“Houses are made of brick and stone, but homes are made of love alone”
@Kagome66913 жыл бұрын
Amen to that my friend.
@crimsondynamo615 Жыл бұрын
Amen brother, amen.
@biomcanx13 жыл бұрын
People don't understand the importance of contact from home and care packages while you are deployed.
@mediocrebreakfast80242 жыл бұрын
I agree mr incredible
@user-pe2rz5wb9p8 ай бұрын
My father was a marine in vietnam. His aunt airmailed him some kourabiedes (greek butter cookies). The package had gotten pretty roughed up in the mail leaving only a box full of crumbs and dust. This was no issue to my italian american bronx native father. When he was out on patrol they would have a chance to settle in every now and again away from the fires of combat. He rationed one spoonful about once a day. Those bites would transfer my father away from the horrors of combat back into the bronx (and family meals). There is power in food.
@MightyTiki3 жыл бұрын
On my first deployment, I told my family not to send me any gifts because we were constantly on the move and tried not to have unnecessary equipment and items on me. Around the holidays, I received a small package from my parents-there was a small USB thumb drive inside. I didn’t have a laptop but I eventually found a computer and plugged it in. My parents had put photos of my family that they had taken from the year, it made me homesick, and yet connected with my loved ones back home. It’s the best gift I have ever received and something I will always cherish.
@lisahinton96823 жыл бұрын
Peaches, your story brought tears to my eyes. The way you expressed how that cake brought you and your buddies into your Memaw's kitchen was simply heartwarming, and heartbreaking, simultaneously. Just beautiful. I'm glad you're safe. May your dreams at night be happy ones.
@theasylist29139 ай бұрын
Now this is a prime example of family recipe a home cooked meal anything how important that can be because food isn't just food its memories it's love it's passion it's caring it carries so much impact food is so many things besides just
@bakernathan989 ай бұрын
Just rececntly lost my grandmother to cancer if you still have your grandparents or grandparent enjoy the time you have with them and cherish every moment cause you never know when that will be the last time you will get to see them alive Im greatful i got mine for 25 great years.
@khalidalali18610 ай бұрын
Beautiful story.
@Xanth_3 жыл бұрын
This video made me cry at the end. It reminded me of when my mom sent me a box of goodies while I was deployed.
@richardcletus60263 жыл бұрын
Food can be weirdly symbolic. I rarely slice watermelon. My family would always scoop it like ice cream during summer barbeques. Sliced watermelon was something my family did for funerals or wakes. If you scoop the watermelon into a bowl for the family members, the grand parents or adults get some extra time to see the kids before they went off to play in the yard or pool for some side talk. Sliced melon was to take and be to yourself if you'd like, it just seems wrong to cut a melon beyond the half if everything is alright. As weird as it sounds, me and my cousins used to try to build boats out of the scraped rind, napkins, and sticks.
@lornadoone2009 Жыл бұрын
Bless ❤
@supermangarritano66363 жыл бұрын
Wow Peaches I’m , sorry my friend it was heartbreaking but also heartwarming at the same time sometimes there is no place like home
@colesleeseman24863 жыл бұрын
Zero dislikes, as it should be.
@SkydivingSquid3 жыл бұрын
I clicked on this because I thought it wasn't going to hit me like it did. Lord almighty, this channel. *exhales*
@SeriouslySeriousGrim3 жыл бұрын
Wow... I live in Georgia. I sometimes can’t imagine being away from my family here. My dad, grandad, and my other grandad were in the military, and I also can’t imagine losing them. You have an amazing story.
@abelcheng20733 жыл бұрын
What makes the job of a soldier hard is that, if we aren't at war, then we are at war with ourselves. Loneliness, depression, suicide, all those things plague our minds as we go on our day.
@YinsDarkNess3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how food can reinvigorate and comfort you in dire situations. I understand that it's more to do with natural instinct, but I think it's worth mentioning the emotional ties with food. We eat with each other, it's a very family/memory orientated thing, especially a homecooked recipe.
@murphy817753 жыл бұрын
This is by far my all-time favorite Story Corps animation. I am "Mema" to my granddaughter, and I aspire to be there for my granddaughter just the way his Mema was there for him -- no matter where he was!
@cheriluna6153 жыл бұрын
For me it was cookies and toffee from my grandparents in Colorado while I was in Iraq. I feel you, Peaches.
@jennifervan753 жыл бұрын
Day 1000 of trying not to cry while watching storycorps. :') I'm glad I keep failing
@hypnosemblem88293 жыл бұрын
These stories are always so beautiful
@jenv883 жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful
@mango98293 жыл бұрын
No dislikes on this video, that's beautiful
@thylaggyone45133 жыл бұрын
Glad to see a new upload
@necroniic19092 жыл бұрын
i adore this channel
@zachjohnston59483 жыл бұрын
These clips really get me in my feels man
@mrnarwal81873 жыл бұрын
Wholesome gud
@Seek18783 жыл бұрын
I was thinking this would mean his mom had died and he got the news that way, yikes, glad I was wrong.
@evagurgenishvili60593 жыл бұрын
im from georgia cool
@EugeneCrabs68353 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@fadwa24133 жыл бұрын
Love from Egypt ❤❤
@nerdgem73 жыл бұрын
Check out the documentary Korengal.
@kayceem59563 жыл бұрын
damn invisible ninjas chopping onions
@EugeneCrabs68353 жыл бұрын
❤️
@fadwa24133 жыл бұрын
Love
@cesarperezmondragon62143 жыл бұрын
It's hard to know what loneliness is. All my life I feel alone and afraid not scared but afraid.
@captinrex22613 жыл бұрын
I miss when these animations were more prevalent.
@sleepworthy83493 жыл бұрын
I know
@sleepworthy83493 жыл бұрын
there so underrated
@jumeme3783 жыл бұрын
This
@yudy923 жыл бұрын
emotional here... I'm wondering about his mother... was the pound cake because his mother had passed, or just as a care package ? does "Mema" means mother or grandma?
@christiannataylor27353 жыл бұрын
Grandma. It's a southern thing. I call my step grandma, maw maw, and grandpa, paw paw. They live in Alabama.
@charlied24492 жыл бұрын
🍑🍑❤️
@unhappyattendantughh24693 жыл бұрын
So wait his mom died right
@drerrech8853 жыл бұрын
and first
@drerrech8853 жыл бұрын
fost
@privatechannel47523 жыл бұрын
Why the frick is everyone making quotes in this video just watch the video u dont have to drama in the comment section jeeeeeez