I’ve Seen Stuff That a Kid Shouldn’t See | Memoirs Of WWII #8 

The story of the girl and the ring absolutely broke my heart

His mental constitution is amazing. Not only to deal with the horrors of war but to handle the rigors of ordinary life. My hats of to the man.

When he said “it was bad” and his voice broke, you could tell that he was remembering everything

Anyone else just think about how lucky we are?

My grandfather is a 94 year old living WWII veteran. Bless all of these brave men!

"I was scared to death" ... but he still decided to volunteer. That people, is a hero. Overcome your own fears to help others.

The story about the woman crushed me. So sad

World war 2 has so many untold stories that were probably the most fascinating and perhaps noble. It's sad so many died unnoticed.

My grandpa fought right next to General Patton he died when I was so young I cannot remember him I wish I could Edwin Jones 1919-2012

The story of the ring tho 😭....i bet he stared at it a million times and remember the girl and the family.

The last of our WWII generation are passing away. Please, if you see one wearing their WWII Veteran's cap, step up and ask to shake their hand. Give them a hug of gratitude. Thank them for their service and sacrifice - not just the men who served, but the women too. Visit a nursing home... Listen to stories... Some Vets have been silent their whole lives because of the terrible Suffering and Death they witnessed as youngsters, particularly those who liberated the Concentration Camps. As they pass away, it is OUR responsibility to go forward and Bear Witness for them... Never Forget.

Now that’s a man. Thank you sir for sharing your story.

My great uncle was a marine sniper and lied about his age to get in. He rold his mom "either you sign my papers or I will but either way I'm going" so she signed his papers and he went. He was part of the first wave and was killed on the first day. Just 16. His mother was so troubled by this she could never forgive herself. My grandpa kept a letter if hers saying it was the worst descision of her life. God rest his soul, And may his mother find peace and hold him in her arms again...

my grandfather was a bomber pilot in ww2 and even though he never got specific about his time out there, he did have a nazi iron cross with him. I asked him how the hell he got it and he just gave me one of those " the hell do you think i got this?". Thing is his unit was shot down twice and both times he survived the plane wreck and whatever was waiting for him on the ground. I just wish i had more time to spend with him. He died with i was 19. Now i'm 34 and have a ton of questions i wish i could have asked him.

My father in law wanted to try and be one of the last WWII survivors but he past away at 92 last November 2018. He also saw what happened at Pearl Harbor and joined the Navy. He was not old enough to join and so he lied about his age.

I seriously think this should actually be on TV, very professionally done. And a much wider audience would be able to see these wonderful stories.

My grandad served in the Royal engineers from from Dunkirk, North Africa, Italy, and then Normandy to Germany. He never said much about WW2 but he always had this photo at his house of him and a friend in North Africa sitting on a camel outside a pyramid, he showed it to me once and his friend was killed a few weeks after the photo was taken. It used to reduce him to tears even in his 80's. On his birthday in 1942 6 members of his unit were due to go out to clear a minefield for advancing infantry, my grandad was picked but his friend offered to take his place as it was his birthday so he stayed behind. His friend along with 5 other men who went out that day didn't come back, he never said so but I believe this is how his friend from the photo died. He passed away in 2002 and my uncle let me take a few of his photos, and naturally I chose the photo with the camel and it's one of my most treasured possessions. What you are doing is fantastic, this needs to be heard not only for future generations but a lot of politicians and world leaders could do with watching these. It needs to be heard and learnt so it's never repeated

I love Dr. Don. He’s awesome. And he kept the ring.

those words will stick with me "i've seen stuff that a kid shouldn't see it was bad". that is heartbreaking, thank you josh for letting us hear don's story.

Holy smoke. I just want to shake your hand and give you a hug. Thank you for making the life I’ve lived possible.

Bless this man. They don't come anymore kinder, humble or braver. Love from Ireland. With a tear in my eye. 💝💗💜💛💞💖💕💓

The story of him helping that pregnant woman was absolutely incredible. I laughed to think of how overwhelmed a 17 year old boy must have been in that situation. My grandfather served in the Royal Australian Air Force, they truly were the greatest generation. Real men that worked so hard to give their children a better life than their own. Real men not for their physical strength or their bravado but for their willingness to surrender so much for the people they cared about whilst asking so little in return. Lest we forget.

His Story should definitely be made into a movie

He still has that ring 💔 god bless you soldier 🤝

God bless you sir thank you and all the one's who were there on that beach that sad day !

I would give anything to shake this man hand....and buy him lunch.....THANK YOU DON.....FOR YOUR BRAVERY.....

Beautiful kid grown up into a old man ..thank you .

💚💚🤝our soldiers will never be forgotten 🇺🇸

My grand parents survived the holocaust because of people like him, thank you for your service.

The fact that these veterans can remember the details so clearly when they are this old just shows how much those experiences impacted their life

That poor guy. He seems like a genuinely kind hearted person.

My grandfather was a Marine and then a Gunner. I forget the whole story but their are several that he told us. One was when he fought on an island in Japan and got his finger shot off. He through a grenade in the direction of the gunfire and ran. He comes back a couple minutes later with his platoon and there are 2 dead Japanese soldiers laying beside an MG. Another story is about when the bomber that he fought in as a gunner got shot down and he survived the crash. He was captured by Japanese soldiers and was apart of the Bataan Death March. He told me he watched a man get decapitated and has seen Marines get killed for slowing down to take a small break in the march or to accept food from Filipino civilians nearby the road. He also told us of multiple terrible things that theJapanese did during the Bataan Death March. R.I.P Grandpa Vasquez (1925-2014)

Wow. Throughout the whole video I had tears in my eyes imagining his pain of everything he had experienced while in WWII. My respects to this man, for saving a nation and serving at a young age, also for being a person with a good heart ❤️ Greetings from Chile.

Not gonna lie, this man’s integrity and overall humble nature brought tears to my eyes. Makes me a proud Ohioan.

That’s so sad about the philipino girl😭😩

In the moment that he whispered "it was bad," I could see his inner child show. God bless this tortured soul. Thank you for all your sacrifices.

Unnecessary suffering, This man is the embodiment of that.

I’m a filipino and i have heard of the same story from my great great grandfather. He loves telling me stories when i was 8 years old and when i hit 13 years old he told me about the story he have seen the same thing. He passed away 3 years ago and he’s a non-forgetten memory of my life and i shall carry that history to the end of my very breathe

Massive respect! From the Philippines.

Your beyond a good man Don!!! You've earned a rightful place in heaven

Wow. What a nice guy. Such a shame that he had to go through so much.

Mate what you're doing is awesome, we need to keep the people of that generations stories alive to tell our kids and so forth. Keep up the great videos !!.

I swear if anyone dislikes this video you aren’t right in the mind

The sadness, 😭. The smile that came on this persons face, when he was talking about delivering that baby, bless him.

I salute this man. Thank you for fighting bravely for our country Philippines❤

Not enough channels exist like this. A dying breed who's legacy will live on forever

Because of men like him we have freedom and security God bless you all who are willing to do violence to keep us safe.

God bless him. What a wonderful, humble, and Christian man.

I am not afraid to say that this video makes me cry everytime I watch it.

This made me tear up. My great uncle went Iwo Jima with the second wave of Marines storming the beach. He survived 27 days until being seriously wounded by a bayonet and evacuated. He never talked about the war much that I remember being around him as a kid. Shortly before he died He told me the only time he felt safe on that island was a brief 30 seconds when a tank almost crushed him before correcting it's course and then drove over top of him (tracks on either side) thus shielding him from incoming rounds for a brief moment. It made me realize the terror that he'd bottled up his entire life. He crawled along using his elbows to get across that beach and saw the mangled pieces of his friends as he passed them. Then the war ended and he was expected to assimilate perfectly back into society. He and his wife couldn't sleep in the same bedroom. He would wake in the middle of the night screaming and throwing furniture around the room. It's important to remember their sacrifice and understand how much better we have it than they did. Back then our country would throw thousands of human beings at a problem & many would die as a result.

My veteran father was the same way...He said "not a day goes by that I don't think of it." And he was 80 years old when he told me that.

Hey Josh I really appreciate what you're doing on this channel. I really do... I'm sure these videos are great legacy to future generations and future historians like me. Thanks a lot for what you're doing and please keep doing it. Great job!

That gentleman speaking is an angel. What a beautiful soul. The world surely needs more like him.

Thank you for your service, not only for the US but for the world!!! Total honor and respect from Spain!!

That was simply awesome. The greatest generation for sure. Humble yet tough as nails.

I am an Iraq war vet. I was 20 years old that time. prior to going to war I worked in a beef packing plant. it broke me in for the gore that was to come

Really does put things into perspective how good we have it these days because of men like him.

Don's a danm legend

I came across Don's Interesting story randomly. I am 74 in 2018 at this time and was never in the military. My Dad was a medic in the Navy and joined about 1942 at the age of 31. His first wife had just died that year and went to Great Lakes for training. He worked states side in San Diego. My father died in 1993. I am taken by Don's statement, "I’ve Seen Stuff That a Kid Shouldn’t See." Don, being a member of what the USA calls the greatest generation, did very well for our country. If there can be any fault, as we are all some distance from perfection, is that they said almost nothing about their experience after WWII. I learned some details I had not heard before on this video. Thank you for your story.

i wonder if that baby he delivered is still alive today

Really an incredible story. Often times I'm struck by how these soldiers were just boys, a lot like myself. The things they had to do and experience is both amazing and tragic. All of my respect goes to these guys.

Just look at what these poor kids had to look at and deal with. Their bravery is beyond comprehension. It was you men, and the soldiers in Korea and Vietnam that helped me make the decision to join the 101st Airborne and become a proud Screaming Eagle. Thank you Don. Thank you all for your incredible service...

Don died in March 2019 I looked him up It appears I looked up the wrong don thanks for some one in the reply’s for telling me

I would never be half the man he is true warrior

Wow... that was an amazing story. I wonder where that one kid who he helped give birth to is now? That would be interesting to see them meeting again

What a Great man! My Dad was on a LST at Okinawa he fought in heavy battles from 1941 to 1945.He didnt talk about it much but once told me there were so many dead he was the only one left that knew how to give the proper burial at sea. The horrors these brave men went through God Bless

The courage this man had, and the courage this man had just to say it and had to re think all the memories.

Thank you Don for your service and for sharing your story I truly enjoyed it. Your love and loyalty to your wife was a heart warming inspiration and shows what a great man you are. May God bless.

How afraid he must have been before that battle for his guardian angel to appear to him to reassure him he would be ok. He must've been praying desperately for help.

This mans an absolute saint. Thank you for your service and god bless. Greatest generation.

What a hero.

There are no words. This man has been through shit us today cannot imagine.

"I was scared to death" Yeah...that's the way it is. Thanks for your service and efforts, sir. God bless.

My grandfather served 7 years in the US Navy in the 50s. Served most of his time in FL. I have been pasted down his uniforms& gear he has collected as being a store worker. So i have 3 leather flight jackets brand new in the box. Anyway he pasted away in 2017. I didn’t get told to many stories, i think because he didn’t want to remember the past.

Don was a hell of a man. I can only hope to be half the guy he was. RIP Don.

You are a good man, Mr. Kunkel. A damn good man.

Thank you Sir for saving a Filipina here in the Philippines during WWII. Your courage, heroism and patriotism to you country, USA, will never be forgetten. I’m greatly honored to know you through this channel. And I hope my fellow generation will be entice with history(world war.. etc). Again, thank you. Godbless Sir Don and your family! Love much from Philippines. ❤️🇵🇭

Man when you heard him talk about that duckboat that got attacked with a mortar and blew all the soldiers up that were inside it just makes you think how precious life is and it can literally be taken away from you in any second, without you having ANY control over it no matter what. Don was lucky to survive the war, to not be on that boat even. His story inspires me and I hope that because of my free time I can go to elderly homes and meet some of these people and talk to them

There has been so much tragedy in his life, but he still remains thankful to his guardian angel like we all should.

I'm so greatful and humbled by the wonderful people that have served our country. May the dead rest in peace and the living go in grace.

Ordinary men made exceptional by their participation during infamous times. Don's story was incredible. It brought tears to my eyes.

honestly this is a really underrated channel

This is an example of a true man. Without many soldiers like him, our United States wouldn’t even be here today. Thank God for such strong souls, I don’t think I could’ve been a part of this. But I am thankful for every right they fought for. I’m proud to be an American ❤️

My mother died five years ago and she was British and was a wounded World War II war hero. She was in the Royal Airforce in Britain during the Battle of Britain and was instrumental in saving patients in St. Bartholemew's Hospital in downtown London, England.

God bless you Don...

Wish I could have been there to help. This life now seems so stupid. People worried about how white their teeth are or how fast their Internet is etc. In those dark times, people knew what was precious.

What a wonderful man. I cannot stop crying.

Much respect for every Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airmen, and Coast Guard-men. Thank you for your service 🇺🇸

my God, :,( way to make a hardened guy cry.. Jeez.. I'm so sorry for this man. Most Respect to you Don.

Lots of tears while watching

Don Kunkel thank you for sharing. No words are enough for the respect due to you.

I came for harrowing stories of WW2 and ended up crying on my drive home from work. Honestly, what did I expect... What an incredible story yet so heart wrenching

he had me in tears before 4 minutes. before 7 minutes he had my my total respect and love. at 10 minutes im broken by sorrow. i am glad he is able to tell his story

It blows my mind when people complain about the dropping nukes on Japan. If Japan Germany or Italy had the technology they would've dropped them on allied countries in a heartbeat. It had to be done.

War is a sad truth of life. Yet we as free people don’t consider life as a privilege. We don’t even bother to think of the impact of war, yet we take our freedom for granted and even have become too busy to care about who fought and continues to fight for it. We even don’t really care for the ones who suffer the most from it, the soldiers and civilians who have been in the middle of the conflict.

Men like him, are always rare humans. A shame we will lose all of them, but they always tell us what really happened. This is why I always thank every veteran at my job, especially the WWII vets, they may not be a hero, but they are OUR heroes.

Thank you for your service sir God bless

My grandfather was there aboard a troop ship. He said he remembers after the battle, the bulldozers making mass graves for the enemy. He was a seaman first class at the battle. Had a 25 year Navy career and was E-9 when he retired. Was at Iwo, Saipan and other minor engagements. Then Korea was at Pusan and Inchon. He was also on board an LST full of marines on the ready to invade Cuba during the Cuban missle crisis. I have a Japanese sword my grandfather was given because he saved a Japanese boy from drowning at Yokosuka. The boys father gave him the sword because my grandfather saved his son. The boys father also named his new son Phonsie which was my grandfathers name.

My grandfather, David Rhodes, fought in WWII as well. He took part in the bombings of Germany. In fact, his plane got shot. He survived, thankfully. He recently however passed away unfortunately a few years ago, but I will never forget the things he has done to help this country and is the reason where I am today. God bless everyone that fought in WWII. My hat is tipped to you as well, Don.

How does this not have a bazillion views??!! These men are a part of THE last great generation of our time. When we were attacked men and women came out in droves to avenge Pearl Harbor and our countrymen. I really wonder what would happen if we were to be attacked again.