Time is Running Out. Will You Help Us Save History?
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Please help us #SaveHistory HERE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2023 #Veterans
My friend George once said: "I know what a deadline is. A deadline is when you have a 97 year old veteran waiting on you, and he is saying he doesn't have much time. Everything else can go to the side."
For the past year, myself and two of my closest friends - Josh and George, have been travelling across the country to locate and interview the last surviving veterans from World War II who participated in the air war. We have been blessed to already locate and record with 18 of them, and we even made documentaries on two of them. Many of these veterans withheld many of their stories after the war ended - not wanting to speak of their experience. So much of their stories were undocumented - until now. Because were able to locate and interview a handful of them, we were able to capture history. History - that would have otherwise - been lost.
However, we are now faced with a problem: We have had more veterans reach out, wanting to share their stories with us. But because of how time sensitive this endeavor is, we cannot fund these trips alone in the amount of time necessary.
So, we are looking to raise funds to help contribute to airfare, hotels, and rental cars as we travel to meet and interview these heroes. I will continue to fund a large portion of this project myself, but in order to reach all of the veterans currently on our list, we will need to meet this goal.
As a part of this campaign, we have put together some fantastic rewards for supporters! They range from posters for the movie, to personalized videos from veterans, to even coming WITH US to research or record the interviews! But more than anything, the greatest reward will be knowing that you helped keep the legacy alive of the heroes of World War II.
With the footage that we get from these interviews, we will be making a great number of personal recreations and mini-documentaries for individual veterans that will be posted on the TJ3 History KZread and Facebook pages, as well as distributed in any other ways we can find. But in addition to the mini-documentaries, we will also be making full length feature films that will combine interviews from multiple veterans. The first that we are announcing, which will be the primary film of this campaign, will be "Flying the Fortress" - a documentary following the stories of multiple B-17 crewmembers.
As of right now, we have already recorded four interviews with B-17 veterans that will be featured in this feature film. We currently have four others waiting right now.
At the end of our travels in the first quarter of 2024, we plan to take all of the footage from the B-17 veterans and begin work on editing, writing, and post production. Then, we hope to have the project finished and ready by Veterans Day 2024.
There is only one chance to complete this project, as in just a few years, nearly all of these veterans from the second World War will be gone. We hope that you will help us capture their stories and preserve this crucial history.
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Will you answer the call and help us #SaveHistory? SHARE OR JOIN THE PROJECT HERE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1509787691/flying-the-fortress-saving-world-war-ii-history?ref=2fiow5 #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2023 #Veterans
@paulytheking7365
6 ай бұрын
If you need any music for the project, I would love to help. I write music, mostly orchestral, and I would love to be part of such an amazing project!
@midgetwidget
5 ай бұрын
Can I just send you a check?
If there’s lots of veterans want to hear they story well go across US so the world can hear the heroes experience air war story before they disappearing.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Doing my best! Please share the project!
TJ you are a hero dude, keeping these old guy’s stories alive. There are not many of them left. Thank you TJ I can no longer wait!!
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
You are one of the most important men alive I’d say, you keep our passed alive with these beautiful picture stories of these real life events from true stories, I love your work and I hope more people follow in your foot steps and save our history before it is doomed to repeat itself
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much :) Please share the project where ever you can!
@willem-janvroom6630
6 ай бұрын
I fully agree!
As you know I'm financially strained but I put in my part. Best wishes to you all!
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot Lancelot!
I hope that you can get to them all! The families can help by videoing their memories for you to edit into their stories for you to use. The are a sadly dwindling treasure! I wish I had recorded my fathers, and Uncles stories. They weren't all in WWII, but they all had stories to tell. Fantastic work! Thank you seems small compared to the treasures that these old warriors stories and lives are!
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
My grandfather was a B-25 Mitchell pilot during the war. He died before I was born. Even though I never met him, he influenced my life greatly and I am now a legacy airline pilot in the US. Thank you for what you are doing and I will be supporting you. God bless you.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
You have become the Greatest Generation's greatest asset. Thank you so much for putting the names and faces of the true heroes behind such pivotal moments in history. This includes moments and battles that may be common knowledge but where the people behind them were never properly thanked or appreciated.
God Bless you and your crew for doing all of this. I always said it needed done!
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
I live below the poverty line so I have no money to spare but if I did I would direct some to you. You have enriched my life wonderfully...thank you so much.🇨🇦👍✝️
That is absolutely wonderful. You’re living the dream. Doing the Lord’s work. I can’t wait to watch every bit of it! How do I support?
Impressionante!! Ainda há 50 heróis vivos para prestarem seu testemunho histórico!
What a great tribute to these great men and women who we owe so much!!!
You are awesome and thank you for what you are doing. I wish my grandfather was still with us so he could share is story of his time in the European theater. Best of luck to you sir and look forward as usual to your videos!
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
You are doing a great job; this channel is one of the best I have subscribed to on KZread. Best wishes for this project.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
I've never really thought about how time is fleeting to meet WW2 vets, cause there'll never be more of 'em
I just donated $25,00. But not only that, I placed your film on my Facebook and encouraged people to support you as well.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!!
As someone who’s had a decent involvement in helping to make these documentaries, I definitely plan on helping to fund with as much money as I can give. Best of luck, TJ
Love the project. I have been working on some family history with a cousin and our grandfather’s time as a pilot with the 398th. It’s a true labor of love, honor, and respect. Can’t wait to see the documentary and hope to see it in Atlanta live. Keep up the great work! Just donated!
What you're doing is amazing. Keep pushing, always forward🇺🇲
Fantastic project. My mother's first husband was a P-47 pilot. He was shot down and KIA in action over Germany on 3 August 1944.
Thank you so much TJ and all the heroes
My grandfather was a top turret gunner and flight engineer on a B-24 during ww2 with the 464th bg 779th bomb squad..he was stationed out of Italy.the b-24 and the B-17 are my most favorite airplanes
Are there any surviving "Aztec Eagles" from Mexico who fought in WW2 that have been interviewed? I would love to hear their stories.
Hi TJ I just want to say how extraordinary your work has been. I was especially impressed with the series on Bud Anderson. Keep up the great work. It's very much appreciated. Dave
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@palindrome1959
6 ай бұрын
@TJ3 I wish there was more I could do for you, but come Veteran's Day, I will be making a donation. I know you mostly cover American pilots but if the urge ever crosses you to do a piece on Allied Pilots, my three favourite (as a Canadian, they are well known here), William (Billy) Bishop, William George Barker, both WW1 pilots and both, Victoria Cross winners(equivalent to the Congressional Medal of Honour), and George Frederick (Buzz) Beurling, a Spitfire pilot, mainly known for his participation in the defense of Malta. He wasn't liked much by the R.A.F or R.C.A.F, but 31 kills count for something. He's considered one of the best at making deflection shots. Shots considered almost impossible at the time, but this guy had the eye for it. Anyway, what a great idea interviewing the last remaining Allied fighter and bomber pilots. May all your skies be blue. Dave
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
@palindrome1959 thank you so much Dave! I'll certainly look into those pilots.
@palindrome1959
6 ай бұрын
Done, and good luck with the project. Dave
Thank you thank you!!!
I intend on helping in anyway I can TJ. Stay awesome!
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Please share!
It be my greatest honor to keep this history alive.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
This project will create a lasting connection to the past
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
I very much hope so! Please share it!
@DaveSCameron
6 ай бұрын
With or without shaming us into shelling out money!
You guys are doing amazing work!
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
I don't know how ANY B-17 could take off with all those huge steel balls onboard....
Looking forward to seeing the new vids!
Keep up the good work. 👍
Godspeed, Teej. May the winds blow fair for you and may the almighty refrain calling these heros home before they regaille you with tales of wings and mighty deeds. I'll leave you with a quote from James Doolittle he made upon his return from his raid on Japan. "We're going back to Tokyo, this time in full array... and with mighty allies!"
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
Contact a billionaire now!!! This history absolutely must be preserved at all cost.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
I plan on sending all emails I can. Please share this anywhere you can!
@billymayshere6128
6 ай бұрын
@@TJ3 Happily my friend!
@DaveSCameron
6 ай бұрын
Just don't beg to us who suffer already!! This channel makes $$$s already without #Begtube
Getting the word out for you. I am a freemason, and I am going to reach out to my lodge and other lodges in my district for fund raising. I am also going to collect here at my cigar shop and then match what we get here and donate that, and I will share on our shop's FB page.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! :)
@andrewtarnowicz
6 ай бұрын
@@TJ3 No, thank you. from the absolute bottom of my heart. My grandfather was a navy vet from WW2. The battleship he was on did an interview with him during the last reunion his ship had. I was able to watch his interview after he passed away. What you are doing is more than preserving the stories of these men, you are giving their loved ones a video interview of them so they can remember them when they pass on. What you are doing is amazing, and i will make sure you succeed. Because i am also a member of the Civil Air Patrol, and i am going to theology school to be a chaplain in the Air Force. We will help you brother.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
@@andrewtarnowicz that means the world. 👍
I suck at flying b17s in war thunder can’t wait for this documentary on flying the fortress
@ghtwghtw7197
6 ай бұрын
See u in my fw 190😂
@OG-Productions
6 ай бұрын
@@ghtwghtw7197 lol
I think every videos in these channel is important
@DaveSCameron
6 ай бұрын
Of course yes
TJ, I'm proud of you bud. Fantastic work you're doing. I fly RC Warbirds...pretty well. If you ever need footage let me know. I'd be happy to help. Check out our "Model AV8R Scale Flights" if you can find the time. So far we've done a Spitfire MK IX and a Corsair. Doing a P-47 soon. I look forward to hearing and seeing the story's of these heroes.
I met a B-17 navigator once. His b17 was nicknamed the "pretty baby boys". His plane was hit by flak and they had to bail out over sea. He was a Jewish man who was from Boston. He escaped the gas chambers from Nuremberg.
We look forward to seeing your new videos.
Now to watch 5 hours worth of video. 🍞
Wow I’m so hyped already
Would you be willing to interview veterans of Korea, Vietnam? Not only that, but how about interviewing veterans from other countries, such as Britain or Germany? No hate here. Keep up the good work!
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
The answer to all is absolutely if we can get the budget and if they saw combat or have good stories!
Hey friend,I got a picture of 4 pilots rescued from the drink my grandfather left me,4 wildcat pilots ,off iwo jima ,it's a Polaroid snapshot from the deck of the Melvin r Nauman,a tin can ..D.E.416,looks like Feb of 45???,id like to get the picture to a museum of pacific war pilots or some maritime naval place
@Turner.1
5 ай бұрын
I just put a video short up on my page,of these wildcat pilots
You should
I’ve heard some funny stories from ww2 once
@DaveSCameron
6 ай бұрын
Twice here
Rip Ed. I loved watching your story.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
It's not over yet my friend.
@classicalricky
6 ай бұрын
@@TJ3 even tho I can't donate rn, I shared the link to my discord server & asked the members to donate.
@TJ3
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!@@classicalricky
@classicalricky
6 ай бұрын
@@TJ3 Yw!
Can you please make a video about the battle Leyte Gulf
TJ, looking good! Join the Air Warfare Group in June at the Omaha Beach Memorial Museum on June 6 in 2024. PS...you look better without the hat!
go get em lad!
Can you do one on Ye Ole Pub PS You won't find any info on them as the sadly died I think but there is still plenty of information.
:o, all vids are important but some have priority
@TheBlackNight211
6 ай бұрын
@@DaveSCameron :(