@Starscream91 Quite the opposite, the abnormal occurrences is what make history interesting. Learning something that you thought was different, that's when history becomes very interesting.
They are treasures indeed. I work with Honor Flight who started by sending WWII vets to Washington DC to see their memorial. We have since moved on the Korean and Viet Nam vets as we are sadly running out of WWII vets because we are losing them so rapidly. I’ve never met one whom I didn’t fall fully in love with. They were indeed the greatest generation.
unless theyre Naz!s or spoke to a "naz!" ever, then no one considers them human. Ironically, a lot of the atrocities the "naz!s" commited were SOVIET atrocities. for example, the Takiyn (sp?) massacre. the mass grave filled w emaciated bodies kids are always shown in elementary school, were actually all victims of soviets, not germans. No one talks about the white phosphorous bombing of german women & children THAT WASNT CONSIDERED A WAR CRIME, or the "denaz!fication process", or how EVERY SINGLE NAZ! tried at the Nuremburg trials that confessed had SMASHED TESTICLES via Israeli torturers. arent confessions under duress no good? oh yeah, doesnt matter
Indeed. I attended an exhibit about the Romanov royal family and their murder at the hands of the Bolsheviks. I saw an old Russian man there moved to tears. I have Russian relatives, and seeing that old man's reaction brought home all at once what really happened there at the hands Christian and Russian hating Bolsheviks.
So true. The only time i saw my grandpa cry was when he talked about the war. Also when my grandma talked about how a german policemen shot a polish worker who was placed on her familys farm i could feel her anger and sadness. Poor Marek, she said, he done nothing wrong, nothing wrong at all. Her words.
I was just thinking how our people from both sides fought sometimes shoulder to shoulder to defeat the nazis. It saddens me that our govs seem to of forgotten that. God bless them all.
@EpiDemic117 Agreed, In WWI thousands of volunteers in the UK were turned down because of malnutrition, these were working men. Those who were accepted were promised by politicians that they would return and have homes fit for heroes. What did they get, heroes fit for homes. The same mistake wasn't made after WWII, with Clement Atlee in charge. Decent houses, NHS, better working conditions etc.
Americans used to be the tallest. But now we're getting shorter (as are North Koreans) while other countries are getting taller (especially Northern Europeans). Most likely due to diet, e.g., fast-food and sugar.
@@timearly5226 Lol what crack are you smoking or are you a European and false flagging? Last time I was in Europe, all the men were wearing skinny jeans like women do in America, I don’t know how they could walk without their balls surviving.
Dear Americans. Thank you very much from the Russians for your help in that difficult time! When I watch you on the show and on the Internet, I see that you are very good people. You are very responsive to kindness. there is a hero inside each of you. I was very touched by this story. I know that many American sailors died in Arctic waters. When they tried to smuggle humanitarian aid and lend lease to the USSR
I know the US and Russia could live in harmony, we both just want to work and feed our families but the only difference is we're separated by oceans and culture. I pray to all the Soviet soldiers that went MIA return home to their families so they could find peace.
I'm American and always interested in Russian culture and history. All the hate is political propaganda at the end of the day we are just people. We all struggle. Privyet. From USA 😊
The captured Russian soldier were forced to work in the coal mines in Bavaria, often without food to eat. My grandfather (a German citizen) who worked with 2 of them would share his food with the soldiers, even thought he could be arrested and sent to a work camp for doing so. When a Russian division marched into the town and the Nazis fled things were hard for the citizens of the town but not my Grandfather and his kids. The Russians he shared his family's food with made sure, when they were free, to take care of the man (and his family) that had risked his own freedom to feed them. People are people. Take time to love the unloved.
+David Hickey your a liar damn, satanic trolls try to kill everything beautiful, you will burn in hell for leaving the man who always loved you. This video makes me feel the beautifulness of life and this man will be in heaven for his precious heart, that selflessness was out of pure love, remeber the man who made you loved you with all his heart, now look at you ugly so ugly.
@@DeusSalis Stalin may have been evil but the russian average person was just as kind and normal ans anyone. Look at this man in this video this was the everyday russian.
Not completely. Americans come together after natural disasters. After Mayfield 2021 tornado, people from all over neighboring states and towns came to help. Some bought packages of bottled water or food to send to the victims, others banded together to help search and rescue efforts. It is still there.
Before the war they were known as the lost generation (kinda like no hopers with strange haircuts etc etc , (like we say about every generation that comes after us )
Edit: I'm getting rid of the "Americans downplayed Canadians" part of my comment. This is me owning up to my words said here. As a Canadian, I'm proud of my great uncle's Sacrifice. His name was Edmund Thomas, and he passed away near Caen, after storming the beach. I"m not sure what happened, but he passed in battle as far as I know. It didn't describe how he passed on the Offical government Canadian military site, and my grandma passed a few years back. As an indigenous man, it's not like he was fighting for equality, something we didn't have back then, but I find his sacrifice to be commendable. I hope to visit the gravesite in France one day, pay my respects to the man.
I'm not Russian, I'm not American. But seeing this story really touched me. I also respect how the journalist and his willingness to follow through with the whole story. I cannot recall seeing anything like this with modern journalism tho I'm sure its out there
Modern journalists would rather sow discord and denounce a side, rather than advocate unity and showcase camaraderie. They are too busy advocating their political stances, rather than let stories speak for themselves! They stopped being objective and force their readers to view events and people only through their narrow political viewpoint. And most importantly, they stopped listening to criticism and instead denounce any and all critics as the contemporary evil of society. They adapted to the advent of the internet in all the wrong ways,sacrificing all meaningful discourse in the name of not proliferating fake news. Whether from the one political spectrum or the other, this trend is bound to have serious ramifications in the coming years! War is Peace. Slavery is Freedom. Ignorance is Strength.
An equivalent would be the Pashtun Villagers who saved the US Navy SEAL and protected him from the Taliban, while caring and feeding him. Journalists tracked the dude down and brought him to the USA to meet the man he'd saved.
Some ppl do not realize the history of wars. Previous wars, weren't like present wars. Back then, is was a fight for resources. Now days, it's a fight for power. However, resources are running out, and so is power. People should get right with God. The time is nigh.
Same here. There are still so many good people. You wouldn't know it if you believed everything on the news. But the majority aren't racists or any of the other ugly names they label us with these days.
I have nothing against Russia.... its always been the government. I will embrace love and defend any Russian that accepts me the way I accept them. PERIOD.
Not a chance with usa gov the way it is .I, personally think the only chance of any alliance would need D-C vanishing down a sink-hole ! ...............
@Milano-perhaps you hate us bc you are full of hate. Perhaps you are the type that wouldn’t help your fellow man. There are people out there that are not like you. Thank God for that
@Milano bravisimo see, that's exactly the point of my original comment....you are hating on the GOVERNMENT, in reality the majority of the American PEOPLE are caring, loving, help a neighbor out....you exemplified my exact meaning of the propaganda....let govts hate each other....let us peoples of ALL nations help each other....F*** the governments
@Milano bravisimo I was born almost exactly 9 months after his murder in the town where he had a residence and got married....my REAL initials are JFK, I'm not saying he was my father, but think mom was a fan, she denies, but the coincidence just too great....pretty sure I was named in honor of
I"m just sorry that we're such knuckleheads today. I'm worried that Biden is going to hurt Russia. Once he hurts Russia then the Russians are going to want to hurt Americans.
@Artur Sibagatullin I knew a lovely Russian family who left Russia by way of Iran when the government was appropriating lands & property. These folks were the salt of the earth. Generous, loving, good God fearing people. Always something bubbling on the stove & fresh baked bread. They grew their own food & butchered their own meat. Saved the hides. Lived self sufficiently. They are gone now, either dead or moved away, and I miss them. Every single one.
@@jamallabarge2665 me too man. Trump was the only politician in my time that didnt actually want war and did everything in his power to prevent it. People are moronic for voting him out.
@@SkarTissue I'm still on the fence about the election. I keep hearing stories about Dominion Software and the Ballot counting process. The Corporate Owned Media is so desperate to elect Biden. Just the other day the Official News was "Electoral College Picks Biden". In the fine print is the news "The ballots are sealed until next year". In which case how did our Corporate Media know the results?
It is lovely to see this video getting so much exposure. I was the interpreter who facilitated the interview in Moscow in 1988. At the time I was in Moscow conducting PhD research into the legacy of the holistic Ukrainian educator Vasily Sukhomlinsky (Vasyl Sukhomlyns'kyi), and I was employed by CBS for three weeks to assist Charles Kuralt and his production team. It was a memorable experience.
@@goodshipkaraboudjan Hello Russell. I was not there for the visit by the American veteran, only for the original interview with the Russian dentist at the time of the Reagan Gorbachev summit. The interview I attended was only a day or so before Charles Kuralt returned to the US.
Wowee! The internet is truly amazing! I saw this when I was a kid in 88, and my history teacher bpught the tyranscript and read it to us. I always wanted to see more of it, how long was the original park bench interview and can you recall any anecdotes they didn't air. Thank you very much for letting us know;
And there descendants are called Nazis for being pro US constitution now in places like my home city SF and Bay Area... Wow the love at the end of the video is so true and amazing... ❤️
For those curious as to what happened to these men from this story (recorded in 1988), I'll say for most since for some I can't find at all: The two brothers who Dr. Aseyev mentioned, Michael & Peter Wowczuk passed away in 1967 & 1984 (respectively); Sidney Brockman passed away in 1990; & William Jarema passed away in 2012. And something that wasn't mentioned here but was mentioned in Kuralt’s notes as he was putting together this story: How did the Germans find out of their plan? A nightguard ID'd as Corporal Alfred Jung discovered their operation a few nights after they've started & simply "turned his back and let them continue"; unfortunately, when his officers found out that he had been hiding the secret from them for some weeks, he was immediately taken away from the camp & executed by beheading. After the war, Dr. Aseyev managed to track down Mr. Jung's family & personally thanked them, & in exchange they later sent him a thank you letter & a portrait of the man who was "an exceptional member of the human race."
Thank you Steven. This made me think about all the good and brave "enemies" who sacrificed themselves like this boy. May he and all of them rest in peace.
Steven Lambert - Thank you so much for the update on this compelling story. Sadly it’ll only be a few short years until the remaining WWII combat vets are gone, therefore, it is up to us to document and propagate stories like this.
The reunion was beautiful. I love the Russian man’s heart and how he requests him to write and that he “will write back with all his heart”. Very powerful.
@@Nog311 My grandfather was a prisoner of war in the Crimean until 1951, when Truman declared the war officially over and many prisoners could go home. His friends recall the journey to the prison camp in cattle trucks. At every stop a few prisoners would have died. The Russian CO would go to the local village and make up the numbers. When they got to their destination a significant number of prisoners were Russian.
@@Nog311 Yes but when your enemy fought a war of annihilation against you, you shouldn’t expect 3 square meals, a warm fire and tickets to the Bolshoi ballet.
These are the men who built the American middle class. The ones who upheld the idea of fair play and tried to leave the world a better place. God bless them all.
Dr. Evil Ask real Africans where they want to live ! I think 🤔 they are invading Europe as I type ! Why do so many peoples of color want to live amongst them racist whites ?
As I watched the Russian man sharing his story, my mind went to picturing him hearing Russians trash talking about Americans and telling them a story about Americans that put their own life on the line to save the lives of Russians. It was so important to this man to get his story told to millions of people and it was awesome to see his wish granted. This video has been watched by 1.8 million people in a single decade, I hope this story lives forever.
@@oliviawutam Trust me, Reread it, and it'll makes sense watch! 😊At first read tho, it doesn't seem to make sense. I thought the same thing as you, Like, where tf is going with this comment lol
Back then there was a lot more "salt of the earth." Thanks be to Jesus Christ. NOW, the salt has lost much of its flavor & is trotted under the foot of Nazis', I mean Democrats.
@@steelcantuna There are still many millions of people just like you describe. The corporate media has gone off the deep end and makes it seem as if everyone has turned into some soft little snowflakes, but that isn't the complete picture.
@@steelcantuna this kind of comment doesn’t really contribute to your cause. I’m sure it seems clever but it’s just a regurgitation of rhetoric without understanding.
I served for twenty two years in both the USMC and US Army. This is, without a doubt, one of the best videos on You Tube, We should all learn to hate war.
"There were only about 8 of us" No. When every American stayed silent when questioned, they all helped. Even though it was such a small thing. Their silence saved lives.
@@TheTeddyGuy28 mine fought on D day, on juno beach, i asked him what he felt when the ramp dropped, he said to him and everyone, its like a numb feeling, he made it to the barbed wire up the beach, and a German shrapnel granade went off, killed all of his friends, and he was hit in the shoulder, he said he didnt feel it, he just saw blood squirting out than it felt hot, he had passed out and someone dragged him behind a bunker, looted his body not knowing he was alive, than someone found him after the battle, he was shot by an MG42 right through on another occasion and had a bullet lodged in his neck still after the war, must've been a ricochet, he only told me about D day because i told him i watch documentaries about the war all the time, i was the only one he told, even over my dad and his siblings, i noticed he got a little emotional about D day so i changed the subject, he would not talk about what happened after D day, he said he'd come into contact with Americans but thats all, i didnt want to bug him
My father said the same. He was a ten year old French boy living near Versailles when WWll ended. He said he remembered the American GIs were very young, smiling all of the time and with perfect teeth. My grandmother would not allow her children near the German soldiers nor accept any candy or food from them. My father had many more stories, many way too sad and horrific.
Where a Russian thanks US soldiers, and the current young generation, can't or wouldn't fathom the sacrifices of the older generation made up of these HERO'S.
@Mutant Pig the people of a country follow orders of the government leaders. We are all just humans. Governments and the few people in charge start wars not the citizens.
It's also a story of what happens when people are caught up in dire situations and the trivial things in life fall away. Some people can't sit back and watch it happen without doing something. It's why they're heroes. I always wonder if I'd have done it, and I don't think I'd have the courage.
Coolest? You haven't got any idea what you are writing about, nitwit. Needless to say that it's quite totally evident that English is not your mother tongue or you are a damned ignorant.
My father fought in WW2 in Europe in the Army. He was in D-Day, was involved in the Liberation of Paris, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and helped with the Liberation and recovery at Bergen Belsen. He met the Russian troops near Berlin in late April 1945. My father was a country music singer and carried a guitar with him across Europe. When they met up with the Russians they saw my father's guitar and asked through an interpreter if my father could sing for them. With everything going on at the very end of the war in Europe my father entertained the Russian and American troops to celebrate the end of the war there. My father said the Russian troops were so friendly and appreciative for my father's gesture because Stalin had banned all American music in Russia and it was in high demand on the black market so it was a rare treat for them.
Many of you might not be old enough to remember, but this is how news used to be. Awesome story, I wish the mainstream media would rid themselves of all the taking heads and hire professionals again with real stories to tell.
Could be worse- I tried watching right wing "news." Little more than pro-Trump propaganda. Sad to see the way Fox and Company panders to the far right...no information, all opinion.
In the USA, it used to he, it did not matter whether you won or lost, what mattered was how you played the game. I ask Milenials about this.. they never heard it before. Ever since 1980, "winning" is all that matters, and the more ruthless, the more you cheat and hurt the other guy, the better. Let's get the US back to where we were, back to where we are SUPPOSED to be : honor and ethics. Loom like arrests will begin soon- then, after it is All over, let us bring our country hack.
@john bloggs Might want to show her to the lame duck president too. He likes 'em a bit skanky- It is funny how many stories the Russians come up with that turn out to be bs. In the 30's, they claimed to fly across Antarctica in a single engine plane, but the one that was photographed departing Russia had a different antennae than the one that landed in Vancouver Washington.
@@kevinjohnson7300 I guess there's no comparison between Hitler in his bunker ordering his generals futilely to attack in the last days of the war and Trump in the White House futilely ordering his lawyers to attack in the last days of his administration.
We are don't listen to the media when it comes down to the wire. It will be the same as always europe and Russia with north +south america united against the people who still haven't learned that freedom will always win there are too many people used to it
@katie rae That group are very good at dividing people. Rich vs poor, straight vs gay, men vs women, left vs right, cops vs their communities, poc vs white, whites vs themselves in some fucked up display of self-hatred that only one so demoralized and subverted could. We have some dark days ahead of us.
"We were repaid *many* times, by having that feeling of self satisfaction" Wow. I am nearly speechless. These men were simply born different, the greatest generation indeed.
If he had been the type of pompous self-righteous journalist today, he probably would have never even taken the time can meet that old man and learn this incredible story. Always take time to be kind to others and listen to their stories.
I have watched this many many times. Thanks to the Russian dentist who took the initiative to show his great gratitude. If he hadn't the story would not be very much known. It is not known enough as it is.
I remember a TV show once, where someone brazenly asked, "Am I my brother's keeper?" And the person he snarled that at just quietly said, "The answer is supposed to be 'yes.'"
I’m 34 and grew up in a rural community in Southern Indiana. During Veterans Day my 6th grade year a ww2 vet came and spoke to us. Long story short he served in the European theater and he told us a story about when his unit liberated a POW camp. I’ll never forget as he explained how malnourished the people were in those camps. He said everyone in his squad was weeping as they made their way through the camp. They got towards one of the last buildings they hadn’t cleared out and he said a big Russian came running at them from around a corner with his arms outstretched and gave him a giant bear hug. They were pretty deep into Germany and so they decided that from then on they would give the Russian an American uniform and he fought with them for months. They finally happened upon some Russians and the Russian went around and said his farewells to everyone and they went their separate ways. Even during the worse parts of the Cold War he had tried yearly to get in touch with him but was never able to find him. I’ll always remember this story. In a lot of ways including my family who have served it was a big reason for me to join the service. It’s important to talk to our veterans who aren’t going to be around for much longer. You never know the perspective they will give you or how they will impact your life.
"they would give the Russian an American uniform and he fought with them for months..." I would have had a hard time believing that had I not just read a similar tale in Anthony Beevor's book about the Battle of Arnhem. Dutch guys who were keen joined the Americans and fought with them, not just in NL, but well into Germany until the end of the war.
I recently heared a similar story on the radio (im Russian) about american soldeir who lots in occupied europe during paratrooper landing, got into concenctation camp, broke out, got captured and put back in again, then was liberated by soviet armor batalion, they got him a land-lease sherman and he joned the battle again, then got wounded and was in hospital till the end of war. He survived and returned home.
@@grbmajor6645 No, journalism still alive and well. The problem is that the problem is that the American populace is complicate in burying it. Most news is not politics in any way, and if it is, usually it's about things like city council. However, outlets like CNN, Fox, The Times, and MSBC have to reach wider audience, and a story that only effects say... Cleveland, won't gather much attention. Their need to chase ratings only compounds the problems. The truth is: THEY ARE GIVING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT. Stories like this, although usually less dramatic, are very common in local news channels and papers. They are actually often held in contempt by the viewership for being "fluff." I would say that is not entirely fair, but it is the reality of what readers/viewers think. These outlets also tend to be less politically focused, with better sources, and stories directly relevant. However, people are increasingly turning their back on local outlets in favor of national... and being less informed as a result. You could just find better sources, but you would rather talk in soundbites... ironically, one of the problems with some forms of modern journalism. You tell the American people there is a problem, they will all line up to stop, you say they are part of the problem, they will plug their ears.
Between 3 and 3 1/2 MILLION Russian POW’s were starved to death in open air prisons by the Nazis. Hardly any buildings. Some had to dig into the ground to keep warm. My father in law was one of the fortunate ones who survived. He even witnessed cannibalism in the camp.
In my travels though life, in the workplace, in social settings such as church or community gatherings, I've met plenty of men who are men in this era. I appreciate what you're saying, but maybe it wasn't necessary to put down the younger men of today.
I'm sitting out here in this parking lot just crying my eyes out this story totally took me off guard. This was so beautiful. God bless the Americans and the Russians who fought in World War II.
1000% WE THE FREE PEOPLE OF HUMANITY SHOULD *ALL* ALLY TOGETHER AGAINST ALL EVIL AND TYRANNY AND MAKE IT RETREAT ONCE AND FOR ALL INTO THE DEPTHS OF HELL!
The Russians took such a horrible toll in that war. A little light in all that makes me proud. God bless that Russian Dentist and his friends he found on the American side. We were never that different.
I'm an American who has been living here in Russia for two years now. So special to see these two men reunited at the end of this video. My wife just approached me to find out why I'm sitting here smiling and crying.
American here.. I’ve always wanted to go there. Russian women seem a lot more my style. I know how that sounds lol. The females here in the west are so stuck up these days because of how society is and I’ve been sick of it for along time. The women over there don’t seem to be like that. Obviously they are so attractive and beautiful over there but just they way they act compared to females in the USA is so much better. Females in the USA think they are queens.. like you owe them something right from the start and it makes me sick. No they are not all like that but a large number seem to be anymore.
@@bmorg5190 You're a clown. Lots of women in the US are stuck up, but most russian women in the US are worse. Have fun buying them a mercedes/bmw, house, and clothing you can't afford 😂😂
I'm an American raised during the cold war and this warmed my heart. I grew up fearing 'the evil empire' and now my wife of 15 years is Russian and we have two wonderful children together. Our countries are incredibly powerful individually but together we are unstoppable.
Me too .... Got a tri-lingual daughter born in Moskau , and zero psychological compatibility with nationalists . Russia has a completely different mentality .... and her mum is exteme and refuses any criticism of Russia .... ( like an inverted inferiority complex) . And isnt it about time we stopped obsessing about the great patriotic war , it was 80 years ago and the Germans are about the most cultured intelligent people on the planet....... My dad ecsaped the Gestapo during the naz invasion of rotterm - just - my uncle was killed by the Japanese but it is such a long time ago that it hardly seems relevant ,....Not in any way overlooking Kiev , Leningrad , Stalingrad , Rzhev , Okinawa etc
The empire was evil, I'd say... but it's men and women are no less human, capable of love and compassion, than the citizens of any other nation. People seem to forget that a person isn't their country.
4:22 am. 21 years old. Was sad about my life being so difficult with loosing my dog and so much family passing away within a single year. This has brought a much needed uplift in my spirits despite being some decades old.
@@tomatosteve3444 Hang in there, James. I've been there and can tell you that things do get easier with time. Just know that you are loved. God bless you.
@@nobodyknows3180 I think the saying is "in like Flynn". In like flint was a movie with James Colburn derived from the saying "in like Flynn" as a play on words. In America referring to Errol Flynn but it has different derivatives in other countries. Just sayin'.
@Harry The Hat That's pretty much it in a nutshell - Russians don't suffer fools or tricksters, but once they get to know you, they will show you their warm and caring side. Politicians, not so much, Russians won't suffer fools kindly but they do seem to tolerate being abused by their own governments a lot. They've lived through tsars, and bolsheviks, and leninists, and now Putin. It just shows you how tough Russians are in order to survive, and just why they won't tolerate fools in their own personal lives. My wife's father was Russian, my mother-in-law Ukranian.
For those of you who live this story. Check out Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler. Charlie was flying a B-17 bomber, that was barely flying after being struck and the Germans spotted him and told Franz to knock the b-17 out of the air while attempting to fly back to the allied base for repairs. Franz hopped in his plane and caught up and saw the startled Americans fearing for their lives and instead escorted the B-17 to safety in allied occupied air space. The two later met each other and become best of friends until their deaths just months apart. Another awesome story of soldiers overcoming their governmental differences.
please do as well with the Jumping Joe story. It was when a russian battalion save an american from a POW Camp. and the american beg to the only Soviet Female Tank Commander to fight alongside with them. she died but the american went into Germany got injured and survive.
Hollywood won't do movies like this anymore. It would make the American military (and straight White men) look good, and make Germans look like the bad guys. Also, there is no way to make a woman the center of the story and the "brave heroine" who risks her life to save the Russians. Simply put, it does not fit the SJW narrative.
There are many stories like this, they should be widely known... let's not forget that a German soldier saw what was happening and just pretended not to see... and was executed when the Gestapo discovered the operation. It brought tears in my eyes.
I have to believe that God was with the poor German soldier who was beheaded for his humanity and that those that beheaded him got their just desserts.
There are plenty of stories of good decent people on every side who put their own lives at terrible risk to save and help others. These individuals know the true meaning of the words courage and heroism.
Brought tears to my eyes... remind me of my dad... he was in WW2 in Europe and saw some of the prisoners that were liberated and said it was horrific you could not have believed they did that to people... he was only 17 years old@ the time...
Only governments can brainwash people to hate each other, left alone in peace, they would naturally gravitate together in good friendship. Until Barrack Obama impose the sanctions only because Russia went into Crimea to prevent a massacre of the Russian ethnic majority there. So we have to choose. Massacre of our Russian citizens or sanctions by America. We prefer sanctions inorder to save Russian lives.
Very similar story too. While the Amercans hunted, expanded and settled west, the Russians hunted, expanded and settled east. And today the two countries share the same passion for hunting and the great outdoors.
@@GerLeahy of course Russia was raped and pillaged continually by the horse nomads that THEY conquered. And people can and have certainly invented similar "danger myths" around Americans, but thats just my opinion
All these men had to be heartbroken when they saw the state of Russian/American relations for the next 40 years when the war ended. Another reminder that just because the governments of two countries are irreconcilably different doesnt mean the people have to hate eachother.
Certainly helps the Democrats running false flag political bullshit against the Russians. With that krap going on there is no hope of it getting better any time soon.
We'll did swallow capitalism hook, line, and sinker. It was flashy, so it had to be right. I'm not saying Stalin was better, but we chose our side. Well, the upper-class chose it and we died for it. In reality, it is all in our heads and wealthy pockets.
@@fernandoharo3738 Oh no big scary Easterner wants to reclaim former Soviet territory and sell his raw resources waaah what will Europe do if America can't protect them from that totally-evil-arch-enemy?
@@pup1008 Forgive me please, and I humbly apologize for over looking them! They somehow slipped my mind and I never gave the a thought. I'm ashamed I was so careless about not mentioning The Brits, and my family came from Hevingham, England. Norfolk County to Irasburg, Vermont. In 1843.
@@HomerDPoll No problem my friend & thank you for being man enough to do that. 👍 It's just that so many films are "American-centric" & seem to totally discount our involvement in WW2. Truth be known it was won by American money & Russian blood but we did stand alone against German tyranny in two world wars initially. Norfolk is a lovely place, lot of people in the South East make it up that way saying it is like the UK was maybe 40 years ago.
@@pup1008 Your welcome my friend & fellow human! Although I'm an American due to being born in America, as my ancestors came here from England. I have never forgot my roots. Mostly England 60% from my father. And a little Scottish 20%, & 20% Irish from my Mother's side. I kid my friends and tell them, I'm afraid to attend a soccer game, cause I don't want to root for the wrong side and get an ass beating. So I just enjoy watching on tv!
@@HomerDPoll 😄 I love America & Americans too! Been there a few times & always received a warm & genuine welcome! The Scots are great people although they might not always say the same of us 😄 but the Irish are something else, one of my favourite countries to visit. Football, as we call it, is a religion over here. Big disappointment in the summer as we made it to the finals but then lost the Euro Cup. 😕 Lovely talking to you! Sorry we got off on a tetchy start. We greatly value the help America gave us in the war & the lives sacrificed for the cause.
Chris Abruzzi I did because I'm old enough to remember how news used to be. they actually did stories track people down looked up sources to make sure stuff was true you would have your news anchor give you the facts of the news and you didn't have 24-hour new shows that don't have reporters but just pendants with their own political leanings trying to get you to digest the news in their View.
MrXenon1987 Why didn't you expect that? They obviously would want to get a chance to meet again if they could. There was no travel restrictions for the USSR or the United States for a citizen to go to one or the other.
“Why did the Americans take dangerous chances night after night to smuggle food to the Dr.?” Because we are Americans and this is our way, and by God it always will be 🇺🇸
@@The_Essential_Review The idea of nobility and pride to a fault is a very American way of thought. Whether that’s a good thing or not is up to you, but that’s just the way we are
@@The_Essential_Review Having pride in your countrymen being willing to risk their lives to help people they don't have any obligation or reason to is warranted, and infinitely better than whatever the hell you're doing. Your behavior is disgraceful and you probably would have turned in the guys helping the Russian POWs like a coward, considering the spineless air of your comments.
Slippery Storm I think it was reverse psychology. Putin owned Hillary from her email server issues. He figured if he talked up Trump the warmongering, reactionary Americans would surely support his Manchurian candidate.
There are. We are the human race. It only requires the right circumstances to see these exact same traits in people today. I will say though that at that time, and passed on to my generation was the concept of working fit the greater good and not just for oneself. Sadly self centered thinking has subverted consideration of otters. Heck, I was a kid people cut their lawns on Saturday, carefully avoiding the dinner hour. Now it’s incessant mowing instead of peace 6 days per week. Buy you had to be raised to be considerate of others.
@@Skippy-id9yt I wish. When you see left wingers (Dem politicians) laughing about the Republican softball game shooting and asking "why didn't the shooter have a better aim?" The divide in this country alone is insurmountable and there is no WW happening. Respect for life is clearly at a all time low in the world now.
Oh my God. I cried watching this. This is a reminder that we are all human beings and we are not the enemies. It's the politicians who start wars and kill.
@@DerDop I've been very careful about this lately. I kept saying "Russians" when I really meant the Kremlin. The Russians themselves don't deserve my scorn, and I didn't mean it toward them at all. I don't like autocrats as they crush the spirit of the people. All over the world today, we have a battle to contain autocracy and authoritarianism. In that, we are united with so many other people, although some of us are not yet awake to the danger.
As a grown man, watching this has stirred so much emotion inside of me. The world will never truly feel what it was like in their shoes, and countless others like them. Only a small notion of what happened in the conflict. Let's hope we never have to find out for ourselves what hell they endured.
Our military are no different, they also have seen war and acted bravely. It's the weenies who try to discount their sacrifice. No one knows except if you gave been there. Those who have fought for freedom will never know that feeling.
I have been most privileged to have several WW2 vets recount anecdotes about their experiences during the war. Most are very reticent, including my own dad, to talk about those times. My dad had nightmares for the rest of his life about the 2 different times his Navy vessel was torpedoed in the Pacific theater and he was no wimp. Three of my WW2 friends passed in the last year, all in their late 90s. We owe these men and women a debt we would be hard pressed to repay. I am glad, or maybe relieved is a better word, that they aren't around to know what is going on right now. The black hats have spit on everything these heroes, and all those who came before them, did to keep the world from sinking into darkness. GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS ALL TRUE LOVERS OF PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!
The Russian people were not our enemies. The Soviet GOVERNMENT was the enemy after 1945. We people wanted the same thing - peace. And through some perverse programs and military spending, we got it because war became too unthinkable.
Most of my bloodline died fighting on the Eastern Front. The ones who survived escaped the Soviet Union a few decades later to become proud Americans. Forever thankful for the USA.
Thank you veterans from both sides. All we want is peace. Maybe not many Americans know my country, Kazakhstan. But we are grateful for lending us a hand during ww2, when we used to be USSR
Leaders that try to free the soviets behind the iron curtain can stay. 60 million "allies" killed by Stalinism. Based on stalins own article 58 penal code, every red army solider that went to the western front could be arrested and many were.
