WW2 Soldier Hunts Sniper in the Jungle | Conversations With a Veteran 

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I lost both I lost my buddy Gizmo about two weeks ago he was a pug I had to put him down he was my Moms last dog I lost her in 2017 still reeling from it and I lost my friend last year He was a Marine in the Pacific theater .

No better metaphor

Great comment!

Good 1 ,RIP my Pittbull, real old soldier

The "Greatest"? what was so special about them? They just fought a stupid war nobody wanted. You think the boys at Vietnam or Irak o Falklands were less special? why? Because they lost the war? That title of "greatest" is the dumbest I ever heard.

@@TinyTinyMan Grown up in the Great Depression, fought one of the bloodiest wars ever known to mankind, lived through the Cold War. They're the greatest and most humble generation to have lived, willing to share their stories decades later, showing respect for people even if they deserve the biggest amount of respect there is.

@@TinyTinyMan .... You're so edgy and cool bro.. Being a contrarian on RU-vid comments doesn't make you any smarter in real life. Like you just HAD to comment your meaningless two cents on someones post.... Lol.

Ive met ww2 vets and a holocaust survivor, but never had a personal conversation with one. Would be nice to have however it is unlikely

Go to a veterans home they're still around but not many

You are so right. My dad, a WWII pacific Army machine gunner passed at 94 two years ago. So many stories he told me went with him.

@@RivetGardener Please write them down and pass them on to future generations.

History gets forgotten, and history will repeat itself.

And sadly when you look at the state of this country today it was all for naught

When they are gone and their spirit, America is through.

very true

My Dad was a SSGT Platoon leader in Pacific combat for 3 years. He would make my sister and I sit at the dinner table and eat everything on our plate. He said we were lucky that we weren't starving like all the kids he saw in Bougainville, Fiji, the Solomons, and Luzon. We both learned not to put much food on our plates for fear of having to eat it all gone.

My grandfather (pfc 8th airforce, 389thBG) spent some time in africa as a driver. After seeing kids (like under 10) brawl over dropped grapes he could hardly eat for quite a while it bothered him so bad. Many more stories as well

Attached to H&S Co, 3rd LSB , Camp Foster on Okinawa, July 1982; The battalion went out on a force march (in incredible heat and stifling humidity) flown up to the CTA on CH-53s. While marching on a street through a neighborhood of small cement houses (think Flintstones houses) as I was passing this particular house a little Okinawan boy maybe 5 years old or so runs up to the little gate in front of his house looks right at me and gives me the peace sign. I smiled at him and nodded my head. I wish I had had my camera with me that day to have caught that but still the image has always been in my mind. His mother, holding an infant pulled him back to her by his shoulder against her side. She had a flat , unemotional stare on her face. Quite a contrast between the innocent child who had not yet learned fear and his mother whom I'm sure other times before had seen soldiers by the hundreds from another country march through her neighborhood. Must have been a bit of an unnerving and frightening experience for some of those people. Some Okinawans did have problems with the American presence there. But that's another story. Point is the world too often has destroyed the innocence of youth by our inability to get along and make peace. A little boy asked me and hundreds of Marines for peace that day. I thank God for the lesson he taught me. That was relative peace time. What this man saw in war must always be recognized and learned from.

My Grandfather did the same.

Thank you for your service!

Yea my dad never told me anything about Vietnam until I came back from Afghanistan

My dad started to talk about his experiences during the war when he was 70. Spent many and hour listening to his 'bit'. I wish to God l had recorded video of him reminiscing. He was a tank driver (Sherman Firefly) in the 4/7 Royal Dragon Guards. I always think hero is over used when describing the vets. They were just ordinary people who had to perform and endure an extraordinary feat of arms. They helped liberate literally millions of people from Nazi occupation and brutal oppression in WW2. It has been an honour to live and walk among them......and call one dad !

Appreciate you man. I mean that

Really appreciate you sir! Salute! Thank you for your service.

what were the story’s

@@edgarmendozaa stories of human wave attacks, stories of how cold it got. You tube had a CNN series called "Epic of Endurance ". I highly suggest it for info. He is pictured in it as a truck driver hauling wounded at about 34 minutes.

These were real men God bless them all for their sacrifice

Same

Much respect to your dad! I’m sorry for your loss

This video is part of our new series called "Conversations with a Veteran" there are many interviews that are unfortunately are not able to be made into a full short film, but we see the value in sharing their story. These edits are as raw as possible with no narration, music or subtitles. we hope that it feels as though you sat down with this veteran and got to hear first hand about their experiences from the war. We will still continue to produce short films this is just another series for the Memoirs of WWII platform.

@@MemoirsofWWII I am happy to hear that I love the shot films thank you and thank the men who were there.

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@@MemoirsofWWII is there anywhere to see clearer photos of the album? Specifically the writing?

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@@MemoirsofWWII OMG since when? That’s amazing! Can’t wait to hear their stories in your formatted videos!