Always great videos! Thank you Mark!

My uncle served in WW2. I asked him if he knew any Civil war vets, and he remembered a couple from his youth in his town. I like to think they might have known a few Revolutionary war vets. Just a couple of handshakes separate three great generations.

I don’t think Alabama of all places would have an issue with the Nazi heritage of the space program

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Wow, this is crazy mark posted a video like this. I’ve been watching a bunch of different ww2 vet interviews from the 50’s-60’s and was always wondering how many of these guys could still be alive today! Thanks for answering my question!

My cousin’s widower served as a code breaker on Papua New Guinea during World War II. He will be turning 102 this coming November. We’ve frequently conversed about his Army service and every time we visited, my cousins (his wife and her sister) would go to another room because they didn’t want to hear the “war stuff” I’ve always found fascinating. Jim recently sent a copy of a photo of himself taken in 1944 sitting in a Jeep next to an island chieftain who led a tribe of cannibals! And there was the time we laughed about “Washing Machine Charlie” a lone Japanese pilot who flew every night over allied encampments to disturb the sleep of the soldiers on the ground. The plane was said to be very slow and very loud and I’ve often wondered what transgression the Japanese pilot had committed to be given such a potentially fatal assignment. Even in war there are snippets of humor. Jim’s body may be getting more frail, but his mind and memory is as sharp as it has always been. Historians may document World War II with their dry facts and figures, but the remaining survivors lived it. More effort should be made to gather as many of their reminiscences before they are all gone. We are making a serious mistake by not seeking them out and documenting their stories. We owe it to these bygone warriors to preserve their history….our history!

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My grandfather was an Italian paratrooper, he’s still alive and is 103 years old.

John T (5:52) looks like he could still suit up. Hats off to this Hero!

@MarkFeltonProductions - care to elaborate about Dr Kurt H Debus' Facial Scars? I remember a video detailing how all these Nazi Officer received their facial scars which they were very proud of.

Excellent

Think some of these people arnt actually vets. Figure most guys were older in WWII and were born in the 1920's. They would be 100 years old by now.

Due to the amount of films, movies, images and whatnot made during WW2 its hard to believe its been 80 years. I'm in my mid 40's and when I was a kid WW2 vets were still everywhere. Both of my grandfathers and all of my uncles were in it and alive. Most of them died in the 1990's. Enough time has passed to where people have forgotten its horrors and what led to its cause. The fact that here in the US we have a guy who staged a coup and has a supreme court turning a blind eye shows we have indeed forgotten how easy it is to lose a democracy.

We will remember them. Even though we weren’t alive when they died, we will remember their sacrifice made for our liberty.

7:10 could direct the same question towards relations with Hirohito post-WW2

Where would we be with out The Felton?

My grandad is still alive. He was a desert rat and was at monte casino He's 104 in August this year

Met a German Luftwaffe veteran a year ago at the Oktoberfest in Tulsa Oklahoma

Thanks for posting Mark. Our veterans thank you.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

South Africans?

I had the good Fortine to know my Uncle who fought through New Guinea and the Philippines as well as my 1st cousin with the Marines at Guadalcanal and Tarawa. Both ad been in situations most can hardly imagine. They generously answered my question. even when awkward. Lest we forget their service.

All of my family here in the US who were WW2 veterans are gone. My father was Navy from 1937 - 1957 and my mother was a WAVE Aviation Machinist Mate working on Corsairs, Hellcats, Cessna trainers and the Navy version of the B-25. I had six uncles who served in WW2 and all made it back home. One who did, did not come back from Korea.

That eagle looks like it's pooping itself and screaming regardless of which way it's looking.

Most interesting. Thank you for sharing. 🌿🌹♥️🌹🌿

Cost if living is going up like a rocket 🚀 People living paycheque to paycheque. While King 👑 rolling around in GOLDEN CARRIAGE!

My great-grandfather served in the Waffen-SS.

Too little of the greatest generation are left. Rip to those who allowed me to live my life.

Our Greatest Generation !!!!! Lets hope it never occours again !! Such loss of life

There are also fewer and fewer veterans in Poland. Captain Tadeusz Lutak, born in 1917, is still alive today. He served as a motorcycle messenger in the 121st tank company of the 10th cavalry brigade. After the September Campaign, he was a soldier of the Home Army.

I am 50 and only had my grandfathers for a short time. I would love to have spoken to them more about their experiences. They were 4th Infantry Division (8th and 12IRs) WWII, both at D-Day and both fought through until the end of the war. On the day my mother was born, her father was in combat in Normandy.

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Both of my great grandpa's fought in WW2. One survived stalingrad kursk before being wounded somewhere in western ukraine. He was an AA gun operator. The other was a tanker but died in Odessa(they never found his body).

My grandfather was the Chief Propulsion Engine Inspector of the V-2 rocket programme, and the senior Luftwaffe officer involved in its operation. He was the man that personally fired the first man-made rocket into outer space. He was recruited to North America following the war. This video is correct that the programme was under overall command by the SS, and they were responsible for the slave labour camps and production; but the technical design, engineering and operational use were conducted by the Luftwaffe. My grandfather hated Hans Kammler and the SS, yet ironically Kammler saved his life when their bunker at La Coupole was bombed by RAF Tallboys in 1944. I have attempted to access historical records held by the USA, the UK and DE of my grandfather's interrogation and cooperation with the Allies, as well as his service records -- but they are still classified under 100 year protective seal until 2045.

I was born in 1950 and am always moved by the quiet dignity displayed by the WW2 veterans. It is often remarked on that they are reluctant to to recount their experiences. I think we are inclined to forget they come from an age when it was not the 'done thing' to talk about oneself, and I can well remember being rebuked by my parents if I ever dared to 'show off' in the company of adults. Modesty and integrity are often lacking in this world of shameless self-promotion - actions do speak louder than words!

My father and friends served at this battle as young Lieutenants including a friend who won the highest medal gor gallantry.

If those scientists were american, I wouldn't believe, they actually landed on moon

Quiet gentleman woow you are describing my father. He fought in North Africa, South African division. He told me so many stories also peaked my interest in WW2. I have many unique photographs that he took in Italy and North Africa. He passed in 2012.

They were the greatest generation.

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Canada treats its veterans very poorly. The current socialist government denies surviving veterans pension increases, health care, and other support. Veterans are often homeless or living in shelters. The modern military is in a deplorable state. It’s embarrassing and pitiful in a so-called “developed” nation that would not exist without those heroes.

We getting canceled with this one

Truly a sobering presentation !! Truly the greatest generation, especially in light of the cultural downward trajectory we’re observing today. It‘s a simple but so sad a calculation to note the age today of an 18-year old enlisting in 1945. in a matter of a few fleeting years, they’ll be no remaining eye witnesses 🥲❤️

7:10 there are around 1300 veterans alive

I loved the playing of Tattoo in the video. A dear friend who was a Merchant Marine Officer during WWII and a descendant of American revolutionary soldiers and Confederate soldiers told me stories two days before his passing about bringing food to northern ports in Russia and getting blocked in for months by an iceberg and were almost out of food on the ship. Said they shot a seal and the Russian fined the ship $500 after they had delivered food to starving Russians. He was pretty clear that he hated the Russian. His wife asked me to give him a Confederate Funeral and I was able to get men from all over Texas who were Sons of Confederate Veterans and re-enactors a 12 lb cannon and crew, a rifle company and a bugler at the grave site who played (Scott) Tattoo. We sent him off like he wanted. I don’t mind Taps but I love Tattoo and playing both would be even better.

In a world of opportunists, you dare to point out just these two? As for evil men who are now honored, make a list, baby - there are hundreds of them.

Lost my dad in 2014, he was in his 80s and was in the Royal Signals. Its sad what is happening in Europe and the UK and the migrant problem we are now facing. In the media they talk about the threat from Russia BUT the real worry is the changing face of Europe and Britain, and we (born in the 70s & 80s) will see riots and even civil war in our country

2017 my father passed. He was 7 years short of 100. Fought in Italy during WW2. Still hated the Nazi on the day he died.