Return To D-Day: Sgt. Maj. Robert Blatnik 

this man passed away today. 100 years old. respect and much honor to his life

He still has his strong, loud voice

Imagine how hard it is to step on land where thousands have died, and probably one of those were his friends.

My grandfather was on that beach as well and passed 3 years ago. I can't imagine what they went thought at such a young age. Thank you to all the men that sacrificed their lives so we can live ours. Rest in peace.

"We gotta dig in Sarge" "Like hell! You'll dig your grave here." Badass quote

Imagine how many flashbacks this guy had

He passed away in December 2020, He’s with his veteran brothers now God Bless his Soul✝️

Rest easy, Sgt. Major. You've earned it. Thank you

You can hear from his tone, his face, his eye. He seen a hell on earth. I believe if he visit that beach, he still can hear the sound of mortar and artillery, machine gun fire, hail of bullet zipping past and the sound of soldier shout in pain.

R.I.P Sarge PASSED AT AGE: 100

today there is 490,000 american ww2 veterans still alive and we losing around 300 veteran a day.

Rip legend, reaching the age of 100 is fascinating.. Thank you for everything you did for us.

Why are there more than 1k dislikes? This man is a hero..

"I wish you survived instead of me" that gave me chills

1:59 this man making a diss track on Hitler

What an inspiration. Because of people like him I respect veterans so much. They don’t care about politics, they just care about protecting our beautiful country. God bless his soul, and every other fallen and alive veteran ✊🏼🇺🇸

He lost his friends on that day imagine the depression and many things he had gone through, but still made it out! What a Man!

He still has that soldier tone to his voice

A true hero. We shall never forget D-Day nor you.

I was a young Marine flying to Okinawa in 1995. Little did I know it would make a huge impression on me. The plane was full of WW2 Marines. There was a special event being held for the 50th Anniversary of the battles for Mount Suribachi and Okinawa. I was omw to serve a 1 year tour in Okinawa so I was in my Dress Alphas. When I walked on that plane you would have thought it was my birthday and everyone was there for a surprise party lmao. They all cheered and introduced themselves and started telling me that I was a little late for the war LOL. I sat next to a Marine Raider who started to get emotional when I sat down next to him. I was only a 20 year old kid but by the time I left that plane I had a whole new respect and understanding of those great men.

WOW. You can tell he wasn’t satisfied with life until he went there and said prayer for his fallen comrades, it was almost like he was on a last mission. Rest In Peace to this brave and kind hearted man. This video humbled me today

My granddad was on the same beach. He died about 10 years ago at the age of 87. He died with the memory of that day and the frostbite on his toes.God Bless our Active and Vets.

*Top 10 rappers that Eminem is scared to diss* 2:00 Much respect for him though

he was a very kind person, must have been a very traumatic experience being there on d-day. RIP and thank you for fighting in a war for us

3:30 He was a true patriot

My dad's uncle was a tank commander during WW2 and today he has Alzheimer so he will not remember it and he cant hear very well because of the tanks. He is still alive. Edit: Idk where he is now. He has alzheimers so he will not remember the war. Edit: We found out that he passed away.

I have the highest respect for the ones that served our country

As a young french citizen, I'm grateful for what this man has done for us. He is part of the heroes that saved my country from hell.

He is in the 1st Infantry Division, Best division for the Infantry.

Imagine re-visiting the very battlefield where your friends died in front of you and countless lives are being shredded every second and worst of all, you remember every moment of it. Now that’s sickening

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Thank God for him and and all who went to War on D Day. Could you just imagine what he was reseeing and remembering this day! Back on that Beach on this one sanificant day. Thank you everyone who was involved on bringing this HERO BACK TO VISIT HIS LOST BROTHERS AND PATRIOTS. OUR HEROES! JUST CANNOT IMAGINE! I love seeing these documentary s about D Day ! In any area of Normandy! What our Hero Forefathers Fought, Saw, and had to do. For us and others. To be Free. Thank you! Again. P.S. I'm wiping Tears out of my eyes now!

“Like hell! You dig here you’re digging your grave!” What a grim, yet badass line. Respect to all the veterans who fought in WW2.

“This is the most I’ve walked in years, I just can’t stop, I have to see where those men went up” The way he said that is one of the most inspirational things I’ve ever heard.

He literally went back? Damn I didn’t think anyone there would want to have gone back to that spot

Watching this video was the first time I've cried in a little while now. God bless him and all the other brave men that fought for what we have now.

When he got on his knees, that was powerful.

God bless all of the soldiers who fallen in D-Day

"Our flag doesn't fly because the wind moves it. It flys with the last breathe of every fallen soldier who protected it."

As a fellow Big Red One veteran, I Salute You SGM. "No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First!"

Currently watching this in 6/6/2019 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing

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Mad props for this guy, he got out of the landing craft, MG42s cutting his men down one by one, and he just moves on

War veterans are the people who I respect the most, they are incredible.

It’s devastating to hear how all the world war 1 veterans are long gone.. I cannot imagine what i will do when i hear that the last ww2 survivor will pass away

God bless this man. He is what America stands for. Let us never forget what happened that day.

My great grandpa served in WW2 and is still alive and well today. Thank you.

My Dad's dad (Paternal Grandfather died in the Battle of the Somme), My Father served in the Royal Engineers in bomb disposal until 1947 before demobbing and made it to 2012. I applied for RAF Officer training in 1976 passed all the exams and the failed the physical. Eye Sight. No pilot training for me. I'm proud of both of them and glad I did not have to deal with the horror they deal with.

Wow did not know teddy Roosevelt’s son fought in WWII, that is interesting

He lasted longer than me in a match in call of duty WW2

Bless him...and my respect to him.

Ty for your service. My dad was over there, he would talk the good times, he took the bad times to the grave. He then served under Gen Patton as a sniper. Sir your story brought tears to my eyes, again ty. God Bless USA

Bless him and all of our WWII veterans god rest their souls.

Who clicked the dislike button, there's literally no reason to. The video is not clickbait it's literally him visiting Omaha beach again.

The way he talk, I did not see an old man. I see a soldier. A brave soldier. I admire him. I want to be like him. I have plan to be an army officer this year. Pray for me guys.

I’m currently rewatching band of brothers. Video gave me chills. I can’t imagine what they must have gone through.

I feel bad for him. He lost many of his friends. May you rest in piece, you were a hero in your prime and still is. Goodbye🥺

Imagine the odds of actually surviving this beach that day. The gunfire, the screams, the blood. Literally hell on Earth. Can't imagine what these people saw. Respect to everyone who serves and served.

His generation will always be the greatest and bravest Edit: thanks for the likes

Happy Memorial Day to our vets. May their memories never be forgotten and their families be blessed. Freedom is never free. R.I.P Our brave veterans! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💐💐💐

God Bless you! My dad too was on Omaha beach thatI morning. He didn't talk about it much until he was in his 80s. Then he wanted to share his war experiences. He died at 91 years old and was a gentle, quiet man. He won 4 bronze stars but I only found out by accidentally finding his discharge papers.

So much respect for him and all involved . God bless him .

He is old but talks young "Justice talk" for short

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My grandfather is is living WWII veteran. I’ll be wishing him a happy 95th birthday this June😁

he's pretty spry for 90-something years old. I've always been intrigued by the battle that took place on D-Day. Id rather choose a meet and greet with this veteran over any celebrity in the world.

Respect to all WW2 veterans

RIP Sgt. Maj. Robert Blatnik, your service to your country was above and beyond

RIP robert Blatnik .... he passed away 12/6/2020.... I was just looking him up to see if he was still with us since this piece aired 7 years ago and sadly he left earth 2 weeks ago exactly upon writing this.. May you be with your men now sir. Thank you for your service.

Who else is crying when he got on his knees 😭 he is soo inspirational

Comments Analysis: 10% honoring the veterans 90% about rapping

Thank you for your incredible service, not just to our country but to the world at large, Major. It’s so sad not to see your boys there with you but they gave their lives for freedom, liberty and with honor and dignity, fighting an enemy that sought to destroy everyone of you who landed on that beach. Your sacrifices will NEVER be forgotten. 🫡 🇺🇸

Jesus just imagining the shit he saw and went through and yet he is still alive is really haunting

0:45 "he hasn't touched this sand in 69 years" im guessing he wauted for a very long time for that timing

The dislikes are the kids who couldn’t make memes out of this.

THANK YOU to all that were brave enough to fight that war. To all that are free because of these men, this is what REAL courage looks like. GOD bless Major Robert Blatni l and all who have died to give us the freedom we so take for granted.

I knew as soon I saw 2:00 there was going to be comments about it..........but mad respect to this man

1:59 imagine this sound over and over 69years ago

Rip to all the soldiers the lost there life in WWll 😔😔

feminists today would call this toxic masculinity smh

1:06 - the moment he starts bowing down and pays respect to the fallen 😥 braah 😭 I hope you're at peace my bro. God bless you man

This is a person you played as in Call Of Duty WWII. Now give him an honor salute

I am a 52 year old Army veteran of peacetime. This literally made me cry.

This man is so lucky to be Alive, I felt like crying. This was so sweet

The thing is this guy it has been in so many situations where he could have died but he probably lived longer than all of us

You know D-Day was bad when movies like Saving Private Ryan can’t even fully depict the horrors that these men faced.

This made me cry thank you for your service and sacrifice for our country

Damn imagine what he saw at that day,must be a real horror

What is sad is you can see on this film soldiers falling and not getting up, you know why, it is right there.

My great-grandfather is a WW2 vet and is still alive today. He is *96* and is in better shape than most 70 year-olds. And he still drives!!! He was at Okinawa and miraculously wasn't wounded. This is so interesting and cool.

Jesus...I can’t even imagine what it’d be like to revisit a place like that after all that time. It’s really pretty too, that’s gotta mess with the head a bit. That man deserves all the respect.

I heard a vet says, "we didn't win that invasion, the nazi just run out of bullet"

1300: "I'm dying of plague" D; 1800: "I'm dying from working 16 hours a day in unsafe working conditions" D; 1900: "I'm dying cause I'm going to war" D; 2018: "I'm offended" D;

This man has the flashback of his live...you literally can see the memories of his war story in his face when he walked on the beach!

I really admire your great value sir! I LOVE YOU 💕 thanks for sharing this video.

“And to this day he has no idea why he survived, and others didn’t”. That really messed with me.

1:59 this bars is the reason of hitler’s Suicidal...

The people disliking are the same people who say “ok boomer” to everything.

This is so powerful, his energi level when returning to the same beach. God bless all the soldiers who participated back then.

One like this old man is living still I’m crying 😭