You Can't Believe It

[@joejeweller7614]

What a wonderful soul. Thanks again for these historical interviews.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching. Raymond

[@jefferyrichards3165]

What a lovely, lovely, lovely, lovely man...

[@raymondmcfalone26]

After the interview, we formed a friendship with Carmine and would periodically call him - he lived in Rhode Island and we lived in California. Carmine talked about a favorite fig tree in his yard. So we planted a fig tree in his honor - called "Carmine's Fig Tree". I think of him every time I walk past that tree. Thanks for watching.

[@MDSBock]

@@raymondmcfalone26 lovely man..

[@c.edwards1814]

Finally! A thoughtful interviewer who lets interviewees talk.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Thank you. I've always felt that a good interviewer....gets out of the way. Thanks for watching.

[@Repocat]

Another beautiful story, can't thank you enough for giving these heroes the recognition they deserve. God bless you and all these brave men.

[@curtgomes]

A truly great gentleman from the greatest generation...... thank you so much.

[@starrover1111]

I love this guy - something about his energy/personality and his emotional openness.

[@andyruddock5366]

Living right near a old b17 base in Bury st Edmund's England the 94th bomber group, I love listening to the stories of these brave men who we owe so much to, I have always loved the b17 planes since I was a young boy, I had a friend who lived in a farm cottage right near the old runway and we would regularly find live plane bullets when they ploughed the fields, thank you for the hard work interviewing all the veterans so there stories can live on forever.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

You're very welcome.

[@johnbender5356]

I was born In 1952 in Nashville. I remember sitting on my father's lap and listening to war stories, many from the 101 airborne, or from the eighth air force. I love these stories, they remind me of the heros I met. Of course they and I were younger.

[@TheAnthoula14]

7⁷⁷ 7 7 7⁷⁷ 7

[@johnf8064]

You're a good man too have made these videos. Thank you.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Glad you like them!

[@brachio1000]

The interview subject couldn't be any more likeable.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Carmine was the nicest man you could ever meet. Thanks for watching.

[@brandyf4088]

@@raymondmcfalone26 He sure aged well. He was 86 years old when you interviewed him. Wow!

[@shelbywilson114]

Love this guy. Ty for all your interviews

[@raymondmcfalone26]

You are very welcome and thanks for watching. Raymond

[@shelbywilson114]

I'm rewatching again Mr Dichiaro seems to have been a very likeable guy. Wish I could thank him for his service

[@paulcityrocker]

So touching.

[@SGTDuckButter]

As always excellent, what a great man.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Couldn't agree more!

[@cameronh3775]

Another fantastic video about another great WW2 veteran. Good work, and thank you..

[@raymondmcfalone26]

You're welcome and thanks for watching.

[@richardkirk5098]

Thank you for this inspiring story. What a good man.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tripley66]

My heart was touched...I will watch part 2 later today. This is a jewel, a true jewel.

[@chunxxxxter]

The best guy! Wonderful! God bless him!!!!! from north of England,

[@nickdebenedetto9904]

My God, every one of these I watch I say This is my favorite...but I don't think any other person you interview will touch me like he did, and I cried as well. Thanks for this.

[@qaze0338]

The fear the pain the memory still haunts him … god bless this soldier.🇺🇸

[@sajjaadhabeeballah701]

A true gentleman. 👍🏼 An empathetic soul. 💕

[@michaelleblanc7283]

Love this stuff. Raised surrounded by CanUK vets - all but one air or front line. Have studied the war with a life-long passion and spent all of the '90s in close contact with many, many vets - all successful evaders or better still for the sake of the tale, the 'would-be evaders' who saw the war from every which way and met or go to know of their helpers via the archives. What an astonishing generation my parents belonged to. My dad was 'RCAF ground crew'(40'45') in England, North Africa and England again . . . he was the one who passed on the high respect for all the young boys he 'gassed-up'.

[@SomervilleBob]

Mr. DiChiaro lived to be 96 years old. He had 3 children and many grandchildren.

[@MDSBock]

Great he lived a long and hopeful pain free life..

[@MDSBock]

Carmine your an awesome man, all the best in the future..

[@dougdays8095]

incredible. every interview is absolutely incredible

[@davidlacey146]

What a beautiful soul.

[@scottkaye4717]

Thanks for these.

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.

[@briansteinmacher5811]

A great interview....thank you!

[@raymondmcfalone26]

Glad you enjoyed it! Carmine was one of our favorite interviews. Thanks for watching. Raymond

[@misenplace8442]

A lifetime of memories & pain coming back to haunt this gentleman.

[@gilwhitmore9682]

What a good man he was. He no doubt made his family very proud. I bet he was a good parent and a terrific grand father. His story represents what it was like to immigrate to this country and adopt it, not try to make this country like where they came from. Go bless Carmine and his family.

[@joejeweller7614]

Amen!

[@edpritchard3001]

Men like this make me proud to be an American .... Great story

[@wittwittwer1043]

Some of the mail that my folks exchanged was V-mail, but they didn't like it. There was a limited area to write in, and it took longer to arrive than regular mail. Military personnel were granted the privilege to send first-class mail for free by Congressional act of March 27, 1942. Being a first-class mail piece, V-Mail met the requirements. Beginning on April 1, 1942, they could endorse letters on the upper right-hand corner with the word “FREE” and were supposed to include their name, rank, and designation of service in the left corner. Since Mom was a civilian, I suppose she had to put a stamp on the mail. After my folks died, I found a box full of nearly 600 letters that Mom had received from Pappy during the war years. I transcribed all of them, as well as some other documents that were in the box. Some of the letters were V...-Mail. The three dots and the dash separating the V and Mail are the Morse code for "V" (Victory).

[@redtobertshateshandles]

All these Italian Americans remind me of a friend of mine. His mother was an Australian, his father Italian. Unfortunately he had an accident and died in his early twenties.

[@Robslondon]

What a lovely guy.

[@MrTimFarnham]

At 45:19 where he is upset about the B-17 "Lucky Strike" that crashed and killed 9 airmen was aircraft number 42-30266 on practice mission 9/7/44 with Pilot: Frank Moore, Co-pilot: Roger Ihde, Navigator: Joe Stotler, Bombardier: Judson Giddings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry Long, pass-Bernie Johnson,wg-Bill Bluhm, Waist gunner: Fred Pratt,Tail gunner: Erik Johnsen (9 Killed in Service); crash landed near base at Grove Farm, Easton, near Framlingham,

[@Snaproll47518]

Great guy! My eyes water when I see him wipe his eyes.

[@williamwinsor7376]

I want to hear about what the mechanics did!

[@scottkaye4717]

I wish I had the foresight to interview my father about his WWII experience. Went into the navy 2 weeks before his 16th birthday. Operated a Higgins boat in the South Pacific. Never much talked about it though.

[@rooster68able]

Italians very patriotic, when my grandfather was alive and I was a boy by the way( srgnt ww2 101st air paratrooper 2 purple hearts) would make us stand before all ball games in front TV for pledge of the lesions I ask aren't we italian? he would say no were American!

[@jasonchappina8319]

You watch these interviews with members of that generation, so many didn't even graduate high school, yet they speak better than people today with graduate degrees. No "like" every other word,or endless "uhh" or using the word "literally " completely wrong. So glad I was born early enough to have known so many folks from that Era, including my grandparents. May they all rest easy.

[@chrisfisichella7665]

That was an excellent interview. He has an excellent recollection. It is great to hear sbout all the team players in the war effort. You can delete this comment because I think the previous one is better and should be pinned.

[@tvbox6955]

You need to ask follow-up questions to get a better understanding of what these guys are saying. 🤔 What did he mean about walking on the runway full of bombs?

[@m_cc6649]

Why so many army air forces?