I'm amazed that one leg can support those balls

@silencedogood5766

3 жыл бұрын

They were gonna do a statue of him in memory but didn’t have enough steel for his balls what a man!

@Yodumeee

2 жыл бұрын

Your gay

@Nimgimmer1492

2 жыл бұрын

@@spanqueluv9er Chill, mijo.

@spanqueluv9er

2 жыл бұрын

@@Yodumeee ^*you’re, not your

@drews3980

2 жыл бұрын

@@Yodumeee that one legged old man would kick 7 shades of shit out of you

That's one tough old SOB. Considering what he went through, losing a lot of friends, and a leg, he still lived to 90 (almost 91) smoking to the end. Wild Bill was a tough guy to kill. A badass to the end.

@Kenneth-zk1nh

3 жыл бұрын

He died because he knew the world couldn't handle him

Man they cast the right actor for this guy. Spot on.

@DesireeStamat

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Its the voice, meter and intonation.

@3ndeavor

3 жыл бұрын

its crazy that he doesnt even speak like that normal.y.

@L1VE3V1L

3 жыл бұрын

@@DesireeStamat and the underbite.

@oldguyblues

3 жыл бұрын

Only he can play the part or someone will be offended

@jmenceladus1332

3 жыл бұрын

It's perfect

Listening to Bill Guarnere and how Frank Hughes portrayed him. You have to say he got the accent spot on

@ninus17

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. He did a great job portraying bill.

@Omer.Mansur

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Frank did an outstanding job

Even them cigarettes couldn't kill Ol' Guarnere.

@cartconrad4426

6 жыл бұрын

It was a real Soldier

@km-kl3lg

5 жыл бұрын

@my mom Always wondered if this was his actual nickname? :D I know they called him Wild Bill for real.

@bluemarshall6180

4 жыл бұрын

Cart Conrad It?????

@griz312

4 жыл бұрын

km93 19 if you ever watched the Documentary “we stand alone” he specifically says he killed every German he came across. “That’s why they called me wild bill because i did a lot of killing on D-Day”

@robgeorgia8801

4 жыл бұрын

@@griz312 He had just found out that his brother got killed in Italy. He said that he believed he would be killed on D-Day. He was fighting for his brother.

I had the pleasure of meeting this man at a Pennsylvania gunshow circa 2013. What an honor.

@panzerraven4135

7 жыл бұрын

i wrote him years back, as a corporal in the dutch airborne.. and he wrote me back.. Felt so honored

@vgreedsonsinc4458

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky!

@lucianonahuelgomez1374

3 жыл бұрын

Oh what an honor indeed

@kevgoeswandering8488

Жыл бұрын

you were so fotunate

@nocturnalrecluse1216

3 ай бұрын

​@@panzerraven4135awesome 👌

Man still smoking Cigs. what a badass till the end

@thearbiter8568

8 жыл бұрын

was thinking the same thing lol

@gelul12

7 жыл бұрын

he survived the war i think he earnt the right too smoke lol

@Broodkast8

4 жыл бұрын

If you lose your legs to the Germans, who gives a shit lol.

@RNDM-nd7tj

3 жыл бұрын

Lived till he was 90 as well.

@shanek3453

3 жыл бұрын

I knew they're would be at least one pussy saying "thats not bad ass" shut the fuck up.

Guarnere tougher than a wall mart steak

@bama1usaf

4 жыл бұрын

OMG that was funny because it's TRUE.

@michaelc.6532

4 жыл бұрын

Even elderly there and crippled he’d whip someone ass who got out of line with him I’d bet!

@nmelkhunter1

3 жыл бұрын

That was really funny!!!

@luftwaffe6521

2 жыл бұрын

Dont say that to Cargill. They provide the meat for most walmarts.😳😜

@lewstone5430

Жыл бұрын

Wal Mart steaks ain’t bad, spoiled brat.

I’m watching an interview... he says once he decided to try using an MG42 against the Germans... picking it up firing it.. impressed with the Rate of Fire.. then because of the sound he started getting shot at by own troops. “I threw that goddam gun away” Lol. Awesome picturing Wild Bill going nuts with a MG42... anyway... carry on.

@FreshTillDeath56

3 ай бұрын

lol, truly the sound of evil. What a legend.

Says it all about Wild Bill that losing his leg didn't stop him from walking. He didnt need no wheelchair or artificial leg, just give him a couple of crutches and let him crack on. What a legend!

@Cafferssss

2 жыл бұрын

He spent a very small percentage of his life on two legs. The actor who played him said Bill could get around like no body's business and it was difficult to keep up with him on flat ground.

@rockstarJDP

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cafferssss I can imagine, I'll bet he could still run Currahe and still outpace anyone with two legs!

Wild Bill came to my high school that I attended and spoke to the students at an assembly we had. I had seen and read Band of Brothers by that time because my father introduced me to it when I was probably 12. Most of the kids were distracted and talking and not paying any attention to him but having known something of his story I was completely captivated by every word. It was one of my great honors being able to introduce myself, shake his hand and thank him for his service to our great nation. Bill Guarnere is a model American man and a real hero.

@alemorichetti6368

3 жыл бұрын

What an honor to meet Bill...

@mjv40

3 жыл бұрын

@@alemorichetti6368 absolutely

@DGrin79

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, talk about an honor....

@lexingtonconcord8751

2 жыл бұрын

Your attention is what he showed for. Now you get to pass that on to further generations.

I'm met bill and the surviving members of the 504 in Iraq in 2008.... These guys were in their late eighties and came to Iraq to Inspire us.. And they did..... They gave a one hour talk and went into the crowd and shook hands with everyone..... Bill kept saying I don't know how you guys do it there's no cover out here..... I actually told him don't worry bill Pizza Hut and Burger King are right over there.... There is really no comparing with they went through in World War II.... To my time in Iraq.... Where off duty time and cable TV Pizza Hut and Burger King...lol... Those were real men

@jr-xs9tf

3 жыл бұрын

Off duty time for those guys was freezing in a foxhole near Bastogne.

@yannhayon2796

3 жыл бұрын

@@jr-xs9tf Trust me in Bastogne was no off duty time 😅😂

@fascistalien

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, sadly the ukraine war is the type of ww2 horror

@L_Train

Жыл бұрын

Plus they were fighting for a good reason and not a lie. They didn't refer to themselves as the "good guys" and everyone else as the "bad guys" like delusional Americans these days.

@jonathanlee5314

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for sharing. Definitely no cable and Pizza Hut in Normandy, Holland, or Bastogne...

The personification of a REAL American BADASS ......here’s to you Wild Bill. 🇺🇸

@dcornejoy

4 жыл бұрын

Italian American

@fascistalien

Жыл бұрын

A real "Us american" 😂😂😂, you are not the entire continent COWBOY!.

Bill was 21 years old when he was fighting in france.

From my neighborhood in south Philly 101ST 506 Easy Company Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron, R.I.P to those Heroes and all the Heroes! 🇺🇸

This was a great man. RIP, Sargeant Guarnere. Thank you for everything you did for us.

"A guy could get killed around here! Better be careful!" War humor is really truth told in a way to make you smile and/or shake your head in agreement.

I love the fact even after all those years he was still smoking and kept his way talking like he did 60-70 years years ago

@TracyRhodes27

2 жыл бұрын

Unfiltered, at that. He wasn't holding back. Still led from the front every day we toured. On one leg and jetlagged, and drinking the beers like a soldier. The man was cast iron. And a shameless flirt. /swoon

WW2 vets deserve everyone's utmost respect and gratitude until their last day on Earth.

Mr. Guarnere was kind and classy through and through.

To paraphrase Patton, it's silly to mourn the loss of these men, rather, we should be thankful that they existed at all.

Absolute heroes.... God bless each and every one of them. Being a grandson of a WWII veteran I am absolutely astounded by the connection the 506th / 101st airborne had with each other My grandfather was apart of the pacific front and paved runways for planes to land while island hopping... spoke of stories of being shot at and having to hide under his dozer and all of that.. but every time I watch band of brothers each year I tear up just putting myself in their place. I dream of a day that I have the strength of these men and look forward to the opportunity to serve in such a way that they did. Rest in peace Easy company, thank you for giving me a reason to not take things I have today for granted.

What a character. Even does his own sound effects. He might not move as quick as he used to but you can tell he's still sharp as a razor in this video.

When he says ‘poor Popeye got shot in the ass, though’ it just hit me as to how real this is, the same guy that was here 70 plus years ago shooting nazis, is back to talk about the time he was here shooting nazis in this field. Crazy stuff.

@1TheAmerican1

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing that we are able to all share this moment. Sometimes technology is a blessing

@SirSpinalColumn

3 жыл бұрын

I know it’s easy to demonize the enemy, but they weren’t out there shooting nazis. They were shooting young men who from their perspective were just protecting their nation. History is written by the winner but it’s important we honour the fallen on both sides.

@muzzy10135

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirSpinalColumn those Germans were defending a regime that was committing genocide. Let's not forget that. They were Nazis. Plain and simple.

@Salient024

3 жыл бұрын

@@muzzy10135Most Germans were not part of the "Nazi" (NSDAP) political party. Many German citizens were conscripted into military service after Nazi's rose to power and started war though.

@hrotha

3 жыл бұрын

@@muzzy10135 Reality is way more nuanced than this. Most German soldiers weren't Nazis. Most German soldiers approved of Nazi goals, if not necessarily of Nazi methods. A great many German soldiers approved of Nazi methods. Many German soldiers actively participated in war crimes with the aim of realizing Nazi goals. Many more did so simply for the thrill of violence and slaughter. Many of the German soldiers Easy company faced had hit puberty under Nazi rule, with the indoctrination which that entails. But that indoctrination resonated because of pre-existing attitudes in German society as a whole. Most German soldiers weren't very political, but most supported Hitler at least until the last couple of years. All German soldiers lived in a totalitarian state where avenues for resistance were relatively limited. But those avenues existed, and often they were surprisingly effective, and if more Germans had resisted history could have been very different. Things are complex.

What a crazy feeling it must be to be back in a place where you thought you would never make it out, killed many soldiers, many years later...I can only imagine. RIP Greatest Generation.

American hero right there thank you sir!!!!! God I couldn't imagine months or whatever freezing in Bastogne!! They were tough SOB's!!! God bless those guys!!

I wonder if there are any people left like Wild Bill. I admire the honesty of who he was. Thank you Bill. Thank you to all who served.

Long live Wild Bill.

What a guy. They don't get much better than him.

"Joe toye, grenade went off between his legs. he patched himself up and stayed in the fight" "He stayed?" "Oh damn right he did!!!" These days bravery is considered dying your hair pink....

I have a lot of respect for these guys Thank you for what you did

All the ribbons and medals on his chest. That´s not participation trophies. That´s earned risking your life going through hell. Listen and learn.

@jeffskousen1887

5 жыл бұрын

Amen

@Captainbadger123

5 жыл бұрын

Damn right

@martinadrianarcenas867

4 жыл бұрын

exactly

@Aden_III

3 жыл бұрын

What was the point of bringing up participation trophies? Was that to take a jab at the modern generation?

@plxsfy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Aden_III Yes. Not so much the generation themselves, but the people giving them the trophies for doing nothing else but showing up. It´s an unhealthy mindset in my opinion. If children don´t suffer small defeats when they are small, they will suffer big defeats when they are big. I fear an epidemic of alcoholism or even suicides once the millennials hit 30 and realize the hard way, that they are not special, they cannot be anything the want and nobody cares about their opinion.

had to be hard for him to walk that ground again. this is what a hero looks like kids.

@jimmycakes7158

3 жыл бұрын

No. Black lives matter.

@easttexan2933

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmycakes7158 WTF has BLM got to do with this man saving you from Nazi Germany?

@prestonwhite4129

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmycakes7158 This man has more patriotism and honor than anyone from Blm. Bill was a real hero- not the modern day 15 year old social justice warriors.

@thatperformer3879

2 жыл бұрын

@@easttexan2933 The only connection is that BLM are modern Marxist fascists.

These guys were tough as nails. My grandfather was 82nd Airborne and jumped in that night. The things these guys saw and did, they don't call them the greatest generation for nothing.

Reminds me of my own grandfather who lied about his age to join the navy at 16 and took shrapnel that caused him To later lose his right leg below the knee..just a badass in every sense.

What an honor to be able to stand with him there...God bless you Bill.

What an incredible man. Balls the size of Jupiter.

whatta badass! wish i could've known him.

Never met those men but have been to Brecourt man, Carentan, Bloody Gulch, Dday beaches all 5 , we come here every year camping to Normandy from Ireland. My sister lives outside ST Lo. She brought me one time to a wooded area surrounding ST Lo, they were still fox holes there when American troops surrounded the town, plus live mortars and remnants of cloverleaf canisters.

What’s amazing is what is mentioned in the series about their tactics still being used today as a “what to do” on a fixed position.

One leg and he still can kick ass.

@billrhodes1705

2 жыл бұрын

I was hanging back with him at the request of Babe's daughter (lots of gopher holes, soft ground, etc). Dude could have carried me out. Guy was harder than a coffin nail.

What an honour that would have been to meet that great man there!

Makes me appreciate how well he was casted in BoB

@craigson153

3 жыл бұрын

dude that guy nailed him. I can totally see him looking like that at 90 years old.

Bill was one reason that Band of Brothers was such a big success.

RIP, Wild Bill have a beer with all your Eco Brothers in Valhalla you will never be forgotten!!!! Currahee!!!!

I met Bill and Bull( Denver Randlemanat) in Aldershot in 2002 just before I joined up to the British Army (Infantry) and served in Iraq. I was 19 when i met both of them and he asked me why I was so old to join up at that age (he told me he was 15 when his mom faked his enlistment form). He bought all the British chocolate in the barracks and said he was sending it home to his gran kids. Was so funny

I fucking love that he's ripping a dart and the cameraman following the dog for a bit was cool too

@billrhodes1705

2 жыл бұрын

The camera "man" was actually my wife!

It’s always impressive when someone in their late 80s still smokes

If I had received the same news (that the Nazis had killed his brother) I would have turned into a wild boy too.

@peteranderson037

3 жыл бұрын

@S A Lighten up, Francis.

Rest in Peace Staff Sergeant Wild Bill.

You can see the reverence those around him had for this great man. I’ve never seen a WW2 vet who claimed such a status though. They all get uncomfortable when the label of hero is applied to them and immediately deny it. “It’s the guys who didn’t come back who are the real heroes,” is what they all say without fail.

Much respect thank you for ur service sir!

It had to be awesome talking to this guy or any of them.

@TracyRhodes27

2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievably cool that we we were given the chance to witness the reliving of such massively important memories with great warriors. Honored beyond belief. We need to post more! 💌

There’s a true hero. Thank you so much for sharing.

I've read about him. He was one tough son of a gun. Bad news for the Nazis. RIP Sgt. Thank you.

Bill is such a south Philly guy! Tough as concrete and no bullshit.

God bless you wild Bill.

the man is an international treasure.

I've more respect than I have words....thankyou Bill and everyone of your mates....

When he said the shot in the ass, yea he did… the actor who played him sounded just like him. Great work!

"YA FUCKIN JEEP JOCKEY!"

I get out in all kinds of weather and vote every time. Heroes like him risked his life. It’s the least I can do.

Like Wild Bill i salute to all the brave men of the Allied Forces who risk their lives and to those who died fighting the Axis Power. You are the true heroes the greatest generation in human history.

One of The Greatest Generation!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Wild Bill Guarnere. Rest In Peace soldier. Currahee!

They portrayed him spot on in the series

What a fucking legend of a man!

What a guy he was. I cherish the memory of him giving me his T-shirt.

What a tough old man, impressive

If you didn't know what he had done, you might think he was just an ordinary man. What a hero!

@TracyRhodes27

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, when you hung out with Wild Bill, you picked up that he was no one ordinary from the get go. Even if the Airborne tattoo didn't tip you off. ;-)

@EtzEchad

2 жыл бұрын

@@TracyRhodes27 I’m just going by the video. Sadly, I never got to hang out with any of these men. What an honor it would’ve been!

That was a toughie! Respect from a Brit!

Who are the a holes who gave this a thumbs down? You all need to go through 1/10 the hell that this brave soldier went through!

@RedditzGG

3 жыл бұрын

Probably 23 Shrapnel

@fredmartin328

3 жыл бұрын

A thumbs down to this could only come from a manbun wearing ball-less pussyboy sitting in mommy's basement...

@BellogsTheChicken

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more they couldn't even wipe the shit off this man's shoes

@420darthbong

3 жыл бұрын

@John Deneen aNtIfA aRe JuSt LiKe ThE sOlDiErS iN wW2

@samiam619

2 жыл бұрын

I gave it a 👍 ofc. But it was hard, near impossible to hear what Wild Bill was saying.

What a boss until the very end!

Band of brothers, love from indonesia

Goddamn. I didn’t know he revisited. Imagine being involved in a fight that is taught at boot as an example of exactly how to attack a defense.

I just watched the series again. I’d love to have the last serving trooper sign the book for me.

Much Respect👊🏻

Holy shit he’s smoking! Like a boss. God bless him!

A real American hero God Bless You Wild Bill RIP

I like his sound effects. LOL. What a hero

“When you were getting shelled, was it loud?” -👌🏻 great question!

@mezzmetronic

5 жыл бұрын

The airborne troops weren't being shelled, the troops landing on either Omaha or Utah beach were the ones being shelled.

@hillsane9262

5 жыл бұрын

@@mezzmetronic I don't think you watch the series! They got shelled plenty of times!

@MikeyD22

5 жыл бұрын

@@mezzmetronicIncredibly stupid comment. How in the hell do you think he lost his leg? Read a history book and look up Bastogne..

@MiguelJW

4 жыл бұрын

@@mezzmetronic No you are right! Around Foy and Bastoge, the Germans just throwed some firecrackers at them! :(

@kailashpatel2935

4 жыл бұрын

​@@mezzmetronic No, no... U are right! When Easy Company pushed past their drop zones into the heart of Normandy, the Germans saw them and dropped their weapons and left their positions! "Its the Americans! Party time!"

Listen up kids! Now that’s a role model and a man to look up to! Not actors and musicians.

@stevensherwood9674

4 жыл бұрын

imyourgodmachine what’s wrong with actors and musicians....? I’m a musician. I hope I’m a role model for my younger relatives. You have no right to determine anyone’s idea of a role model

@kikia6611

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevensherwood9674 Just no Kardashians, ugh.

@stevensherwood9674

4 жыл бұрын

Kiki A they are a family of talentless clowns

@georgebailey9984

4 жыл бұрын

steven sherwood why would you waste your life being a musician, do something of service

@stevensherwood9674

4 жыл бұрын

maw lol, I’m also a Locksmith so yeah. I do hope to make a living from music one day

On one leg, dragging on a cigarette, no fucks given and as hard as nails til the end. A different breed.

I love how you can see the medals and ribbons but on his right you can easily spot and automatically know that lone ribbon is representative of D-Day.

Somehow he makes standing on one leg look more comfortable than standing on two legs.

A Great American, and One of the Heroes of that Greatest Generation - God bless SGT Guarnere's memory, and his Family - And All the Families of these Great Soldiers!

A true American hero. Nothing but the utmost respect for all those men.

A real man

RESPECT from Finland.

Yeah, unfortunate about the audio quality but what a treasure of a clip!

He looks so sweet, cant imagine him being so badass

@TracyRhodes27

2 жыл бұрын

Both. Extraordinary character. xx

@mencken8

Жыл бұрын

People rise to the occasion. And the occasion for these people was growing up in the Great Depression and then having to fight in the biggest war in human history.

I never realized he was missing a leg , and I've watched alot of clips , goes to show disabilities do not make the man 👍

his voice :( omg i can recognize Guarnere in the Bulge episode :(

There just no doubt about those men where some tough ole boys

100% legend.

I'd pay this dude $10,000 bucks and give him a big long hug, just to hear him call me a "Quaker". Rest easy, Trooper. You've earned your leave. CURRAHEE!! o7

Wild Bill, a far more noble sounding nickname than Gonorrhea.

I wonder if those people realised how lucky they were to be in his presence..I'm sure they did....

And he’s still smoking! What a badass.

Awesome thanks!!!!