D-Day. Omaha Beach. Killed In Action. Forgotten. Filthy Headstone.

[@jimbolding7599]

Foy and fay were my uncles , i never got to meet fay but his story was a good one , we were told when he got out of prison he laughed at the notion of fighting in that mans war telling people that no army would take the likes of him ! Now we were told he was drafted , obviously the truth is even better .if you took the time to visit russelville courthouse , upper and lower pleasant site graveyards and winchester along with cedar creek cemetary youll find a bunch of fine young Boldings who gave theyre lives for theyre homeland . One you wont find is james huston bolding sr , hes byried so far from home in ft lincoln cemetery in bladensburg md . He was a member of the oss from 42 till 45 and was brought back into the countrry as a private in the us army on a troopship landing im new york . Im his son , a proud Bolding . Thank you for your care of fays grave , something i should have done !

[@theyfaceeast]

What was the OSS? I know what CBI was, China Burma India theater of war, but OSS does not ring a bell. My great grandfather Flew the Hump in the CBI.

[@jimbolding7599]

@@theyfaceeast good morning !! Oss was the office of strategic services ( wild Bill Donavons predecessor to the Cia. My father was a aerial photographer for the OSS , he flew out of kandy , Ceylon India did many runs over China to kungming and French Indochina, Burma and photographed the Japanese signing the surrender agreement at the Singapore city hall in 45 ( I have a photo album with these pictures !) The men of the OSS were told what they did was not to ever be discussed under penalty of treason and although I found his photo albums while a child he never discussed what he did until shortly before his death in 1985 . He actually spent the war attached to lord Mountbattens air group ,

[@RadicalEdward2]

@@theyfaceeastthe OSS was the precursor to the CIA

[@swimmmy]

@@jimbolding7599incredible story thanks so much for sharing

[@KibuFox]

Prior to his death in battle. Fay was awarded the purple heart. So he was also injured in battle prior to his death.

[@brianc.mcneil5238]

Thank you for doing this work and service! Fay Bolding was my 2nd cousin, 1x removed. RIP

[@nicolad8822]

If he’d have remained in Europe his grave would have been kept in pristine condition and had thousands visit.

[@theyfaceeast]

From what I've heard, you are correct! I do plan to travel to Europe some day to visit the WWI and WWII cemeteries.

[@DrJoy-cw7lt]

That makes me feel guilty. Never thought about it.

[@theyfaceeast]

@@DrJoy-cw7lt while there can certainly be a level of feeling guilty for having never thought about the filthy condition of veteran headstones in our local cemeteries, obviously nobody else has been thinking about it either. So the question now is what are we going to do now that we are aware of the problem?

[@localbod]

In the European countries that were liberated from Nazi tyranny and occupation by brave men who fought and died doing so, they understand and appreciate their sacrifice. The United States was never invaded and occupied and so the ultimate sacrifice those soldiers, sailors and airmen paid doesn't have the same meaning to its citizens as it does for those, say, in France or the Netherlands for example.

[@theyfaceeast]

@@localbod taking that thought a bit further, today we have only 1% serving in the military and making the sacrifices for the freedom of 100%, so the other 99% (minus family members of those serving in the military) are disconnected from what goes on at the tip of the spear.

Your video popped up in my feed. Great research, action, and call to action.

[@RetiredSailor60]

I went to my father's grave last year to clean his marker, USN veteran. I also cleaned every Veteran's marker I could find.

[@Rickster2791]

As usual, great job Trae! I urge everyone to pick a local cemetery and dedicate yourself to clean at least one veteran grave marker. I appreciate everyone's effort!

[@theyfaceeast]

Thank you for spreading the word! We have 100 living Americans for each veteran headstone, so it is simply a matter of raising awareness with 1%.

[@jeffreyhutchins6527]

Disturbing thing is that you had to procure permission.

[@aceman67]

As a Canadian, the fact that private individuals and organizations have to do this saddens (and angers) me to no end. In Canada we have the Last Post fund and the Commonwealth Graves Comission, the former ensures that Veterans families can bury their loved ones with out worrying about the financial burden and will ensure that the grave is maintained, or if damaged, repaired. The latter maintains the graves of the 1.7 million commonwealth soldiers graves all around the world, and maintains memorials as well. Both are government and privately funded and and do amazing work.

[@theyfaceeast]

Here in the United States, we have the National Cemetery Administration, a part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The NCA manages our National Cemeteries, the Army manages Arlington National Cemetery, and the National Park Service manages National Cemeteries affiliated with the Civil War. We have another federal government entity that manages our war dead buried in American Cemeteries overseas. While it would make logical sense to consolidate the care of ALL veteran graves under one organization, we suffer from lack of business minded people in our government ranks. In addition to providing headstones to the 16% of veterans buried within a National Cemetery, the NCA also provides free headstones for the 84% veterans buried OUTSIDE National Cemeteries. Some loved ones purchase private headstones for their veteran family member, while some order a free veteran headstone from the NCA. The NCA provides a free headstone to the veteran, and the NCA will replace a veteran headstone if it wears out or gets broken, but the NCA does not provide perpetual care for the government-furnished veteran headstones. And that is the cause of our veteran headstones falling into distress covered in biological filth. $700,000,000 annual budget for the 16% of veterans buried in National Cemeteries. $0 for the 84% of veterans buried in local hometown cemeteries.

[@corydunaway]

The Canadian government is as bad as California's

[@rogermorris3244]

THANK YOU BROTHER, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!!

[@danwallach8826]

Thank you for this. I once wrote a Memorial Day story about local veterans in one of our oldest cemeteries for my local paper. One grave was for two brothers -- one whose remains were repatriated, but the other was lost in the Pacific.

[@paull5609]

My father was a warrant officer in Germany and France after the war. His job was to disinter soldiers whose family requested their bodies be sent back to the states. Perhaps this was one of the soldiers he sent home.

[@billmccabe9601]

Thank you for all you do.

[@exstacc1886]

Born before WW1 ended, died before WW2 ended. Life for young men is brutal, we sent practical children to their deaths.

[@theyfaceeast]

And if they only knew how indifferent the American population would become, allowing their graves to be untended.

[@exstacc1886]

​@@theyfaceeast Americans have become so complacent because we've lost our culture to Corporations and government programs that are too low effort to benefit society. Our education system doesn't teach any practical life skills, and we're just expected to supplement our education with our parents' parenting, but in the modern age, everybody's too stuck to their phones to give anybody the time of day or a single care in the world. Sometimes I cry when I realize how fucked this world is nowadays; We do not need to survive anymore, we just have to exist. I know I'm complacent and I do not believe I could do the same things young men my age did back then, but that's also because I didn't grow up needing the same life skills. In corporate America, there is only respect for the self, but respect towards the self without respect towards others is not respect, it is ego, devilry. American society is built on sweatshop labor from foreign countries so we can have lavish lifestyles, while corporations steal water from natives with smiles on their faces and lies from their lips.

[@rogermorris3244]

@@exstacc1886 AMEN.

[@1lilfarm]

Thank you Trae! It's a great thing you're doing. I send people over to watch your videos to learn the proper way to clean these headstones. I hope the Governor responds and makes things right for Fay and the Boldings. 👍👍👍

[@theyfaceeast]

Hopefully, someone with a connection to the Governor of Alabama will show her this video! I think she will take action once she becomes aware of the issue. Pardoning Fay Bolding would certainly create a tremendous amount of goodwill.

[@weird1600]

Thank you so very much for your work!

[@annetteking3351]

Thank you for helping veterans

[@theyfaceeast]

I'm not sure how to reach the hearts and minds of Americans who are not closely connected to an active duty member of the armed forces, a veteran of the armed forces, or a member of the armed forces who died in service to our country. Maybe it's not possible, but I will keep trying.

[@jamesa.rodriguez8598]

Thank you for your service honoring those who served. And, your serving as well. God bless you.

[@tondalayakapoofnick2681]

Thanks!

[@theyfaceeast]

5,200,000 views and you are the SECOND person to make a donation on KZbin! I salute you. The money will go towards this cause of cleaning veteran headstones. Thank you.

[@tacosandfrenchfries4561]

Great video and work! Keep it up. Thank you

[@theyfaceeast]

I'm editing a few new videos at this very moment. I hope to release my Band of Brothers video in the next day or two.

[@ThePyramidone]

There was only one 175th Infantry Regiment - what you are referring to as "Regiments" are actually battalions of which the 175th had three. The 3rd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment was held in reserve during the landings. Pvt Bolding was convicted and served his sentence in full before he enlisted in the US Army. There is no need to pardon for what has already been paid for. Pvt Bolding regretfully lost his life in the service of his country and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, and the appropriate campaign medal with arrowhead device.

[@darrengilbert7438]

Wasn't he talking about the three regiments of the 29th Infantry Division? The 116th which landed on Omaha first, followed by the 115th which landed second and then the third infantry regiment of the 29th Infantry Division which was the 175th Infantry Regiment.

[@tigerkiller501]

My prayers for him and his family.

[@patrickmccrann991]

You are wrong. There were 3 regiments in the 29th Infantry Division, the 116th Infantry, 115th Infantry, and 175th Infantry. The 116th Infantry was the only assault regiment which was attached to the 1st Infantry Division. The 29th Infantry Division did not open its Headquarters until the morning of June 7th. All units of the 29th prior to that were attached to the 1st Infantry Division. The 29th Infantry Division was known as the "Blue and Grey" Division as two of the regiments could trace their lineage back to regiments of the Civil War, 116th to the 5th VA Infantry of the "Stonewall" Brigade and the 175th Infantry to the 118th PA Reserves. The 29th Infantry Division was a National Guard Division from VA, MD, and PA.

[@kennethbrown5358]

She can expunge the record

[@scimbrelo]

You have bad opinions

[@charlesdavenport2543]

Since I was a young man, I've always left a coin when visiting a Veteran's grave. My children and grandchildren do this too.

[@theyfaceeast]

What I love about acts of respect such as cleaning veteran headstones and leaving coins is that it equates to doing the right thing even when no one is watching. I remember going to Andersonville National Cemetery and seeing a specific headstone among thousands where the top was piled with stacks of various coins. The soldier died a POW like the rest of them 160 years ago, but somehow people know to leave a coin there at that headstone. Nobody there but me, but the coins informed me of what was happening when no one was watching.

[@martyb3783]

Thank you for what you do.

[@katgrey6239]

Thank you for sharing this info with us!

[@sondrabowers4837]

Thank you for your service & gravestone cleaning.🙏

[@JoeSavesGraves]

Sorry to hear about your home and tornado!! Hope all is well. Was wondering and worried why you weren't posting videos. Keep it up and hope things work out in that department!

[@reggiewallace260]

I am also a veteran -- fortunately all during peacetime 1973-1979. I was a United States Army Medic trained at Ft. Sam Houston USAMEDTC. God bless Fay Bolding and thank you for YOUR service.

[@theyfaceeast]

Your service to our country during times of peace is no less significant than those who serve during times of war. There's really no such thing as peace for our active duty because our military members are always in a state of readiness. Thank you.

[@danniem]

Next time you hear someone say a person or a group of people will "never be forgotten", ask them if they are personally going to back up the check that their mouth is writing.

[@GNXperimental]

"July 11 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a 156-year-old ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional, siding with a group that advocates for legalizing the ability of people to produce spirits like whiskey and bourbon for their personal consumption." "U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump in Fort Worth, on Wednesday agreed with, opens new tab the Hobby Distillers Association's lawyers that the longstanding ban exceeded Congress's taxing power and ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause."

[@MichaelEastman-e8v]

I’m glad someone else is doing the job, my sister ,the genealogist , has me doing the headstones on Memorial Day. Every time I get sent out to check cemetery graves two buckets water and scrub brushes go with me.

[@theyfaceeast]

God bless you and your sister! I wish I knew exactly how many people are answering this call to clean veteran headstones, and how many veteran headstones have been cleaned, but we will eventually get to a point where we have a volunteer assigned to each veteran grave. The volunteers will be enabled to report their activities, so we can know that every veteran's grave is being provided with perpetual care.

[@lewis7315]

Those type of grave stones get lost really easily as my Mothers was.

[@limingde91]

Trae, you taught me something valuable today: humility and love to the ones who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms and country. ❤ 🇺🇸

[@sherrillcornett4212]

Thank you Fay Bolding for your service 🪖🇺🇲

[@gooddoggy3257]

Thanks for sharing a story about a small town, fogotten veteran who gave his life for his country.

[@theyfaceeast]

84% of veterans are buried in their hometown cemetery. Only 16% of veterans are buried in National Cemeteries.

[@mustangcircut]

No disrespect here, Fay might have been a moonshiner but in all respects Fay was a “bad ass and American hero!”

[@anthonyacuna8604]

He’s even more badass by being a moonshiner

[@tereseduffy6591]

Contact the service organizations (American Legion, DAV, VFW, etc.) and provide them with all of your documentation and all of the governor's contact information (Mail, email, text, social media, etc.) to collect signatures and submit petitions to have this hero pardoned. Signatures should be limited to just vets but the general public as well. The pardon shouldn't be limited to just this hero but all veterans that have served this country.

[@jwhiskey242]

It's unfortunate that local cemeteries are often not maintained because of a lack of money. I'm glad my father and mother are buried in a National Cemetery -this way it will always be maintained.

[@lzcontrol]

175th Infantry was not attached to the 29th Infantry Division. It was assigned to the 29th Infantry Division. Fay Bolding was a draftee according to his serial number- as were most soldiers after the summer of 1942 so the Army could control the flow of manpower into its ranks. Thank you for a great service- remembering this man, and helping to clear his name. Truly a work of honor!

[@theyfaceeast]

Please explain the difference between attached and assigned. I'm always willing to learn something new. Thank you!

[@philipcoggins9512]

4:25 You are providing that leadership. Thank you for taking care of my brother in arms. Pray that Gov. Ivey does the right thing and issues a pardon.

[@chucktucker]

Per the company morning reports he joined G co 175th infantry as a replacement on 20 July 1944, and was Kia 12 August 1944

[@theyfaceeast]

Where do you find company morning reports?

[@chucktucker]

@@theyfaceeast currently you ( or a hired researcher) have to go to the National Archives in St Louis to access them. I have access to an index of The 29th division morning reports for 1 June 1944 through the end of the war that I used to find this info. I know they are trying to digitize all the reports and put them on line but it’s a pretty massive effort.

[@chucktucker]

@@theyfaceeast The official copies are available at the National Archives in St Louis, so you need to go in person or hire a researcher. I can recommend one if you’d like. My understanding is that the Archive is working to digitize them on put them on line. I have a spreadsheet index of 29th Division morning report entries from 1 June 1944 through the end of the war that I used to find this info on his arrival date.

[@WilhelmScreamer]

I value how you frame this video for maximum impact

[@jamesharrison6201]

As a kid growing up in Kansas, we would go to the Derby cemetery where my brother and sister are, grandfather, and other peripheral family. They would present the colors marching around the ground and then the 21 gun salute. We would plant the flowers and later learned the ground keeper mowed them over. Then Dad would tune in the Indy 500.

[@NaoiseHeneghan-nx8ig]

Thanks so much sincerely for honoring Fay Bolding. It is a disgrace that his resting place was left like that.

[@theyfaceeast]

I found another D-Day veteran who was Killed In Action maybe 40 feet from Fay Bolding's grave. His story will be next. He parachuted into France as a member of the Band of Brothers! 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Pretty incredible to find two of these heroes just steps from each other in little ole Red Bay, Alabama.

[@hawkeye-m-9e]

I went to cemetery and fixed my uncle dad and grandfathers graves! Went back to pick-up and a mower had hit my uncles grave stone knocked it completely off the the base! He was killed in last few days of WW II! Called first of week they fixed it right up!

[@theyfaceeast]

@@hawkeye-m-9e I appreciate the positive service recovery story! Most people who work in cemeteries are good folks and therefore are responsive to doing the right thing. It is truly impossible not to have accidental damage happen during cemetery routine maintenance every week with literally hundreds of grave markers in close proximity. I'm actually surprised by the good condition I find most grave markers in after having been mowed around and trimmed around for 100 years. At 40 mows per year, that headstone has been trimmed around 4,000 times!

[@hawkeye-m-9e]

@@theyfaceeast I know!

[@user-Elle41]

Good to see you again.

[@theyfaceeast]

Lost our home in the flood waters of Hurricane Ian 21 months ago. Trying to get back to cleaning veteran headstones.

[@wrhulse]

I love how you have footage and pictures of the DDay memorial on this video. It’s an awesome place in Bedford Va

[@airtow6766]

Your dedication and caring for American fallen heroes is inspiring and has prompted me to visit the cemetery where my family is buried and clean now 11 headstones. I started with my Dads, who was a WWII veteran and went on from there. Thanks for reminding others what these heroes did!

[@williamreymond2669]

I served with a Michael Bolding in Bravo Co. 2nd Ranger Battalion in the early 1980s, he was in my platoon. Different Bolding family? Probably. But still struck a nerve.

[@harrisonnightingale6600]

Died a month after his birthday.

[@mrcarlo1966]

Excellent work.Its nice to know there are others out there.I do this (work) in my local Catholic cemetery in NYC.I concentrate on KIA’s killed in wars past.Most people think I’m a nut to be honest.They just don’t understand why anybody would do this.I use D2 and Orvis that I purchase myself but that’s the least I could do.Some of the headstones are in poor condition and it is very frustrating.My father was a D-Day Omaha Beach veteran .I will be checking out your website after watching this video. I wanted to ask how do you find out the location of the original location of burial before the soldiers were reinterred in the United States. I am in so much agreement with you on who should do this work? …WE SHOULD ALL DO IT. Thanks very much ,you are appreciated and they won’t be forgotten.🇺🇸

[@theyfaceeast]

I can appreciate that the majority of Americans think we're nuts for cleaning veteran headstones. They think we are nuts, because they have no schema for why this is sacredly important. You and I know the cost of freedom up close and personal. Most do not. I research veterans using Ancestry.com, Findagrave.com, FOLD3.com, and Newspapers.com. I this case, on Ancestry.com I found a handwritten letter, written by his father, where he mentioned the location of his son's burial in France. I just follow the bread crumbs to where they lead me.

[@mrcarlo1966]

@@theyfaceeast Thanks for answering back Mr Zipperer.I just went to your site.Its very well done and will be sending out a donation tonight.I tried sending a message through the site but the verification picture thing kept returning and I don’t think my message went through or if they did your about to get 20 emails saying the same thing from me 🫣.Thanks again.

[@Blazen747]

Yay your back 😊

[@theyfaceeast]

Our house flooded during Hurricane Ian on 28 SEP 2022. Recovering from a natural disaster took me out of the fight for many months, but I hope to refocus my efforts again.

[@moneysaversilver]

Thank you for being a good person as you are for taking care of the past veterans retired USAF

[@CNHENDO]

Have you got a petition? Link?

[@theyfaceeast]

No, but that's a great idea! If you're willing to start a petition to reach the Governor of Alabama, that would be great. A woman in Wisconsin went to a townhall meeting to meet her Congressman to tell him about my proposed amendment to the United States Flag Code. That Congressman just announced a Bill for the United States House of Representatives to allow grave flags at veteran graves 365 days a year! This is a team effort.

[@Liberty-Justice4All]

God bless you. My Grandfather was with a tank crew that fought in tha Battle of the bulge. Our family cleans his head stone & area around it every time we head back that way for the Holidays so I strongly believe we should all keep up our Veterans memorials, it's the least we could do.

[@davidjohnston330]

BRAVO sir. 👍👍👍

[@TC-qd1zw]

The reason why he got time is. They got no tax off him. And all good gangs need to make cash. When you see what Politicans take, is a disgrace to the Country.

[@theyfaceeast]

Well said! Back then the government was spending every dollar they could collect. Today, they just out-of-thin-air create an additional $1.5 Trillion to spend each year. Eventually, people are going to realize the U.S. dollar is worth less each time the government dilutes the buying power of a U.S. dollar. Nobody is loaning money to the Unites States, so there is no national debt owed to China or anyone else. Instead of drill baby drill, it's print baby print! I'm not sure why they hold themselves back at only $1.5 Trillion additional dollars created each year. Put on your Big Boy pants federal government and print $50 Trillion next year! Spend baby spend!

[@thomasmackie6657]

I'm from the UK 🇬🇧. LOVE THE VID!!. subscribed!. 🎉

[@kingjoe3rd]

I've lived in Alabama my whole life (minus the time I was in the Marine Corps) and I've never heard of Red Bay. Also, thanks for doing this. If you come across any headstones down in Mobile that need to be cleaned, just post a notice on your channel and I will gladly come out and help. I would imagine there are many down here.

[@theyfaceeast]

Red Bay, AL is a place I'd never heard of until I purchased a Tiffin Motorhome. Tiffins are manufactured in Red Bay, AL! I haven't sourced the funding yet to establish a nationwide organized movement. For now, patriotic volunteers are visiting their local cemeteries to find veteran headstones in distress. Once found, the volunteer either cleans the veteran headstones alone, or they rally local volunteers to work together on a veteran headstone cleaning event. Once I arrange proper funding, we will begin the process of getting all the volunteers signed up as members with Posts in each county nationwide.

[@TedWilliams-f1o]

Red Bay is southwest of Muscle Shoals and almost due west of Russellville. It's almost on the Mississippi line

[@larryb3332]

Thank you, sir.

[@FezCaliph]

2:08 where is this??

[@theyfaceeast]

The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. Bedford was selected as the location because of The Bedford Boys. 44 of the American men offshore from the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944 were from Bedford, VA. 20 of the 44 Bedford Boys were Killed In Action on D-Day.

[@steven.h0629]

Thanks Trae 👍😎✊

[@theyfaceeast]

You are welcome Steven!

[@martinmeade2860]

Its great to see you back , missed you bigtime , please carry on with your true passage for all these veterans who gave all for me and you , lots of Love from Cheshire , England , your a good man please don't leave us for soo long again x

[@theyfaceeast]

Thank you. We lost our home and belongings in the storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Ian on 28 SEP 2022. It took 18 months to complete our home renovation, which was an absolute nightmare traumatic experience. I am trying to put that experience behind me, so I can get back to where I was on 27 SEP 2022. Making progress! I appreciate you.

[@martinmeade2860]

@@theyfaceeast Sorry to hear that nice to see back ,take care.

[@HappierHeadstones]

@@theyfaceeast I too am very sorry to hear that and am glad that you can now out that behind you. It was so nice for you to pop up today though. You have been missed, but I know some of us were carrying on due to you and your dedication to teaching us all about this!

[@robertcameron9049]

Thank you sir.

[@danielebrparish4271]

People have to be careful with what they use to clean tormbstones because they cause them to deteriorate much faster. This is especially true of marble.

[@theyfaceeast]

You are correct. I would say 99.9% of Americans have no clue how to properly clean a headstone. That's why I petitioned the National Cemetery Administration to provide "we the people" with a set of instructions. It is extremely simple, but people don't know what they don't know. No bleach. No acids. No chlorine. No pressure washers. No metal bristles. No mechanical tools. Cleaning agents are limited to those with an active ingredient known as a quaternary ammonium compound, such as D/2 Biological Solution. Clean water is acceptable. And Orvis soap is considered to be safe, but I've never used it. Use a hand-powered scrub brush with bristles made from natural fibers such as Tampico. You are correct about marble, because it is relatively soft compared to granite.

[@lindahammel7536]

What a wonderful guy you are! I enjoyed learning about this soldier as you cleaned his headstone and the whole idea of neglect of veteran graves in small private cemeteries. You're so right, they all deserve honor.

[@JamesPlummer-zm9zw]

May God Bless, And THANK YOU!!

[@wannabetrucker7475]

Good job 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 your history of Fay means more than anything that governor could do, except get up off of her money Actually, I'm from a small town in ny state and we spent a lot of time in our cemetery, talking about families, leaving flowers. The headstones were always cleaned by the workers.

[@theyfaceeast]

I rarely walk into a random cemetery to find the veteran headstones in a respectable clean condition. Most every time, the veteran headstones are in distress. Eventually, veteran headstones covered in filth will be a thing of the past.

[@johngibson2884]

I Would, humbly, like to end your title for you ... " A guy came by and fixed up everything nicely." There, title is complete

[@SkyRoseTut321]

How many Cemertaries Do they use For The Soldiers?

[@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015]

Thank you for what you are doing for our deceased service members

[@theyfaceeast]

This is definitely a team effort with me taking on the role of spokesperson for veteran graves NOT located in a National Cemetery. The new goal is Perpetual Care for all veteran graves NOT located in a National Cemetery.

[@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015]

@@theyfaceeast I have had family members serving in the US military since 1941 so again thank you for your hard work. The world needs more people like you. Grandpa Thomas: Early 1941-1946? He died in 1994, was at Pearl Harbor six months before the December 7th attack and stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Wish I had asked him more questions back then. Grandpa Webb: 1944?/1945?-1946?/1950? All I know is that he was in the army during WWII, he died in 1979 at the age of 52. Uncle Mike: served in Vietnam, died in 2006. Grandpa Buddy: my Grandma's second husband also served in Vietnam, died in 2004 the day after I graduated from highschool. Aunt Michelle: USMC 1988?-1992, because they wouldn't let her fight on the front line during the first gulf war. Cousin Dwayne: USN 2000-20??. He was at Pearl Harbor on 9/11/2001, was in Afghanistan and Iraq. I hope you have a wonderful day.

[@theyfaceeast]

@@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015 sounds like your family is among the Warrior Class of Americans. Mine too. It seems odd to me, but there are actually families in America with no active duty members of the Armed Forces nor veterans among them. I thought everyone had a grandfather or father who served in the military, but that isn't true for everyone. And you even have an AUNT Michelle who is a Marine! Once a Marine, always a Marine.

[@jwells5155]

Thank you for your families service!!!

[@thomasshoff6512]

WE THE PEOPLE need to reflect more on the value of life and less on living it without care. Many died for their country since 1776. It is not enough to remember once a year. Today there are too many who take life for granted and do not appreciate those who made it possible for them. HISTORICAL FACTS ARE IMPORTANT. WE ALL KNOW, IF WE IGNORE HISTORY, WE WILL BE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT!

[@DanielMcGillis-xs6rt]

Navy vet here too. Go Navy!

[@theyfaceeast]

GO NAVY! Where did you serve? I was on USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.

[@DanielMcGillis-xs6rt]

@@theyfaceeast I was in surface warfare with the USS Ranger before I went greenside.

[@ShiverPlumbingTN]

What kind soap you using? Find some special cleaner ? I enjoy watching Prestige Cleaners do pressure washing in UK he has all the right chemicals and equipment to make short work of algae and moss covered roofs . Thanks for lesson in Veteran respect

[@theyfaceeast]

In this video I use D/2 Biological Solution.

[@stevesmith6119]

What do you use to clean the headstone? I used CLR once to clean my farther's and it stained it.

[@theyfaceeast]

d2bio.com

[@strshooter7399]

Dear Sir; I want to thank you for this service to veterans, their headstones, brass plaques, etc…, cleaning them so they are legible. Thank you for your service, and this effort you put forth in this. I also am a 20 year USN veteran, and I salute sir. God Bless you and your family. “ What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all His people. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. Psalm 116: 12-15 NKJV

[@MrRugbylane]

on the 12th August 1944 the 29th Division was in stationed around the town of Vire. Right in the middle of the bocage

[@theyfaceeast]

I see you also enjoy researching the movements of military units! I am a Civil War buff myself. It is fascinating to focus on the fine details.

[@benniehazelwood9276]

Thank you for your service to keep us free and safe. I impressed with the way you clean the head stones will you please let us know if it was pardoned thank you

[@theyfaceeast]

I will let everyone know if I hear anything from the Governor of Alabama pertaining to a posthumous pardon for Fay Bolding.

[@seanmoore9713]

I had heard stories of D2 turning headstones orange, but I had never seen it myself. That grave was in bad shape.

[@kenlandon7803]

Thank you. Respect for the fallen on our behalf.

[@patrickmccrann991]

Tennis elbow = Acute tendonitis. Comes from any repetitive action. You can help yourself by wearing a wrist brace which relieves the stress on your elbow. I am also a retired Navy Chief and surrered the same thing.

[@barrymacaukiner963]

Navy Chief!

[@joegranchelli415]

Pardon this man!!

[@HappierHeadstones]

@Northcentral did you see this?

[@ferrari2k]

Where exactly was that D-Day museum shot from the beginning?

[@theyfaceeast]

Bedford, VA.

[@ferrari2k]

@@theyfaceeast Thanks, found it!

[@RetiredSailor60]

Thanks for your service Shipmate. OS1(SW/AW) USN Retired...

[@josephrusso3803]

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE SO WE CAN BE FREE AND REST IN PEACE 🙏.

[@retirednavychief6983]

I see your Corgi was doing a fine job as acting manager and safety observer!

[@jlyn8228]

The judges I've met through various states, and especially back then. Woof, I think they only cared about their own self interests/family. No doubt at all that he didn't care at all about what he'd done for this random person.

[@jamesrey4275]

And now we live in the most evil times in human history. We were tricked into killing those that tried to save us.

[@theyfaceeast]

China is working on their aircraft carrier fleet. Russia is already at war. North Korea is now allied with Russia. Israel is under attack for rescuing their people held hostage. Iran is allied with Russia. The enemy is doing everything possible to remove God from the United States. Yeah, we are nearing Sodom and Gomorrah levels of wickedness.

[@nicolad8822]

You think the Nazis were trying save you?

[@JohnSmith-gb5vg]

It should not be up to the Federal to maintain state veteran head graves. The state should have that responsibility or state volunteers.

[@jwhiskey242]

No. Its one of the few things the Federal Government actually does correctly.

[@thomaslewis5817]

i live in the uk and through perfectly honest you're right we forget the sacrifice of men and women during the second world war we think of it as just such a long time ago you know but would we do the same things nowadays thank you for the video

[@libertarian1637]

Went to the cemetery originally to clean my own family stones but ended up cleaning as many as I could before running out of water. I took an easier way out though and used a battery pressure washer and ran through some 16 gal. of water. But when done those stones looked new again.

[@theyfaceeast]

The National Cemetery Administration promotes no pressure washers, no bleach, no acid, no plastic bristle brushes, no metal bristle brushes, and no powered tools. I appreciate you cleaning headstones. I am guilty of not knowing what I didn't know. The preferred way to accomplish the same speed, well actually a faster speed, is to use a battery powered sprayer to apply water first to wet the stones, then apply D/2 Biological Solution to the headstones, then walk away. They won't look clean immediately, but this process creates no risk of damaging the natural stone. Come back a couple months later and the stones will look great!

[@joshjosh6526]

Im not too far away in oktibbeha county, MS. Thank you for your service serving our country and for your service you are providing for our fallen heroes. I would like to help with this if i can.

[@theyfaceeast]

This is a grass roots effort, so visit ByMemorialDay.com, watch all the videos on each web page, read the protocol issued by the National Cemetery Administration, and light the patriotic fire to clean veteran headstones in your local community. If someone already cleaned the veteran headstones in the first cemetery you visit, go on to the next one, and so on.

[@joshjosh6526]

@@theyfaceeast thanks for the reply! I am currently going through all of the videos on your website and starting a list for supplies. Lets make this happen!

[@tudyk21]

Thank you for your service. Times two!🇺🇲

[@theyfaceeast]

Much appreciated

[@johnfowler6189]

Sounds like a good idea for an eagle scout project ⚜️

[@theyfaceeast]

I have received several comments from Boy Scouts and parents of Boy Scouts letting me know about Eagle Scout projects! You are correct.

[@SteveVi0lence]

The "boy" scouts don't exist anymore. Just the scouts. Why would the scouts do this? They are too busy earning their gender studies awards

[@RVGMInc]

Welcome Back!

[@theyfaceeast]

Thank you. Recovering from a flooded house took me out of the fight for 18 months. Time to get back to work.

[@battlefieldace5400]

He was killed on a Sat during the battle of the falaise gap.

[@nicolad8822]

What has a pardon to do with anything?

[@theyfaceeast]

The idea of a posthumous pardon to a young man Killed In Action in service to our country relates to doing the right thing even when no one is watching. If the Governor of Alabama learned about this video, agreed this young man from Alabama is worthy of a pardon (he was a moonshiner, not a murderer), and held a press conference to present the pardon to this soldier's next of kin, it would make headlines nationwide. Does a pardon cost anything? No. Is there anything to gain from a pardon? Yes. First of all, it sends a message to all living Americans who may go into harm's way that they won't be taken for granted and forgotten after they come home in a flag draped casket. Second, it lifts a burden that is worthy of being forgiven. If you believe in the afterlife, then Fay Bolding will know. Third, a pardon in this case would create a TREMENDOUS amount of goodwill for the Governor of Alabama. 99% will love her. The other 1% needs to be shipped off to Iran for a reality check. And finally, the national attention will shine a spotlight on the plight of our veteran headstones covered in filth from sea to shining sea.

[@tonycs-9]

@@theyfaceeast On point.

[@dankreoger611]

Sidesteps: Adventures into History KZbin channel, Robert uses a special solvent for tombstones. Works really well.

[@stargater2892]

PFC Bolding is resting better

[@COYBIG1967]

I won’t get into politics or things like that , I’m not American but I just want to say thank you, such a simple act like cleaning the head stone , really beautiful thing to do and genuinely touched my heart. You are a true good person . Blessings to you . I 💯 disagreee with many many things the British and American army do , the two world wars are different , these ppl had no chance , neither did the other side, we must remember the young who died there too but my respect goes out to every one who served in both world wars . Again thank you for what you’re doing, you’re truly wonderful . I really hope a famous rich person might help , honestly some soccer players on nba or nfl players could pay for you to do these with there spare change .