"Hymn to the Fallen" by John Williams 

That's the French!

Hello my friend. My father was in the 2nd Bn. Hill 400 and the battle of Normandy. RLTW.

He had balls made of bethlehem steels 😊😊

Best answer ever

ALL RESPECT to your father and his buddies, Jeff. My dad was drafted in 1944 at the age of 32 and sent to the ETO. He ended up with Shell Shock or Battle Fatigue or PTSD or whatever you want to call it; saw too much, did too much... Those guys went through hell.

My dad landed on Utah also 6/6/44. Navy doctor in a beach battalion. Never talked about his experience. Just raised his kids and worked hard.

Im sure you do miss your father. He is one of my heroes.now.

What a tragic experience for all.

May he rest in eternal peace, an honored member of the greatest generation...our fathers

Never gets easier but you need to let it go. I wear my dad's hat, it doesn't fit but I don't care, he flew B-25's.

Such touching words, I'm from Texas and come from a military family and I appreciate your kind thoughts. My dad flew B-24's in the 460th Bombardment Group, 762nd Bomb Squadron. I still look through his pilots log where he noted his training and combat flights. Mostly he flew out of Spinazzola, Italy.

Thank you sir. I’m in tears and awe of your love and tribute! God Bless us all ❤️

@@boards5781 Amen!

My Pop served 33 years in the U.S. Navy, 1933 to 1966. Airborne Anti Submarine Warfare~ASW~North Atlantic. We lived for a short time in the U.K. near Blackpool.

Very touching. And I'm from Idaho.

Michael your Dad was a true hero. I wish I could have known him and been able to thank him.

My grandfather was Rambo in ww2.

Your dad will always be a hero. Serving in 3 wars, I can't imagine.

Your dad is why they were the frea

honor

It is the Soldier who invades other countries on the command of Politicians to get oil. It is the Soldier who kills people fighting for their country. It is the Soldier who rapes the women knowing there will be no consequence. It is the Soldier who is the Jarhead and doesn’t know how to use his own brain. It is the Soldier who gets maimed and injured only to be discarded by their own country on returning home. It is the Soldier who has to go to the rat infested VA hospital It is the Soldier who suffers PTSD and not the Politician who sent him to war.

@@faisalmemon285 dude wtf

dont forget the coast guard

@@rosairedubrule60 This poem was done by a great person whose name I cannot recall. When the word soilder is used, it really reflects each and every member of all branches of the US militrary and that also includes the USCG and less we forget even the Merchant Marines. Without these men and women and yes children also served by lying to enlist in WW1, WW2, Korea etc, and children helped reload the rifles their fathers, brothers, uncles used to fight against the Brits for our Freedom.

you are right it is the solider who gives up , not the writer of or the giver of the orders

We Americans thank you for your service. Brother in arms

Gary Halsy Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸👏👍😊😊

From a veteran of the United States Army, thank you for your service. God Bless the United States of America and God Save the Queen.

Thank you for your service to your country, our brothers in the cause of Freedom.

Just for one day, I'm putting aside my bitter feelings about what this country has become. Just for one day. Today, I'm not thinking about unfettered capitalism, the military-industrial complex Ike warned us about, or the basis for wars of recent years. No. Today, I'm thinking about my childhood best friend's brother, killed in Vietnam,1967. I'm thinking about my husband's uncle, killed in Burma, 1944, and his remains only returned and buried in his native Georgia in November 2019. (Familial DNA was what proved his identity.) I'm thinking about a boy I went to high school with, killed in Lebanon in the bombing there, 1983. I'm thinking about the fact that all gave some, but some gave all. 🙏

Its for all veterans. not only the ww2 ones

@@bigbear03011963 Agreed, it is just that generation did more for us.

DT called them losers

@@scharfoskar3254 False. TRUMP never called the WW2 generation losers. If anyone are losers it would be the BOOMERS and Hippies

Hmmm... my grandfather was also a veteran of WW2.... but on the wrong side :D - but in the end I am happy about the way WW2 ended :) It is just so unbelievable how many young men lost their lives in these cruel battles. For what? For my freedom, for your freedom! An inconceivable sacrifice for them, for their families. That's why I think for me: I am very grateful for this sacrifice. Because I was able to grow up in a free country.

Welcome Home, thank you for your service. My your friends rest in peace.

Respect to a Hero.

bless you

George Stegner You and them will always be heroes. Remember that. Thank you

Thank you for your service Sir. You all have my respects and gratitude

N'oubliez pas la " semaine rouge" de ROUEN...ma grand mère est morte sous les bombes angle saxonnes entre le 1er et 6 juin 1944, 800 tués en 30 minutes...20 000 civils pour toute la Normandie en quelques semaines...mais je suis d'accord c'était en partie le prix à payer pour se libérer des Nazis. et pourtant tout le monde sait que le bombardement de Caen par les anglais fut inutile...bien au contraire l'Occupant en a profité pour se protéger dans les ruines fumantes comprenant plus de 1000 cadavres de civils...

Michel ROBIN je suis d’accord avec vous, mais s’il avait fallu s’opposer seul aux nazis, combien aurions nous eu de pertes civiles et militaires, sûrement bien plus. À l’époque les frappes chirurgicales n’existaient pas non plus. Mais je suis d’accord avec vous, n’oublions pas les pertes françaises civiles et militaires durant ce conflit meurtrier.

De toute façon ce débarquement était nécessaire et sans le front de l'Est impossible( avec l'offensive Bagration du 22/06/1944 des Soviétiques qui va " casser" l'armée nazie à 'Est...) Par ailleurs si les nazis avaient mis l'essentiel de leur Panzer d’élite au sud de la seine et non derrière Calais je ne sais pas ce qu'il se serait passé..... Mais je me pose la question du bombardement de Dresde par exemple de février 1945...à l'époque que des réfugiés , 60 000 morts en 2 jours ( Bombes incendiaires) un crime contre l'Humanité des anglo saxons..la reine d'Angleterre ( mère de Elisabeth 2) refusa de décorer le responsable Commander des bombardements.. Il est vrai que quand l'Armée soviétique entra au cœur de l'Europe en Pologne et Allemagne elle découvrit pour la première " des femmes avec des bas"...le viol de masse de polonaises et d'allemandes commença... pourtant la vengeance des soldats, en parti ivres, soviétiques étaient " légitimes" les Nazis Racialistes s'étaient comporté comme des Barbares en Russie en prenant les Slaves pour des sous hommes...parfois et même souvent les soldats de la Wehrmacht se comportaient " librement" comme des esclavagistes...

Thank God for France. Where French blood was spilled, so too was American blood. Gallant men.

@James Reilly from France, the graves of the great american soldiers are honoured and cherished forever. they lie in a land of Freedom. our land is yours

Amen!

As a German, I can only thank you and your ancestors for coming to our rescue and giving us a new chance at growing up in the free world. As westeners, may we be friends and free! 🙏

@@theinnerlight8016 You need not thank me or any of our progenitors that freed Deutschland. I lived in your fine country for half my life. First as the son of an American soldier in Frankfurt. Then in uniform myself I lived in Kaiserslautern and Berlin. ICH LIEBE Deutschland!! I consider your nation my second home and HOPE to live there again for a few more years before I am too old and retire. You are Americas greatest ally in Europe. Just look at the good your country is doing for Ukraine! You stand for FREEDOM as much as we do and I LOVE it!! Be PROUD of modern Deutschland!!

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🙏🏻

SR. Thank you. SR.

'Thin places' abound, not least those hallowed by honor, sacrifice and memory. I've shared that 'strange feeling' at other memorials--the Valley of the Fallen, similar memorial sites in the Philippines, practically every square inch of Israel (not least Yad VaShem), many battle sites from our Civil War, Gallipoli, Dachau. Thanks to those who do the right thing in difficult circumstances, and all who remember and seek to live in the light of their unintended heroism.

Sir Leonor thankyou for the honor and information. you earned a subscriber.

What a beautiful, and heart warming sentiment...we must remain optimistic in a world that sometimes makes us doubt the human spirit...but in all of us, it still demands the desire to be kind,good and respectful to our fellow man

Thank you for those kind words. It's nice to think that our boys over there are at rest in a place so beautiful, away from a war so ugly.

Thank you for sharing your experience there. One of my Grandfather's brothers may be buried there. I want to find him so I may pay my respects. Thank you again, Sir.

Amen Brother.

Amen! That is exactly right!!!

Make that a triple AMEN! The music has always moved me, but together with this video, I am sitting here with goosebumps & tears. - I'm watching it for the second time so I can bring myself to type.

Unlike those NFA and NBA fools who kneeled when the anthem is playing

Actually, This is why you have a choice whether to stand or not. We, (USMC-85-89), make a choice to serve our country to Protect it's Freedoms. You are Free to Love America or Free to Hate it. You are Free to believe what this country stands for or Not. It Is Freedom. The Respect is Appreciated . . . but Not Required.

Vicki Erickson aach you made me cry by that comment! as in.. it was very deep and emotional.

Vicki Erickson Beautiful and heartbreaking, well said, well said

+Vicki Erickson I have not read a more sensitive and embracing comment than yours, Vicki. You have put in one sentence all that could be said of this WWII invasion. I salute you.

+Vicki Erickson 'Here Dead We Lie' by A.E.Housman says it all.

life is so hard normally, why adding cries again...

Thank you for this comment, I recently got myself re-enlisted by a oberstabsbootsmann or however you say it, from Berlin, for this specific reason of forgiving friends. USN (2007-?)

Thank you for the powerful words you wrote @Leander. Please know that the sacrifices of our grandfathers WAS worth it. I have lived in your wonderful country (Frankfurt as a child then Kaiserslautern and Grafenwhoer as a grown man). Your people welcomed and embraced me. I was there, in uniform, ready to face down the modern day Russia to help defend your nation and all of free Europe IF the Soviets, then Russia threatened you and yours. We will ALWAYS stand with you!! The alliance with your government, but more importantly, the friendship of your people is something this American holds in the highest regard. I pray to be able to live in Deutschland again, for a few year more years, before I get too old and have to retire. My Sister married a German man and lives in Heidelberg. She will, no doubt, live there for the rest of her life. The 20 years I lived in your country were many of the happiest of my life. Ich liebe Deutschland!!

I just finished a book titled "Saving My Enemy" by Bob Welch that tells the story of German Infantry Soldier Fritz Engelbert and American Paratrooper Don Malarkey. From childhood to military service to troubled civilian life, retirement and finally their first meeting and strong friendship that healed their very souls. I was raised by a WW2 combat veteran and wish this book had come to me 20 years ago when its revelations could have helped my father. It explained so much about how wars scare everyone touched by them. Copies should be placed in every classroom, house of worship and mental health treatment center.

God bless you, Leander.

I had a boss that fought on the Russian Front with the Wermacht.

ABSOLUTE TRUTH! 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾

I absolutely love this comment

This is a powerful and meaningful piece of music. I’m choked up.

And United we stand.

Amen I totally agree with with you. This nation would be a better place if we all shared your same sentiment.

There's a reason they were called the Greatest Generation.

Thats what makes them the Greatest

Amen. There was a reason they were and are referred to as 'The Greatest Generation'. I had an uncle and a father in law who served in WW II. Anyone who serves/served, thank you for your service and your sacrifice. God bless you and yours

They were great, but the men and women who serve are the greatest of every generation.

Amen Dennis O'Connor

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. John 15:13

bless him and tank you michael

God bless your brother, Michael

Mike, your brother came home but not like he or your family wanted. May he RIP. My friend is with his fallen brothers at the VA cemetery in L.A. KIA April 1967, RVN. I'm not sure why he and others died while I lived.

The Vietnam Veterans were just as great and should be remembered in such reverence also the Korean Veterans and all that fought for the Stars and Stripes 🇺🇸.

That is beautiful! Thank you!

Nicely Spoken👈💜

Said at my wedding, to my Aussie Bride, 11/11,2005.I'm a Brit Vet, indeed, we will remember them.

We will remember them.

Lest we forget

+Ernest Watson You're a very wise person. :)

+Ernest Watson Sir, it is largely due to people, just like you, that gives me reason to hope that you and your generation will turn this around and shine through every adversity and every challenge and strive for success. Keep on reaching for the stars...

Don B Much respect and honor to you.

MrTron Much respect and honor to you sir

That honor and that respect is for you Sir. DRIVE ON! On 1 January, 2016, fly that flag.

A speech which was dedicated to the fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force after the battle of Britain.

Chris Holland still though, it works

@@thegreatteaman ...and I don't think that Churchill, being Churchill and understanding what was at stake, would have objected to its use in the broader sense (i.e. encompassing all allied soldiers) at all.

@@otyliciu Quite.

Chris Holland yes the Battle of Britain

Nor will this sailor....they were true heroes in every sense of the word....Every time I visit my great grandpas grave I tell that WW1 veteran thank you and to tell my great Uncle William ( his son who was killed in WW2 on the USS Saratoga and buried at sea) a big thank you and crisp salute

Neither will this UK civilian forget the sacrifice of those brave Americans..and Brits..and Canadians "They gave their today for our tomorrows"...Greatest respect!

Thank you all for your sacrifice!

Rest easy gallant young men and women who gave their lives for our freedom there isn’t a day goes by I am not grateful for your sacrifice god bless you all and all resistance fighters to .

My Great uncle Al went ashore on Juno beach. Wish i could have met him to say thank you for his service.

You Brits went through so much as well. My heart goes out to all

The dislike is probably the result of an improper remark, not the overall subject matter. I have disliked a few snarkey remarks.

Stephen Tighe We both took heavy losses during WW2. I know the RAF lost many crews on bomber missions. Thank you!, for your service Sir! And for being our alli as well.

*ally

Stephen Tighe never forgotten the Great British Heroes, believe. Thanks&blessings from Italy.

Johannes Liechtenauer I completely agree about our politicians. No matter where you go, all politicians are crooks. And the citizens pay for the politicians actions. As for all servicemen and women, I again agree with you. I'm inspired, and look up to all of our allies. I'm amazed at what the RAF put up with during the Battle of Britain. I look up to the citizens as well. I feel heartbroken for what they endured during the bombings. But, inspired by their dedication to help not only their fellow citizens, but the servicemen as well. Thank you for your service.

Stephen Tighe, there are many of us in the US who remain grateful that not just once, but twice that "sceptered isle" first stood in the breach to save civilization....

Amen

British, Russian, American, German, it doesnt matter who's flag you served under, they were all just boys protecting their families

As an Australian I'm very proud of the way my country embodies this. In our national war memorial we have a plaque dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was a commander of the Turkish forces that killed many Australians on the cliffs of Gallipoli.

@Peter Torbay don't understand what you're trying to say..seems a bit incoherent..

@@DoctorXander "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well." (Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Our martyr grandfathers and yours are resting in peace together as brothers in soil of Gallipoli and in our hearts😢

...or Socialism.

@Umer Ahsan Having the Atlantic Ocean on one side, Canada (mostly a vast uninhabited wilderness) on another, and the Pacific Ocean on another doesn't hurt either. Plus, soon 'The Trump Greatest Wall' will halt any Mexican Blitzkrieg the same way the Maginot Line did! In all seriousness, however, France had - by a substantial margin - the largest and best equipped land army in 1940. It didn't help them much: the German military, completely rebuilt in the interwar years, was comprised of fresh, innovative young minds and the tactics they employed were a generation ahead of what the other powers were prepared for (other nations, the U.S. included, then-assuming a resumption of hostilities would see much the same style of largely static warfare that had occurred in WW1).

@@otyliciu , to hell with the useless wall and the worthless man you call President

@@texmustangbullitt to hell with you!

WhiteStar Productions "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute" -Robert Goodloe Harper

Well said, I feel deep sorrow for all those young men dying in that senseless war. Be they Russian or Ukrainian. It is a tragedy.

If he never spoke of it then he probably saw some truly horrific stuff

Thank you to all who have served or currently serving our great nation, may you all be blessed by almighty God and forever rest in peace

For they make possible the land of the free.

Sauron Merciful Please, don't start.

"Free" oil?

Amen.

Honor the fallen. The people that died for thos country.

The Republic of Korea has not forgotten, which is why in America, we always think of the ROK as a true and genuine friend.

You were worth it.

Australia does not forget you either friend. God Bless.

Cheers to our ally, South Korea!

As a country that was once under foreign oppression, we Americans have a moral obligation to help those in need. We will continue to fight for the rights and freedoms of others, even if we ourselves must die; it's who we are. Some who hate us say the we Americans brag about being the self proclaimed guardians of peace in the world. Let me ask you this: who went to France in 1917 to aid the British and French troops against the German onslaught? We did. Who landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, in the face of certain death, where many would not go? We did. Who dropped from the skies on September 17, 1944 into Holland to liberate the Dutch from the Nazis? We did. And who held the front lines at Bastone against and army that outnumbered them more than 20 to 1? We did. As long as there is a fight for freedom, where ever it may be, the United States will be there, rough and ready, every time.

I second that First Sargent. We won't. Thank you for your service and dedication to your oath.

Bud Parker My Father fought in the S Pacific on a Destroyer, age 17-19. You and I Remember well, this Generation. Those that don't have a clue, are the problem today. They have had it the easiest; yet they are weak.

@@buckjohnson1119 You are so correct. My Grandfather was 82nd Airborne during WWII. My uncle was Navy, battles of Corral Sea and Midway on the Yorktown. Still with is today to tell a very mean story. My father was Army 2 years and Navy for 24 years. During Korea and Vietnam. Last ship was the Kittyhawk. Aviation Electrician. I was Army, 10th Mountain Division. The youth of today have not been taught the sacrifice made for their freedoms. Just for starters, the Democrat/Socialist push in our schools to propagandize our history by rewriting it. We The People must stand up and start fighting back. Enough is enough. Stay safe patriot. Place the armor of God around you with the truth.

Deathby Velocity An incredible History for your Father, and Yourself. You are so correct on those that don't even realize, they are so close to causing, another Civil War. If it does happen, and our Veterans and citizens form Militias, as once before; there is talk of the un having brought in vehicles, seen in Utah and Illinois. Thank You Both, for your Incredible Courage, Strength, and Dedication . And also to you; walk with God. 😇🇺🇸

Deathby Velocity I also forgot to mention, My Brother in Law, was Commander of the USS Daniel Webster, for his term in the early to Mid 1980's. He had been Lt. Commander on the USS Scamp, before Commander. From Commander, he promoted to Captain, and into Pentagon. I could not imagine being under water, all time. His Father served in England, during WWII. 🇺🇸

Freedom above all.

@@JR7noir But "Freedom" alone does nothing for one. A homeless person typically cannot get work so gets little money and food, and has no ability to enjoy any of the freedom available. That is not the only example, so if that does not win any points, try to think of other ways people without access to money from a decent job where they can earn self-respect cannot enjoy much freedom.

Frieden ist a l l e s - JES Sir 💖💢💫 👍!

@@donaldburgess7230 Unfortunetly during "non-crisis" times a homeless or unemployed person in 90% of cases is unemployed because he doesn't want to be employed, no matter how much money you are going to give to those people so that they can fix thier lives, even if that was a 100k Dollars they are gonna waste all that on alcohole, drugs and hookers, some people just dont want to enjoy freedom or other things life has to offer, and it should come as no surprise to you because there are people that want to literally bath in a pile of dogshit or eat human shit or cur thier genitals in half and then cook it, and if you dont believe i can find you videos.

Kris Spencer Any relation to Lady Di & Earl Spencer ?.. Ha, ha, ha... Lol... Just kidding... I'm also British (English) & I can only/merely echo your sentiment's...

I'm 73 and a veteran of COLD WAR. CANADIAN AIR FORCE RCAF NORAD COMMAND. 70+ YRS ON THE WATCH AGAINST SOVIETS &NOW RUSSIANS.. EVIL NEVER STOPS. MUST ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR ULTIMATE SACRIFICE TO DEFEND THE RIGHT...

my uncle emile dubrule flew many b24 missions and was shot down twice france and germany escaping to fly again. he was a foreign language expert who lived to age 97

You are lucky that your Dad shared his experiences with you. My did flew in the Pacific. The last time I visited with him he brought up the fact that he provided air support to the Marines at Tarawa. All he said "They caught hell." I respected his privacy and never asked about his Navy service. Funny as a civilian he never flew a plane again as a pilot. He worked at Williams AFB in the early 50's. His friends that were Air Force pilots would beg him to go up with them. I think he went up 1 time to see what it was like in a jet. Probably a T-33.

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Steven and You're proud 👍 Thanks for that Piece of Military HISTORY ! At 62 I try to Pass on the History of Our Country and Others Who Fought ! Was it Winston Churchill "Those Who do not know Their History , are Destined to Repeat IT"! 👈🇺🇸👍

RIP.

Thanks for keeping that little bit of history alive!

Battle of the bulge. 101st airborne?

What a beautiful story, and may the Lord bless his soul and spirit. Men like your uncle make the West a wonderful place to live.

Fair play...I have served and it's never easy.

Alan S thank you for your service sir and your kind words God bless Semper Fi

Derek McManus never is God bless

As a WWII reenactor, I have loads of friends who have served in everything excluding Bosnia since WWII. Alan, my grandpas best friend was one of the Frozen Chosin and he never made it out. I have been honoring him for a while and cause of keeping legacies like his going, I actually decided to take my WWII dress uniform and pay my respects with it 3 weeks ago before I went to a reenactment last weekend cause as a big event was approaching, I wanted him and his family to know someone has been keeping his legacy alive to make sure it never dies. Doing this in my uniform was a way to honor and respect him especially cause he died from multiple fragmentation wounds and froze to death. His brother was also a Marine for 13 years and passed in 2005. It was something I wanted to do cause of how much I know of his story. His death is one of the reasons I keep reenacting and every time I wear that old wool uniform, I know he is looking down so proud to see his best friends grandson is doing his absolute best to make sure he is never forgotten for what happened. It is never easy when you see these fallen soldiers cause with this hobby, it shows a whole different point of view than the most people outside the service see.oing for drinks in honor of him was in order cause my grandpas best friend would have been 86 that day. Sometimes we need to hoist a drink to the fallen. Veterans like you Alan are why we do what we do. Thank you for your service, god bless and Semper Fi

Bessere Zukunft, ?! Nach Hitler,jetzt seid ihr die Bösen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If, you could see what some feel, then maybe your understanding would be far surpassed than mine. We didn't always do it for the right reasons, but instead and more often , we did it for each other. I hope your holiday season this year is a good one. And thank you for being here.

I don't think I could have worded that better if I had tried.

Is there an alternative to brute force? Listen to Ellen White, from the book "God's Amazing Grace" page 37 'We are soldiers of Christ. He is the Captain of our salvation, and we are under His orders and rules.' So, yes there is, only we may well be killed applying this rule of the Kingdom.

Beautiful.....

May I say, AMEN...my thoughts and feelings as well. I served in the Army during the Vietnam conflict. One must actually serve to know what it's really like. Hacksaw Ridge comes closer than any depiction I've seen of real combat.

Kelly Dunn! I´m a British veteran, and bloody hell! What you´ve said is true and like a 2 sided sword cuts through bone and marrow... And ask the Brits, they´re forever grateful too............

They still wouldn’t get it Kelly. Freedom comes with a cost that the protected will never know. RLTW.

Amen! As a 20+ year veteran of the USAF, couldn’t agree more with you @Kelly Dunn. To all those who have served, thank you very much for the sacrifices you’ve made for freedom around the world.

I have been to the United States last year, from NOLA through Mississipi into Memphis TN, to the east through South Carolina Blue Ridge Mountain, to the north into DC, to Philly and finallly NY... What an experience it was. I love the country, the music, the people... Europe is kinda like America though... without balls.

@@t.j.ludwick5914 Thank you for your appreciation.

Me2

That's right

True.

The True Athletes

How can stars of spectator sports ever become a hero? Just WTF do they contribute to this country?

that is a very touching post you wrote

I honor you. You have served your country well, and my God bless you and all others in the military.

thank you for your service

Thank you for your service, sir, and may the souls of your brothers in combat, and the souls of all the faithful departed , through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace. Amen. 😢❤️🤍💙✝️🙏🏻🇺🇸

Also read Thomas Hardy's "Channel Firing" poem. World War I, but still...

You wern't looking very closely were you!

Beautiful, just beautiful... *sniffles*

Soreofhing I saw several in the cometary in Cambridge, England just before it shows the soldiers standing along the wall, another several in Florence, another at Luxembourg, another at Brittany, Ardennes, and Loraine. I have been to the Punchbowl in Hawaii; it is so very humbling. I would like to know who maintains these final resting places of fallen Americans in such pristine conditions. Whoever it is, these fallen deserve it.

soreofhing youll be surprised to know not only are there stars of david,there are some crescent moons too.

+thomas coleman lol

I hate war. I never hate the soldiers. War is an atrocity which is why I hate it. However, the soldiers who go out there for us do so with the very knowledge that they may die but they still go out there to save people like myself. I hate war. But I always thank our soldiers.

+MAXZONE47 The generation of my grandparents began this war, and it wasn't over in 1945. I saw these graves when I was littel boy. "Deutschland, mein heilig Vaterland" I don't know!

***** Those are elite volunteers.

***** The SS weren't technically part of the German military, they were an armed force of the Nazi party - hence why they mainly were charged with furthering the Nazi's interest before the country's.

jawafreak probably nazis

or communists

a moron.

I've seen this types of comments sooooo many times. It's peopla that like a song so much that are dissapointed by youtube's audio quality

the only one that would dislike this is a complete ass-hole

s6u6r6f6 wonderful words.

and mine fall like rain.......

Beautifully said... Spoken like a true gent/lady... God bless... Sister/brother...

Spoken true

What a beautiful thing to say!

They unsheathed the sword and threw away the scabbard to fight evil.

Yes, "blessed are the peacemakers," not "blessed are the peace sayers." When evil men come to rape, pillage, burn and kill, the peacemakers are the ones who neutralize the threat, not those who allow them to run roughshod over the innocent rather than shed the blood of the guilty. Verily, if those wicked men surrendered, we would not kill them; their blood is on their own heads. Neither do I speak against those who were so revolted by shedding blood preferred to rush onto the battlefield unarmed as medics, firefighters and explosive ordinance disposal techs in order to save lives rather than take them.

May he rest in the loving embrace of Christ.

pbruc brooks One of his best and most underrated.

The greatest composer of our generation. I'm going to be so sad when he's no longer with us on Earth, which could be very soon unfortunately...

+Steve H. Actually it talks about American Cemeteries. I'm talking about all soldiers who have fought for our freedoms.

+THE BOOT ASS MOTARD Give it enough time and all opposition will be communion. Remember that the united states army fought the native american.

+Chris Watson Nothing wrong though with having a patriotic video dedicated solely to the American soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Tucker Absolutely, but also nice to acknowledge the fallen soldiers that other countries have lost.

damn right

we are.....even australians...

JustaKoreanGuy you mean"MUCH EARN THIS?"

We deserve governments that are worthy of their sacrifices, not the government you deserve or that money can buy.

🇺🇸🤝🇫🇷. As my grandparents once said “If it wasn’t for the French, America wouldn’t be a country.”

thank you sir for your service to this country

Each one man for man has won imperishable praise each has gained a glorious grave not that sepulchre of earth wherein they lie but the living tomb of everlasting remembrance wherein their glory is enshrined like them remember that prosperity can only be for the free and that freedom is the sure possession of those who the courage to defend it

@@johnkollias2952 Sadly, they still wouldn't 'get it'.

God bless you!

God bless you!

George Bristow Nice... Very well said... Much love & respect brother...

God Bless those who serve, whether small or great. Greatly we remember, respect, and follow their lead.

thank you for reciting our prayer to our fallen

are you an aussie..it sounds like our litany ...this is so important...please reply at the going down of the sun...we will remember you

Thank you Mr. Bristow for those words. I've never teared up from a comment before.

more British and common wealth soldiers died in Normandy than American remember that

@@andrewcooper1046 of course YES

Thank you, Phil R., for prompting me to search for the entire poem. For the Fallen BY LAURENCE BINYON With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted; They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. They mingle not with their laughing comrades again; They sit no more at familiar tables of home; They have no lot in our labour of the day-time; They sleep beyond England's foam. But where our desires are and our hopes profound, Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight, To the innermost heart of their own land they are known As the stars are known to the Night; As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain; As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, To the end, to the end, they remain.

AMEN

Lest we forget

O

I can barely listen to it...Thanks

+J Mac: You still must be saved, no matter how you die. For most seek their own glory, not the Glory of God...

We few....We happy few....we band of brothers.

ALWAYS REMEMBER!!! NEVER FORGET!!!

*AMEN*

And country

I'm so tired of that when I get to heaven I'm going to push through St. Peter and say "B*** you aint got nothin' on this. You never fought in Iraq, Afghanistan,Vietnam,Korea, WWII or WWI

Kaiser Glück Great way to ruin an epic quote.

I take pride in it but you have to admit it's overused, I had a WWII marathon of games and movies yesterday and 9/10 of them had that quote

Yes, indeed. So beautifully done.. so tearfully true.

THIS!

Never forgotten Always remembered Thank you for your service I hope you are okay. I'm pleased you came home to those you loved Blessings to you now and always and someone somewhere will always be grateful to you for your service in arms.

@@spidermoth1170 Thank you for your kind thoughts they are greatly appreciated.A day doesn't go by when I don't think of those who didn't make it home. I know someday I will get transfered to the final unit thats the day I meet all my old friend's and fallen comrades

Welcome Home Brother.......thanks for your service

My mom used to say _"If I could take the pain from you, I would"_ I think I understand that now.

@@tdscwhelan Thank you I'm deeply moved to know people care for all veteran's young and old. Combat always stay's with you it's impossible to forget to be honest I don't want to forget I lost alot of comrades and friends it will stay with me until I receive my final posting. LEST WE FORGET. Thank you

Alex Fielder hey Alex it's me your boy Isaac Martineau

Epic Underwear Hi boiiiiiiiii

Hope it went well.

Also listen to Sgt. Mackenzie. Wow.

Alex F dude same and mine is tomorrow

It is difficult for me to understand how anyone in the UK could visit any of the WWI cemeteries where so many thousands of your young (and not so young)men gave their lives. And those monuments to those who "have no known graves" - thousands- should serve to remind even the most stoic citizen of the UK of the price your nation has paid.

My Great grandfather, Grandfather and Great Uncle served in WW1. My Great uncle never came home. Two of my uncles fought in WW2. One stormed the beaches of Normandy, and the other seriously wounded. I am proud of them all and will never forget their sacrifice. Thanks to all of our armed services, past, present and future!

I was in Portree Scotland last year and saw the memorial to the fallen from WW I. It was a somber reminder of the price paid by a small village to prevail.

I cry for so many lost souls defending freedom And again freedom is never Won ...the wolf is always at the door ...thanks to the fallen you have my deepest respect .

I don't think we are made to feel ashamed at all. Remembrance Sunday, Armed Forces Day, Help for Heroes

In Saving Private Ryan, Gen. Marshall reads that quote of Lincoln's to his naysayer and overaly cautious colonels and majors, and then he says: "That boy [Pvt Ryan] is alive, and we are going to get him THE HELL out of THERE". Yes sir! they all say, and then the action part of the movie starts.

FLSTF014EVER thank you for your service!

there probably just upset that so many livers were lost. : /

Maybe some of them clicked thumbs down because it brought back the memories of their loved ones who died in battle. We don't know why people click thumbs down. Maybe they are grieving....

"We would not die in that man’s company , that fears his fellowship to die with us". ("St Crispin Speech" from Henry V)

Hopefully the thumbs down people were simply hating the fact that these heros died -- Some people can't wrap their minds around the idea that there are causes that are worth dying for. Others of us know that these brave ones will be compensated in the eternities for their sacrifices.

Paul Havig and most times the greatness of the cause is never great enough to mitigate the loss. But it helps to comfort the families of the fallen.