These Veterans served their country. Some were lucky enough to return home, while others were not as fortunate. I couldn't care less about what they did or didn't bring home. It is historical. It is interesting. They earned it all!
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Welcome to our little community here on this channel! I appreciate you being here with us!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@StoicGore2 ай бұрын
Yes and they deserve it. In a time before Karen’s 😂
@KS-hj6xn3 ай бұрын
Its not just stuff.. it's a Treasure! Thanks for showing us!
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
@@KS-hj6xn when these heroes keep these things tucked away for 70-80 years… you know it means a lot to them
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@TellySavalas-or5hf3 ай бұрын
Those veterans are gold.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Love this!! Thank you for being here with us. I love telling these stories!!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
@@joshroe THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@Nick_B_Bad3 ай бұрын
And it’s up to us fellow collectors to take care of and cherish these items brought home for future generations to keep these men’s memories alive.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching & for being here with us!
@Nick_B_Bad3 ай бұрын
@@joshroeYou’re welcome and thank you for the reply!! Keep up the great work!!
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
@@Nick_B_Bad Thanks, brother!
@Nick_B_Bad3 ай бұрын
@@joshroeyou’re very welcome! 🤝🤝
@jimfreeman30073 ай бұрын
My Dad was in the Navy during WW2. They told him he could bring home anything as long as it fit into his footlocker. He brought home an Arisaka 7.7 rifle, with bayonet. He had to cut the stock to get it into the footlocker.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
I love these stories. Thanks for sharing! & Thanks for being here in this community with us!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@Engineer18973 ай бұрын
Some American WWII soldiers dumped souvenirs overboard on troop ships , rather than allow them to fall into the hands of officers. If they risk life and limb, let them take souvenirs and let the elitist O club fart heads lead from the front , risk their own lives, and take their own souvenirs.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Welcome to our community. I'm glad you're here with us!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
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@tedebear1083 ай бұрын
Very cool. Ted from Texas. My father was in WW2. I have a large amount of items he brought back from the South Pacific . Only a few things that were from Japan. But a lot of items of his military time. We must remember the past and honor those who have died in fourth for the freedoms we have now
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Ted from Texas!! Welcome to our community! I'm glad you are here. Thanks for sharing the story about your father. Those men are heroes!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@virgil_kane3 ай бұрын
All of our veterans experiences need to be documented . All of them .
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
I love telling these stories! Thanks for watching!!
@LuvBorderCollies3 ай бұрын
WW2 were almost all gone before there was a serious effort to record them. I grew up surrounded by WW2 vets all my life until last 20 years. Even my small farm town had a lot of them, many I had no idea until they died, because they never talked about their experiences. So to me they were just regular guys, not a windbag in the bunch. Besides you can't be a windbag hero when you're surrounded by actual real combat vets. Well, one guy was OSS in the northern Netherlands (Friesland) where his family came from. I would've never guessed in a thousand years that was his WW2 part.
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@shaggybreeks2 ай бұрын
In the 1950s, MOST samurai swords were in the US. In the 60s, Japanese became obsessed with repatriating them, and sent sword hunters to the US to find and pay any price to buy them back. I was in a store in Seattle when two gentlemen were looking at swords in a curiosity shoppe (yes, the famous one on the waterfront). I was surprised at how NOT fancy they really were, and how small. It was a very interesting and educational encounter. I was just a shopper looking at whatever, and became interested, and the two Japanese gentlemen were very friendly and informative, pointing things out. Most swords have been repatriated.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Super interesting story. Thank you for sharing that & thanks for being here with us!
@sidspencer26352 ай бұрын
my Grandpa served in WWII with General Pattons Army, he brought back a Nazi flag, Hitler youth knife & a bunch of Schuco toys he found in a bombed out factory, he told us when he and the other soldiers found the toys they all put down their weapons and played with them like little kids back at home for awhile. Decades later my grandma took the toys to antique roadshow and the featured them on an episode.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Outstanding story! Thank you for sharing! & Thanks for being here with us!
@donaldlong92592 ай бұрын
Now this is true history!
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Thank you for being here with us in this community!
@giuseppe49092 ай бұрын
My father, a WWII vet, served in the pacific. The only thing he ever brought back or saved was a bracelet he made from a piece of a japanese airplane. He told me that when he finally returned home, he threw away all his uniforms because he didn’t want to think about the war anymore. He served from August 1940 until Dec 1945.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
I've heard versions of that in the past. I've seen some get rid of everything and others who have a basement full of things. Thanks for being here!
@toastnjam73842 ай бұрын
There's an old saying from WW 2 that goes something like - The British fight for King and Country. The French fight for Glory. The Japanese fight for the Emperor. The Germans fight for the Fatherland, but the Americans fight for souvenirs.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Harry Truman wrote something similar in a letter to his wife when he was serving in Europe in WWI. He said he heard a Frenchman say it. There's a layer of truth in there somewhere for sure. I'm glad you're here with us.
@mrozboss2 ай бұрын
My grandfather was 2nd 1st regiment he did Egypt Syria and then the Pacific campaign as casualty clearing he returned home to Australia they disbanded his regiment in 1948 I still have a Japanese bayonet he left me as a child he once said don't hold it against the enemy now the war is over but always keep your eye on the ground the sky and sea as there will always be an enemy that thinks they can do it again I miss him so much but Il never forget him and all the others that fought this tryany god bless them all
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Love this!!! Thank you for being here with us!
@Croploss3 ай бұрын
My father spent about 30 months in the Pacific, and came home with various mementos including a Japanese rifle given to him which he through overboard on the trip home in December 1945. He also brought various disarmed munitions with which we played with as kids. There were no restrictions if the items were not still in armed or active.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story & thanks for being here with us!!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@DRFelGood3 ай бұрын
Amazing memories of service members 🇺🇸❤️
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Welcome to our little community! I'm glad you're here with us!
@stevedenis82922 ай бұрын
Only right to bring back a souvenir of a happy moment from war since there are the horrors that are parts that come weather you want them or not.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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@ScroatBagGarage3 ай бұрын
While cleaning out my wife’s parents home after they were moving in with us, we found in an old grocery store paper sack with a large 300x500 (9.8’x16.4’) WW2 German Reichskriegsflagge Kriegsmarine flag balled up inside. Her grandfather (US) was in Kiel Germany during the war and brought this back from one of the German ships in the port. No one knew he had this and when her father saw it he immediately remembered his father telling the story how he he got it. This was many years ago, we still have it and the wife is freaked out it is in our home. Her father passed years ago so I think we’re donating it to a museum, impressive piece of evil. A buddy of mine, his grandfather brought back two German Luger pistols, he inherited them and I’ve shot one (roll stamped 1917).
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Super interesting! Thank you for sharing that! It's wild how many veteran's families I talk to who will tell a similar story. I met with the family of a Korean War Veteran this week. The son showed me photos of his father in the Army that he never saw until after his father passed away. I'm happy you are here in this community with us!
@jstal63253 ай бұрын
My dad brought home 3 bronze stars and combat infantry badge. Plus 3 pistols .
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
3 Bronze stars is no joke. Thanks for sharing that & thanks for being here in this community with us!
@jstal63253 ай бұрын
@@joshroe thanks.
@joeschulz79973 ай бұрын
Great video.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thank you for being here on this channel with us! I’m glad you’re here!
@cynthiaclarke39792 ай бұрын
Would love to get in touch with James Gribble..or family member.He might be family related.My Grandfather's name was Will Albert and his father's name was James Gribble with connections in Warren and Cleveland Tenn and moved to Rossville,Ga. Hopes it's no problem Josh that I posted this.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
It's no problem at all. Mr. Gribble passed in 2021 and I don't have any info on family members, but if there's some way I can help let me know. Thanks for being here with us!
@cynthiaclarke39792 ай бұрын
@@joshroe- Sorry to hear that,may he rest in peace and I thank him for his service.Thank you for that information.Has kinsmen out there and some may still live in Tenn or Ga.I thank you for letting me post that..knowing someone who would see your excellent video would reply who just is as curious in knowing that over time and families moving apart and losing all ties to other members.Gribble is not a too common name and running across your video by accident was good since those who served,preseserved parts of histroy both good and bad.I subscribed to your channel.
@dougshelton693 ай бұрын
God bless these AMERICANS🇺🇸
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching our video! and Thanks for being here with us!
@KumaBean2 ай бұрын
Those things all look awfully clean and tidy, which is amazing, really, after all that they’ve been through. I’m also amazed at how he managed to bring so much of it home after the war, that’s next-level sneaky.
@joshroeАй бұрын
Thanks for watching
@martinnorbeck46573 ай бұрын
The only thing my dad brought back was some 16mm tapes of him at boot camp and on a troop ship. I have a few pictures of Morroco and Tunisia also Italy and Berlin. He was a non combatant in the US Army. He won about 7,500 dollars playing craps and his Leutenant helped him get it back into US. I should have recorded every experience he could remember before he passed. I miss him every day. When I was a kid all the magazines about hunting and shooting had mountains of surplus war guns for dirt cheap. They would ship them to your door . Three broom handle red nine Mausers for 150.00. These adds were common until 1960s.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Love this story! Thanks for sharing it! My great-uncle spent time in Morocco as well. So did this warrior. He rode a WLA motorcycle across Europe in the war. There's a town in the Netherlands that considers him their liberator: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2m6oKt3hNtrndUsi=Jp0xI6PQNdQ0OrPp
@beachbum4333 ай бұрын
My father-in-law was a Lt. in the Australian army in the Solomons, fighting alongside US Marines in 1944. Incredibly brave young men, he said they were. He brought home a samurai sword & a Japanese medal, Order of the Chrysthanthemum, which he took off a deceased Japanese officer. I reckon that officer got his just deserts. I have an idea he was in China (Nanjing?) before being shipped to the Solomons. Dad was awarded the Australian Military Cross for bravery during that campaign. We have been offered big dollars for it but it's not for sale. A BIG salute ALL your US Veterans & OUR cousins!!!
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing that! & thank you for being here with us!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@bradbrown56593 ай бұрын
Its nice when people realize that some parts of History should be saved , especially from those who might have given the ultimate sacrifice their life.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Welcome to our community on this channel! I’m happy you’re here with us!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@stevencurrie15402 ай бұрын
I have a German Helmet that was brought back I have the biggest part of my life it’s cool But back in middle school in 1974 Mann middle school Abilene Texas we had three teachers that fought in the Second World War they were the real deal too of them fought the Germans and my Texas history teacher fought the Japanese I remember he was a really great man besides a great teacher he had a scare above his right eyebrow he joke about it a couple of years later we found out it was from the war and he never cried about it he was one tough guy and a awesome teacher the P.E teacher was also football coach and math teacher he had the best sense of humor and was there no matter who you were or race he would hear you out then help you any way it took to make you understand what ever you needed We found out he fought in some of the worst battles and Mr coach Voss was also a special education teacher which I needed at the time also fought the Germans he if he knew you could understand he would talk a little bit about the war I and few of us remember he actually respected the German soldiers Looking back I he saw the worst in humanity
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Powerful story! That man is a hero! Thank you for being here with us!
@peghead3 ай бұрын
I remember my childhood friend showing me a beautiful, polished black leather holster and belt, with a German wehrmacht eagle and swastika buckle and a nickel-plated P38 pistol in remarkable condition, his father served during the Ardennes offensive. My father brought home a Japanese type 38 rifle, the story was, while his ship , the U.S.S Bennington, was anchored in Tokyo Bay after the end of hostilities, a barge pulled up with pile of rifles and bayonets destined to be dumped in the Bay, the rifle lacks the Chrisanthimum symbol (ground off) and he didn't want to be bothered with the bayonet.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing that story!! and Welcome to our community!!
@George_Lewis3 ай бұрын
My father was warned to NOT bring any souvenirs back... and he didn't. He also threw away all of his uniforms soon after his discharge in late 1945. He kept some photos, his WD AGO Form 53-55, and his memories.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
It's interesting. I've talked to a lot of veterans doing these stories through the years. Some veterans didn't save anything, and some save so much you wonder how they got all of it back home. Thanks for being here on this channel with us!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
@@joshroe THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@rosss8252 ай бұрын
My grandfather was in Norway when it was invaded by the Germans. He evaded capture by camouflaging himself as a xmas tree. He survived and returned home very highly decorated.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Love this! Thank you for being here with us!
@mattthescrapwhisperer2 ай бұрын
My dad brought home a Japanese flag he captured during a Banzai attack in Burma during WWII. It remains with our family to this day.
@joshroeАй бұрын
Outstanding story! Thank you for sharing that!
@WYTO-t4u2 ай бұрын
My grandfather brought home a couple rare items home, his CO said he could bring anything he could fit in his locker ( he had one of those school looking ones for uniforms and such ) so he brought home a couple uniforms, including a SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Uniform, good condition aswell, when he fought through France he found it just in a cupboard in a old hotel he was staying at, still has all the medals, belt and gun, I’ve inherited that along with some other items he brought home
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story! & thanks for being here with us on this channel!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@WYTO-t4u2 ай бұрын
@@joshroe thank you! I’ve gotten offers for over 22k for the uniform because it’s heavily decorated, knights cross aswell. He found a Wehrmacht generals uniform but it was stolen by a officer
@AndrewBowles-p5r3 ай бұрын
I recall a vendor at a gunshow in Virginia with many Vietnam combat pictures in a case on display. I was about 13 at the time and the pictures were not pretty. There was a leather bag about the size of a tennis ball in the left corner of the case and I asked him what was in it. He asked me if I really wanted to know, it was a bag full of teeth.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Yikes! I've heard some wild stories over the years, but noone has pulled out a bag of teeth. For this I am grateful. Thanks for being here in this community with us!
@AndrewBowles-p5r3 ай бұрын
@@joshroe thanks for the content
@charlie15713 ай бұрын
I knew of some guys who collected ears.
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
@@charlie1571 THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@drmachinewerke12 ай бұрын
My uncles brought back German guns . I remember seeing one when I was about 11 . It looked like a Ak 47 and another one looked like a Carbine / AK without the grip .
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!!
@eddieraffs59093 ай бұрын
I was at The History Company store on Lafayette Rd in Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga back in 2016. It's just outside the Chickamauga Battle field National Park. I highly recommend stopping past the store and the park.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Love this! Louis is outstanding. Great guy! His father served in the Marines. I need to go do an update. He has tons of interesting finds in there. Thanks for sharing!
@samiam6193 ай бұрын
@@joshroeI just visited his on-line store. He showed that he sold stuff online, but nothing showed up on his website.
@RogerSmith-lc9lo3 ай бұрын
The wealthy and government can keep it but the peasants can’t……
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thanks for being here with us!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@allanjechorek43813 ай бұрын
Everyone from every war brought home war prizes. There was a shortage of clothes after WW2 and my Grandfather traded some clothes for some war prizes.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thanks for being here in this community with us!
@jimfinigan16813 ай бұрын
My grandfather served in the Army Air Corps in North Africa and Europe during WWII. He never spoke of his experiences and he threw all his stuff away when he got home. I guess he didn't have a good time or perhaps he was just sick of it.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
So many of our combat veterans come home and just want to put the war behind them. Those memories are often too hard to think about so they try to get rid of everything that reminds them of the experience. It's a complicated thing. Thank you for sharing your story & thanks for being here in this community with us.
@redcossack2453 ай бұрын
Way cool.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Welcome to our community on this channel! I'm glad you're here with us!
@scallopohare94313 ай бұрын
Civilians' baggage is searched on entry. Military baggage is searched on the way out. 😂😂😂😂
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@stevemartin61442 ай бұрын
The Iron Cross seen here....the vet says that it was taken off a German soldier. BULLSHIT! This is a 2nd Class Iron Cross. Soldiers NEVER wore these. Yes, they wore the 1st Class issues (a pinback) but NOT the 2nd. Besides, the ribbon is the wrong one. The ribbon here is from a "War Merit Cross".
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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@danodamano25813 ай бұрын
Sadly treasures get sold stolen or damaged because of neglect, indifference or accident. As a collector i wonder what stories are behind the wepons, awards and trinketry ive collected. I have had my own war mementos stolen so know the loss.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
@@danodamano2581 thank you for sharing that! I’m glad you’re here with us!
@gringling573 ай бұрын
Firstly thank you all. Secondly, that Iron Cross is actually a Knights Cross, todays value 8-15K.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info on that!! & thanks for being here on this channel with us!!
@jwhiskey2423 ай бұрын
As far as American veterans from WW2 bringing back souvenirs - the guys in the rear or in the post war occupation army picked up the best stuff. Infantrymen in combat had no place to put anything while the shooting was going on.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
That's a very good point. Thanks for watching! & thanks for being here with us.
@chris.37113 ай бұрын
My grandfather came back with a Japanese flag, dental container, even silk from the occupation. Along with his bomber jacket, machete, and numerous pictures and all his letters.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Welcome to our community here on this channel! I'm glad you're here. Thanks for sharing your story about your grandfather!
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
@@joshroe THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@Burninhellscrootoob2 ай бұрын
Thought you meant ghosts...true story here, i bought some old hanyang and gewehr 88s years ago, had some display old turk 8mm mauser rounds on a shelf near em. On Halloween night after midnight i awoke to a tapping that got louder and ended with a thump...turned on the lights, and an 8mm round had fallen...it had been tipping on its own,rocking til it fell next to the rifles on the floor.... explain that one....god only knows with 150 year old military stuff that were used in combat what energy its picked up....where its been, what it witnessed....
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Great story! Thank you for being here in this community with us!
@neilreynolds38583 ай бұрын
I think the only thing I have is the WHO shot record. It's pretty impressive. My ex searched out all the medals and got new ones. The few things I had got stolen or lost. The boots wore out. We didn't really have much of anything.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
I've been telling these stories for about 13 years. It's wild the differences in what some have and others don't. The WWII veteran with the Luger and the Nazi uniform had way more stuff that we weren't able to get into the story. He had old military vehicles. Very impressive collection of items. Then others won't have anything. Not even a DD-214. If they can't show anything, sadly, we really can't do a video. I give them space to tell the stories as they remember and I know there will be exaggerations, etc. and that's fine. Hard to prove either way. I try to dive into the history to make sure the stories line up historically. I've had a few misses over the years with that. I'm my own fact checker, and I can't know everything. But if they can't verify anything that's pretty difficult to make into a story. Thanks for being here with us.
@DDGVET43 ай бұрын
If you were awarded a Good Conduct Medal. It meant you didn't get caught. That is the true value of the award.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Love that! "You do a lot of things you're not supposed to. You just hope you don't get caught." Thanks for being here with us!!
@DDGVET43 ай бұрын
@@joshroe I got 2 of them!
@reverend20piece3 ай бұрын
😉💯👍
@rainaflores7792 ай бұрын
THEY RAPED AND MURDER CHILDREN TOO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
@420PeterGriffin3 ай бұрын
Bring back Veteran bring backs
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@terryjacob81692 ай бұрын
I still have a Nazi armband that my late father picked up at the Bergen-Belsen war crimes trial, but I have absolutely no idea which of the defendants it belonged to.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching
@Phil-pd4te3 ай бұрын
Student loan redistribution to taxpayers, fortunately at least the students who think they got off 100% Scott free will be paying for their loan and others for the rest of their life with their taxes.
@karlfonner75893 ай бұрын
Yep lots of stuff from World War II German Soldiers would trade for a pack of cigarettes. My older friends granddad fought in World War I, and brought home a ton of stuff. lots of rifles, and A gun that my father pickpocketed off a police officer in Italy😂
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
GREAT STORY! Welcome to our community here on this channel! I'm glad you are here!
@gregkelly80142 ай бұрын
it's Amazing that people do these things to remember our hero's. I was told by my dad all my childhood that as long as we are remembered we live forever. So our American Heros should live forever unless the Dems and Liberals get their way.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
That's why we do these stories. As long as we have these stories a piece of these warriors will always be here with us.
@mrjuvy49Ай бұрын
Still got my dogs tags and photos.
@joshroeАй бұрын
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@mrjuvy49Ай бұрын
During college I wore my dad's 1944 pea coat, I still have my field jacket, etc. I love history and taught for the Navy college on Navy ships around the world. My son is as Navy Commander, and got paid to go to Vanderbilt University. What a great country we have. Vote to keep it
@LRXIII2 ай бұрын
@ 1:00 The ribbon is for a War Merit Medal not Iron Cross 2nd class.
@joshroeАй бұрын
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@richardrose99432 ай бұрын
I brought back a bunch of Sumatran artifacts among other things from iraq they said not to but a lot did anyway they only stopped really checking shipments home when an army guy tried shipping a human arm home
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Wild story. Thanks for watching.
@jwhiskey2423 ай бұрын
That German uniform is a civil servant's uniform. (Luftwaffebeamte Kriegsinspektor (2nd Lieutenant equivalent))
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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@oldschoolamerican7483 ай бұрын
Up until Vietnam, you could bring home just about anything except explosives, and a few weapons. Just fill out the form, get it approved by your Company Commander, upon approval, log it with the Logistics personnel and you were good to go!
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
I talked to a Vietnam Veteran this week who brought back an SKS rifle. He said as long as it wasn't a fully automatic weapon, they just had to go to the provost and fill out some documents. I'm posting that in the morning. I'll post a link in these comments. Thanks for being here on this channel with us!
@rolfagten8573 ай бұрын
Could the vets get a medal today?!
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
If a veteran earned a medal during their time in service they can those. They can also get replacements if they've been lost or damaged, etc. Thanks for watching our video!
@rolfagten8573 ай бұрын
@@joshroe And posthumes?!
@rodneyadamson8270Ай бұрын
My uncles ex father in law came back with some stuff😂
@joshroeАй бұрын
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@StratBurst923 ай бұрын
My Dad was a Sgt in a US Army Combat Engineer Battalion D-Day, Battle Of The Bulge. He brought home a silver panzer badge which I still have. He said that when he was on the boat to return home they announced that any enemy war trophys would be confiscated.There were plenty of items thrown overboard and hitting the water.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your father's story. Your dad was a hero. I'm happy you are here on this channel with us!
@lemmdus21193 ай бұрын
A lot of guys just kept them anyway
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
@@lemmdus2119 as the man in the video said. “You do a lot of things you’re not supposed to do” He told me another story once. He was at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. He said he went to the USMC Museum near D.C. Said he went to the Chosin exhibit and his picture was on the wall.
@HypocriticYT3 ай бұрын
The enemy forfeits all. Small payment for risking your life.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@MaribelHernandez-sb4bf3 ай бұрын
Good bless the police family and friends tanks for everything se que algunos de su nacion viven en mi estado durango nos tienen envidia mi pais mexico 💙🤍❤️
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@martindriver60263 ай бұрын
I have my father-in-law hand gun he brought back from Korea. It's Chinese made and a Chinese made bayonet.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@seanwatts83423 ай бұрын
Flags, medals, and many other things are _legitimate war trophies._ Weapons, money, gold teeth from a dead enemy might not be.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@tomcurda42033 ай бұрын
Just don't go overboard and steal the Hesse Crown Jewels.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@lelandarcher47603 ай бұрын
Did someone called them losers and suckers? 😮😮
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@ar69852 ай бұрын
Fake news. Go change your tampon.
@elwolf85362 ай бұрын
Amased a ww2 soldier was still fighting in the 60s
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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@brandenbenson3 ай бұрын
I got WW2 papers from a US soldier who fought at Normandy on d day
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@alanfrost46612 ай бұрын
To the victor goes the spoils
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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@CharlesStevenage2 ай бұрын
Bulllshido is strong
@atestamenttohistory2 ай бұрын
Luftwaffe forestry uniform
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing that & thanks for watching!
@piratepete8422 ай бұрын
To the Victor's belongs the spoils
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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@MrPatriot1123 ай бұрын
Not allowed to take home firearms? Eh....what happened to Capture Papers?
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@MrPatriot1123 ай бұрын
@@joshroe My pleasure.
@796andy22 ай бұрын
war prizes , nice
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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@S.D-s.d-y5z3 ай бұрын
US army and navy left soldiers steal😅
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@andrewfox66313 ай бұрын
Unusual German uniform black airforce uniform? I thought only the ss had black uniforms?
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
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@kchaney562 ай бұрын
"Not supposed to take it" BS They risked their lives so they get to take what they want.
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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@charlie15713 ай бұрын
I also have some items I bought back from Vietnam that I would never sell including a sks.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
That's wild that you said that. I talked to a Marine yesterday who got an SKS at the Battle of Hue City. I'll get you a link when I get it posted. Welcome Home!
@charlie15713 ай бұрын
@@joshroe Thanks. I got mine after a failed attempt to over run our compound outside of DaNang Aug 69.
@joshroe3 ай бұрын
@@charlie1571 thanks for sharing that. I'm planning a trip to Da Nang at the end of the month. Hope to roll out some of that content in mid-September.
@charlie15713 ай бұрын
@@joshroe Great. Will be looking forward to that. I wonder if the White Elephant Hotel is still there.
@JeffZumbrock2 ай бұрын
My neighbor gave me a bunch of congi Japanese flags...for sale..
@joshroe2 ай бұрын
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