VOICES OF HISTORY PRESENTS - Cpl. Richard Werner, 5th Marine Division, Iwo Jima, 5th Engineer BN

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[@frankdodgee]

What a great interview with an Iwo Jima hero. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you, Frank. One of my best stories from one of my most beloved Veterans whom I miss dearly.

[@davehiggins5903]

What a man. Truly an American hero from the greatest generation. We owe our freedom to them.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Amen Dave!!

[@ljchampion7952]

What a lovely chap

[@VoicesofHistory]

One of my most dearly beloved Veterans. I miss him daily. Thank you for watching.

[@stevenrafters7817]

Thank you marine. Mission accomplished Marine well done. Thank you Larry you are doing a nobel honorable thing

[@VoicesofHistory]

Enjoy the interview Steven.

[@gilwhitmore9682]

The list of things I was scared of at seventeen and a half would be laughable compared to what he was doing at seventeen and a half. He was a part of a tuff breed. God bless him, and all that he went with.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you for your comment Gil. I appreciate it. I often reflect on what I could or would have done at that young age.

[@4catsnow]

Wonder what the survivors of this waking nightmare thought when Lyndon Johnson gave the island back..

[@jethrox827]

A very heart felt interview.

[@VoicesofHistory]

I appreciate your comment and for watching. God bless you.!!

[@TheGainfather]

Another amazing story from the truly greatest generation. These men really sacrificed more than we could ever imagine. The courage it takes to crawl up to a cave you know is filled with a enemy you know is fighting to thr death is astonishing. All these men are heroes in my eyes. We will never forget, I wish they knew how there's still many of us truly love and respect what they sacrificed. God bless.

[@VoicesofHistory]

I wish they knew too my friend. I think somehow from Heaven they do know that we are fighting for them, in this country, against the same enemy they fought against in the respective wars which they served.

[@TheGainfather]

@@VoicesofHistory I know they're looking down on us. Least we forget what they sacrificed. Can't let what they fought so hard for go in vein.

[@birosglass]

What you're doing with these interviews is priceless, thanks for archiving these experiences. What these guys went through is unimaginable. A big Thank You to all these fine gentlemen

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you for your kind words. God bless you!!

[@BlueWaterSTAX]

Well done CPL Werner. Thanks Larry, God Bless

[@VoicesofHistory]

I hope you enjoy his story and will help me to share it. I loved this man. One of the last of the greatest generation.

[@davelane4055]

WHOOAH Larry and God bless y'all

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thanks Dave!!

[@FrancisSullivan-j7t]

SEMPER FI MARINE,GOD BLESS YOU!

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you for your comments.

[@AlvinUselton]

Great job. I wonder how many of these heroes salute was their last salute. 🫡

[@VoicesofHistory]

The salute over the years at the end of my interviews has become my signature trademark. Many people have been touched by them. I always salute back.

[@AlvinUselton]

@@VoicesofHistory that’s great

[@FrancisSullivan-j7t]

I didn't think iwo jima had interpreters, i thought only Okinawa

[@charlesbosse9669]

Ive heard men say that theyve seen soldiers try to put their things back inside, and its an awful thing. I dont think my words can even convey. Its just an awful thing to think,and imagine. Ive seen that in war pictures,and it is gruesome. Im lucky enough to never have seen these things. I couldnt imagine seeing this in real life. But ill say that i can aporecuate what these men have done in battle,and someone lije me could only imagine what these men have seen,awful atrocities. God bless you all.

[@VoicesofHistory]

War is hell my friend and freedom is never free!! Two common themes in every interview I’ve done the past 22 years. Great to have you with us here. Please help me to share these videos. God bless you!!

[@Stax-ht9md]

Freedom isn't free, and we can see that in Mr. Werner's answers that required he relive battles in his memory. Hopefully this country will pay the cost of freedom in tax dollars to prevent war with massive weapons, rather than with the blood of our troops from spending 'Peace Dividends' on pet projects.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you Chet for helping me with my work and ministry. God bless you!!

[@stevenholt6604]

How much to sponsor an episode larry? My favorite uncle was a Marine in 1969 in Vietnam...

[@VoicesofHistory]

Steven, great hearing from you. If you could please send me an email I will share a link with you with some information about how we can honor your loved one while sponsoring one of my veterans stories. I look forward to hearing from you. My email: [e-mail]

[@laurenced2916]

Did Mr Werner return to Iwo Jima?

[@VoicesofHistory]

I wanted him to go with me just six months after this interview I did with him in 2005. I went in 2006 with some other Iwo Jima veterans and it was heaven on earth for me. My fourth film documents that return to Iwo Jima if you want to watch it, let me know.

[@shadowwolf9503]

Im curious - Does anyone know what the white substance he tells about that they put on their skin ? I have seen stories about the flame thrower operators had a whitish creme they put on their faces and hands. It was to help to protect them from the heat of the flames.

[@VoicesofHistory]

I thought he did mention what the white substance was, maybe I am mistaken. I know one of my veterans has or some of them have. I’ll do some research.

[@shadowwolf9503]

@@VoicesofHistory Thanks for the fast response. I do appreciate it ! I watch your videos all the time. I'm 6 years prior service. 1982-88. I served with my local Army National Guard Field Artillery Unit. 38th Infantry Division - 163rd FA. I love watching these vets tell their stories. What I did doesn't even come close to their bravery and actions. By the end of most of these videos, I have tears in my eyes. And I always salute them back. Thank you so much for recording all this history.