The Quest to Find World War II's Lost Soldiers

Aug. 23 -- Talis Esmits is on a quest to recover the remains of every forgotten World War II soldier in Latvia. The farmer and his motley band of volunteers spend their weekends digging up the Latvian countryside in the hopes of recovering and eventually reburying the dead.
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[@williamrodrigues8333]

I don't care what side you fought on. Every soldier deserves to be buried respectfully

[@corytucker6668]

Agreed, they all served and died for their countries and families, they all deserve to be returned home. Some other idiot in this comment section said all germans were nazis and bad men which is incredibly stupid. Not all were loyal to the nazi party, some were just young soldiers fighting for their country. RIP to all who served valiantly in the face of a war like ww2.

[@ActualNonsense]

Absolutely

[@jamieoliver6383]

William Rodrigues I agree

[@robbysanta5924]

i agree except for the taliban and isis fighters

[@Jevrosons]

Nazis weren't fighting for their country, they were fighting to try an take over the world.

[@sky.9252]

"these bombs are very dangerous" let's dig them up with a heavy tractor..

[@Alexonfacebook2013]

Id rather hit it with a tractor then a hand shovel though xp

[@alphunsos]

Another Enigma But.. What about shovels from 1914-1918?!

[@deepfinds]

Yes, lets's also put the not-so-dangerous ones with the one that's extremely fragile and can blow up at any second.

[@KGrasso89]

How about pointing and almost touching the dangerous shell with a lit cigarette in his hand!?

[@Eshayzbra96]

old munitions like this aren't likely to cause a reaction at all Chixyz.

[@joetheboyle]

Anything found with a soldier should be returned to the soldiers family when possible.

[@sosteve9113]

joetheboyle agreed,dog tags need to go back to the family

[@davidbriggs264]

But what about weapons and ammunition? Personal items, ok, but certain items (such as grenades) should not be returned, but rather safely destroyed.

[@sosteve9113]

agreed,for safety reason

[@elizabethmidford4415]

joetheboyle I agree! All of the families of our long gone soldiers back in World War 2 are the rightful owners!

[@itsunknown2340]

Amen!

[@erikmoller84]

As a veteran, I fully appreciate the efforts of these people who recover the remains of those who sacrificed everything for their brothers in arms, and who are still on eternal patrol.

[@turbomarv3068]

give the remains and dog tags please to the Germany or just contact us,we search still the brother of my grandmother,He is still some where in Latvia . she is 95 and I think this is her biggest wish to find her brother before she goes. thank's for the video

[@Destruction1983]

Potato wtf?

[@giannisdrou1199]

Potato man wtf are you talking about

[@cartersauer1742]

Powerpuffboys what did he do? Why did you report him?

[@CEOofSleep]

@@cartersauer1742 probably threat

[@CEOofSleep]

@@WelfareDude Potato probably made a threat or something thats why the other guy reported him, it's either he deleted his comment or it got removed

[@atomic0894]

Big Respect to this team! Now every soldier who fought for their country can quite forever

[@ligapraja9089]

ATOMIC 08 bacot mike

[@atomic0894]

Liga Praja Ghupta gede kawani :V

[@marcogeorg6752]

But sadly the germans hate themself and their ancestors. Over 20 Familymembers of our Family died in WW2. My Grandfather survived and his storys from this War bring tears to every mans eyes.

[@dutyofcall7659]

Marco Georg, You're right but that's the fault of the allies. They made us hate ourselves and took our national pride so everything what made us germans strong.

[@Gh0stFace420]

DutyofCall kraut bastards got destroyed.

[@lorivers4612]

that Young 22 year old making profit out of all this. selling everything he can. he's just the vulture sitting in the trees picking up all the best bits.

[@kailynp3728]

Caoimhín Ó Caoimh He’s talking about the fact that he’s selling dog tags. That’s just fucked that he’d rather make a profit than try to return the tags to the soldiers family or at least keep them locked up until someone can claim them rather than selling dead soldier’s tags like they’re souvenirs.

[@Enruler]

Except he's not selling dog tags. The video says he sells memorabilia from world wars, and then he goes on to state he doesn't sell anything that is recovered from soldiers graves. It's just poor editing and structuring, and if you had any sort of attention span you would have realized that too.

[@helloworld2784]

@@Brickcellent U STFU, GAY.

[@kal.50bmg32]

What a fucking asshole!

[@jameswells-uk6qu]

Did you Not Listen...he sells Nothing!

[@trevordean7873]

dude I hope he doesn't sell those dog tags because some of them hadn't even be snapped yet

[@047Kenny]

Trevor Dean buy some boa

[@FrenceBulldogDK]

As a soldier, i would rather rest where i lost my life. Fighting for what i love

[@Luis-bo2uj]

i dont think most of those soldiers were ''fighting for what they loved'' , not every russian loved Stalin (in fact lot of them dont), not every German was a nazi. They were just people dragged into the inferno to die there

[@theroidragedtrex7908]

@@Luis-bo2ujhonest everyday men like you and me, lost in the woes of war. Two sides, two armies; one purpose, one grave.

[@savari2653]

"only the dead has seen the End of the war"

[@sunryse9147]

Real talk

[@djones9122]

Savari I have not begun to fight see I can steal quotes too.

[@michaeldiebold8847]

"The dead know only one thing, that it is better to be alive."

[@TheBalls55]

@@michaeldiebold8847 FMJ

[@RepublicCitizen]

COD MW3 much

[@halibut1249]

It's so caring and respectful to give these soldiers identity recognition, and dignified burials, and their families proper closure. These unearthed soldiers must have been born in the 1920's or earlier, so it's unlikely they having living relatives who remember them. Still, it is so honorable not to forget them.

[@kevins971]

“The grave is sacred to me, I like to leave the stuff with them” sells the last remaining piece of personality they have.

[@bobigny9345]

He doesn't sell the one's find with the soldiers... Pay attention!

[@zachzimm1907]

I cannot even express my feelings to all of you who do this. I am from Afton Minnesota in the USA I love all old things but my heart is with World War 2. My great grandfather on my father's side was in the European theater he was a medic. I have a lot of stuff that he brought back and from the little bit I could get him to tell me it was hell on earth. I thank you all for finally giving all the soldiers a respected grave.

[@plazmica0323]

These people are scavangers, despite what they are saying they are doing it for money, bones of soldiers are just by product of diging for them.It explains a lot when they say they sell everything online. Disgusting.

[@astrocat8418]

Zach Zimm ayyyyyye I'm from Minnesota to FAM

[@richardkluiter]

Ones man death is another man's bread

[@TheLarzon]

Ayyyye I'm from right across the river in Hudson

[@Villx-x]

I’m from New Ulm , MN

[@davidgillettuk9638]

God bless you for showing these men the respect they deserve. Much better than many of the hunters who disrespect the graves and are just looking for goodies to flog for a quick buck.

[@damienfynn1522]

Fantastic to see someone out there caring for the forgotten soldiers. R.I.P SOLDIERS.

[@makmakk4692]

This really shows you what type of people they are,to be out doing this job!! And the level of respect they give isn't ever more for one or the other but the same for all of them! And to me , it says a great deal about the character of these people!!! Well done and kudos to them all

[@Silvercp28]

you should NOT be selling dog tags!!!!!! that's someone who has an identity! !! please stop!!!

[@budmeister]

Soldiers carry both ID cards and ID tags.

[@nabilnasran8077]

CoolGuyLatvian SS were Nazis, the regular German army was not.

[@corytucker6668]

@@CoolGuyLatvian yeah....every german was a nazi......that's a pretty stupid statement and a slap in the face to all germans who died resisting the nazi party.

[@Shadow-sw2hx]

@@CoolGuyLatvian not all germans were nazis you dumbfuck

[@takasu9246]

Yeah bad that the Germans don‘t have Names on there Dog Tags...

[@hohenstaufen.1010]

Respect to give the soldiers a place to rest.

[@nemome5837]

They had a place to rest and then someone came along and dug them up.

[@gurtrudeskyhopper261]

Ctrl-Z if you men their supposed to be kept where they were found on a battle field then sir you are very wrong.

[@SFVnative]

Ctrl-Z--They need to be in a respectful place with a marker telling their name with their rank, branch of service, and where they were fighting when they died. And of course World War II.

[@marcogeorg6752]

c: Methods Germans and Germany have no respect for their ancestors. Very sad but true.

[@MrGlume]

@@SFVnative Yes and at least .... try to contact the family.... lots of them, are still there.....

[@pioneermega-ld3236]

Very moving. I admire how they bury soldiers from both sides in the same place, it really brings a sense of humanity to these people that are too often demonized for the actions of the few.

[@militarysimulations300]

Imagine a soldier who born from a mother ,imagine he was someone's son ,someone's friend, husband ,father,brother,sister lies at unknown place . All the relatives don't know where is their beloved family member,friend.. So sad that our past generation saw that frecious battle ever fought in the this world for a peice of land.... Thanks for those who sacrificed themselves for us.....

[@djyul]

I know this is Latvia,But in Vilnius,Lithuania,at St Peter and Pual's church there is a mass grave where 668 German wounded were murdered by the NKVD,Taken from the St Peter and Paul church,thrown out of the windows into a mass grave and buried alive. Also in the Vingis park,Vilnius, there are countless murdered Germans entombed,their bones rest below the childrens park there. This happened at the end of July 1944 after fierce fighting for Vilnius after the Germanswere surrounded. Taken from an autobiography of Bruno Sutkus,Sniper Ace.Something needs to be done,the same as Talis Esmits is doing in this vid. I wonder if the parents of the children know what their children are playing on? Much respect to Talis Esmits.

[@mikesey1]

Dog tags must stay with the remains to ID the soldier, not SOLD!! If anyone finds Dog tags on eBay, report them as looted from war graves, which is forbidden.

[@mikesey1]

Dog tags must stay with the remains to ID the soldier, not SOLD!! If anyone finds Dog tags on eBay, report them as looted from war graves, which is forbidden.

[@westtexascountryboy2863]

He sells dogtags from flea markets and places like such, nothing wrong with that.

[@josefinenagy4136]

@@westtexascountryboy2863 yes it is wrong! In Germany there are manyy people from the government waiting for theses tags to put closure to a soldiers destiny. There are over 1 Million German soldiers missing and most of these dog tags weren't even snapped! It is a shame!!

[@EvaLasta]

@@josefinenagy4136 who cares. They are dead, they sure as hell don't care about a piece of cheap rusted metal.

[@josefinenagy4136]

@@EvaLasta how horrible you must be not to understand, that the families would like to know about the whereabouts of their sons, husbands and brothers.

[@donaloregan7481]

Wow, there is some humanity left. I really admire these teams that go to such lengths to preserve and respect the dead.

[@Luis-bo2uj]

This guy is a profiteering criminal. selling dog tags.

[@wilfredzielinski5685]

BIG thankyou to you all for what you are doing

[@kronos501]

What is their success rate, after all these years, of making an actual identification of soldier? Especially the Russian soldiers. Do wish to say I found this moving, and these are impressive men to do this over 70 years later.

[@cuhurun]

kronos... you're right about the Russian lads, same problem as with the remains of British soldiers... fibre I.D. tags which rot within a short while in the ground makes identification impossible. A sad fact.

[@TheDeJureTour]

cuhurun I didn't know the British had fiber dog tags? This is true? I am an American, so I wouldn't know.

[@cuhurun]

Hi Clem... yep, indeed. They were produced in a hard fibre material, similar to old style tap-washer material. The WW1 and WW2 type were issued in two colours, a rusty reddish colour for the tag which would be removed from the dead, and the tag which was left with the corpse was a shade of blackish green. Of course, with different production batches the shades did differ very slightly, but only slightly. Back in the early 80's, when I joined the British army they were fairly much the same as the WW's issue, but now they're produced from a non-corrosive alloy. I've been on excavations in Flanders, and every Tommy we excavated had to be classified as 'unknown'. Sometimes a disc would still be evident with the remains, but in every case the fibre had expanded and deteriorated in such a fragmentary manner that the details were sadly completely gone. Anyway, all the best to you, mate. Cheers !

[@Luis-bo2uj]

they just dug up corpses to sell their belongings on ebay, i dont think they care too much about id

[@darkman6663]

dogs tags from dead soldiers should not be sold online they should be forwarded to the proper authoritys that deal with soldiers lost in battle ..a soldiers dog tag is the only means of identifiying individuals lost in battle ..they should not simply be sold as a means of profit...you are dealing with somebodys son.brother..sister .father..if these tags are sold in this manner the identity of those fallen could be lost forever....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sosteve9113]

Darkman 666 agreed,dog tags need to go back to the family

[@portcityrulez]

Amen. These people are garbage. Forward the remain and identity chips to Berlin plz. There are other ways to make money. If you have a heart, do the right thing. Think of the family of these men

[@travismeta3727]

Darkman 666 exactly! That’s how tradition works for family and it comes from war, each generation passes and we become somebody’s great grandfather. We’d be unknown if we didn’t leave possessions to pass on from family member to family member

[@charliebee4338]

😭

[@andimich3639]

Thanks for your work. 🕯 Rest in Peace

[@5TUIF]

Deep respect for Legenda's work!! Finally humanity and the right attention for these forgotten soldiers. Keep up this good work!

[@jerrymcarthy9621]

thanks for finding all the lost soles but the un broken dog tags are from lost solders graves. registration snaps them in 1/2 one stays with the body and the other went to Berlin .wen you find a full tag you should notify the authority's of were it was found not SELL IT ON EBAY FOR A FUE $$$$

[@CounterSipuli]

Do you think soldiers had always time to snap dogtags.

[@jerrymcarthy9621]

no thats y they should be returned to the right authority's to notify the next of kin men were buried alive from shell bursts and never were attended to being a vet my self i can tell you that there is not allwase time to look after your men

[@Kojak0]

Fully agree there. However, dog tags were items that could be lost just like anything else people tend to misplace; it might also be the only thing that survives if the soldier is totally destroyed, even if it's uncommon. However, in most cases, a full dog tag does indeed belong to a person and might have been taken off a corpse.

[@Eurotrash4367]

"Lost soles"...........why do you care about these soldier's boots?

[@NotCondorTheBird]

You don't?

[@tortellini7754]

My great Grandfather is still missing...my grandpa spent a long time searching for him...but he just discovered that his father was last seen in Russia..

[@supriboyjemurandinding7019]

Sisa peninggalan ww2

[@theroidragedtrex7908]

I'm sorry man, thats horrible. What the soviets did is forgotten, yet to those who do know, it is unforgivable. We fought the wrong people- Patton

[@catfish252]

You folks should be commended. What a wonderful, loving act. Thank You all.

[@bud6745]

Should be more people like this.

[@Timotheus157]

Salute to the diggers focused on finding, recording, and hopefully giving each found soldier's remains a proper burial in a proper location. As far as selling dog tags, these dog tags have the identification of the original soldier. If they cannot be given to the family of the soldier, then those who buy them must own them with respect. After all, each dead soldier from any side was a victim of a highly unnecessary and senseless war that must not happen again. Good job diggers, you are doing the right thing. God bless you in your efforts.

[@lucknotskilled1543]

Respect.

[@EIBBOR2654]

From a military man that spent his whole life in the military. Thank you! Every Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, from what ever country lost and forgotten should be found, buried in a grave identified or returned home to their country or family. I was stationed at Hickam AFB Hi for a time and the most solemn thing I would see, was when an aircraft was taxied to the hanger and the Honer Guard showed up. When the ramp came down, they went in and took possession of the metal casket and took the remains of some military person to be identified. All work stopped, all saluted as the casket passed us by. Every respect was give to the dead, even if it was an enemy soldier, that body or remains deserved respect.

[@q_q123]

This is the humanity the world needs.

[@heinklerbeinkler9482]

Dog tags or helmets from fallen soldiers should return to their family to remember them.

[@alecgaming3976]

I like the fact that these men finally get to go back home but seeing how that other fella was selling and collecting dog tags and other items they are just using it as an excuse to loot war graves if they really cared about those soldiers they would leave all their items and other personal possessions but if they come across some of this kinda stuff on its own then it's alright I suppose just dont loot bodys

[@neilhamill3441]

Respect the fallen soldiers. Respect from Australia who honor them.

[@SuperHarryace]

Amazing! Filling graves in by hand when you have equipment. Very compassionate and professional

[@anthony2806]

2 words what describe them TOMB RAIDERS

[@lostsoul4602]

I just looked up his shop on ebay, he seriously sells dog tags. Most aren't even broken apart...

[@jonathancooper4914]

Lost Soul He should be reported and banned for that and relevant authorities should demand he hands them over.

[@imrankhanyousafzai5461]

He's a vulture

[@janbadinski7126]

Very touching. May they rest in peace.

[@borhaptrash5454]

This is beautiful... I once visited a place in Denmark near Germany where the second Schleswig war took place. It was quite scary to step into the battle field, knowing that there still are some soldiers left on the field... War is horrible... I hope as long as I live and my children live and my children’s children live that there won’t be any wars and they can grow up peacefully

[@kinglisco1379]

2:30 says he dosent sell dead soldiers remains.....sells dog tags ..

[@bober7552]

Yes selling a dead human is a crime please re-wright you're comment

[@oustandingsitter6106]

Armando Rexzz - Oh yeah i totally forgot.. metal dog tags are actually a part of us made of bone filled with nerves and blood.

[@Brickcellent]

There's a difference between finding graves and individual items, dumb fuck.

[@Luis-bo2uj]

they are tomb raiders, inescrupulous scum

[@garylawless3608]

While I applaud your efforts to give these men a dignified burial when their remains are found, I deplore the blatant exploitation of the items found with them. Keeping such items as personal belongings, particularly ‘dog tags’ which can be used to identify the remains, and then selling them for a profit, is just plain grave robbing - pure and simple.

[@Brickcellent]

Do you hate museums too Gary? Honestly, some of you people are so fucking dumb it hurts - _"HURRRR LET THESE INCREDIBLE ITEMS ROT IN THE GROUND, IT'S WHAT THE SOLDIER WOULD HAVE WANTED"_ - Just fucking lol.

[@augustus4777]

@@Brickcellent No, the dog tags identify the soldier you arseshat, no man with an IQ above room temperature would sell those, and you think we want to put it back in the ground? With their dog tags, the soldiers family will finally know of their fates and rest easy, dog tags are supposed to be given back to the army.

[@Brickcellent]

@@augustus4777 There are literally dogtags in the Imperial War Museum London, you fucking dunce.

[@Onidax]

@@Brickcellent Do you think they are there with their families blessing? That nuance is important. Digging up the dead simply to loot their items for your eBay shop is clearly not defendable. Best efforts should be made to notify families

[@jeffreycalderwood9893]

It's nice that you are finding lost soldier's from world war 2 and giving them a proper burial

[@rosemarybleackley208]

How sad so many lost and bodies only now being recovered. Hope they can finally be laid to rest in peace.

[@justgjt]

The German and Russian governments should have a funded war graves commission similar the Commonwealth commission that is in place. It is a full time job recovering and identifiying fallen commonwealth service men and women from WWI and WWII and I believe that they should adopt a similar policy for recovering their war dead.

[@gogomas]

They both have had for many years. Selling and buying dog tags from dead soldiers whatever side should be a crime. They are just grave robbers and profiteers, so many soldiers graves were never known and because of these people, relatives will never know were their loved ones died or been buried.

[@backfiresolutions]

Germany has it

[@geckolia3823]

We have those, and I'm pretty certain Russia does as well. I doubt they got into contact.

[@blackleaf_yt]

"Thanks to the internet, anyone can be a seller" Do these people even realize that digging that stuff and/or selling it is a Felony in Latvia. If caught, you will be sentenced to 5 years in prison

[@philfrog100]

respect to you guys for doing this kind of work you are all doing a great job and the respect you have for fallen soldiers no matter what side they were fighting on thank you for sharing .

[@jerryumfress9030]

Those men and women are performing an honorable task, to give those soldiers a decent burial. Now their loved ones can come and pay homage to their memory

[@elitegaming7927]

Soldier another name of respect 👨🏻‍✈️

[@bricehale6593]

This man has entitlement issues I wonder how he feel if I dug his family members up and sold their loved belongings

[@dimondangelr6251]

you guys are soo nice you did the right thing . let them rest

[@claudiosaltara7003]

What a beautiful line - ‘they are not soldiers anymore, they are victims of the war’.

[@eliottaylor1850]

He put the mortar that is most likely to explode right next to all the other explosives. I'm not a genius, but I know that's not smart.

[@Brickcellent]

It hasn't exploded for 70 years, what makes you think it's going to randomly detonate now?

[@Lanaur_]

@@Brickcellent Because it was manipulated

[@s0nnyburnett]

@@Brickcellent Farmers still occasionally die or get injured when they hit unexploded ordinance from WW1. They never really become inert.

[@user-lf3wr8rh7r]

At what point does a grave robber become an archaeologist?

[@terikpfannmuller8132]

Thank you all for what you are doing. It’s nice to see that the past can be forgiven also, enemies now friends at peace

[@monyrajrai2787]

Great job love you this is humanity

[@fukkdasystemxd3759]

Some soldiers where disintegrated by mortars...

[@AVB2]

Kudos for doing this. I Googled World War Two dog tags on Ebay and nothing came up.

[@mikebulmer8625]

Great work for those who have fallen

[@lawrencetondu421]

These dedicated people deserve the highest awards for their service.. missing in action is the worse thing an family will ever endure.

[@markdonlee6596]

And I'm here prayin and hopin that the WorlWarII bloodiest war in history must be the end of all World Wars :( .. PEACE not WAR :(

[@ericsteinberg9101]

I thought this video was great until the POS starts laying out german dog tags and boasts about selling them. Absolutely no class, turning a great cause into an advertising platform

[@Brickcellent]

Tell me how exactly hes advertising anything? If you were unaware people sell war memorabilia then you're low IQ.

[@email5782]

@@Brickcellent you're the one with a low i.q if you can't see the fact the guy was referencing his business of selling ill gotten gains.

[@josefinenagy4136]

@@Brickcellent a dog tag is not a war memorabilia, it is the identification of a missing soldier and the only clue to what happened to a life.

[@charliebee4338]

@@josefinenagy4136 😭

[@AntonioDiaz]

I love the mindset behind this. So much respect. Rest well

[@dk8957]

What special people giving up their time & care to these men who died ever so young never having a future! And then been left where they fell. Futility of war still been felt today.

[@incarnate9914]

Damn... All those who have died. Buried in the ground. Each remain having a life with a story to tell. Their families, their ambitions, what they like to do. And here I am alive.

[@hutts3116]

Shepherd but price threw a knife in your eye 😜

[@Briselance]

iisai huttunen Tis but a scratch.

[@SFVnative]

Shepherd--You might have been alive back then too. It might be why some of us are so interested in this.

[@deanzwart6208]

I think the work that you do is admirable. But do not agree with selling dog tags as well. They need to be kept with the soldier for identification. Selling memorabilia is fine but only respectfully

[@Luis-bo2uj]

they are just tomb raiders selling dead soldiers stuff, what'd be admirable about that

This makes me feel very good. I have thought very often of all the forgotten fallen. Guess I have cell memories from the swedish wars as my forefathers were soldiers many of them and I felt like a soldier already as a very little boy all the time playing war and the sounds around our town was shooting and explosions day and night and the forests and fields were full of things as if a war was going on like a very natural part of the daily life.

[@imaspecofdust3913]

May those soldiers rest in peace

[@minifamily7984]

wish they could find my grandfather he was American Soldier

[@latvianboy9388]

My great grandfather was a latvian soldier in the 1940s

[@nuraly78]

A honourable work they do. But does the remains have to be put ouf the ground and then buried into it again?

[@olentangy74]

The point is , is that these remains are being given a reverent and respectful burial. Their identity is known only to God, but fellow humans out of love and respect, are doing a very noble thing. I salute them.

[@SFVnative]

olentangy74--Trying to identify them is as important as giving them a proper burial. There are some elderly women who would give anything to know their husbands were found and to know what happened to them. I wonder if any of them never married anyone else because they thought their husbands were wandering around with brain injuries or war-caused mental illness. There are also brothers and sisters and adult children. Even the children would be senior citizens; I hope they find these men's identities in time.

[@olentangy74]

Finding next of kin is the ultimate accomplishment. Actually doing so through DNA matching would be a Herculean task.

[@thinredline8939]

I have much family war history and I have many WW2 friends that Are still alive today. One lives right down the road from me. I go visit him every so often, because his wife died not to long ago. God Bless The people of this world.

[@nikhilshivadasan9914]

to all crew members ... i really appreciate for ur work .. . i wish cud join u guys but unfortunately m far from ur country very far .. god bless u guys .. go ahead 👍

[@asjeable]

+Bloomberg..How can i contact this man? My grandmother lost both off here brothers, one: Joost Sprenger, we think he died with the batlle off Stalingcrad, but was never found again. The other, younger brother Wim Sprenger died somewere in Russia after being skinned alive ,crusifix him and taken his eyes out, and let him suffer for days, while animals were eating off him, until he died. But never returned home...This is how this whas told to me, the story off my grandma telling about here brothers...If it's true, i do not know, what i do know, is that they never make it home, dead or alive..It would be such a great gift if someone could find them, so i, the grandchild off my grandma can burry them and give there grave there name's....Thank you. (sorry for the spelling).

[@BritKidVlogs]

that mud looked like chocolate tbh 😂😂

[@oldman6098]

Great work. You have my respect.

[@ian2008931]

Thank you, what you men are doing is noble.

[@siegeunit9081]

People shouldnt sell their WW2 soldier Dog Tags,they earned it

[@ilutasalina5867]

dude, what if someone finds a dogtag somewhere where there isnt a dead soldier? i bet u wouldnt just leave it

[@likeasirful]

Smoking with unexploded ordinance.. thats smart.

[@thommothomason7297]

I thank all involved for doing this work.

[@timjewell3406]

Great work.Hope you find them all.

[@karlisklismets5442]

Vai es vienīgais aplauzos ka šitais ir Latvijā? 🇱🇻

[@oskarslapins4466]

Es arī. Tiklidz vecais latviski saka runāt. Haha

[@potato_of_the_gulag9982]

Im literally the only peeson here who doesnt need the subtitles, because im Latvian :) ;)

[@rugby2073a1]

On average how many can be identified ? You are doing a very great thing. Random acts of kindness.

[@edstomski8853]

You have a wonderful passion.

[@Noxlish]

Millions dead because of 1 little man with a funny mustache

[@misterchristopher8857]

I hope they restore these digs to their original condition to avoid environmental damage. The Earth has suffered enough through violent human activity. We must respect the Earth much more than in the past. This is essential for the welfare of all humans, animals and the plants. Their work in these efforts is an act of compassion, respect and kindness.

[@stevenmartinez8060]

The work you and your team do it's outstanding.

[@Kkakay77]

The True Honor of these people is amazing.

[@reamsel]

For everyone lost in a war; ❤️ Rest in peace

[@nadeemmohammed6652]

Respect to all soilders who died may they all rest in peace

[@Tommyxp420]

I appreciate what you guys do. Thank you very much.

[@williebulletman5217]

I am an American vet I think what you are doing is amazing . I thank you from the bottom of my Hart if I was killed on Foreign soil and left behind I would want somebody like you to find me again thank you so much Staff Sargent Young

[@readit945]

This is great, such dedication, well done 👏

[@williamf.daigle266]

Not all heroes carry a gun or fly a fighter. Thanks and gratitude from a veteran American soldier . As my British friends would say," Well done. Bloody well done."

[@anitavanzyl3413]

I am so glad, if they put it in a language that we all can Thank you. understand.

[@markanthoney93]

Bless them glad to see Latvia keeping their traditions and being humble people