Killed German wedding photos returned to his familly by US veteran after 68 years

[@oceanhome2023]

I had a neighbor a while back who ran over and killed a young girl it was not his fault, some how at the accident scene the girls tennis shoes were thrown into the back seat of his car . He rarely cleaned his car so he did not discover them until a couple months later a couple months after that he showed me the shoes , he knew they were to girls shoes there was ink pen writing all over the shoes like what young girls do including her name on several spots . I asked him why are you keeping those shoes and he had no answer. 2 years later he mailed the girls’ shoes back to her parents who were devastated for a second time . There are some similarities between these 2 stories

[@alexrainer8891]

Ron Lawson tf

[@howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244]

Droiz He probably didn’t see her

[@johnnyrats7083]

Ron Lawson how on earth did hey ‘somehow’ end up in the back seat of his car

[@babyguilhem9338]

I'm shocked someone who killed a girl is free to clean his car and love happily No prison ? Wtf

[@babyguilhem9338]

NSA it's a murder not an accident when someone run over someone

[@christophmessner6450]

To give the pictures back to the relatives is a truly noble deed. I am a German and I salute to both guys.

[@idleonlooker1078]

That US veteran had 68 years to give them back, but did nothing. Really, what valid military purpose do personal wedding and family photos hold? The Geneva Convention states personal items must be returned (in this case to his widow). Take military equipment as a "war trophy" if you must, but NOT personal or sentimental items valuable to the family! That US vet kept the photos etc as his "war trophy" just to stroke his own vanity ("Look! I'm a bass-assed war hero because this is the guy I killed!!"). In 68yrs that vet did nothing - and would have still kept everything - had that French author not done what was right - and what that vet should've done in 68yrs. I salute the French guy.

[@ememe1412]

@@idleonlooker1078 WW2 had men brainwashed to dehumanize 'The Enemy'. This is how ordinary men managed to man concentration camps watching people starve and murdered like cattle, cause firestorms by bombing civilian cities and even to drop nuclear bombs without any moral impediment. Both sides conveniently set aside the Geneva conventions when it suited them. My grandfather was a vet of that war. The casualties were tremendous. You got turned in to a killing machine on command. You were ordered to do things that went against your very moral fabric, and you obeyed. Like shell areas you knew had civilians just to stop it's use by 'The Enemy'. You knew you killed helpless people. In the end 'The Enemy' were not people to you anymore, you forget. You forget your own humanity. A LOT of veterans took personal 'trophies' or mementos not to feel like a 'bad ass' but to remind themselves that who they killed were people just like them. People with loved ones, not just an armed uniform that was trying to kill you. It helped them remind themselves of their own humanity. Of course it can be taken other ways and may provide no comfort for the deceased's family. But all out war is f'd up.

[@ememe1412]

@@idleonlooker1078 Stop to think of everything of what was happening in WW2. Any of it logical? Can you rationalise outside of our own nationalist biases and modern viewpoint? Dead bodies didn't come back draped in flags to fanfare. They got bulldozed in to ditches. US forces were losing around ~15k dead avg in every major battle fought from Normandy to Berlin. You think seeing this carnage people have the same sentiments as you? Look at what vietnam vets were saying of their efforts to reintegrate after the war. Put that against the 16M Americans that served in WW2 nearly half of which saw action. 68years looking at a photo that the old man could have seen two ways, a person or a thing he killed. He had his reasons. You then compare vets to mass murderers? Macabre, but there is a point to reality. Some felt this and no doubt took trophies for cynical reasons. Others just didn't regardless of how high your horse is. These things are not a surprise for those who saw parents traumatised by that war or grandchildren like me who heard first hand their experiences. You ever speak to someone directly about experiences of that war? Where my granddad fought, they saw their enemies fling babies in the air and catch them with bayonets amongst other horrors. You think people who saw these measure things the same as you? As I was told, you killed so much you forget you're killing people. This is why I well understand that not all personal trophies taken were cynical. It's not justification, just the way it went. Not one person amongst his family and friends who ever saw his momentos over the years reacted like you. 3 generations had to pass...

[@eazy-e9893]

Idle Onlooker you can not claim that you know why he took this pictures, yes it is illogical to take somebody else’s pictures for your own mental peace, but what if it was so indeed? Feelings are almost always illogical. You can interpret many emotions and feelings into an object, some kids have feelings for teddybears, some men have emotions for their cars. All of this is irrational and still it is there. But most importantly, he had no obligation to return this stuff to the family. Maybe he wanted to return it but he didn’t wanted to spend time and money to investigate and find out who his family was... You can not claim to know the reason why he took it, or why he didn’t return it. If he was really evil and had no intention to return this stuff, why would he return it now?

[@idleonlooker1078]

@@eazy-e9893 1) There is no military value in wedding photos, so if the guy didn't take them for military purposes, then we are left with that he took them to satisfy his own personal vanity. 2) Feelings may be illogical, but they follow a logical sequence: boy meets girl, fall in love, marry, have kids, boy protects wife/family, then dies of old age. But they do not generally follow: 'Yahoo! I just killed that guy! Let's loot his body and take some personal shit so I can always remember him as my 'war trophy/victim' because I killed him!! 3) He may have had no obligation to return his trophy items, but there again he had no obligation to loot personal, sentimental items in the first place. There are regulations in the Geneva Convention that specifically guard against looting personal/family items (ie: of no military value) from a soldier. 4) The old chestnut of not wanting to spend time and money!! LMAO!! How much does it cost to write down the details - or photocopy the photos - and post them off to the International Red Cross? Really, how much? This vet in 68yrs couldn't scape up $50 to send off a package to the IRC? Come on! Get real!! One of the IRCs roles is to assist in locating missing person's and their relatives!! Furthermore, countries like the US spend millions searching for their lost soldiers. Why? To bring them home, to honour them and give the families closure. IMHO this should also extend to the return of looted family photos and other personal items back to those families as well. After all, by rights, don't the items looted still belong to the dead soldier and his family? (Conjecture this: Would you like some terrorist taking as his "war trophy" - to forever gloat over - some sentimental, personal, family items looted off your dead son, husband, brother, father or relative that he'd just killed? I think not!) 5) "Why is he returning it now": because some young French guy compelled from his innate humanity to do what's right, got off his ass, made some enquiries and found the family! Something that the vet couldn't be assed doing in 68yrs! (But I bet the vet's family know ALLLLL about the photos and the story how he killed that soldier!) And, really, it wasn't such a hard project afterall - as proven by the Frenchman successfully locating the German soldier's family. War involves soldiers being killed: and that's the chance every soldier takes when in military service. BUT, it was guilt and remorse alone - for looting and denying that German soldier's family from having his wedding and family photos (for 68yrs!) - that compelled their return, nothing more. In conclusion, I have no issue with taking "war trophies" that are military items - as every country have military museums which are stuffed with such trophies taken by their military forces, which is generally acceptable by society. BUT personal, non-military, family items, surely, and in all decency - even if only out of respect for a soldier who died in the service of his country - MUST never be looted: and if so in that immediate euphoria following "the heat of battle" - then be returned as soon as possible back to that soldier's family.

[@zasmrcaveman5725]

Holy shit! He looks great for 92.

[@handsanitizer5525]

I KNOW RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelvasquez6179]

A man who went to war and has seen so much in his lifetime, he looks like he’s in his 70 it’s ridiculous

[@jake_runs_the_world]

Rip

[@rune.theocracy]

"You kill enough people, eventually you become immortal."

[@MimiPlaysViolin]

You look great for a caveman.

[@caprisunpouch306]

I went to Germany to visit an ex girlfriend, while out a WW2 German veteran heard their was an American in their small town. He came out to meet me and have a photo taken. We hugged and shook hands. He asked about my grand parents and their role in the war. One fought in the pacific the other in Europe as a glider pilot in Normandy. I only knew the one who served in the Pacific. He pulled me in close and said it was so great to be friends after all these years. I wispered in his ear "We were never enemies only separated by the will and ignorance of those in control." I felt gravity like I never felt. I believe it brought him a little peace. Love your friends all over the world.

[@thegarz1963]

CapriSun Pouch beautiful story. Thanks for sharing

[@caprisunpouch306]

@mista dont play You are loved. don't let the propaganda media pimps and race baiting and gifting celebs and black political leaders tell you differently. Got nothing but love for you as do most.

[@postreroleumell.5082]

True I always emphasize this that a soldier who fights do not hate the enemy infront of them but loves whom he left behind

[@RasPutintheGreat]

Nice

[@gwendolynjeane]

mista dont play You would lose a fight to a chicken.

[@jeep146]

These veterans fought in combat, people who have never fought have no right judging these men.

[@albatraoz1257]

Bestoink Dooley libtard

[@christophermills7693]

unless you were there or in battle yourself, you have no to real right to judge. if you do you judge, yourself will be judged in kind. In war, soldiers loot the dead. they take any money, weapons, ammo etc. is it right? who is to say. weapons and ammo and other supplies are one thing. personal property like the images are in a grey state. If he didnt take them, would the pictures have made their way back along with the body of the fallen? I doubt it. Say what you want, but you aint no saint either. ( god knows I'm not)

[@mwnciboo]

Samuel Boas really? they would have rotted if he'd left them on the corpse. This way they have survived.

[@erickandrewp]

Samuel Boas, what a damn shame on you for not even making sense.

[@shadowcat0201]

Listen to Black Sabbath War Pigs, and you will know who to blame for every war.

[@viescotty3577]

I used to clean senior apartments. One veteran client of mine talked rarely bout his service. But he once told me part of his duty was collecting personal belongings and trying to return them to family on both sides of war. He had a watch of a soldier whom he tried for many years to find family for return. Unable to do so army told him to keep it upon discharge. He told me this holding watch, crying, and praying for family he never could find.

[@mclarendrive]

leterbuck2001 thats not funny 🤨

[@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118]

@leterbuck2001 you suck!

[@idleonlooker1078]

@leterbuck2001 If your Dad could've killed a few more he could had his own lawn bowls tournament in his back yard.

[@rsuriyop]

That man's heart was in the right place. I'd wish that more veterans (WWII, Korea, Vietnam, or whatever) would also find it in their hearts to do the right thing and return such items to the families of the fallen with whom these items would mean a whole lot more to.

[@michaelgaynor6866]

@leterbuck2001 ,No humor here!!!!! From a son of a Korean War Veteran. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheUnplugged1]

Man them Germans was some hard boys ...imagine being the last man left knowing full well you don’t intend to surrender...powerful

[@ginnyjollykidd]

My little sister was a veteran having served in the Army National Guard. In her basic training, having gained sharpshooter status, she couldn't run fast (like all us sisters) because she had short legs. She apologized to the colonel there who said, "That's all right, Soldier, I'd rather have someone fighting beside me." What a guy! He knew what it was like being a soldier and appreciated all their efforts and talents! I'd want him to be my Colonel. Then again, had I been in the service, I'd be proud to have my sister be my Drill Sergeant and/or my Master Sergeant.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

@Nicolas d'Avout Troll

[@JesusIsTheWay59]

USA was harder. They stormed France's beaches. This video was just about 1 German soldier.

[@Solisium-Channel]

They were high on meth

[@aapddd]

@Nicolas d'Avout baloney

[@cavalryscout8720]

In Iraq I had a similar experience after destroying an Iraqi tank.. I went through the belongings of the only tank crew member who hadn't been completely mangled or burned.. he was obviously the tank commander whose turret hatch had been open and had been blown out of the hatch like a cork from a bottle. His body was in perfect condition with no wounds or even a singed hair. He had been killed by the concussion of the blast. Anyway.. in his wallet were pictures of him with his wife and family.. I didn't keep any of his personal items however.. I returned them to his pocket.. This experience is one that stands out in my memories of Operation Desert Storm. I relive it often as if it had happened yesterday. All I could think of when I saw the photo of his wife was that I knew that her hopes of him returning home to her would never happen. . I know that given the chance he would have killed me so I can't let guilt tear me apart, but the memory still haunts me..

[@pandahsykes602]

Cavalry Scout Thats fucked bro , thanks for your service 🙏

[@dannybeeh6332]

Cavalry Scout Such an amazing story. Thanks for sharing.

[@juicyasheru]

I can’t imagine what that must feel like. Thank you for your service.

[@cavalryscout8720]

@@juicyasheru we all have coping mechanisms. . Thank you

[@leonbosco4107]

@Cavalry Scout If only those fanatic fools didn’t flew planes into buildings, we wouldn’t have to send you there and you would not experience such tormenting memory.

[@mr.aldini6801]

He thought enough of the German soldier to preserve the man's memories in a photo album. I think that's awesome.

[@50sRocKabilly]

But why would you want to own a picture of a man you killed? Thats just sick.

[@M9_Lu]

50sRockabilly well, there could be several reasons. No one’s to say, though, as none of us are him. One reason could be that he wanted something to remember a brave soldier by. There is a strange bond between two enemies of a country trying to fight for their causes.(remember the guy killed wasn’t really a nazi for racism but rather conscripted thinking he’s fighting for his country’s freedom from allied oppression.) A second reason could have been that he wanted to remember that he’s still human, so he took the photos to remind himself of what he did. A third reason reason could have been that he was like u said. He could’ve just wanted the photo just because. But, like i said earlier, u no one’s to say why he took the photos.

[@darrenyoung001]

Not all German soldiers were Nazis. Unfortunately,war is a terrible waste. An anecdote I know to be true is of a then "Tommy" in the Western Desert/El Alemien, hit by shrapnel. Lying in the bottom of a shell hole a German Afrika Corp soldier found him. The British soldier was in agony,badly wounded and he begged the German to shoot him... "Nein kameraden". The German soldier patched him up best he could and left his water bottle...bearing in mind it's in the desert!!! This was an older work colleague of my dad and obviously "Tommy" survived the war to recount this.

[@zx6r502]

Natural Slasher well said

[@TheBalls55]

It was like a trophy.

[@jimfinigan1681]

Soldiers on both sides collected battlefield souvenirs. Then, when they got older, they feel remorse and want to return the items. I knew a WWII veteran who brought home a samurai sword that he took from a dead Japanese officer. It hung in his den for decades, then about 10 years ago he decided to return it to the family. He had read that those swords have significant heritage value to the families of those who carried them. Well, he did his research and, with a little help, managed to find the family. He flew to Japan and met with them, and gave the sword back. They were so overwhelmed with this that they formed a relationship with him. They asked him to let them show their appreciation, but he politely declined. Anyway, it happened that my friend collected miniatures. One day, a truck came to his house and dropped off a conex container. When he opened it, it was full of collectable miniatures, sent by the family.

[@CrocodileTear]

What was the name of the US veteran you mention?

[@randomcommenter5266]

@rambull Jr it was so he could return it in the future.

[@randomcommenter5266]

@rambull Jr Pictures can't walk and if the veteran never got them, it would have been lost forever.

[@TheRetirednavy92]

My dad was at the Canal, after what the Japanese did to our guys, he never took another prisoner, just killed them and took a tooth for a souvenir. He had about 200 teeth when I opened his safe after he died.

[@scoobydoo2587]

@@randomcommenter5266 If he had really taken it to return it, then why did he wait almost 70 years to do so? And even now he only returned it because a French researcher contacted him

[@gargara77]

Most of people angry about veteran. But maybe if he didn't take these photos they will never turn back to his family ?

[@southeparkfreak]

Indeed, who else would have returned the photos? The photo return platoon? They would have rotted or buried along with the corpse.

[@ryleyw3684]

exactly

[@firelord1125]

Exactly. If this guy hadn’t taken them, either another soldier would have (and who knows what he would have done with them) or they would have rotted away, never to be seen again.

[@q_q123]

Why should they be angry? A good deed has been done. German or not. It could've either rot into the ground or returned to his family. I don't see why the second option isn't the better choice

[@julieinthenorthwest4594]

OK Folks, When we search the enemy, we're looking for intel (maps, encryption codes, radio frequencies, unit insignia, etc.) be they dead or alive. We take everything off them and bag the items. Then it's sent to the rear (to the MPs first then on to the MI (Military Intelligence) folks). Once all items have been examined then 2 things occur, they are returned to the POW or archived. Back in WWII, numerous items were taken as war souvenirs (heck my dad brought back a Walther P38) but things change. During my time (Mar 1977- Dec 1996) everything leaving theater (the area of operations) was checked extensively for war souvenirs and these photos would have been taken. And then just sat in some archives somewhere. The family is lucky that he did take the photos, otherwise they would be rotting away in the archives, been lost, or destroyed by now. Hope this helps explain a few things for folks.

[@colonelcrossfire8268]

It was likely that those pictures would have been lost to history if this man didn't take them.

[@jamesfletcher9268]

They should have been buried with him. There was no military intelligence need to take them other than as a trophy of the man you killed. His wedding photo? He put them in his family photo album...that's some dark shit right there. Having to kill him wasn't where this dude went off...it was taking those pictures as a souvenir. Had it not been for the French researcher contacting him...I'm guessing those pics would still be in his family album. There are no hero's in war....just survivors.

[@damanithegoat9653]

James Fletcher Desmond doss is a hero in war. So there are hero’s in war dude

[@MrPr1nglz]

@@jamesfletcher9268 Honestly, I just see as a man trying to honor a fellow soldier by keeping his memory alive. He may very well have intended to return it to the family but for whatever reason, decided not to. Perhaps a pang of guilt? Anyway, it's not anyone's place to judge what actually happened. The point of fact is that the family was able to be reunited with the possessions of a loved one

[@jamesfletcher9268]

@@MrPr1nglz You are entitled to your opinion...perhaps you are correct...but I would think he would have put them somewhere safe for that day of return. Yet this man put them in his FAMILY ALBUM for 70 years. I had 2 uncles, both gone now, that landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. Both fought all across Europe. Made it to the end. Neither of them would talk about it. They were haunted by the men's faces that they killed. I never saw their medals or uniform, pictures of them overseas...until they were dead. So I find this disgusting really, and I know if my uncle's were still here...they would be too. Peace.

[@MrPr1nglz]

@@jamesfletcher9268 I think you failed to actually understand that I never actually took sides one way or another. Everyone has their own way of dealing with trauma and while we can sit here and speculate on the reasons why he chose to do what he did, the fact remains that we have no ability to actually read his mind. It could have been a sick memory of him but it could also be him honoring his sacrifice in his own way. It's important to see both sides of the fence before jumping to conclusions. For all anyone knows, he probably did try to contact family and failed or just felt like he would be hated for being the man who killed a loved one if he was going to return it. Glass half full people, seriously...

[@g.ramirez7250]

Looks like the soldier died covering his platoon !! A hero himself !!

[@JV-bj4kx]

1:19 For someone he is enemy For someone he is Hero For someone he is loved one

[@Frank_Nemo]

For someone else he is just a body to be looted when he's dead.

[@siesaugeneieridontwantalas9200]

All these people talking about how terrible this guy is. He literally was enlisted to fight and kill other humans, thats war, and nowyou're surprised that this guy killed someone and searched his body? This dude is a straight hero AND he gave the photo back lol

[@martyreking5487]

Yeah he did but almost 70 years latter , I'm sure his bride is dead by now and never got to see those pictures again...you fucking moron .

[@siesaugeneieridontwantalas9200]

martyre king then dont marry a fucking Nazi moron.

[@itzthedude971]

martyre king Nice

[@itzthedude971]

SieSaugenEier idontwantalastnamewtf He didn't have a fucking choice to become a nazi fucktard. Learn history. And also, stealing an individual property on the battlefield is against the Geneva Law. So yes, get an education fucker.

[@siesaugeneieridontwantalas9200]

martyre king you're a fucking moron. People die in war, idk why you dont understand that peoples lives arent important. He died fighting for the 3rd Reich...thankfully, and then he got searched by the people who killed him BECAUSE THAT IS THE NORMAL THING TO DO, why would this guy be a bad person cuz he did the same thing. There are THOUSANDS OF STOLEN PICTURES ON BOTH SIDES. the only difference is THIS GUY GAVE IT BACK. this man is a hero lol. That's it

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

This comment section is aids. 1. taking personal items off a dead enemy isn't that bad. During this war people were torching each other with flamethrowers, blowing each other apart with artillery and mowing each other down with Machines guns 2. The guy gave them back, so its wrong to call this man "evil" for something he did 68yars ago when he was young. 3. None of you have ever been in war, you people think of yourselves as being perfect people with a strong moral code. Well, don't ever brag about how strong and righteous your Moral code is when you have never had it tested in combat.

[@userxx611]

Agreed

[@paulcommodore4151]

tommy gun I'm a three tour vet and I agree

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

everyone thinks of themselves as being so brave. Your right, most people today would have been a Nazi if they lived in Nazi Germany. Either because of shear ignorance or fear of what the Gestapo would do to their Family if the Nazi Party ever found out that you had opinions they deemed "dangerous" I know of only a few people personally that would risk themselves for what they believed... but I don't know of a single person who would risk the lives of their children. And that's the reason most people today would have been a Nazi. The fear of your family being sent to a Internment Camp and shamed because of your disloyalty to the German people. Even if your family wasn't sent to a camp, the public shaming would have been harsh.

[@kurtdanielbelando522]

tommy gun, but if still in der u must still respect it right by the way im not arguing just my comment pls no negative to my opinion

[@nickm5419]

If i was in combat, id be doing tons of collateral damage to frighten the enemy and throw them into disarray thinking theres a larger attack force.

[@loglad5394]

Comments: stop talking bad about veteran Me: sees no comments talking bad about veteran

[@sjn_]

For real. There are more comments about bad commenters than the bad comments. 🤣

[@williamschutz4982]

I'm still looking for one myself.

[@Vito_993]

Am still looking for these bad comments lol

[@Alvin-1138]

I noticed the same thing!! Drama/conflict even if phony, gets easy 'Likes'....

[@09nob]

@@sjn_ people spoiling to get their keys dirty in a knock down, drag out, balls to the wall keyboard battle.

[@frankieelder3210]

He was told to hold that position as long as he could no matter what the cost to himself. He died following orders so that his fellow soldiers could live another day. What a soldier, what a man.

[@jayfarias8440]

Apparently we have a ton of WWII experts in the comment section. Lol

[@fileroloc]

Dude its just abunch of spoiled keyboard warriors that have also faught in combat but are better then that lmao too many snowflaking in the US we prolly need another wold war to weed them out n reunite agian

[@WhiteBoy1981]

Yeah I see that lol I give up reading the comments cause there morons

[@q_q123]

@@fileroloc Yeah, they fought in keyboard wars.

[@The_Truth5]

Jesus Christ

[@jeffreyflynn5746]

@DH stop...your trying to hard to be funny. Just quit while your ahead.

[@IronDragon-2143]

I'm glad to see that he was willing to show such compassion and respect to the family of his former enemy and return something so special to them.

[@3PCTManOrBust]

The “Greatest Generation” were really the last best generation so far. They put up with the Great Depression, WWI, and WWII. Their grit, nuts, and guts and class will never match any other generation after them. They are really inspirational and this video embodies all these qualities. God bless to both soldiers, it’s just to bad one of them had to go. War sucks!

[@crxdelsolsir]

Many would have also gone through the Spanish Flu of ww1 where millions died.

[@NTNinja]

Thats not a generation but I agree

[@3PCTManOrBust]

@@NTNinja en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Generation

[@toast2610]

Brokaw wrote that these men and women fought not for fame or recognition, but because it was the "right thing to do." So it seems at least for the American side taking wedding photos of dead German soldiers and keeping them was the right thing to do. No wonder post WWII morality is so messed up.

[@joechavez268]

Amén, I feel like I should of ben born at that time but sadly I didn't

[@bellab2510]

Germans were tough fighters.

[@250rtrxjunkie]

Yes they were💥💨💨💨

[@diligentone-six2688]

But they were commanded by an Incompetent and a Careless leader.

[@rovat6285]

Please note: They were also high on Meth, it’s true.

[@Rodders1234]

The Nazis had 5 years experience terrorizing Europe. That gives them the upper hand.

[@chartreux1532]

@@rovat6285 I'm German and work as Historian since 10 years here in München/Munich. No they were not "high" on Methamphetamines .Just like the US Military wasn't "high" on Amphetamines. Certain US Soldiers/Branches were given Amphetamines in pill-form if they had Missions that needed them to be awake and alert for long periods. The same was true for the German Military and certain Branches who were given low-dose Methamphetamine pills who had to be awake and alert for over 24h. For example Bomber Pilots and also certain Special Forces like f.e. the Brandenburger Fallschirmjäger (Paratroopers) who had Special Missions that needed them to be awake and alert non stop for 20-30 hours. Amphetamines and Methamphetamines both were used in different countries Militaries during WW2. That said, i can't blame Americans and Canadians for thinking "The Germans were high on Meth" and not knowing that their own Military did the same thing with Amphetamines for their Special Missions and of course for long flight Pilots to keep them alert and awake. The US Media especially did a terrible Job reporting about this. Most Media basically went with "Germans were Meth Junkies" and not mentioning that the US Military did the very same thing. This is also something American Historians we work with complained about and were upset about their sensational Media and their sensational "Pop-Historians" being so misleading. As that one American Colleague of mine said: A Headline saying "Both Germans, Americans and others were given Amphetamines if their Job in the Military required them to be awake for over 24h." doesn't sell as well to the American Public as "The Germans were Meth Junkies!!!!!" as Headline. There is a Reason that none of the Books on that Topic that became Bestsellers in the UK, USA etc. were written by actual Historians, but all by Journalists. I can only recommend to everyone who is interested in historical subjects (no matter what): When it comes to historical Topics, always make sure to read Books written by actual Historians and Historical Researchers, and not Books on historical Topics by Journalists. Cheers and stay safe

[@Yesnog05]

This reminds me of a story a ww2 vet shared years ago. After finishing a fight, the army vet saw a dying German soldier and he saw him slowly pulling out pictures from his coat pocket. The German soldier then spoke to him saying "mein familie/my family". And that moment haunted him to this day. I'll never forget that story

[@docholiday1806]

Cristine communists suck. Russia sucks also

[@lyricalpanic618]

Cristine yup. My great uncle starved to death after Stalingrad because he could speak Russian and was trying to feed his fellow soldiers, and that’s when the Russians basically cut his rations.

[@Taker02]

@@decembrie23 fuck the red army and soviet union, they were always the real enemy.

[@Daniel-jm7ts]

@@Taker02 to be fair, the red army was rightfully pissed at the germans after they went on a genocidal rampage over Eastern Europe destroying cities and murdering civilians. The germans weren't any better to soviet pow

[@old_account189]

@@Daniel-jm7ts The soviets did exactly that, several times over and over again. So... nothing changed.

[@temujinkhan6326]

It was touching that the grandson did not hold a grudge. Germany should honor their fallen soldier for fighting until the end. That's loyalty and heroic even though it may sound stupid to somewhere he did not surrender.

[@ashdown4441]

Yeah sadly our government is too left and veterans here aren’t really honored that much, and if I say that I respect my ancestors I’m automatically a nazi. It’s honestly sad but that’s just how it is

[@temujinkhan6326]

@@ashdown4441 They where fighting from what they believed in. It doesn't matter what someone in other country might think. The most honorable thing a person can do is sacrifice his life for his believe, family and country. I am a asian immigrant in the US and also a US military veteran.

[@ashdown4441]

@@temujinkhan6326 thank you for your service!

[@Lordcrusader17]

@@temujinkhan6326 ya the annihilation of all races other than them. That kind of makes it tough

[@kriegsfuhrer1517]

@@ashdown4441 y’all need to get your German pride back. As an American it’s sad to see such a great strong people go soft. We did the trail of tears over here. All countries have a bad history

[@MyEpiphany430]

Most people would've burned the photos of their enemies. He kept them safe for decades! Respect!

[@eltontv6002]

Waait a second. This German soldier is from Ellwangen. That's where I live. Holy shit

[@samrat447]

Track his family down and talk to them.

@@samrat447 that's not weird at all...

[@Evalein1223]

and extremly close to where I live

[@fecking_weirdo]

@A Pacifist Machine Gunner "Hey, your grandfather was a soldier in ww2, let's talk"

[@SV1998DX]

Direkt hier im Schwabenland ! Wohne auch in der Nähe.

[@AMLCOrey]

I'm happy he returned the belongings to the family and that he could tell them what had happened. Imagine it the other way around. As a grandchild of a G.I. killed in Europe or the Pacific, you would feel relieved and touched if a German or Japanese veteran would return well-preserved belongings of your relative and could tell you the details of the circumstances of how he died. We may speak different languages and have different customs or traditions, but our hearts beat the same. We are all humans and we all feel alike. We all have the same grief for beloved ones that we lost.

[@carlhicksjr8401]

My respects to Lt. Hensleigh. A lot of guys wouldn't have thought twice about keeping the photos. That it bothered his conscience all these years... and that he did something about it... speaks well of the man.

[@Bluediamond2023]

Carl Hicks Jr I think he should have buried the pictures with the soldier and not kept as trophies.

[@michaelgaynor6866]

@@Bluediamond2023,I had a friend in Elementary school back in the sixties whose Father had a man's Skull in his bedroom closet. I was freaked!!!! Both the Father and Son died,the Father from a car crash and his son from Aid's. Bad Karma!!!!

[@gvenchy2476]

All of these people commenting and literally having no idea what they’re talking about lol. It was war and they didn’t surrender. Didn’t leave them with much of a choice. Don’t understand how you’re going to sit behind your phone and judge someone for a situation you really don’t know much about and are probably never going to be in.

[@HomeSkillit]

@unkown user typical triggered grifter. It's time to move out of mommy's house buddy

[@Hiroheim]

@unkown user You must be very sad,since you have 60 iq.

[@hilkton1798]

@unkown user "Lifer loser lol" I know its a pathetic way to "insult" someone, but there isnt a chance youre over the age of 14. Get off comment sections with this topic.

[@hilkton1798]

@unkown user Further more proving my point. Learn how to have a proper argument before you start spouting bullshit over the internet. Also ask your parents to beat you more, its clear you're in dire need of it.

[@semsemeini7905]

LOL the others surrendered.

[@Mostrichkugel]

What a beautiful bride she was, such a pretty woman. And think of how short their marriage was. War only causes tragedy, and it was a very kind act by this American veteran to return the photographs to his former enemy's family.

[@eviannafaye5269]

What a moving story. My heart goes out to both men. I sincerely hope, that there will never ever be another world war....

[@jasperbenincasa8883]

ikr

[@philgeorge1003]

And yet here we are

[@breakingmad2645]

Isn't it strange to hangout with a stranger who killed your grandfather?

[@phausebangphausebang1247]

so then blame Hitler

[@alexinthemiddle4170]

It would be if it happened. But they just emailed, not hung out!

[@elpibelol5005]

ideas are not killed with any kind of caliber

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

@@gillesderais2457 u know Hitler started the war, right? Don't come at me with your tin foil conspiracies

[@gillesderais2457]

@@alexanderchristopher6237 so you think federal reserves don't exist ! Little kid .

[@alanwood5857]

Rieck has 2 interesting badges on his uniform; Infantry assault badge & wound badge from Spain

[@dseymour1897]

I’m a modern day veteran my training and humanity, must and will respect a injured or deceased enemy as a non combatant. Take these possessions by all means but return to his family ASAP.

[@jameswalker2402]

Wtf non combatant...then why killem

[@falconsawcon1978]

d seymour Nah I'd rather disrespect the bodies of Isis terrorists and taliban.

[@dacosta0656]

d seymour you were Not a US Marine

[@axemanlion3475]

dass wir Humane sind

[@axemanlion3475]

dacosta0656 Axemen alion

[@dr1ver267]

This guy looks great for 92, and seems totally there mentally, that’s amazing

[@RaneMAJ-r8w]

I am watching this from Sri Lanka, - - My father was a soldier for Royal Army during the WWII, through out his life he suffered the horrible memories of war. Once he told "dead soldiers have no memories of war, they only have experience of the death by a bullet, soldiers who are alive, have to carry out the horrible memories of the war through out their life!

[@gourmetslay]

About ten years ago, I dated a Marine that fought two tours in the Middle East. At 30 years old you could see the weight of his service in his eyes, on his face and the way he absorbed every monotonous moment of his civilian life. He lived in the middle of nowhere, in a log cabin with his dogs and a wood stove. It was obvious he had meticulously planned that life - personally handcrafting his future peace while he survived the Hell of war. Anyways, there was a pile of identification cards and papers that sat right out in the open on his coffee table, and all bearing a passport style photo of each and every enemy he had killed. The gravity of that unremarkable stack of papers and IDs made it impossible for me to casually exist around it, and ultimately him. Even in death, they were still enemies and he didn’t give a damn if he was deserving of the pride he felt when he looked through them. I sensed that he felt as if it was his duty to carry that stack of IDs for the remainder of his time on this Earth - it was his burden to endure and his alone. There was a lot left unsaid between us regarding his service but in the end, all of it was too difficult for me to understand, accept or live with. I’m sorry this became such a long winded comment - I haven’t thought of him much in the last decade but my heart still aches for him. I am thankful of every soldier and every man or woman that ever fought for their country. They don’t all sacrifice with their life. God bless and thank you for your service.

[@ericaswensonelliott]

What a heartbreaking but beautifully crafted word picture on the invisible wounds of war that often never heal. ❤‍🩹

[@bebos1262]

At least he had the compassion not to destroy the items.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

That would never be on a soldier's mind.

[@shaneprescott4060]

Thank you to all these men that fought in WWII, until you see first hand the suffering these men went through after the war one will never understand what gratitude we owe them

[@mike-gs4nx]

Reminds me of the story of how the Japanese pilot met one of the soldiers , who was at Pearl harbor Dec 7th 1941 , they shook hands at the Arizona memorial and cried

[@davidmarshall1259]

mike eat it all yanks like a good cry. About everything.

[@michaelgaynor6866]

@@davidmarshall1259 From Philadelphia, Pa on Veterans Day November 2019,I honor Mr. Joseph John Symbula who Survived the Attack on Pearl Harbor and his wife who was a Neighbor of mine.🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jtalbot34]

It is one of my favorite stories!

[@thing8357]

DAVID Marshall fuck you asshat. Leave the country you meth head trailer park trash

[@christiangregori79]

My grandpa whas luft waffe pilot from Austria

[@carolinademetria500]

Christian Gregori my grandfather was Army Air core on B17. He flew many bombing runs over Germany. Ironically his daughter, my mother, became best friends with a German immigrant who turned out to be from one of the towns they bombed.

[@thefireswordtfs8011]

@@carolinademetria500 Wow.

[@iwto_ampere5821]

mine was an ambulance driver

[@oii3211]

Christian Gregori my great grandpa was in the Schutzstaffel

[@rogertrooman7918]

My great grandfather served on a B29 in the Pacific. US Army aircorps, 23 whole missions.

[@Splan115]

"I gotta admit, I didn't feel sorry for him". Damn, we have nothing on these ww2 vets, truly the most badass greatest generation that ever lived.

[@legoyoda3546]

Well I think that you and I wouldn't feel anything but hate for our enemies either in the midst of the firefight and fighting for your survival, as well as all the propaganda and knowledge of what happened earlier, combine all of that and you have a killing machine.

[@search4truth104]

Probably saw some horrific things Germans did, kinda lose your sympathy real fast.

[@wolfpaw2715]

@@search4truth104 the German troops didn’t do anything it was the SS who did the war crimes common German troops hated the SS

[@grusamericana7100]

@@wolfpaw2715 bull shit. Sure the ss ran camps and the waffen ss committed heinous war crimes but the Wehrmacht did horrible crimes on the eastern front. War is war, everyone commits war crimes, regardless of country. Don’t be a bootlicker

[@alexanderqwarfordt2037]

@@wolfpaw2715 Unfortunately, masses of the german army were brainwashed/convinced of being a better breed. The werhmacht were very active in the worst of war crimes all through ww2

[@paulcommodore4151]

"we fought the wrong enemy" general George Patton

[@paulcommodore4151]

Parma zyxwvu yes he did. Do your research. I'm not giving lazy asses links

[@jervill1]

You must be a Right-wing racist as well to quote any of Patton's musings post war. His motivations for his statements are apparent on a quote like this: 'The difficulty in understanding the Russian is that we do not take cognisance of the fact that he is not a European, but an Asiatic, and therefore thinks deviously.' We didn't fight the wrong enemy. We had and have more than one at any one time.

[@jervill1]

Tyler Assady read again what I wrote numbnut. You don't even make sense. Of course he said it before he died, dead people don't talk. Fucking loon.

[@jervill1]

Paul Commodore he was killed by the government to hide the real aid and collusion of the Western allies that created a Russia in 1945 more powerful than the one Hitler invaded half a decade earlier.

[@jervill1]

Tyler Assady it's one of his more infamous diary entries. Part of the collection in the LoC. Don't get me wrong, he was one of America's greatest generals and of his time. Doesn't change who he was.

[@S62bhas]

God Bless the American & the German Soldier's Family

[@hrlarsen574]

RIP German Hero. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

[@kimmogensen5390]

hello fellow dane?

[@Gdawg53609]

People Need to remember that WW2 vets grew up during The Great Depression if you don't know how bad it was I suggest you look it up.

[@practicalintuition4030]

How is your comment relevant to anything?

[@Stewart-hb5sl]

@@practicalintuition4030 lmao, ur comment is even more irrelevant. Shut up kid

[@wvcricker5683]

These men are true heroes! My grandfather was in Patton’s Third Army and was severely wounded in the Battle of the Bulge... He finally made it back home minus a lung.. And he has 5 grand babies named after him and two nephews! Thank God we had men like this to fight for our freedoms! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Baraka_Obama_]

Respect

[@robertlohr1860]

Every war is the same in that respect. When I was in Viet Nam, belts with the star in the middle was highly sought after. It’s funny, I could not bring myself to rifle a dead soldiers body for sovenirs, but many of my friend there did. There is some thing degrading disturbing the body for personal gain. Military papers and maps certainly okay, but the taking of billfolds, clothing or other sovenirs for personal reasons to me is greed and I was not trained for that.

[@Teacher-lj6in]

Salute kind sir... Respect Warm regards from a military vet from South Africa

[@sidequestsammy411]

The people that are mad are the same people who would'nt exist today if the German soilder had killed the American -Butterfly Effect

[@doctormcboy5009]

bullshit

[@daBEAGLE1017]

Imagine having to take someones life and living with that feeling for 68 years while looking at his picture? Poor guy.

[@randysanchez3960]

You are a hero Jean Loup, keep up the great work you do. Amazing.

[@skyman1848]

In the end we all end up in the dirt.

[@Detroit911]

Not only survived WW2 but made it to 92 years old with his mind still sharp. God Bless

[@svens.3839]

The old German uniforms looked so good 😍

[@Utonian21]

Real shootable

[@Someone-nt8wz]

Watch the video where this youtuber talks about how the german soldiers dress.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

Wehrmacht uniforms if am correct were used in great war

[@DavidLangeYU91]

@@APersonOnKZbinX Not really. They were optimized and modernized. The Uniforms of the Kaiserlichen Army/Reichswehr (1914-1918)and the Uniform of the Wehrmacht (1936-1945) look prettey similiar but they have it's difference.

[@ABlockBeats]

Most stylish uniforms ever made

[@pedrojuliancereceda8301]

May , all of them, Rest in Peace.

[@Louisianan_SwampMonster]

You could see on the German soldier’s ribbon on his chest was a eastern front service medal, this means this man had survived the eastern front. Just a Amal fact I wanted to share.

[@blitzkrieg9408]

Nope, that’s an iron cross 2nd class ribbon

[@ricoposchel9491]

Sehr gut erkannt!

[@SpudEater]

My family immigrated to America from Germany in the early 1900s and my great grandfather fought in WW2. I was around 6 years old when he passed away in 2001, kindest man I have ever known and you could never guess that he experienced war. It wasn't until I was older that I heard more about him and his life as an infantryman. Many things were given up during that period and to hear about his experiences and how he was such a kind and loving man through the rest of his life after the war and what he dealt with, I could never complain about any situation before me.

[@hansvonschlader8227]

That German soldier is a Hero for not giving up.

[@blindergehorsam]

No it is stupid, when he Surrender he had a live with his Family, He left his Family behind, thats no Heroism! It is just sad that he make a wrong decision.

[@cyrosubod2317]

@@blindergehorsam idiot he didnt surrender he fought til the end and hes a soldier thats the right thing to do he’s doing his job to defend their country against the advancing allies

[@blindergehorsam]

@@cyrosubod2317 Your are the Idiot if you not understand what i writte! Fight a battle he never can win and die for nothing!

[@cyrosubod2317]

@@blindergehorsam loser!!! Get out of the internet i didnt say he can win theres no chances they can win they’re clearly outnumbered by the enemy i just remebered their bravery and sacrifices they make for their land idiot

[@SIMSPHERE]

I loosely read through the comments, so I did not see it. No matter what side you are on, I can " he" was a true soldier, and did not give up on the fight. I hope this is recognised. You have to respect, and understand the enemy, if you want to defeat them. You also have to know that every govt, tries to indoctinate you, to fight for them. That man was simply doing his job as told. Just as our men, were doing. This is what I love about WWII vets, they can speak thier mind about how they felt, in the moment "then", and also have the compassion in stating " if it wasn't for the war, we probably would have been good friends.

[@barbarayork3675]

Thank you for this act of kindness. From a daughter of a German soldier.

[@michaelgaynor6866]

On Veterans Day, this sixty three year old man sitting here in Philadelphia with tears to my eyes! God Bless our Veterans! November 2019

[@jtalbot34]

Michael Gaynor did you serve? My dad was born in 1953 but never served because his number was never called up however his three older brothers did serve in Vietnam only his eldest served in Korea but my grandfather fought in WWII against the Japanese but his brothers fought the Germans. Thank you for serving and if you didn’t serve I still thank you because I’m sure you had family who served. 🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@laneyspangle4474]

Omg weren’t they both good looking men but I wished he had returned them a lot sooner to the family especially his wife and his family so sad

[@jessevarela]

My thoughts exactly.

[@needaman66]

Hero up until the moment he stole this guys personal belongings, now hes a creep

[@cyrosubod2317]

@@needaman66 pretty common looting a dead soldiers

[@ivanbravomunoz1305]

Why didn't he return this pictures earlier, nowadays the wife is probably dead or very old.

[@franklopez557]

RIP German soldiers.

[@christophertalmage3392]

@a10warthog61 What is wrong with you? U dead inside.

[@ricardomilos990]

a10warthog61 they were forced to fight. If they didn’t they would have been executed

[@COPPERSRUN]

@a10warthog61 they fought for their country like any other soldier

[@jamessharp7349]

Maverick this is one example many did also many didn’t know of the atrocities being committed and believed in there flag like u did with yours

[@hiimryan2388]

@Maverick bitch if you were to fight for america would you surrender because you could?

[@rsuriyop]

I don't understand how anyone could just hold on to stuff like that, especially for that long, and most especially after killing the guy who originally held on to them. How would that not haunt anyone for the rest of their lives?

[@DeclanTrippier419]

In my opinion it's kinda sickening honestly. Kill a man and take his family photos? I can understand a watch, medal, knife, money, etc. But taking their wedding and family photos seems fuked up.

[@juliuscaesar1062]

@@DeclanTrippier419 well it could be to preserve them rather than letting it be missing. A watch and all those stuff isn't valuable enough to preserve, and doesn't really hold anything with them

[@mandyellis876]

@@juliuscaesar1062 but to ‘preserve’ them for 70 years...I don’t think so! Not a good look!

[@chocothebananacat7686]

@@mandyellis876 It could be serving him as a reminder that the other side were humans and had their own families to whom they wanted to return. I suppose once you have something like that in your possession, it would be very difficult to later decide to throw it away. Men will do odd and interesting things when in the throes of a war.

[@khalidalali186]

Wow, great work Jean!

[@erickescobar4383]

Hits you in the feels to know that in war every one is human no matter what side there on. Sayin that war is war the purpose is to eliminate the enemy force.

[@billirvin9057]

Like the man said, dead and captured enemy soldiers are stripped of everything they have and checked for any possible intelligence value. Nothing is returned to the captured soldiers until after their captivity is over, if then. I've watched a couple of these videos and the narrator keeps mentioning "forgiveness". I'm a combat vet of the Vietnam war and the things we did, we did to save our own lives and the lives of our comrades - our enemies did the same thing. There is nothing to forgive - there were no atrocities committed - people were doing their jobs, as terrible as it was. Much love and respect to ALL VETERANS, of ALL WARS! We may have been on different sides but we are all brothers & sisters!

[@stevek8829]

In Vietnam no infantry prisoners survived on either side. They were routinely tortured. Marines took more casualties than during WWII.

[@nh8444]

Amazing how in such a short time we could forget what war meant and how important veterans are. We do our youth and those who fought a disservice by not teaching them to revere those who fought and especially those who died so we could be comfortable enough to forget their sacrifice. It’s really a terrible disservice.

[@ecomike494]

I am from Germany and i live in Ellwangen who also this guy lived👍🏻

[@MajesticDemonLord]

We can wax lyrical about the rights and wrongs of taking items from an Enemy soldier you've just killed. But think on this - because of his actions, those items were saved and were able to be passed back to their rightful owner. It's easy for us to be armchair generals or to cite conventions, but it seems that with the passage of time, the right thing was eventually done.

[@RaveApe]

That's a really good point, if those pictures were left with the body who knows if they'd of been destroyed or buried with the body and lost forever.

[@welderella]

It’s not like he could just do an internet search when he got back home.

[@Alvin-1138]

As the Intelligence Officer it was his job !! I'm glad they included in the interview that he would rather let them surrender and get Information that way.

[@mandyellis876]

But ask why it took 70!!! years before it happened!!!

[@Cuzzz1117]

My grandpa was killed by a German mortar in France at 25 yrs old while my grandma was pregnant with my Dad. He never met Daddy nor Daddy him. This haunted my daddy his entire life. He never could afford to go to Normandy to visit his grave. I hope to go place Flowers one day. I'm now 46 and hope I get the money one day. God bless everyone.

[@CrocodileTear]

What was your grandfather's name?

[@Cuzzz1117]

@@CrocodileTear Paul James Bearden. Thanks for asking

[@CrocodileTear]

@@Cuzzz1117 He is buried in the famous US cemetery that can be seen at the start of Saving Private Ryan.

[@Cuzzz1117]

@@CrocodileTear Yeah that's right. They keep the grounds up really well over there. It's a nice tribute to the soldiers. I've always been facinated with the history of WW11

[@DamianRangi]

So that is the story of how the photos were returned to the family after 70 years. Let us now make our way to the comments section, where a panel of experts has gathered to give us their opinion.

[@hilkton1798]

Experts, as in the children that didnt escape Willy Wonka's factory.

[@toast2610]

Says the objective expert.. in the comment section.. giving an opinion.. that a panel of other expert agree on. Not hypocritical at all.

[@hilkton1798]

@@toast2610 Youre literally spouting random BS out your ass to sound smarter, never comment again.

[@hilkton1798]

@@thenamesjohny1490 im entirely too high for this rn ill try again tomorrow

[@crashoverride4881]

We all owe so much to so few who are left. They were the Great generation.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bigboys108]

They may be enemies But you still Treat them with respect

[@extremerc9533]

My father told me of a VC that had been killed in combat. He wouldn't answer if he killed him or not but he said there was pictures of him and his family, he placed them back in his pocket and let them be. Still to this day he says I fought the enemy not the person....

[@marvinbanzuela6336]

People are people we make mistakes. What matters more is when we correct them. Like this man returning those photos.

[@Emanresuadeen]

Right. It was a big mistake to save them and not throw them right in the trash where they belonged.

[@ryansabaterrr8952]

Some stupid judge the soldiers like they already experience world war

[@ryansabaterrr8952]

Oh yah sorry for that

[@Cavelson]

Ryan! James Francis Ryan!

[@spiderreed350]

This is a fantastic, touching story. If only he'd have given up he could have reunited with his family after the war but during training it's drilled into there head's to never surrender, fight until the last man,and the last bullet.he was a brave soldier.

[@macmund]

Salute to you and the other brave soldiers of WW2

[@fressejetzt840]

Thank you sir for returning what was once lost and thank you for keeping those pictures i can't imagine the horror those picture woke up as you looked at them This solider was just 'kanonen Futter ' he stayed behind to make sure his company could escape

[@wilhelmosmond3865]

He is a hero😇🙏. War is indeed terrible. How are you doing?

[@dreamcatcher3622]

Neither of them of them could have imagined on that day that the other would one day hand those photos to his grandson in another century.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

I'm glad to see these soldiers connected by the pictures. I think that's often what happens: the respect one soldier gives another whether friend or foe. In a way, this man and other soldiers who looted their enemy dead became the stewards of their belongings. And this gentleman and many others strive to bring the belongings back to the families of the soldiers. Were it not for looting, these keepsakes might never have returned to the families of the soldiers.

[@wilhelmosmond3865]

War is indeed terrible 💔

[@wilhelmosmond3865]

How are you doing Ginny?

[@WWIIKittyhawk]

A bit weird keeping the wedding photos of someone you killed.

[@sinanyegen8907]

@John Buhl yeah just every leftist ever

[@reamsel]

So sad to think of how many millions of men who died in war. 🌹

[@gris186]

Brave man to single handedly try and hold a line on his own. He ended up dying but who knows if that gave his fellow brohters in arms the time they needed to retreat or escape.

[@dirtmover6190]

When you have been in combat, especially after a major fire fight that this soldier had been engaged in , your perspective of right and wrong are different than what they are while you are watching this story, don’t judge him until you lived thru it

[@Stopsign32v]

It's amazing how the victor of a war is the hero but the losing end is always the enemy. This man was protecting himself and his brothers (soldiers). This American not only takes his life but then searches his body while it is still warm for souvenirs and takes personal photos and puts them in his own photo albums as trophies. I'm sorry but I cannot find anything respectable in that.

[@m3lowiesvlog715]

Never surrender,fight til the last bullet,true hero!

[@braxtonlombardi7185]

Remember, they were both soldiers who had to fight for their country and soldiers look through enemies because they might have some useful information

[@practicalintuition4030]

Nobody is debating that. How is you comment useful?

[@chocothebananacat7686]

@@practicalintuition4030 I mean, I just saw a comment above this thinking it was shameful for him to search the body and find the photos, so your comment is rather redundant.

[@craigderoche.filmclips4860]

WAR IS SO SAD. BUT THOSE AMERICANS ANSWERED THE CALL OF DUTY FOR COUNTRY. THANK YOU.

[@ndradutta538]

Salute to the brave heart who didn't surrendered 🙏

[@pmolqrcd3370]

He probably felt obliged to take them. I’d do the same, not as a trophy, but as a reminder. I know it’s not something you’d easily forget. Try to see it his way, he killed the soldier, looked through his belongings and probably cried. I bet he wanted to keep them safe, and when he got back home, he had no way of contacting the family as there weren’t many ways of doing so for him. I don’t think what he did was wrong, he just kept them for too long. He would of wanted to do that years ago, in all the videos of war veterans, they do something incredible at the last stages of their life because they know they don’t have much time left. This will be a huge weight off his shoulders. God bless this hero!

[@pmolqrcd3370]

How can you make him out to be a scum bag for doing what he had to do? He kept them safe all these years, what would of happened to them otherwise?

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

Buddy. There's difference between being a man and a sociopath. This guy was a man.

[@kazarofchult8086]

The man and his wife look so happy in those pictures I’m glad they were able to get them back to the family to show a good time in their lives before he was lost to them

[@burningblue1254]

My father was a Sergeant with the 1st Canadian Army, 2 Division advancing through Verrieres Ridge south of Caen. My father shouted to a German soldier to put his hands up and the German started to reach into his jacket and my father, thinking he was pulling out a pistol or a grenade, shot him. My father said he was young, maybe 18, good looking kid that might have been his friend in a different time. My father stood over him and opened his jacket, he was pulling out pictures of his family.......Look up the song Lili Marleen on KZbin. You will realize how that broke my father's heart because they all had sweethearts back home. War is hell and then some.

[@SS-lg9qi]

This should serve as a deterrent to those who are thirsty for another War.War makes the rich richer and leaves the rest of us with scars which sometimes even time cannot heal.

[@ulubatlı-q8y]

War doesn't only kill soldiers. War kills the future of families. War steals somebody's sons, friends, husbands, father, brothers, neighbors, son in laws. Either the killers and or the killed ones.. everyone loses.

[@salvadorlucero1034]

God WW2 actually scares me even tho I wasn't alive at the time but knowing all of the stuff these Veterans had to do to survive and to return back to their families is just horrifying I pray to all of the Veterans who have fought for our country and that I hope they find a way to forget about the war and live happy for the rest of they're lives

[@hutti1987]

The real hero died in that Bush covering the retreat of his brothers. Rip

[@Dalnutt]

Kind of wonder why the guy didn't try to return the pictures years ago held on to them kind of selfishly as a trophy

[@gumpy4960]

I’d love to know more of this story, like what did his wife do when she found out he was killed. Did she go on to marry again and things like that.

[@templedrake6890]

that's none of your mother, father business!