WW2 Iwo Jima Marine Describes Fierce Hand-to Hand Combat Against the Japanese [Remember WWII:Part 1]

[@RememberWW2]

Please consider donating to help me interview more WWII veterans! www.rememberww2.org/donate Thanks and GOD BLESS!

[@kevind3185]

You said it best "They Gave Everything so We Could Have Anything."

[@pat8988]

Love the interview, but the preview is about 45 seconds too long. 😊

[@Kmart4599]

My dad was on Iwo with the 21st Marines for 34 days. You said that he served at Iwo and Okinawa. That would have been almost impossible. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th MarDiv was on Iwo from February to late March of 1945. The battle for Okinawa started on April 1, 1945 and consisted of the 1st, 2nd, and 6th MarDiv. The timing of the battles would not allow him to be in both battles.

[@kbj8594]

Could you offer a venmo option in the future?

[@wlg2367]

My father passed on 8 of August of 2024. In 44-45 he was in the Pacific on the USS Massachusetts. I will never forget the stories he told. We must never forget what the great generation did for this country.

[@mattm.5436]

He was on Big Mamie?! Wow. Went to Batteship Cove a couple or few times when I was a kid in the very late 80’s early 90’s.

[@toddbarboza425]

Did the Massachusetts go to iwo. Did he ever say anything about it. I grew up next to the Massachusetts. It’s a great museum

[@D-ou6ne]

God bless your father! I have had so many people in my life leave me this year. I salute you and your father

[@MiliMo101]

Every generation has a great generation, unfortunately times are coming again.

[@issiahbernaiche6897]

Amen

[@cooksautoworld]

These stories are timeless. Thank you sir for your service. 🇺🇸

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Exactly

[@XHollisWood]

Thank you for your, sacrifice, courage and service to our country 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️

[@wesinman2312]

I am always amazed at how humble these soldiers are. Thank you for your service Sir, you are a hero.

[@kevinwalsh9253]

These stories are wonderful treasures. Thank you for producing them and God bless all our veterans.

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

3rd generation Veteran salutes ALL for the sacrifices made in what many now take for granted. Freedom is not without sacrifice.

[@richardthornhill4630]

Thanks to all our Veterans who served. Semper Fi.

[@BrianMAGA]

This Man's Generation is the Greatest Generation , a Generation of Hero's.🇺🇲

[@rowds]

The plural of hero is heroes not hero's lol.

[@Nick_B_Bad]

The Marshall Islands are where my grandfather fought in the invasion of Eniwetok. Miss him every day, was the toughest most fearless man I’ve ever met.

[@Llllhjhcr]

My popop and both his brothers fought in europe and one was 16 they fought through Europe and then he fought through Korea hell highway! I think of him daily and wonder what a 16 yr old boy got that courage!! I have his bronze star-and display it proudly

[@davehiggins5903]

Thank you sir for my freedom. We will never forget your courage and sacrifice for this country . Truly an American hero from the greatest generation.

[@maryannallen9885]

My mom was an army nurse station in Saipan and Okinawa during the war. Btw your remarks about the video are awesome.❤

[@paulredinger5830]

Thank you for your sacrifice and service to our great nation grandfather. I hope you had peace for the rest of your life after the war.

[@colinmacmillan2944]

We have a plaque marking when the Marines left Wellington for overseas. Plus there are markers and memorials to the young marines. Even today, people speak highly about the US troops. Colin, New Zealand.

[@garypiont6114]

Outstanding interview. Thanks

[@michaelevans3904]

Thanks for your sacrifice, sir.

[@victorone6968]

Thank you so much for preserving this history!!! This is so important for people to hear and know.

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

Iwo and Okinawa... thats brutal...

[@shadurg]

God bless you and your work.

[@moto3463]

Thanks Mate God Bless.

[@Officialprodbytreybeats]

Respect to all veterans

[@kbj8594]

Thank you for your service and the story of what occurred. We appreciate you Sir!

[@chrisr7143]

God bless our combat Veterans ❤

[@josephemerson2893]

Thank you sir

[@unpob]

You were there with my good friend Hans Wiedenhoffer. He stood next to the famous photographer of the iconic flag photo. Hans became the athletic director at Fresno City College. I was blessed to know him

[@Freddie-pe9nz]

Thank you for your Service, I wish Americans would get their stuff together and help one another and stop the madness. I would give you my life in a minute. I have donated to others to find out everytime I have to wait for a new debit card 12 days just received one today. I wish I could say what I want but this is more important to even hear this man speak. For it a very rare thing, for my granddaughter went to the grave with many secrets in order to live a somewhat and decent life. All I can say about this. God bless everyone and America. Thank you again Sir.

[@marcomalo02]

My dad left a job deferment and a young family to serve in the Navy in the North Atlantic. I wish I'd known him as that young man.

[@robpelick7460]

Thank you, Rishi, for your tireless efforts.

[@jakesdad2388]

Great interview. Your work is appreciated.

[@RememberWW2]

Thank you and GOD BLESS! Please subscribe to the channel so you don't miss any upcoming veteran interviews.

[@dannpd1955]

Thanks Rishi. I always enjoy your channel. They really are the greatest generation.

[@briansteinmacher5811]

Great interview!!!

[@johnkelley2615]

Thank you Rishi

[@NSBlack_Stallion]

As a child I would pester my grandfather and great uncles to tell us their stories. It would have ended with us sitting in the floor listening and asking questions. But thanks to Rishi and several other patriots my children and grandchildren can sit and listen like we did.

[@theasilverberg4851]

Great vid !!!

[@iammclovinyeah]

Semper Fi!

[@Slevhammer7]

Great interview. I travelled right along with him in my mind as I listened. I also read any book i can get my hands on about WWII. Thank you for keeping these stories alive and having a recording of these amazing men!

[@RememberWW2]

Thanks for the nice comment! Please consider donating at www.rememberww2.org/donate to get more of these heroes on camera! Thanks and GOD BLESS

[@DavidHamros]

Thank you Sir, God bless you all 🙏🏼

[@billyjoe6933]

Great job .i know it would be expensive as hell but i think you would be a goòd man to go to the other countries or some are probably living here to and tell their stories as well .theres probably ot many of them left to .thank you for the job you do.

[@vasper7582]

It must’ve been so hard for the drill sergeants knowing they were preparing children to go fight to the death for something they didn’t even understand fully. I wouldn’t have had the heart especially after building a bond with those men for 6 months

[@aidenheeth7764]

It'd be awesome if there were images of the people, places and equipment referenced. It'd ad a lot to the videos and help us understand the story better.

[@jharris0341]

Respect

[@storyoc]

my dads friend-roy gooch-lake wales fl-talked to me one time while camping at deer camp bout his service-he was with the army supporting patton on the afrika campaign-followed to italy and all the way to berlin-he never talked bout killin and i never asked-i did ask what he carried as weapons-the standard carbine-a 1911 pistol-a luger he won in a poler game-some type of german officers pistol he got off a dead german and a grase gun he got off a gi who didnt need it anymore-i asked why so many-quote-in the thick of it sometie ya got no time to reload-he had terrible ulcers-he was one hell of a dove shooter-as good a american as ever lived

[@fatfatviking]

Hard times make for hard men... Hard men bring soft times. Soft times make for soft men.... Soft men bring hard times.

[@MariaGazda]

Well said; sadly we seem to now be in "hard times"!

[@mark-wn5ek]

Fine gentleman. I wonder what kind of accent he has? I had an uncle on Okinawa….he said it was quite the party! Then on to occupation duty in Japan. I miss him.

[@MrRedberd]

This guy sounds like he is from the upper Midwest. The wood paneling isn't changing my mind, either.

[@whoisjohngalt4880]

Definitely.

[@tylor8716]

Thank u sir

[@mattyBonds]

0:53 this intro is perfectly stated

[@dorianleclair7390]

True American bad ass

[@berrymcockiner3906]

Do you think you could interview Korean War veterans?

[@IndianaJoe0321]

When is Part 2?

[@Atitlan1222]

How long ago did you do this interview?

[@berrymcockiner3906]

Also where is this man from?

[@brucepoole8552]

Salute to this man, my father was in europe, 101st airborne, I feel compelled to say this, trump dishonors these men.

[@martinholmes639]

Not at all - Trump was wildly misrepresented for something he said at a war memorial in Europe. Trump was somberly looking at the memorial and he said "What was in it for these guys?". Or words to that effect. You may note that during Trump's 4 years the U.S. attacked nobody.

[@brucepoole8552]

@@martinholmes639 that was only one example of several times trump has dishonored our military, what he said about John MacCain for starters. I'm not forgetting the video of him mocking a disabled person either.

[@CRUSH71]

Nonsense! Quit listening to the leftist media. Trump has always shown love and respect to our military.

[@brucepoole8552]

@@CRUSH71 I heard with my own ears what he said about John MacCain And the photo op at arlington was pathetic

[@marksummers463]

Plaese delete the blasphemies. THANKS!

[@RememberWW2]

Where are the blasphemies please? I didn’t hear any. Thanks and GOD BLESS!

[@14goldmedals]

If this veteran a survivor of two beach landings fighting the “Japs” for every foot of beach until they could find cover. So preach somewhere else or listen to the man.

[@jimksa67]

Nice guy- too bad he is trusting the Pope for his salvation.

[@ericbouchard4636]

You are singularly uninformed

[@14goldmedals]

Now the two of us are dually admonishing you.

[@Lavadawg0311]

Errrrr

[@Officialprodbytreybeats]

Why?

[@CRUSH71]

Extremely brave and tough men for an extremely tough time. They don't make them like that anymore. 🇺🇲❤️🫡

[@ardevenuta37]

Col. McGruder..en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_M._Magruder#:~:text=On%20October%201%2C%201943%2C%20Magruder,was%20promoted%20to%20lieutenant%20colonel.