Thank you Mormon Tabernacle Choir and musicians. Thank you John Williams for composing this solemn piece. In my experience this is the supreme musical piece ever written about war and peace and security. This song describes what it means to be a nation, to be human. WOW.
Afghanistan veteran here, and I agree, it makes me so proud of the legacy I've been a part of and reminds me that although retired those veterans of previous conflicts are still my family.
@@doomaga1 thank you gentlemen for.your service to our great American nation. Without the bravery of the great men and women past and present, our freedom would vanquish.
Craig Barron....USN, 83-87....Was offshore of Grenada on the USS Koontz for “picket duty”....we were at general quarters and battle stations for hours, but nothing ever materialized as to Cuban aircraft....we didn’t do much to help it seems, still good service.....we were there...
I am a Royal Navy veteran who worked alongside my USN and US Marine colleagues during Desert Storm. I’ll expand Craig Barron’s comment and say this is a fitting tribute to all NATO forces members who have fallen in defence of their respective countries. There but for the Grace of God go any one of us, we will never forget them.
@@garyhalsey7693 Well said, Navy Rum. I remember the USAREUR of the Cold War well, and love the old sweats well for their zeal when nobody else could be bothered in a time that resembled 1941-1945. Now the children of those mighty people choose to forget because of the fashion of the day, but I will not because we could not have won were it not for the brave men and women of the US who chose to get stuck in when nobody else had the nerve. Well done, Yanks.
Christopher Harle 1of2 How true... When Memorial day rolls around I remember that verse.. and the over 1,000 solders who fell in defense of a nation not there own since 911. Canadians, Poles, Germans, Brits and others who left home to fulfill a promise. The promise that an attack on one is an attack on all.
To my three pals who never made it back to dink beer with me on top of Mingus Mountain, I miss you but I don't forget our promise of meeting and drinking beer on Mingus, I still get up there once or twice a year and set out our four beers. God Bless you guys, I've missed you all so much. I wish so badly we could have met up there just once, but I go up on top the mountain to where I told you about and set your beers out and drink mine, miss you guys.
yank1776 The men and women serving today are amazing also. They have chosen to defend our country and often have done so at great personal sacrifice and loss . I am profoundly grateful to all who have served and those who are serving now.
in 1970 we had a mormon in platoon 3110 San Diego that prayed for us every night and upon DI request. GOD bless his soul. I think he went before me to Nam and ...
So I am 82, served from private to colonel, and I am not important, but each person who writes a comment has an important person they want to talk about. So, the most important thing is to listen to the music, and read the stories.
To my Grandfather, Army, 82nd Airborne WWII. My Uncle Bob, Navy, Yorktown, WWII, battles of Corral Sea and Midway. My father, Navy, Kittyhawk, Korea and Vietnam, last duty Station, Mirmar, San Diego. Respect and Honor to you and all that served this great nation. Providing safety and security to us all and to the Constitution of the United States of America. From this old soldier to all others: An oath taken, an oath never forgotten, with undying devotion and love for all. 10 Mountain Division, 222, Charlie Company, Third Platoon.
This came to mind as I was reading about an Air Force pilot shot down over Laos in 1967. Early this year his remains were found and identified. This past week, 52 years after he was shot down, Col. Roy A. Knight, Jr's remains were flown home to Dallas. The pilot was Col Knight's son, Bryan Knight.
I'm sweating here at work getting ready to clean up and go home and thinking how grateful I am for what these men sacrificed so we could have are freedom with a tear in my eye
"Hymn to the Fallen", by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. A tribute to those soldiers who have died, so all Americans can remain free. We the living, should never forget their sacrifice.
I never do especially when I see an American flag flying high in the sky . Where I live there's a Harley Davidson dealership with a flag pole that's about 75ft. high . At night it is quite a sight with the flag in lights flying free .
Freedom comes with a price, and what's happening to our country causes me great concern. We must endeavor to perceiver, so our fallen comrades shall not have died in vain. One republic , with freedom and justice, for all.
Those women and and men who have fallen in the cause of our nation's highest goals of freedom and justice for all people's , have my eternal respect. Freedom of speech is a most wondrous thing, guard it well.
Whilst having supper this music came on the radio on the eve of the Normandy Landings 70 years ago. The carnage on those beaches is unimaginable and we do well to remember the bravery of the British, Americans, Canadians, Australians and other allies who, but for their effort, we would not be able to enjoy the freedom we have, imperfect though at times it may be. We do well to remember their sacrifice on 6 June 1944 and remember the words of John Maxwell Evans, 'When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today.'
AmandaCaines All Europeans should remember this soldiers sacrifice made posible our liberty & Independence.Rest in peace with our loving memory and ethernal gratitud.
This item of music always brings shivers to my body. It tugs at the heart strings. Having seen the film, I find the music haunting. Apart from that, on this Remembrance day, I can't think of anything better to hear. Thank you!
Our liberty, our lives. Where would we be if not for this brave few that gave the last full measure of devotion, as Abraham Lincoln said. This musical tribute, as beautiful as it is, pales in comparison to that gift given us. Listen. Remember. Shed a tear. we all owe a great debt to these, our best and brightest.
God bless America, you sent your finest young men to England,to fight and die in Europe,in 1942,we Brits will never forget their acrificeon our behalf.
May the blood of our mutual brethren cement the eternal bond of friendship between out two great nations and kindred people. Let them not have died in vein. God bless England, the UK and God bless America.
We Americans never forget where we came from and still have strong ties to those Emerald Isles where our ancestors came from. I lived there for 3 years with the US Military and loved every minute. Felt at home.
To all our veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice-- may they Rest In Peace with God and the angels. We owe you a debt we can ever repay. God Bless America.
This beautiful music reminds me of a then young man, my cousin, who lost his life returning to England piloting his B-24 Liberator from a bomb run on Germany during WWII. The bomber went down into the North Sea due to damage sustained during the "run". Only the bombadier survived to tell the story. So many brave young men were lost during that terrible war and in my living well past the age of my deceased cousin, does the reality take on more meaning of the horrible price he and so many others, paid for my comfortable life. God bless them all....
@@williamberry8561 Be assured, we Brits still mourn the loss of your sons in that conflict as our own. I live in Norfolk UK, about half a mile from a B24 base, (Wendling) & STILL the home of the Mighty Eighth....
If not for all that gave their lives for all of us to live as we do today , the world would be a dark and ugly place that none of us would want to live in . Like it or not we owe these proud men and women our respect and our thanks for they truly did save the world .
Someone should remind Colin Kapernack that when he takes a knee during the playing of our National Anthem that there are some 24 military cemeteries outside of the U.S. that contains the remains of thousands of our gallant fallen who have paid the ultimate sacrifice so that he can freely express his personal disrespected method of protest.
I hope and pray that this country will continue to produce men and women willing to fight for and protect their freedom from those would destroy it - foreign or domestic. Thank you to all who have and will.
Chills go right through me everytime I hear this music and the people that sacrifice their lives so that we could live on. The NFL has forgotten what country they live in.
I am one of the very lucky ones. No friends or family have ever been to war, so nobody got killed. But i always feel for those who gave there lives for the country and freedom.
This is a beautiful rendition of John Williams' finest work honoring America's sons, daughters and heroes who have "FALLEN" in service of the greatest nation in the history of humanity..May God continue to bless this "..last, best hope of earth"..(A. Lincoln)
golgotha9622 You have an opinion..Welcome to the greatest nation in the entire history of humanity..and..you're welcome... BTW, Peter Mullen.. are you still "pretending" to be a veteran of the US AIR FORCE Air Rescue Teams..and scouring the internet issuing your personal attacks against all things patriotic? Show less
Bob Young....young man, i am 69, i was in a different war than yours. But fucking war is war. I am sorry your buddies didn't get home. Been there, did that. If you don't know it by now, and you probably do. Those memories ARE NEVER GOING TO LEAVE YOU....EVER. I carry my buddies names with me, in my heart. My you keep them close to you. They live as long you remember them. May God bring you comfort and peace. 1stSgt P Goodman, USMC 1968 - 1988. Semper Fi
To my brothers I miss and think of you everyday. I will see you on the otherside and we will charge up that hill together. Hooah. Iraqi and Afghanistan veteran.
une superbe musique pour nous souvenir de tous ceux tombé pour notre liberté, nous ne les oublierons jamais, ou ils serais morts deux fois une prières pour tous ses héros hélas trop vite mort dans leurs jeunesse .
"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."
Lorsque j'écoute cette belle musique je repense a mes vacances en Normandie, des plages d' Utah beach, d' Omaha Beach a Ouistreham que de lieux chargés d'histoire . Celle de milliers de soldats, Américain, anglais, Canadien, Français du commando Kieffer, et bien d'autres .Ils avait 17 ans pour les plus jeunes et ils ont fait le sacrifice ultime pour notre liberté, le plus poignant c'est le cimetière de colleville-sur mer juste en dessous il y a la plage d'omaha la sanglante comme certain la nome .Voila c'est ce que je ressent lorsque j’entends cette musique, souvenons nous de tous ses soldats morts pour que notre liberté soit possible .
Thank you for your tribute...the valor of the French soldier in WWII was unquestionable...a pity the political and military leaders were unworthy of them.
Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams. The original soundtrack for the movie Saving Private Ryan was performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Vocals by Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
Estados Unidos salvó a Europa para la Democracia hace 75 años. Dios bendiga a los americanos que dieron su vida por esa causa y cuya sangre quedó en esta tierra. Siempre en el recuerdo.
My sister was going to marry a man from high school. Got called off to nam. Helicopter pilot. I remember when she got the news. What a day. I will never for get...
To my ,late Father, his regiment was at the battle of 'Monte Casino'.... 3rd Battalion Welsh Guards... he , thankfully survived... otherwise I would not be posting this now... they were called 'D-Day Dodgers'.... so wrong... and Mocked in a song..[look it up]... I can understand the wonderment...the Awe and thankfulness we should all have for these amazing people!
Dear Mathew: In a war there are no enemies, only colleages who become confronted by the fucking politicians and the monstruos minds as Hitler`s they don´t have to show their bodies to the bullets , they are brave who fought for their country,I would bury the americans along with the germans, roby
