This is my grandpa! He’s been through a lot, I’m looking forward to telling him about all the comments and likes! Thank you! ❤️

@peterhanners3467

Жыл бұрын

God bless your grandpa!!!!! I hope you gave him love and peace .. what a wonderful Marine

Just let them talk, I'll happily listen for hours

This great man lives about 15 mins from me. I’ve had the opportunity to sit with him and hear his stories first hand. An All American hero! Thank you, Mr. Heise for your service to our country!

@Hysjulien69

4 жыл бұрын

Going through these videos and am humbled he is from my great state of North Dakota.

@garymckee448

2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding

I grew up knowing Ray in our small town in Northern Michigan. He is a local hero and shows up almost every Sunday to the pancake breakfast at the VFW lodge. It is truly an honor to have known such a great American!

@suejohnson391

4 жыл бұрын

Josh Moffat We also know Ray Heise in Central Lake for years! Great man!

God bless him.

@larrytischler570

3 жыл бұрын

Amen bless them all.

I hurts me that my life will never amount to the gravity of this mans life. But i salute you non the less sir!

@mr.invisable6919

4 жыл бұрын

Remember why he did it. Make your life count. A good parent., spouse and good member of the American family. And remember what he thought freedom was worth.

@johnhilton2509

4 жыл бұрын

That’s up to you

@thebeldam5823

4 жыл бұрын

Freedom isn't free. Live your best life for the ones who gave some, and for the ones who gave all.

I grew up surrounded by WWII veterans in the 60's. No one gave a thought how special these men were. My father told me the stories of the islands surrounding Guadalcanal where he served and I actually turned him out. Wish I'd listened more carefully now. One of the helpers dishing out food in our grade school cafeteria had a serial number tattooed on her forearm and we had no clue she had survived a concentration camp.

Thank you Gentlemen for another exciting opportunity!, Sorry we missed the other Battles he was willing to talk about at 4.28.. Why is it that these warriors get cut off from telling their whole and most likely last opportunity to tell them. Please don´t take this offensively. If they are full of life and willing to talk please let them.

@chocolatefrenzieya

4 жыл бұрын

I so agree. These interviews are way too short. Let these men talk as long as they are willing and able.

@redaug4212

4 жыл бұрын

I also wouldn't mind them branching out and covering other veteran stories from other parts of the war. It seems like the past 6 or 7 interviews have been from experiences on Iwo Jima, which is by no means a problem and they should continue documenting as many stories as possible. It's just that I'm sure there are many other veterans who would be willing to share their experiences from other parts of the war too.

They don't glue them together like that anymore.Men like that are few and thank God we had GIs like him when our country needed them.Thank you for your service

@RubyBandUSA

4 жыл бұрын

And even more miraculous is that we had 10 million more like Raymond. That's what evil idiot vermin like hitler and saddam and bin laden never understood about the US. Our country will never be defeated when we're united and commit to victory. I hope China realizes that. But when we're divided or unresolved is the only possible chance for our enemies.

Everytime I watch these , every last one of these gentleman/ warriors are so humble. " Tell us how you got the Bronze Star" " Oh, that was on Saipan". Greatest generation

Handsome, articulate, & an incredible memory! We need men like him today, "You just do what you know has to be done." May God bless you Mr. Heise! Thank you for your service! I pray you can get another opportunity to relay your full account of your experiences, so the youth of today will be able to learn about the price many paid for the freedoms we enjoy today. Maranatha ❤✝️🤍🕊

Semper Fi Sir and God Bless your life and service! Thank You!

Thank you for your service!

Thank you Uncle Ray for your service and amazing story ! We will miss you …Semper Fi 🇺🇸❤️🎖❤️🇺🇸

Thank you for your service to our country. Thank you for the personal sacrifice and all that served in every capacity in theater and at home. Thank you for the privilege to be born an American, because without people like you we would not have a country.

please make them longer!! their stories are soo interesting

I have to agree with these other comments. These Brave men have a lot to say and I for one would very much like to hear them tell their stories. This interviewer sounds like he would rather be doing something else. He asks his 5 standard questions, looks at his watch then cuts the interview off. It’s a shame really.

Thank you sir for your service

I am grateful they provide these priceless interviews. And I understand they are keeping this limited format for radio but i feel like they could edit it for that and leave platforms like this with unlimited stories for people who want to hear them.

Why someone didn't do this decades ago is beyond me. Thank you for sharing their stories

Thank you for your sacrifice and service for us and this country sir! 🇺🇸

we should of recorded these heros stories decades ago

My life is but a pimple on an elephants ass compared to this mans experience and so many others during this time in American history, you will be blessed...

Thank you for your service

Outstanding...Semper Fi.

Wow! What great man!!

God bless you SIR!!! Men such as this fought and died for our freedom... Thank you sir!!!!!

A wonderful proud man, rightly so, love and respects from the UK.

New subscriber. Great videos but as others have said in their comments, please let these heroes talk. Sure a lot of thoughts are racing thru their minds as they are being interviewed. Not to be critical, but host after “thank you for being with us” should most importantly thank them for their service to our country. Thank you Mr. Heise for your service !!!!!

Outstanding Semper Fi

Thank you for your service sir🇺🇸

Thank you for your service 🇱🇷

He looks like he'd make a pretty fair go of it even today.

Exactly the kinda men I grew up around. Kinda different now eh?

What a great marine and all- American man!

He was at Saipan, Tinian AND Iwo Jima. 0:21 The cannon was shooting them direct point-blank flat level trajectory large artillery caliber like a rifle bullet.

Sir, thank you for your service. All my hero's wear dog tags.

They need to make a modern movie about iwo.. before these brave men at lost to time...

@RubyBandUSA

4 жыл бұрын

Clint Eastwood made two modern movies about Iwo within the last 8-10 years.

Love watching these! God bless our men and women, past and present, who are our true heroes! My great grandfather served in the European theatre for 3 years, 1942-1945 as a “Sapper R.C.E., C.A”. Can anyone tell me what this stands for exactly? He never talked about what he done, only about the boxing he participated in.

Thancks

Thank you to are WW2 veterans

This man has seen the worst of men ,and the best of men ,this guy seems to be rushing his story ,I find faith in the fact he's still in one piece after the hell he's been thru ,just shows you can be whole after any horrible thing going on in your life,it gives me faith and hope

my good buddy- RIP Ray

It would have been good to hear his unit. My father was in the 25th Reg. of the 4th Div. and served on Roi Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. He was in the 2nd wave on the right side on Iwo Jima.

MR. Heise started combat on Saipan. I knew four men that fought/served there. My mother's youngest brother lived with us before he turned 17 and enlisted into the Navy and first served on a LST in that invasion. He said the Japanese had their morters sighted in so that they could put a shell directly on almost anything trying to land there. The landing force had to pull out so the huge Naval Battle of the Phillipine Sea could take place, then they returned to finish the landings. Of the others, one was a tail gunner on a torpedo plane in that Naval Air Battle, another was a Marine Corp cook, who had to fight off the last Japanese Banzai Charge, and the last was a neighbor, a Seabee that was running a bulldozer building a new airfield before the battle ended. All four had harrowing stories of what happened there. All were really great men.

Semper Fi brother devil dog

Why are these so short?

Let them talk all day if they want to..you are probably loosing some great stories...

@sukhpindersangha4254

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@bronsg1578

4 жыл бұрын

I believe they put this on different platforms such as radio... i could be wrong but thats why they have segments and time?

@larrytischler570

3 жыл бұрын

Based on stories of four men I knew that were there, that is so true.

@notagrd

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!! Watch alot of these, if ya Have to shorten it. Skip the home and training stuff!

I like him 😎☝

How old is he?

@suejohnson391

4 жыл бұрын

disaster Moon 95

Was it called 3D Marines when he was in Honolulu?

The full interview was 11 minutes?

Damn you in a hurry? Giving this guy the Bums Rush. Chill.

As soon as He took them in, he was already taking them immediately out again, dead. And wounded. On the trip back out to bring Men in again, to be immediately be loaded with dead, and wounded Men. Nearly as soon as he brought them there, he took them back, dead.

he keeps referring to driving a "tank". Does he mean the LST landing craft?

@jeremyperala839

4 жыл бұрын

Amphibious Tractor, grand dad of the modern Amphibious Assault Vehicle.

Come on guys. It was apparent to me that this Marine had a lot more to reveal! Don't you thik you rushed him a little bit?