo2988 smh. Sad

19:08 "And this time I got 8 guys on the beach... Of course they were cut down immediately... I'd rather not go any further" - The visuals and images this man has seen are beyond comprehension. An amazing hero, thank you so damn much for your service.

@Hawkz00

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy to me that not even 1 minute before they were yelling to lower the ramp and that they wanted to get up that damn beach, then a minute later they are all dead on the sand. Every memory formed, every emotion felt, every bond and connection made, just gone in a fraction of a second. I thank jesus for dying on that cross to save men like them.

He says” the Germans were seasoned, we were just a bunch of kids. And we whooped their ass!” Hell yeah thank you for your service sir. A true hero

@leonardoserna8988

4 жыл бұрын

That part got me. Just a bunch of badasses.

@ricardoguzman8129

4 жыл бұрын

A bald eagle screeched as he said that... It wasn't on the audio but we all heard it

@ssssin320

4 жыл бұрын

2K men k.i.a. but you whooped their asses. Clap! Clap! Bravo! You do know that the US strategic tactics which took place at D-Day is considered the worst example in today's military academy, right? Anyway, God bless those boys for giving out their best kicking those germans butts.

@RobHalde511

4 жыл бұрын

@@ssssin320 Do me a favor and shut the fuck up

@FunkyRezable

4 жыл бұрын

@@ssssin320 What you expect? 90% of americans still believe that THEY defeated Germany...

"It was only 18 hours" Imagine spending "only" 18 hours in that hell.

@LostCause36

4 жыл бұрын

Yep... Omaha beach was just the beginning for our brave Soldiers... the immense bravery that was required is just incomprehensible. In fact, I truly believe middle and high schoolers of a certain age should be required to under go a certain amount of tests and videos. These MEN, although only 17 years old mostly, gave their tender, young lives for us. Some think, “well, the were forced to do it”.. I wasn’t forced in 2004.. I wanted to kick enemy ass ASAP. Back to the subject though, the many other battles that went on for years were even more of a mind killer for our Heroes... Battle of the Bulge was no joke. The numerous beach invasions were just insane and in humane, but those young guys lying in the bitter cold trenches for days.. waiting for the Nazis to finally commence was as equal to the Omaha Beach invasion, as well as Gettysburg... God bless these men and women.

@jamesmacaw3865

4 жыл бұрын

from 4:am to 10:pm small estimate 10K people died, full estimate 19K

@ExtraFrySauce

4 жыл бұрын

Imagene 1 hour that is bad as the 18 or so Great soldier he is

@ExtraFrySauce

4 жыл бұрын

@Lori Loud IMMORTAL COMMUNIST UTTP THDTC ANTIFA SJW so wrong Show respect

@ExtraFrySauce

4 жыл бұрын

@Lori Loud IMMORTAL COMMUNIST UTTP THDTC ANTIFA SJW I am so baffled that you have the odacitey to say such things to the older generation If you were in america I would have no respect to you .

My grandfather was a Screaming Eagle in the US Air force that helped clear that beach for the invasion. He was born in 1921 and died a yr and a half ago at 98 and could repeat the stories perfectly. He still lived alone, drove, and took complete care of himself thank goodness. And his father served in WWI and my grandfather up until 2017 recounted all the stories his father had told him about it also. I recorded them all as I am a genealogist and wanted to have my grandfather's stories saved for us but for history also. We are from the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina........I sure miss my Papaw.

His emphasis on saying that these soldiers were kids is so key when talking about these things in history. So many of these soldiers weren’t full grown men, they were 18-year-olds with an entire life ahead of them and they sacrificed not just their lives but their life*times* and all their potential. It’s beyond horrific and nothing but heroic.

the way he simplified D-day to "just 18hrs"... spoken like a person who has been to hell and back. God Bless our Veterans.

@slendertony8814

5 жыл бұрын

Rodney O makes me believe every soldier on that day was looking at the time and saying “damn it’s only been that long?”

@eriktruchinskas3747

5 жыл бұрын

@@slendertony8814 Makes you wish that time wasn't relevant, huh?

@josephguzman4737

4 жыл бұрын

To him and many it may feel like the longest day of their lives

@StephenSchaal

4 жыл бұрын

It probably was a blip compared to everything else they went through, a big blip, but it was just one event in a very long series of events.

@robertesposito7434

4 жыл бұрын

Compare this great generation of men...to the no balls masked antifa....Amarica is wounded with disgusting democraps

The greatest generation, this beast of a man went back 15 times... utterly incredible

@ozarkmountains4947

4 жыл бұрын

Not the grestest generation

@MIXTAB1

4 жыл бұрын

ozark mountains interesting, popular consensus thinks otherwise... Why do you disagree?

@deedeesdriving3957

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Desmond doss

@lgdude9050

4 жыл бұрын

@@ozarkmountains4947 *Toughest generation

@alke5668

4 жыл бұрын

@@ozarkmountains4947 ok fortkid

I do not have the words to describe my depth of respect for this hero and that entire generation

“They broke us down, but they never helped build us back up.”

Basic training for returning to civilian live is a brilliant idea. You're a smart man Frank..

@DeCavalcante

4 жыл бұрын

Especially when they went in at 17 and returned older

@TheWaywardpilgrim

4 жыл бұрын

Was suggested by Eleanor Roosvelt at the time. She talked of setting aside a six month "rehabilitation" period, especially for the Marines in the Pacific theater. It went over like a lead balloon. Everyone just wanted to get back home to their former lives. A year or two, and over a dozen attempts at civilian employment later, most veterans agreed that "rehabilitation" might have been a good thing.

@AndrewDangerously

4 жыл бұрын

It's called "Soldier For Life", a series of classes you must take to outprocess from active duty. Classes range from knowing your benefits as a veteran to how to start a small business. I thought it was a huge fucking waste of time but was stoked to get out of typical duties for a few days.

@MrTangolizard

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Stelling in the U.K. we have resettlement

@MrTangolizard

4 жыл бұрын

The fastest milkman in the West we do have resettlement they pay for a course so you can retrain into a new job I think the u.s military pay for university for them as well and if your battalion is any good they run you through the basics of life outside the military and when I was in they gave you a couple of months demobilisation so you still get paid when u leave for a while but I guess there is only so much they can do I think in the British army it was worse when we had junior leaders when u could join at 15 serve your 22 get out at 40 and have never been a adult in civilian life I’m of the view that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to increase the age u can join to 21 that would cut down on a lot of injuries and it would make them more mature

I know this is beside the topic, but my god does he have a sharp mind. He speaks with such speed and clarity like he's 40 not 90+. Amazing.

@Robert-fq5wx

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wish my father had the same luck. Never over 160lbs and that was fresh out of basic training. He's 6'1" just like me. He was raised on a farm. Active, smart as a whip, he worked on aircraft all his life so maybe jet fuel and solvents like M.E.K.? Who knows but dementia is scary...

@TheColonialGamer131

4 жыл бұрын

He was just lucky enough to not get dementia.

@thedreamtime3624

4 жыл бұрын

when you get ptsd.. you remember everything in detail and it rolls off the tongue very easy when made to talk about it..

@-kingduckthexiii4938

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe more like 70

“Too young to drink, too young to vote, we were too young to die” that sent chills down my back. This man is so pure, bad ass, courageous and bright. Thank you for your service sir. I salute you

@mr-kickenchicken5278

2 жыл бұрын

He said we weren’t too young to die

The tremor in his voice got me, I could feel him reliving it all. God bless this man and thank you for sharing your story with us. Utmost respect, we owe our freedom to your service,

German here. We will never allow anything like WW2 to happen again. Nothing but love and respect for this humble man

@godislove8740

4 жыл бұрын

Vilen danke.

@davidjose9808

4 жыл бұрын

Amen Brother

@brooksequine7621

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a German American Widow .. horrors from BOTH sides . Das tiut mir lied ...

@cfluff6716

4 жыл бұрын

MrWeezler Thank you sir for your compassion and understanding on such a heated topic. However history remembers this war, I hope we can extend the same kind of respect to all the young German boys that died as well. No one deserved what happened in WW2 except the lunatics in charge and the ones that agreed with this nonsense on the world. I realize that only 10% of Germans actually supported the Nazis and we all need to recognize the struggles from all sides involved.

@getzboost5666

4 жыл бұрын

Ww3 about to start

What the fuck, he's 93 in this video!! He's so insanely sharp for that age. I hope he understands just how many people he's reached and taught something very important too through this video as well as all the speaking he's done

I'm a Gulf War vet. I was part of a chemical warfare exercise that lasted a week, and we lived and slept in full MOP5 for the week. I was hallucinating after about day 3, from the stress, etc. That was the hardest thing I've ever done--and that's about 0.01% of what this dear, dear gentleman had to endure.

@allenwells33

2 жыл бұрын

I spent a few hours in full MOP. It was bad. Not like yours.

It's more than disgusting that KZread fills this video with ads. They no respect for this veteran and for the brave men that died on the beach that fateful day so many years ago.

@snowy800123

3 жыл бұрын

It's the uploader, not KZread

Honestly I'm kinda pissed about how many dislikes there is on this video, I see this man and his story as true heroism and bravery

@dirtyhooker6317

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't see the point

@Joe-rw1bb

4 жыл бұрын

Just the anti war pussys that’s all. Fuck them. No way anyone should dislike this if your American. I don’t even think a German soldier would dislike this. They would respect this man.

@bobbyknuckles6380

3 жыл бұрын

They hate the military and dont understand that the military is the reason they are able to state their opinion freely.

@Joe-rw1bb

3 жыл бұрын

Deenie Beenie disliking war is fine. Who doesn’t. It’s horrible and devastating. But you respect the ones who were ordered to go no matter what.

@Joe-rw1bb

3 жыл бұрын

Deenie Beenie see that. We agree. I enjoyed the chat. Let me know if there is anything else on your mind 😃😃😃

The pain in his voice is just heartbreaking, such a beautiful soul.

@pegasusofdark3768

2 жыл бұрын

I agree bro but with that profile pic I can only think of spilled special recipe

@damienmartinez384

2 жыл бұрын

@@pegasusofdark3768 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂💀

@joshua7233

2 жыл бұрын

@@pegasusofdark3768 Hahahaha

@marcellevillaverde

2 жыл бұрын

yeah

These kids missed on the 50's-60's-70's-80's & 90's. That is a lot of living.

RIP Frank, gone but not forgotten. Thank you for your service sir.

Can’t even imagine what his eyes have seen at such a young age

@benjaminsehr2566

4 жыл бұрын

And not even just because he was young. Crazy for any age. What a hero

The greatest generation for a reason. "Only the dead have seen the end of war" - Plato

@peterdo1513

4 жыл бұрын

rip tony stark

@ligayabarlow5077

4 жыл бұрын

The greatest generation is always yet unborn: unspoken American proverb.

@crewd00d

4 жыл бұрын

-Plato --- Call of Duty 2

@therealkendrasunderland5462

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

My uncle was 82nd airborne in d-day. How any of those men got home is a miracle. My uncle made it home. May God bless them all.

The pain and realness in his voice. God I Hope there’s a blissful afterlife for those who deserving

“I got 8 guys on the beach... And of course they got cut down immediately” Damn that hit so hard

@amac1693

4 жыл бұрын

i got 8 guys on a beach once

@myAutoGen

4 жыл бұрын

How were those machine guns still operating after all those trips back and forth? Surely the generals had to think of a better strategy than sending young men to be mown down. Surely you've got to lay down some suppressing fire on those machine guns at least while you're lowering the ramps. Just send some armoured boats with guns and shoot back at the German machine guns so they don't have the freedom to aim and shoot at will.

@thegeekmachine2646

4 жыл бұрын

The idea at the time was the naval bombardment would pulverize the bunkers and fortifications on the beach and the landing wouldn’t be nearly as contested as it was. The bombardment fired over the fortifications and missed most of them. I forget exactly why they fired too high but this is coming from what I remember from our tour guide at the D-Day memorial in Bedford.

@fifthbeatle

4 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD wow!!!!! Can you tell me everything about your trip there? Do you have to book an appointment for the tour? How was the overall experience at the beach?

@spacecowboy1438

4 жыл бұрын

@@myAutoGen the landing at Omaha *had* every advantage. Sometimes it just doesn't matter.

Can’t even imagine the fact that it was kids my age on the beach. Jesus Christ.

@artyom9137

4 жыл бұрын

I want to be a trench soldier when i grow up- wait wrong year

@danomalley2473

4 жыл бұрын

Y. My dad joined the Navy right after graduation in June of '42. He got out in February of '46. Almost 4 years in, straight out of high school. He didn't see combat quite up close like this guy (he was crew on an attack transport, like this guy motored his landing craft from), but he didn't come out the innocent kid who joined up right outa high school.

@DoomiePookie

4 жыл бұрын

Isaac k this old prick is full of shit....just making up stories to sound tough and shit.

@BBMoney007

4 жыл бұрын

It's not uncommon for people under 15 to go to war

@TheDeepsix13

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoomiePookie do you think that's what he's doing? Just making up shit to sound tough? Do you think he's drowning in pussy when he tells these stories?

My great grandfather was in battle of bulge sadly he passed. The amount of courage and sacrifice through out this war was astonishing

what a fine human, and what a horrible, horrible day he had to go through.I am german, born in 1979. I feel very moved, and very humble, and very grateful. We are so grateful for what these kids did. And it hurts how hard it was on them.

"He was just a little boy" god damnit I'm trying so hard not to cry to this mans story

@Nate112A

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Fuentes I tried and failed!

@Nate112A

4 жыл бұрын

Complete Lettuce Nope at 46 I’m too old to join or be drafted.

@AntonioLopez-kw3ev

4 жыл бұрын

Why are you crying ?Tf wrong with you

@jonscape7251

4 жыл бұрын

cry more pussy

@BryanRodriguez-ml1vd

4 жыл бұрын

Pussy

The hurt in that mans heart. God bless you sir and thank you for your incredible bravery.

@BullsMahunny

5 жыл бұрын

That's what bravery is. It's having the courage to do what you know scares the living piss out of you. I mean yeah, you could call it following orders. But as any vet will tell you who stormed the beaches, a bunker, or a machine gun nest; you're not following orders. You're charging that position to survive, or so the guy next to you survives. Orders, command, plans, none of it matters. The only other option is to die.

@bobleeswagger6138

5 жыл бұрын

Cosmonaut Billy you’re such a piece of shit that has no respect. Please educate yourself why we did what we did and be thankful that we had real men who knew they were gonna die for their country but went anyway. Yeah that’s the definition of bravery. Glad there weren’t men like you around at that time we would have been in trouble.

@archdukefranzferdinand4429

5 жыл бұрын

Jordan Sharpe too bad that wasn’t at all what caused WW2 and what placed this brave man at Omaha beach that day. These men stormed the beach that day most of them knowing there fate was likely death. The definition of bravery

@NaturalBornK

5 жыл бұрын

@@cosmonautbilly9570 i bet you are a brave kid you fuck face

@mikedisher30

5 жыл бұрын

This guy is a man that risked his like for his country what’s To all the Biebers got say out there, would never be man like this

The pain in his voice hits me hard. Our veterans deserve so much respect ❤ I was having a bad day today and I went down this youtube veteran stories rabbit hole and I am BEYOND humbled.

Damn I’m not a crier but holy hell this hits hard

@ricardogalindo2988

2 жыл бұрын

dude, how can you not be a crier while watching this video?!

@jackiepakula455

2 жыл бұрын

I’m hysterical crying

"The kids from Vietnam and Iraq" Never in my 25 years, have i ever heard the nam guys referred to as "kids." Holy shit. This man truely is from that generation....

@Kyle_Godfrey111

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Cannata he is saying that cause he is apart of the ww2 generation. And his son I bet was in the Vietnam era and that’s his kid. So he thinks of everyone else being kids. Truly though, they are.

@morkygod4486

4 жыл бұрын

He refers to them as kids because he knows alot of service members just turned 18 he only calls them kids because of how young they were during the conflicts

@55dbau

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Kyle_Godfrey111 At 18 you are still a kid no matter what you think., you are not a man.

@armandpotgieter9911

4 жыл бұрын

lol maybe he call them kids cause they lost nam

@Mictian1980

4 жыл бұрын

Anybody younger than me is a kid.. even if you have kids you’re still a kid. :)

I can’t lie, I teared up, such a selfless man... men like this saved the world

@silverbullet2008bb

5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen the documentary "The Greatest Story Never Told"? If not then I recommend it to you, you can watch it for free at thegreateststorynevertold.tv or just tgsnt.tv

@alisonhilll4317

5 жыл бұрын

@@silverbullet2008bbYes we still need saving from the Zionist bankers .

@silverbullet2008bb

5 жыл бұрын

@@alisonhilll4317Exactly my point. That is all because we fought on the wrong side, as said by US General Patton before his mysterious car crash death. What sense did it make for America, France and Britain to side with the Communists against a peaceful Christian nation, and yes Hitler did want peace not war, he made 22 peace offers to the Allies and Churchill rejected them all. A good book on the subject, is "What the World Rejected: Hitler's Peace Offers 1933-1940", available on Amazon. He even had the Luftwaffe drop thousands of tabloid sized leaflets over Southern England in July 1940 titled "A last appeal to reason" which implored the British public to pressure their leaders into stopping this madness and accepting yet another peace offer. I am lucky enough to own an original copy of one of these leaflets. When that failed he sent Deputy Reichsfuhrer Rudolf Hess to fly solo to meet the Duke of Hamilton in Scotland who, unlike Churchill wanted peace and was influential enough to perhaps have gotten it had Hess succeeded. Instead, Hess crash landed just 1 mile from the Duke's residence and was locked away for the rest of his life in Spandau prison until his highly suspicious death in 1987. Even Before the war Hitler regularly espoused his admiration for the British and even offered to protect any part of the British empire with German force of arms should the need arise. This is why he allowed 300,000 British servicemen time to retreat at Dunkirk, saying "we are not in the business of killing Aryans". We British, under Churchill's command, responded by flattening most of Germany and murdering millions of Germans all because Winston Churchill was under the thumb of Viktor Rothschild since it was he who financed Churchill's lavish lifestyle. I'm sure you know all this, I'm mainly writing it for the uninformed. Today Germany is Israel's bitch. Paying billions every year in "reparations", including building them 2 dolphin class nuclear submarines and donating them totally freely to Israel. Martin Shulz, President of the European Parliament for 5 years and a German politician is quoted as saying “For me, the new Germany exists only in order to ensure the existence of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.”

@alisonhilll4317

5 жыл бұрын

@@silverbullet2008bbHistory is a lie agreed on by the victors , in this case Zionist Israel , all the rest is history and more wars than we have ever seen . You are well read , but lots of people are catching up . I just hope it does not take another war to make more converts .

@jasonsolis7359

5 жыл бұрын

silverbullet2008bb long live Israel

This man needs to be in a history book. All his words sank so deep I was crying the whole time. God bless him.

Imagine too coming home to Brooklyn and having to get a job, marry, and try to raise a family. All with these heart-wrenching images. To whom could you talk? Proud to have heard this great man. I was in Vietnam, 1966-67. We all carried sorrow in some measure. I’ve learned, like Frank, that prayer helps.

My father, Jack Keith was a 19 year old medic that landed on Omaha Beach on the 2nd day. He told me he was busy for 24 hours attending to wounded GIs and readying them for evacuation. He was with a Signal Corp company throughout the war, including the Battle of the Bulge. He always got choked up telling about their liberation of a prison camp. He was a good man and I miss him.

@IsraelCountryCube

3 жыл бұрын

@@AEON. im 18 how old are you? I think ive written about as me and anything just as much as you I feel like we can all relate I know its not gay or anything like that but I love my fellow men who can relate instead of the ones who just brag because Real men do not.

@chloekit4861

3 жыл бұрын

William Keith how old was your father? My uncle was on Utah beach he wrote his experiences & how he felt in the moment. He’s gone for 15 years we found this dday story after he passed & we made copies and handed it out at the funeral. He NEVER EVER TALKED ABOUT ANYTHING. He said even at the end of his life 60+ years he said he could still smell, taste, visualize the sheer terror as they had no clue the landing would be an ambush. He was 1 of 8 out of 300 men that made if off the beach. And remember u spent a lot of time with the other guys & u have to watch them die his best friend died next to him

@philipbenavidez4887

3 жыл бұрын

My grandmothers brother, Claude Benavidez, stormed Omaha on his 18th birthday, radioman. I never had a chance to talk to him, he died in 2001. But my dad did, he said that each time he looked back at the ocean of the beaches, it got more & more red.

@expandhealthinc.1887

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipbenavidez4887 wow, thank you for sharing.

@mangofett6210

3 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was captured by Rommel in Algeria. He spent 22 months in a pow camp, maybe your father saved my great grandfathers life....

4:55 "Soo, 75 years since D-day...." "No no, yesterday..." Alright that broke my heart.

@jimbobaggans1564

4 жыл бұрын

It is amazing how something so tramatic burns it's self into your memory. The sounds. The smells. The fears. Time can't erase that. You remember it like it really was yesterday. It doesn't fade from memory. It really does become a part of you.

@arztschwanzfurz1631

4 жыл бұрын

They aren't joking when they say war is hell

@myeffulgenthairyballssay9358

4 жыл бұрын

Time flies. When you are young, you don't really know how quickly time accelerates for adults because time passes so relatively slowly. The days used to stretch out, birthdays and Christmas took forever to come round again... The last 35 years of my life seemed to pass by the same as the first 10 years did and it now feels like Christmas comes around twice a month!

@nowanloka4302

4 жыл бұрын

@@myeffulgenthairyballssay9358 This is so true...I only wished I'd realized how fast time flies when I was younger...but you don't think of or care about those things then...

@HackersSun

4 жыл бұрын

@@myeffulgenthairyballssay9358 I know what you mean, and I'm getting to the point where a month is like a week to me and a week is like a day I don't want to happen to me just yeeeeeet

The strength it takes to recall all of these tragic memories is unreal. We can nearly hold back tears watching this never mind living this… thank you for your service, it’s because of you that we all live today

These men should never have to pay another dime of taxes for the rest of their lives

@ackack2560

2 жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t have to pay for a thing

“Sorry..I shouldn’t use that language” I just want to give him a big hug

@drownsinkoolaid4203

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously powerful stuff, he's still concerned with being polite when describing something as awful as war. This guy is awesome

@cheddar2648

4 жыл бұрын

For me, that hit the hardest. Here he is... recalling this horror. And he says, "We kicked their ass" and is ashamed. Sir. You have nothing to be ashamed of.

@OfDaSouth

4 жыл бұрын

oversoul think about holding all that shame, all that anger, all that sadness...for 80 years.

@therealkendrasunderland5462

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

“I shouldn’t say men” that line kills me.

What an inspiring man. His tears bring tears into my eyes.

Watching this brought a tear to my eye, I'm not going to lie. This man is a legend and a true gentleman. Both my grandfather's fought in the war, and I have the utmost respect and gratitude for people of that generation

Suddenly my troubles don't seem that bad at all.

@dirtymustard928

4 жыл бұрын

It's okay to feel bad and stressed out, it's human nature. But definitely keep this video handy when you want a slap of reality 😂

The goddamn things I complain about, I feel sick that I ever have complained about anything in my life.

@GuRuGeorge03

4 жыл бұрын

don't worry, these men sacrificed their lives so that you can worry about "lesser" things, it means they won

@LostCause36

4 жыл бұрын

😓

@alexthegreat5223

3 жыл бұрын

Then stop complaining about things that dont matter. It doesn't help anyone.

What an incredible human being. God bless you and everyone there that day

Thankyou for sharing your story you brave brave brave man, I cried the whole time and that's exactly how I should feel, thank you for your service and to the millions of young kids killed in any war

"75 years since D-day" "No, yesterday." Words cannot describe how i feel... I'll... just say thank you for your service and thank you for your heroic deeds sir.

@Horenramon

4 жыл бұрын

same

"Our father, who art in heaven... and i never finished the prayer" That got me. And im not a very religious person.

@TrunkMonkey3000

4 жыл бұрын

I do like that story. Because it's extremely horrible what they went through, but that story was quite nice. The pain and horror just left its like and it was okay suddenly. I used to be an atheist I'm a Christian now. So I've been both in my life.

@omnacky

4 жыл бұрын

@@TrunkMonkey3000 Nice 😎 I might do that too eventually

@ralphralpherson9441

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrunkMonkey3000 Glad you found your soul. We didnt happen in this universe by chance. But Im sure you see that now. I was just like you. Then it became too much to deny anymore. Peace!

@crynsky

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@IsraelCountryCube

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralphralpherson9441 you are actually more of a christian than me because christians are the ones who went through heartbreak and struggles or the christians born and doctrined into this world at age 0 which is good. but i turned away from God because of my mother its not Gods fault my mother acts the way she does or my father but the hatred from the people who abused cant just go away I dont want to be an atheist either because they are full of ego some are christians I think my mother is but my life has more meaning than hers shes not rotten but older so i will forget about if need be I just wish someone could blow in my face to make me stronger I just wish I had help. as for men I suppose I have to create it get help from women or men or both? my thoughts are contradicting.

It will never be forgotten history, we will always remember your service and your story.

Thank you Frank. I thank you, my kids thank you. Your actions and the actions of those that fought with you saved the world. Little comfort considering what you all went through, but thank you all the same.

Imagine after 70 darn years and you’re still dealing with this kind of pain?

@SunnyIlha

4 жыл бұрын

Seared into memory. It galvanized the construct of his intellect. Lifelong Deductive Reasoning, from such momentary yet gargantuan impact traumatic experience.

Every time an ad popped up I wanted to smash my phone. Literally in tears hanging onto every word this man says, all of a sudden some stupid ass hip hop music and fast food shoved in my face

@shyguy7515

3 жыл бұрын

youtube popup blocker is a must! no way I let stupid adds filter this!

@Eyelash85

3 жыл бұрын

@Steve Irwin Yeah, KZread creates the problem and then offers you a playable solution.

@Daedalus-ed5nd

3 жыл бұрын

Just use Adblock+.

@bigmoniesponge

3 жыл бұрын

@@Daedalus-ed5nd He is on a phone

@shaundevrisky349

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. An an ad interrupting this man's story every two and a half-minutes, non-stop, through 3/4 of the video, where I finally had enough and said PHOCK U, yew-tube, and shut it off. Ridiculous and pathetic.

I served from 1984-1990 in ND and Europe. This man explains in detail the very things I prayed I would never have to see. I thank God for keeping me and my fellow service members safe for those 6 years. I guess God's grace and timing are everything. Thank You Sir. A long, slow salute to you and your fallen comrades from St Augustine Florida.

WWII vets are truly remarkable. What they went through and what they did to fight pure evil. Much respect for these heros. I'm glad this vet shared his story and it was recorded so we can remember and honor them.

God Bless him, he doesn’t have to apologize for anything .

By 2030 there may very well be no more WWII veterans alive. We are as close to 2030 as we are to 2008 which seems like yesterday. Please seek out any veteran of that war and tell them thank you. Soon they will all be gone. They truly are the greatest generation of Americans who have ever lived.

@peaceandlove5438

5 жыл бұрын

Chump Johnson ALSO TELL THE VIETNAM VETS THANK YOU AND TELL THEM THANK YOU AS WELL !!!!

@chrisj197438

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t tread on me Valid point and I absolutely thank them as well.

@billace90

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t tread on me Yes, indeed. They were cursed, yelled at, and heckled when coming back from Nam. At least that happened to me in 1971 at the airport in Baltimore, waiting to change planes to my final destination. Unforgettable.

@chrisj197438

5 жыл бұрын

Guillermo Garraton I’m sorry you went through that. Thank you for your service sir.

@Marcus-eb2vn

5 жыл бұрын

What about the people who fought in the civil war for our own country/freedom

I'm speechless... What an amazing man and soldier! I've studied many different angles of WW2, hearing what he went through blows me away! God Bless this man and all who fought and died protecting this country!

Never cried so much in my life. All I can say is thank you. Its thanks to people like you, that my generation are able to live a free, happy life. Thats worth fighting for. Heroes. Never be forgotten.

When he said they made 15 trips, my jaw hit the floor. Having done that even once is extraordinary. Going back over and over again, knowing what would happen... I can't even imagine.

@johnjay6370

3 жыл бұрын

This man risked his life to save others, even if it was just one...This is a true hero...Truly an Amazing Man... When he said that I asked myself if I would go back and I just know, I can't answer that, because of this man! I will never have to ask myself that... Thank You SIR!!

@robertcronin6603

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@Ninkyo893

3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching a very in depth documentary about Omaha and the German beach defenses. Those first waves of men who landed were literally cut to pieces. Having to witness and go through all that...and your job is to ferry more of them into the meat grinder. Just mind blowing.

@liggerstuxin1

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t even image being that brave. I it doesn’t even register to me.

@lamborgini86

3 жыл бұрын

for 18 hours they fought

Witness what a real man looks like. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your service.

This man made me cry.. The horrors he has is still with him 75 years later. Memories so vivid.. Im glad you made it. And were able to share with me. If your still alive today. I hope you can live one day of peace. Much love

Omg I'm glad I got to see this! I've seen my fair share of documentaries on WW2 Pacific & Europe theatres but to actually hear 1st hand from a 94 yr old man it's gold 🥇 he's a true hero ....

I can't believe how lucid and young this guy is in his mid 90s. They don't make 'em like they used to.

@Thulesmann

5 жыл бұрын

I had the same thought - his mind is still sharp!

@davidhoward4715

5 жыл бұрын

You assholes. I am destined to die in my 70s because of my genetics. Don't tell me I'm to blame because I didn't choose better parents.

@davidhoward4715

5 жыл бұрын

@@Thulesmann And the height of your achievements is to parrot another commenter's stupidity. Moron.

@timedrifter117

4 жыл бұрын

They do

Fifteen trips into that hellfire. FIFTEEN. TRIPS. I’m so glad this man survived to tell his story and maybe get a little closure/peace from revisiting Normandy.

What a hero. This story shows how bad the war was. This is was crazy. Respect these men. They are sacrificing themselves for us.

What a brave man, and wonderful human being. His family must be so proud of him. I am. I'm so sorry he had to experience such loss of life and such pain of the mind, the heart and the soul. When he cries wish could give him a hug. War and the tremendous loss of life all around you -- such an overwhelming experience. To be terrified and still go on- what a hero! God bless you Frank.

Frank Devita and my father, Philip Mehl, from Chicago, both were shipmates on the USS Samuel Chase, a Navy troop transport manned by the Coast Guard. He and my father were the same age and were the 2 youngest crewmembers. Both of them were crewmembers on the landing craft known as Higgins Boats. My father is pictured in Life Magazine right after taking bodies to a hospital ship. He is seen on the hospital ship looking down at the stacks of body bags. I have that Life magazine issue from June, 19, 1944. He would have loved to have seen this video of Frank. My mother is still alive at age 94 and she will be thrilled when I tell her about Frank Devita's interview. It is possible that my father met Frank when he went to the USS Samuel Chase reunion in San Diego some time in the 1990's. After listening to Frank I now know why my father would not talk much about his experience on D-Day. His landing craft also went to Omaha Beach.

@webber977

5 жыл бұрын

Be proud Steve we will never see their like again

@jodrisco

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks to your Dad for his service Mr Mehl. And thanks to Mr Devita and all who gave and risked their tomorrows for our todays.

@chloekit4861

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Mehl that is incredible

@therealkendrasunderland5462

3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@frankbasile3662

2 жыл бұрын

My Grandfather Anthony Merola from Brooklyn also was a crew member on a Higgins during D day at 18 years old..,unfortunately he passed 15 years ago,wish I could sit and enjoy Italian pastry's and Coffee with him again,he never talked about his war experience as it would be like reliving it,..So much I wish I asked him,.Bless all these men,True legends...

"They should have basic training for when your leaving service" 😔

@joeynanni4079

4 жыл бұрын

I read your comment as he said it😭😭

@DJxSGGxNeo

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly after spending 12 years in the Army I feel the same. It was a tough transition, no one helped. I don't see how anyone does it. I still haven't adapted.

@pantherleal

3 жыл бұрын

@@DJxSGGxNeo Im still working on it too. Some days are easy and others are not.

@lizzyway218

3 жыл бұрын

Curtis - totally agree.

@lizzyway218

3 жыл бұрын

if you are hurting inside or out i'm sending you a massive hug. Do not bottle it up.

It's so hard to talk about what he went through, but thank you so much for us and future generations.

Frank you did everything you could for that young man by remembering him a whole lifetime later.

I served in Afghanistan. My grandfather served in Korea, he never said a word about it.

@revengense7604

4 жыл бұрын

Mad Ranter thank you for you’re service. My grandfather served in Korea. They don’t call it the forgotten war for nothing. Korea was a subject that was never mentioned. His entire life he suffered in silence over what he saw and went through.

@madranter214

4 жыл бұрын

S Rob I agree. It is unfortunate we have movies and shows about everything else but Korea but these men faces the same horrors and hardships the rest of them did.

@jacobpatrick7915

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service! My grandpa and my great uncle had fought in Korea. All my grandfather would say was “ I was there. And that’s all.” And just those short words made an uneasy feeling.

@jacobpatrick7915

4 жыл бұрын

Rock Watson definitely an uneasy feeling!

@evanw2195

4 жыл бұрын

My grandad never said a word about Korea till he died, we only knew of a few things, to this day we don’t know what he experienced over there

"...fighting German soldiers... they been in the war for four years, they were seasoned... and us 18, 19 year old kids... we whipped their ass!" lol my man's still got it! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 God Bless you, sir. 🙏🏽

@MVEProducties

5 жыл бұрын

No, many of the German soldiers defending the beaches were 18-20 yo kids as well.

@justinusberger3933

5 жыл бұрын

The Germans were the superior fighting force man for man. It's hard to win when half of the world gangs up on you in the name of international finance.

@scottwilson599

5 жыл бұрын

@@justinusberger3933 Ya that's what it was, international finance.

@Cl0ckcl0ck

5 жыл бұрын

The starting bombardments also killed an estimated 50.000 French civilians so that gives you an idea what those German troops had already endured and they still fought bravely. "It is estimated that the bombings in Normandy before and after D-Day caused over 50,000 civilian deaths. The French historian Henri Amouroux in La Grande histoire des Français sous l’Occupation, says that 20,000 civilians were killed in Calvados department, 10,000 in Seine-Maritime, 14,800 in the Manche, 4,200 in the Orne, around 3,000 in the Eure."

@XisoLate

4 жыл бұрын

@@justinusberger3933 That and Hitler making too many mistakes ignoring his generals. It was Axis' to lose.

God bless you Sir, for your courageous service! I have no greater respect than for WW2 vets and your stories brought tears to my. eyes.

How can we ever express our gratitude? We never can, except to live free, and on appropriate occasions acknowledge these amazing people. Humbling.