0:10 - Japanese Zero 0:39 - Japanese Arisaka Type 99 rifle, 7.7mm, standard issue 1:53 - LVT wheel bogies, could be from another tracked vehicle as some were universal 3:38 - US LVT-2 water buffalo landing craft, early variant likely from 5th marines 5:17 - US LVT(A)-1 "Alligator" Tank 6:45, 7:20, 7:30, 8:19 - Japanese Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun 9:20 - Japanese Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank 9:50 - Japanese Type 88 75mm AA Gun Feel free to correct any mistakes I may have made.

@ronasaurus74

4 жыл бұрын

You can be 100% confirmed on the Zero!

@PaulKempVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for this

@c.j.1089

4 жыл бұрын

@@PaulKempVideo thanks for letting me visit a far away place I may never get to see in person!

@c.j.1089

4 жыл бұрын

@@ronasaurus74 thank you!

@raywite6665

4 жыл бұрын

Thought it was a Dauntless.

My grandfather was killed on Peleliu. May he RIP.

@Graymenn

4 жыл бұрын

I was injured on Peleliu about ten years ago on vacation i stubbed my toe

@mrradio2187

4 жыл бұрын

@@Graymenn Thank you for your service!

@Graymenn

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrradio2187 I don't like to think of myself as a hero, but most heroes don't

@christinapiney7463

4 жыл бұрын

RIP

@christinapiney7463

4 жыл бұрын

@@Graymenn who heal you

I was in Palau in the early 80's the tanks and guns in the woods were still in good condition. Not so much, now

@LegendGamer-je8is

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrChasecraft more like a piece of history

@birb976

3 жыл бұрын

Seems fake

@hans9862

3 жыл бұрын

@Graeme Stewart actually it was more marijuana and methamphetamine

@edwardschmitt5710

3 жыл бұрын

@Graeme Stewart No meth until the 90s really. Coke and actual amphetamines and really bad weed from Mexico mostly.

@CrayCow

3 жыл бұрын

I guess that's what happens when they leave it out there exposed to the sun and tourists for twenty years

*"A tiny island that has a huge story to tell"*

@lighterallytypically3507

3 жыл бұрын

Yeaaahh

@panos323

3 жыл бұрын

Such as leros greece

@kennethmarland4708

3 жыл бұрын

@@panos323 his Xmas still trouble though

@Economics365

Жыл бұрын

Which country's

@russ1376

Жыл бұрын

big history for the marines and navy that they named one of their Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu.

It’s beautiful in a strange way to see how nature breaks down and decompose our machines of death. Like all bad things will one day be gone. I like that thought. Gone - but not forgotten.

A lot of brave marines died on that island

@diamondgeezer3933

4 жыл бұрын

Yes truly a brutal battle and brave Japanese soilders to RiP all

@youngsandwich2730

2 жыл бұрын

@Hailey learn history you might be able to call yourself educated at some point in your life

@Mr_Fancypants

2 жыл бұрын

@@rooftopcat1785 cry quietly please, we are trying to honor those who died in battle.

@1337fraggzb00N

2 жыл бұрын

The less brave also died.

@NaotoKawamata

2 жыл бұрын

they became ghost and surprise people now

Thanks for NO AUDIO. 😎 This video depicts a Solemn Place. The silence was breath taking.

@PaulKempVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That is the actual building depicted in so many films and games. That was a major battle its crazy to see how quiet it is considering how insane it was in 1944

@tsendatsu7815

2 жыл бұрын

Incorrect. what you see there is the old Japanese communications building in Airai state on babeldaob island (though it was depicted in one movie based on fictional events) no battle ever took place there, it was only bombed and strafed. What you're thinking of is the Peleliu airfield building, which is not depicted in the video.

@peterpan41

2 жыл бұрын

@@tsendatsu7815 Oh ok, it looks identical to the one Airfield Buildin in the Pacific

@masonwright9000

Жыл бұрын

It gives me nacht der untoten vibes,

@jackw8338

Жыл бұрын

@@masonwright9000this one is similar to the peleliu airfield building, which was seen in the airfield campaign mission and reused for nacht.

my uncle was a coxswain on the landing craft. Made three landings one was Peleliu. Had three boat shout out from underneath him. His hearing shot for the rest of his life. One of 5 brothers who fought in the war Howard, Major, Russell, Jack and Bob. All saw combat and all came home in one piece, thank god. My grandmother had 5 stars in her window.

Once, there were many lives onboard all that machines

@Frisher1

4 жыл бұрын

The good thing is those tanks look scavenged, so they made it.

Thanks again to everyone who is still watching this - would anyone be interested in more footage from Palau? I'm considering going back to Peleliu and maybe some even smaller islands nearby and taking much more high quality footage with a stabiliser, drone etc. Could show a lot more close-up details of the machinery if that's what people are interested in.

@wook420

Жыл бұрын

I can only speak for myself, but just do what you do. Just being able to see this part of history is beyond appreciated and honestly, makes me want to go myself. Thanks man

@PaulKempVideo

Жыл бұрын

@@wook420 Thanks!

@huntclanhunt9697

Жыл бұрын

I would be very interested in anything relates to WW2.

@marcush2220

Жыл бұрын

Please do, this is fantastic too see. Best regards from Sweden :)

@the20thDoctor

Жыл бұрын

I'd love if you could find some of the locations mentioned in "With the Old Breed" like the airfield and The Ridges.

I’m from the island of Palau and my dad is from there. Good to see people enjoying the island. I was a diver and now I’m serving in the United States Army.🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 thank you

@JuniorWA

Жыл бұрын

Alii and thank you for your service.

@joeadams1225

Жыл бұрын

Heya Leon, good luck and fair sea's.

@Beemer917

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you Leon. At what age did you find out your home island was something special? What did you think of that attention?

The silence and tranquility is what gets me watching these kind of videos. Very well knowing that at one point in time this area must have been hell on earth for the men who landed there during the War.

@laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515

Жыл бұрын

Yep 100% War battle field 1944 America and Japan.😂

I’ve been there on a scuba diving trip. Spent 3 days anchored in the harbor that the military used and expanded after they landed. We were able to tour the island and see most of the stuff in this video and go into some of the caves that the Japanese used for defense. We even got to dive on a couple of the Japanese ships that were sunk around the Palau islands during the attack! A great thrill for this WWII buff.

@PaulKempVideo

4 жыл бұрын

You're lucky, it's an amazing experience that not too many people get to have. I went into the caves too - no video unfortunately because I didn't have a proper light. Some bits of them were filled with horrifying-looking crickets. Wish I'd done some of the wreck dives!

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been watching/sharing this over the last few days; it's really nice to see a lot of comments from people who are genuinely interested (and a lot more knowledgeable about military history than I am). Coming here was one of the occasions when I felt like I was really "travelling" rather than just being a tourist, in the sense of getting to see somewhere that not too many people have been to. I wish I had brought a better camera and my drone along too, but I also like to travel light so in this case my battered old Go Pro had to suffice. For anyone who might be interested I'm going to post some photos from here on my Instagram over the next couple of days (@paulkempvideo). Have a great day!

@thomasfoss9963

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul-- My dad when he finally opened up spoke about the buddies he lost on Peleliu-- swore many times he shoulda bit the dust there! He said after a couple weeks there, it was all blood and maggots everywhere.......

@FixItStupid

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You !

@joeadams1225

Жыл бұрын

Heya Paul, thanks, I didn't travel with a camera "on advice".

@Resetyourself603

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, we really appreciate for this video showing our history as it may fade in time for future generations to come

My grandfather got his purple heart and bronze Star on peleliu. He was running ammo even though he was but several times . Because of his actions and actions of fellow Marines we where able to take the island.

@tammysingh4634

6 ай бұрын

My grandfather was awarded a purple heart, too. Was a marine fighting on this island.

It is interesting how nature claims everything back. In do time.

@barkebaat

4 жыл бұрын

I love do time. It's the best time.

@Graymenn

4 жыл бұрын

@@barkebaat better than not to do time i'd say

@bbutc

3 жыл бұрын

What I found disturbing was the _lack_ of nature. In 1945 that area would have been teeming with countless insects, birds and other animals - now they are all gone. Even more disturbing is that no one even notices or gives a shit. This is how we will sleep walk to our own destruction.

@garypulliam3740

3 жыл бұрын

*due time

@momj8432

3 жыл бұрын

No nature didn't take back what was hers she just likes the World War 2 vehicles

I’ve read about the battle of Peleliu for years. Always kinda wondered what it would look like. Appreciate the upload.

My great grandpa told us he hid 30 or so Japanese guns and a large stock pile of grenades in a tree trunk 400 yards north of the main airfield building hoping to go back for it all one day. He said it was one of the few living trees still standing afterward that probably won’t help you find it but worth a try

@deejim4767

4 жыл бұрын

Really?

@zyanidwarfare5634

4 жыл бұрын

Just imagine cutting down a tree and finding live grenades inside

@F.Krueger-cs4vk

4 жыл бұрын

They probably all badly rusted by now unfortunately. 👋 🇦🇺

@coreymuir7319

4 жыл бұрын

really? i heard a similar story from my grandpa.... 81st infantry

@crazy.waweng

4 жыл бұрын

Is yo grandpa alive?

I was in Guam when my father was still in the Navy, back in the late 70's. We went exploring in the Jungle and found some tanks and landing craft that had been hit in the U.S. landings to retake Guam. Not as much as you found there though.

So many lives lost. "Freedom is a light that many men have died for in darkness"

@8000RPM.

4 жыл бұрын

@Darrin Fry You got me......thanks...apparently I need to proof read better also!

@persistentapparartionkitty5830

4 жыл бұрын

And yet to this very day very few in this world have ever experienced true freedom!!! War is a Racket....Smedly Butler.

@Odins_Rebel36

4 жыл бұрын

@@persistentapparartionkitty5830 Some deep words by Plato "Only the dead have seen the end of war"

@onlythewise1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Odins_Rebel36 unless they come back as someone else and ge tin another war

You can just feel the tragedy, so airy but yet so quiet and peaceful at the same time.

It's amazing how the jungle reclaims the land. I've seen pictures of the island just after the invasion. Hardly any trees. That beach you showed, black and white photo of Marines floating in the water. Too the Marines and Japanese soldiers who fought and died there RIP.

Such an eerie feeling watching this.

Sad that this battle is so unknown. We are told about Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Wake Island, GuadalCanal. But I really don't remember hearing about Peleliu until reading With the Old Breed and later the TV series The Pacific. This was truly a turning point(among many) in the Pacific Theater as it was really the first battle that the Japanese drastically changed their tactics, which they would enhance and build upon for Iwo Jima where American casualties exceeded that of the Japanese for the first and only time. And it is widely believed this battle wasn't necessary and could have been skipped. Such loss. Semper Fi Marines past and present!

@crazychase98

Жыл бұрын

The air field was what they where worried about. Get it even semi up and running even enough to use as suicide runs can do a lot of damage from behind American lines. That was the big threat

I'm from Peleliu and it's always nice to see other people's view and videos.

@PaulKempVideo

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I took the time to get the boat over there, it's fascinating.

8:56 Every stick stands for a man's sacrifice...

"FIX BAYONETS! USE THEM IF YOU HAVE TO". Awesome footage.

A hundred years from now, all that equipment will still be there. Those islands will be a constant reminder of that war. Great video. Thank you for sharing with the world.

My grandfather was a marine and island hopped during ww2. He never spoke of it. But he had horrible nightmares till the day he died. Miss you pops

you can almost hear what it would of sounded like back in those days watching this..machine guns, soldiers, machinery active....kind of eerie...

This is amazing. I would love to do this. Travel to these islands for this very reason

@PaulKempVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Do it! It's not the easiest place to get to but definitely worth it and really feels like you're seeing somewhere that not too many other people have been

@JunreyPuerinVlogs

4 жыл бұрын

@Hello Newman middle east

@ciaranarmstrong2811

4 жыл бұрын

@Hello Newman It is in the Palau Island group, about 800km east pf the Philippines

@thomasfoss9963

3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Newman Between Hell and Earth!!!!!

@thomasfoss9963

3 жыл бұрын

@@JunreyPuerinVlogs Funny there pal!!!!!

Just stumbled on this video and all I can say is awesome!! What a beautiful tribute to all those soldiers from both sides who gave the ultimate sacrifice whilst fighting there (R. I . P. ) sleep easy men!! Im a veteran of the British Army of 12 years and "Desert Storm 1991" No conflict is worth the waste in human life, so so sad!!

@xisotopex

11 ай бұрын

indeed. politicians will sell the lives of young men for very little, it seems...

Great video. I served with the 1st Marine Division in Desert Storm 1991. 🇺🇸

@train_go_boom2065

2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was in desert storm

Its amazing that the only evidence of a battle on that island is the wreckage of instruments of war. Other than that, the battlefield is gone, nature reclaimed that island to point of it being eerie. May the souls of those marines who died there find peace and never forget.

It’s so weird to think, that many of these things were exactly what they saw and heard. The color of the trees, the sound and looks of the water, and the sounds from the jungle. We are experiencing the things they did, except for the fighting ofcourse

@kimbrodersen5075

3 жыл бұрын

@James Well I guess you are right, didn't take those things into consideration. Thank you for sharing!

@nepnepguythegreatestofall6032

3 жыл бұрын

Compared to movies, you'd think that they fought on a very green island

The HD footage makes it that much more amazing. Great historical video. Thank you for posting and God rest all who lost their lives during that hard time in human history.

@PaulKempVideo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I just got some new camera equipment and am hoping to make more like this when we're able to travel again.

Are we all going to ignore that the filmer found Nacht der Untoten?

@dutchww2relichunter809

4 жыл бұрын

Wait, you"re right!

@floris9802

4 жыл бұрын

When?

@sanikku7359

4 жыл бұрын

@@floris9802 8:47 Natch just simply reuses the model of a imperial japanese structure from the second/third (i forgot which one) mission of the COD:WAW campaign, so it's possible this is LITERALLY the building we see to some capacity.

@guntotinpatriot8873

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I was thinking the same thing! 😂

@benconway9010

4 жыл бұрын

If so where are all the zombies they should of been over run by now??

Awesome video, thanks for the upload!

The memories of my home being used as a battlefield, all respect to the soldiers that fell on either side during this battle, but the stories of my people who inhabited these islands for thousands of years seem to not get the same amount of respect and remembrance they deserve

Wow the history is just all over the place to see and touch amazing thank you

Faint sounds of soldiers emit from the long lost aircraft and land vehicles of the nations. Remembering all the pain they went through. The depression and guilt they suffered. Sounds of gunshots, artillery barrages, planes diving down, and carpet bombs. All being heard by infantry. And finally. Your old man. Sits down at the front porch. Rocking back and forth on his rocking chair. The words of my grandfather. Lt. Major Lewis Millet 47th Infantry Regiment The Wolfhounds.

Good video. No words needed. A sacred place. Much reverence.

Thank you so much for sharing history with us all !!!

Great video. I think it's so interesting how this stuff has been left alone for all these years.

@kirkstinson7316

4 жыл бұрын

Well it wasn't actually "left alone". Notice that the cockpit instalments on the planes were all stripped. And someone placed all those shells in the back of the Amtrak

@o01chris10o

4 жыл бұрын

@@kirkstinson7316 it looked like the flak cannon at the end was still operational, but they removed the breach

@o01chris10o

4 жыл бұрын

They fought hard. They deserve rest

I find it amazing that as soon as the man made fire, destruction and fury stops Mother Nature starts reclaiming what is hers!

Crazy to think as you're looking at this and seeing the twisted metal and holes from shrapnel and rounds that someone probably didn't make it out of that.

It’s amazing how in 80 years nature can make steel and metal look weak and flimsy.

@TY-pf6vb

Жыл бұрын

Power of salt water.

I'd like to visit there,pay my respects & feel the history if there is such a thing, must be eery

Those amphibious tanks are still pretty well preserved, and they still look awesome!

This is sooo beautiful. I think I told you already. Haha! Looking forward to more videos! Take care!

So Erie knowing this stuff hasn’t moved in 70 plus years, right where it was knocked out it’s still there. Savage battle this one

Hope all the warriors who laid down their lives, and those who survived have peace. I cant imagine the horrors that took place there.

I've been very into WWII history all my life. To see this stuff just..left there..history just sitting there is just incredible. They fought there and when the survivors left basically said in English & Japanese, "Ah well, we're just leaving this stuff here. Let's go home."

Fascinating video , shows the power of nature slowly reclaiming these machines which lie exactly where they were left all those years ago

BRILLIANT, makes one wonder what is in the waters around the island.

When he picked up that Mortar grenade, I was like hold up a sec...

@brysonkuervers2570

3 жыл бұрын

The charge and arming mechanism was gone from it anyways so it’d be safe enoigh

I’d honestly be scared to step on a land mine or trip wire, and yes this does happen.

Amazing footage. Thank you for sharing it. I would love to go there and see that place.

Man...all these pieces of history...and somewhere out there a video of memory in a past souls mind now lost.

Incredible stuff. Such a stark reminder of what many men and women endured so we can enjoy our freedom today. Thank you for sharing

@hankthehandkerchief523

3 жыл бұрын

Woman didn't fight in ww2 and they barley ever take combat rolls now. I will thank the men only

Awesome video! It looks like a lot of the left over machinery has been stripped for some reason,maybe as a souvenir.

Fantastic video!! Thanks!!

Thanks for sharing with us. Much appreciated

Awesome 👍 About 1,600 American troops died during and after the landings, but of nearly 11,000, only about 100 Japanese survived the invasion force of over 18,000 Marines on Peleliu. Eventually, the Marines were forced to build barricades after giving up trying to flush them all out of the defensive caves and tunnels they'd honeycombed the surrounding area with, instead just sealing them in and allowing them to die by the thousands. The Japanese government has spent the last three quarters of a Century trying to find and repatriate as many as possible in an ongoing process. These wreckages and remains are especially poignant because they still lie exactly where the equipment was knocked out of the battle after a couple months of fighting a campaign that was originally thought to last less than a week prior to making landfall. A person could spend MONTHS there, searching around. The battlefield guide is named Des Matsuro, he's a local and is tasked with the small team of tour guides informing the thousands of visitors to the island every year. Definitely the person to look up beforehand, unless trudging around unguided is more your style. To this day the Japanese government returns periodically in their continuing effort to find more human remains for repatriation, reuniting them with their families, and posterity overall. Amazing footage, mate. 👍 I envy you the opportunity. Japan searches for WWII soldiers' remains on Peleliu www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/japan-searches-wwii-soldiers-remains-peleliu-191127123311859.html

@chrisdaniels3929

4 жыл бұрын

There is an archive news reel on KZread. 5000 marine casualties. 300 Japanese prisoners and 12000 Japanese dead. RIP

At a glance I noticed quite a few of the wooden memorial tags started with the character for flight- 飛 - perhaps there was an airfield nearby? Great vid :D

@opairsoft8100

4 жыл бұрын

The air field was actually right at where the building is.

Very interesting and thank you for taking us with you on your travels.

Once filled with noise of explosions, gunfire and screams. Now but silent and calm. Paradise, with a very dark past.

Great upload, you’ve done a great deed

@PaulKempVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou!

The Marines learned very quickly how to storm a beach under fire. They also saw that using the British design landing craft and tactics were suicidal; so they designed their own. The Marine designed landing craft allowed the Marines to drive up the beach and reach cover before discharging the men. The British landing craft were totally useless, and would get swamped by even small waves, or get stuck on even minor obstructions. So the men had to jump overboard. Often into deep water, where they were dragged down by their equipment and drowned. In addition, the front ramp funneled the men directly into the field of fire of defending machine gunners. The result was a slaughter. The Marines sent a general to Britain for a meeting with Montgomery and Mountbatten, who were responsible for planning the Normandy landings.His mission was to advise them of the equipment and the tactics developed by the Marines based on their landing experience. Take a look at the landing craft in this video, and compare it to those used at Normandy. Notice that many of them are relatively deep inland from the beach. At the one and only meeting between the British and the Marines, Montgomery said: "If we ever plan to storm a small island in the Pacific, we may seek your advice. In the meantime, we have no need of your advice". How many brave men died in Normandy because of the narcissistic arrogance of Montgomery and Mountbatten?

@lyndonbrock8684

4 жыл бұрын

Well of course nobody in the world is as good as the U.S. 🙄

@tube.brasil

3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndonbrock8684 True.

@skipgetelman3418

2 жыл бұрын

Monty was an ahole

@daytona1965

2 жыл бұрын

I've never read this before. However.... as Normandy was heavily American led, if it was true then the American forces would have used these craft if they thought they were better, no ? That being said Monty wasn't always right as history shows.

@vipwanrinkle6439

Жыл бұрын

@@daytona1965 the war ships they were on before storming the beaches on D-Day were actually British naval ships since they were in the English Chanel. One of the few things Saving Private Ryan got wrong was the drivers of the landing crafts being American when in reality they were actually British naval officers. So, the original comment about the arrogance of the British is true and cost the lives of thousands of American, British, Australian, Canadian etc… troops because of the awful design of their landing crafts.

Real history , thanks for what you do

Not a single word spoken, no needed because this video is such amazing

@PaulKempVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou!

These places are hallowed ground. The loss of life. The humanity. God bless the men who lost they're lives.

My dad occupied the islands there in the war!!

A very interesting, and sombre video, thank you👍

Wow, so interesting. Never forget what happened on these islands!

It’s all fun and games till you hear “BANZAI!”

Vast graveyard of machines and men , sad

Very cool man! Thanks for sharing.....

Those ground turrets look awesome

Thats sick! I love ww2 and all the weapons/uniforms used in it!

@ellieprice3396

Жыл бұрын

Sick?

@Baraka_Obama_

2 ай бұрын

​@@ellieprice3396sick is another way of saying cool

Amazing finds.

Wow! This brings me back to Farcry first game. Awesome!

Pretty dang cool footage. I wonder how productive someone using a metal detector along the battle lines would be. Bet they'd find some neat stuff too. Thanks for sharing your experiences in Palau with us.

@PaulKempVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Wondered about that myself, sure someone has already given it a try but people are still finding new things there all the time

@michaelshelide3450

4 жыл бұрын

The silence letting us look and form our own thoughts was a great touch .

My grandfather fought there. Rip to all those who never made it home

I REMEMBER THIS FROM WORLD AT WAR!

@B58goBrr

5 жыл бұрын

“Shit grenade”

@lucasp.o7865

3 жыл бұрын

@@B58goBrr 😂 best reaction

Thanks for the video. For those of thus that cannot go there, it is very educational.

Thanks man for the video:)

its crazy this place was once hell on earth and now its returned to a peaceful paradise

Wow. Crazy to think people fought there.

⚓️👍 If pictures only talk! Great showing- Thanks.👍👍⚓️

Always great respect for the Marines who are the greatest amphibious assault warriors ever, but it has to be remembered that the Marines were withdrawn from this island after five weeks of fighting with heavy losses and it’s commander kicked back to the U.S. to take a non-combat assignment. The final three months were fought by the US Army’s 81st Infantry Division who had to go cave by cave until the Japanese were finally defeated in the mountains on the north of the island. My father fought there with the 81st Infantry (The Wildcats). In fact his battalion commander was the highest ranking officer killed in the invasion when he was shot by a sniper while at my dad’s company command post. There is a great memorial to the men on the 81st on the eastern side of the island.

"And when he gets to heaven to Sir Peter he will tell. One more soldier reporting sir, I've served my time in hell."

@Vadanovltch

4 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but that’s so over used

@FPIU_Garand44

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vadanovltch point being?

@Vadanovltch

4 жыл бұрын

Blue CVPI09 it’s overused and cringe

@ogzombieblunt4626

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vadanovltch No u

@rylanruffles7106

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vadanovltch 🤦‍♂️

Thanks for not ruining it with music 👍

This is actually so cool

What kind of stories do you think these remains would tell if they could speak?

Palau recovered nicely from the war mostly they're reefs 😍

Thank you for the video. My father was there in Pullers Regiment. (1,1,1). Wounded on D+4 but survived the battle. He never talked to us kids about the war in any detail. I’ve only understood by reading books and watching videos like this. Peleliu was hell on earth. What do the people do on that island today?

@PaulKempVideo

Жыл бұрын

There aren't a whole lot of people there now - it's mostly one small town with a couple of hotels. There were some campgrounds as well but it doesn't seem to get a lot of tourists - maybe just people staying for a night or two to dive. There are only a couple of shops and no restaurants or bars - if I go back, which I've been considering in order to make some much more detailed and high quality videos, I'll chat to the locals some more. One thing I'm curious about is the massive amount of abandoned (modern) cars lying around the place.

That’s awesome bro 🤙🏼

Man, I wish that some of that could be restored to working order, that would be cool.

@o01chris10o

4 жыл бұрын

The flak cannon at the end looked operational, but with breech block missing and barrel cemented in