I’ve Seen Stuff That a Kid Shouldn’t See | Memoirs Of WWII #8
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- WW2 Navy Veteran Don Kunkel takes us from the shores of Iwo Jima and the tragedies of Marpi Point to his life-altering experiences in the Philippine Islands.
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The story of the girl and the ring absolutely broke my heart
I know man hell sad as a guy I almost cried imagine that
@mixedgrain its cuz they have small peanus so no woman likes them
@@issasultan2896 Why 'as a guy I almost cried, imagine that.' You think the man in the video has never cried or would ever say that?
@@themissydeyo triggered
@@matheusibanez Triggered? More like dumbfounded. But keep on trying though, incel!
His mental constitution is amazing. Not only to deal with the horrors of war but to handle the rigors of ordinary life. My hats of to the man.
Very well said.
Off*
@@adox1526 we all noticed it,only you had to go there.
He’s sharp. I respect the hell outta him
He's a real man. Strong, empathetic, selfless, morally principled, and mentally strong. Thanks for protecting everyone, including the wives and children of the so called enemies who were only innocent humans.
When he said “it was bad” and his voice broke, you could tell that he was remembering everything
Reminded me of peter griffin
@@synthfljoe 😂
True doe I just imagined it and sounds on point
, feel bad for laughing
@@synthfljoe "a bird bird bird, birds the word" dang it dude... lol. Though sad what he and others had to experience
@@synthfljoe Ah jesus christ now I can't get that out of my head.
Yes he’s a good man I believe he really did see his Guardian Angel 👍
The story about the woman crushed me. So sad
Aye, that was heart-rending.
Remember that story the next time some weeaboo is going on about the Japanese.
@@kvatchero They have vending machines on the street that sell dirty panties from middle school girls. Individuals? Hardly.
@@johnnymcblaze America has people shooting up schools and innocent people. Individuals? Hardly.
@@kvatchero Those people are mentally disturbed and should be in a sanitarium, but the government shut all of them down. Those shooters target gun free zones because they know there are no guns there to stop them. The government knows this too. Your critique about America lies at the feet of polititions. The japanese most famous male porn star cannibalized his girlfriend and got off Scott free.
Anyone else just think about how lucky we are?
All the time
NO, I CANT USE WAHTEVER BATHROOM I WANT, AND WEHN I DRESS UP LIKE A FUCKING FOX MY DAD YELLS AT ME
ITS NOT FUCKING FAIR AND ITS SO FUCKING HARD TO BE YOUNG IN 2019 FUCKS SAKE, I JUST WANT TO BE A GIRL, GOD
We're not lucky. Just because there's no major wars and technology has advanced doesn't mean the world has gotten better. Western civilization is dying. It's not a matter of if, but when at this point. We've descended into godless degenerates
nah we live in stagnant economies with destroyed social cohesion
I know I do.
My grandfather is a 94 year old living WWII veteran. Bless all of these brave men!
Mines 91, they're bred different
God bless him, give him everything he asks for take car of him and do everything in your power to honor that hero
Henry 3rd person Cejudo it is my honor. I’m blessed.
Let your Grandfather know we are very proud of him for serving our Country.God Bless him,and God Bless America.
Australians will never forget the sacrifice of American forces in stopping the Japanese Imperial forces from claiming the biggest island - Australia.
The story of the ring tho 😭....i bet he stared at it a million times and remember the girl and the family.
This fucking video destroyed me
That’s so sad 😭😭
Was he going to marry her?
@@tommyo8068 watch the video.
When I hear stories like that, I have no remorse for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan
World war 2 has so many untold stories that were probably the most fascinating and perhaps noble. It's sad so many died unnoticed.
It's actually INSANE
My great-grandfather went missing during the war, no one ever knew what happened to him.... RIP
@@lovelyr0semsp117 my great grandfather's 3 and only brothers died fighting in Ww2. 1 of them in the Italian invasion and 2 of them died fighting Nazis... My great grandfather was the only surviving son... It's sad that he didn't live long enough to meet me.. I always wanted to ask him so much..
So sad. My grandfather had to have both legs amputated and was a tunnel rat in Vietnam. Never told anyone the things he done. It’s some heartbreaking stuff
Canna Gaming damn a tunnel rat
"I was scared to death" ... but he still decided to volunteer. That people, is a hero. Overcome your own fears to help others.
That's true courage, to do whatever you have to do even when you're scared to death, to master your fears.
Go ahead
Contribute to a murderous system?
Only when there is a worthy cause.
Unk Own - Or your whole side may choose not to fight and you can then be forced into another system you may like even less
The last of our WWII generation are passing away. Please, if you see one wearing their WWII Veteran's cap, step up and ask to shake their hand. Give them a hug of gratitude. Thank them for their service and sacrifice - not just the men who served, but the women too.
Visit a nursing home... Listen to stories... Some Vets have been silent their whole lives because of the terrible Suffering and Death they witnessed as youngsters, particularly those who liberated the Concentration Camps. As they pass away, it is OUR responsibility to go forward and Bear Witness for them... Never Forget.
Amazing statement
ROCKSLIDZ I just met the sweetest man in my hometown. He opened the door for me and I said “THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE”, I will never forget how his eyes lit up 😭❤️.
This gentle man handed me a note with his info to google his story.
Kindness goes a long way.
🙏🏿
But watch out for the" stolen valor" guys.
My grandad is a veteran and he cries everynight because his own kids hardly has time to see him. One o lf them choose not to see him 30 odd years
You are absolutely correct. The things that aren't in the history books are the Secrets that these people can tell.
my grandfather was a bomber pilot in ww2 and even though he never got specific about his time out there, he did have a nazi iron cross with him. I asked him how the hell he got it and he just gave me one of those " the hell do you think i got this?". Thing is his unit was shot down twice and both times he survived the plane wreck and whatever was waiting for him on the ground. I just wish i had more time to spend with him. He died with i was 19. Now i'm 34 and have a ton of questions i wish i could have asked him.
kordulus we’re thankful for his service. I also had a WW2 Veteran grandfather that passed away before I had the mind to ask him the right questions.
kordulus I’m Irish but I had a relation over in America that was a bomber pilot as well and was shot down somewhere over Europe, anyways he ended up bringing back a German mothers cross that is now in my grandmothers house
@@hamsandwich2020 that story is insaneeee
May that brave man rest in peace.
Do you have the iron cross?
My grandpa fought right next to General Patton he died when I was so young I cannot remember him I wish I could
Edwin Jones 1919-2012
@Sheila Kiss my uncle was Patton's driver in Europe in fact his name is on the side of his car in Patton's musium fort Knox kentucky.all my uncle's served and my dad. I heard some horrible stories from all
@@johnwoosley8816 my cousin polished pattons boots and his name is on pattons boots in the boot museum of fort stewart
My family has been serving in the US military sense WW1. My great great grandfather served on the western front during WW1, and my great grandfather was a Air Force Pilot during WW2 he survived peril harbor.
My grandad served in the Royal engineers from from Dunkirk, North Africa, Italy, and then Normandy to Germany.
He never said much about WW2 but he always had this photo at his house of him and a friend in North Africa sitting on a camel outside a pyramid, he showed it to me once and his friend was killed a few weeks after the photo was taken. It used to reduce him to tears even in his 80's.
On his birthday in 1942 6 members of his unit were due to go out to clear a minefield for advancing infantry, my grandad was picked but his friend offered to take his place as it was his birthday so he stayed behind. His friend along with 5 other men who went out that day didn't come back, he never said so but I believe this is how his friend from the photo died. He passed away in 2002 and my uncle let me take a few of his photos, and naturally I chose the photo with the camel and it's one of my most treasured possessions.
What you are doing is fantastic, this needs to be heard not only for future generations but a lot of politicians and world leaders could do with watching these.
It needs to be heard and learnt so it's never repeated
B2091 thank you for sharing this story!
Just wondering what day did he die in 2002
Damien S.
I can't remember exactly I would need to check. But it was around July/August
R.i.p to your grandfather and the amazing men he served with
Your grandpa and his friends are true hero’s. My dads dad was in the navy but he passed away when my dad was 12. I don’t know anything about him but cherish those pictures man you’re lucky to have them let alone know your grandpa and his stories. What I would do to have what you had.
His Story should definitely be made into a movie
Theres a couple hundred million story's of that age that could make a movie.
WW2 the movie
*Thousands of hours of untold stories from across the globe*
watch Flags of our fathers then letters from iwo jima.
@@alexkesteris3425 I've watched them brilliant movies..
But it's a lie
Now that’s a man. Thank you sir for sharing your story.
My grand parents survived the holocaust because of people like him, thank you for your service.
@@Pfsif No, I was not. Why do yoy think I said what I did?
Ummm it was the Red Army what saved your grand parents.
Crazy Wolfgang well.. I am lol
Btw what makes you think I’m not?🤔
Crazy Wolfgang my Hebrew name is Shimon. Pretty Jewish!
F u
The story of him helping that pregnant woman was absolutely incredible. I laughed to think of how overwhelmed a 17 year old boy must have been in that situation.
My grandfather served in the Royal Australian Air Force, they truly were the greatest generation. Real men that worked so hard to give their children a better life than their own. Real men not for their physical strength or their bravado but for their willingness to surrender so much for the people they cared about whilst asking so little in return. Lest we forget.
@kidxx 45 stfu
Truly a great man I am in the air force cadets
@kidxx 45 I pity you, kidxx. Maybe someday if you grow up and become a man you'll understand why, and then you'll feel ashamed.
There are people still doing this today. Many people
You made me realise how lucky and grateful we are/ should be
My father in law wanted to try and be one of the last WWII survivors but he past away at 92 last November 2018. He also saw what happened at Pearl Harbor and joined the Navy. He was not old enough to join and so he lied about his age.
Sorry, to hear about your loss, my Dad is 94 and plans to live to be hundred. Many lied about their age when they joined, my Dad celebrated his B-Day June 4th, two days before D-Day landing at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944. Mom and Dad made a pack, not to ever discuss the war, during their 62 year marriage, they raised 7 children, and it was only once Mom passed that Dad started talking about the war. He's got amazing stories to tell. How he survived WWII, I don't know, considering he was driving, the always targeted, supply truck, carrying ammunition, amongst other items to the front line on a regular basis. Courageous young men joined in the fight for our freedoms, those that survived needed that courage to live with the memories of a devastating war. I am truly grateful for every freedom their sacrifice gave us all.
Sounds just like my Grandfather. He also lied about his age. He was blown off the top deck of the USS West Virginia during Pearl Harbor.
Times when men were real men and I’m a Democrat but godbless america
@@adamcoletti83 was your dad Aldone Calderon
@@caydenkasongo3534 No, sorry.
I would give anything to shake this man hand....and buy him lunch.....THANK YOU DON.....FOR YOUR BRAVERY.....
I seriously think this should actually be on TV, very professionally done. And a much wider audience would be able to see these wonderful stories.
AGM65Maverick thank you! We’ll see what we can do.
wonderful?
Don Carbon informative is what I think he means
I agree this must be seen by more people this is really good
No sont describe these stories as "wonderful"
I love Dr. Don. He’s awesome.
And he kept the ring.
💚💚🤝our soldiers will never be forgotten 🇺🇸
I hope not
Good man.
Booman Hill marines airmen and sailors too
They will be by this current generation. Unfortunately.
Blake Bonner and coast guardsman ;)
My grandfather was a Marine and then a Gunner. I forget the whole story but their are several that he told us. One was when he fought on an island in Japan and got his finger shot off. He through a grenade in the direction of the gunfire and ran. He comes back a couple minutes later with his platoon and there are 2 dead Japanese soldiers laying beside an MG. Another story is about when the bomber that he fought in as a gunner got shot down and he survived the crash. He was captured by Japanese soldiers and was apart of the Bataan Death March. He told me he watched a man get decapitated and has seen Marines get killed for slowing down to take a small break in the march or to accept food from Filipino civilians nearby the road. He also told us of multiple terrible things that theJapanese did during the Bataan Death March.
R.I.P Grandpa Vasquez (1925-2014)
That's crazy man. RIP to your granddad
Hero🙏🙏🙏🙏
R.I.P. to your grandpa when I enlisted I was actually in the battalion that the Bataan death march happened to R.I.P. to grandpa Vasquez once again.
@@choasspear101 how old are you
This story is either fabricated or your memory is terrible. The Bataan Death March was in 1942 and no marine set foot in the Philippines again until the liberation in 1945. I know because my grandparents were all there during that time. Then you're saying he got his finger shot off on a Japanese island? The invasion of Japan proper didn't begin until Iwo Jima around spring 1945 - the same time as the Battle of Manila.
So you're telling me your grandpa was in the Bataan Death March in 1942 and got redeployed after no combat / training for 3 years to an already active operation that lasted 3-4 months? That timing doesn't check out at all. Quit fishing for likes on a video. There are already too many armchair historians and like whores in these comments.
Bless this man.
They don't come anymore kinder, humble or braver.
Love from Ireland.
With a tear in my eye.
💝💗💜💛💞💖💕💓
Amen. 🙏❤️😇
He's a lovely man. Everything you could want.
Patricia Bracken 😇🙌🏾 amen sis
Well said. There aren't many like him that are left. I feel like we are becoming rudderless as a society because our Glue, the Greatest Generation, is dying off.
those words will stick with me "i've seen stuff that a kid shouldn't see it was bad". that is heartbreaking, thank you josh for letting us hear don's story.
thank you for watching.
@@MemoirsofWWII no problem thank you for making these videos possible!!
Not gonna lie, this man’s integrity and overall humble nature brought tears to my eyes. Makes me a proud Ohioan.
@Steve Shortridge Chillicothe here
Treble Hook Cincinnati
Proud American, where all fam now 🇺🇸
- M.A.G.A.
Clermont county, New Richmond
Heck yeah!
He still has that ring 💔 god bless you soldier 🤝
That’s so sad about the philipino girl😭😩
Filipino*
Behind the glory and spoils of war, is the horror and pain of war...
not gonna lie that story made me cry like a baby. And before anyone blames the japanese we burned hundreds of thousands of their women and children alive in fire bombings. supposedly the plane crews were gagging at 30,000 feet or whatever, from the smell or burning flesh
@@moonasha Fuck man, I truly hope a day would come when war is no longer a necessity.
Kalv 21 dr philopino
I swear if anyone dislikes this video you aren’t right in the mind
Yes, and the things he saw were common placed and the very reason we had to win WW2 at any cost as we did.....
The enemy, especially Japan, was a source of evil in our world that had to be crushed.
And there are forces out there today who are just as evil that our boys are fighting against with one hand tied behind their back.
pffear never say especially japan when talking about ww2, The Eastern front was by far more evil then the axis in the pacific theatre.
I just read about that the other day. The commanding officer of that island (that ate our guys) was hanged eventually. I watch these videos, and hear the stories from ww2 vets I have spoken with, and really don't know if our generation would have had the nerve to do what they did... we are to absorbed with duck lips, and face filters on instagram these days...
@@pffear im talking about the strength and casualties in the eastern front.
PRAGNESH JOSHI it’s got 4 dislikes already. How? Why?
Beautiful kid grown up into a old man ..thank you .
That poor guy. He seems like a genuinely kind hearted person.
Your beyond a good man Don!!! You've earned a rightful place in heaven
Yes that man has.
Heaven is only for the Israelites!
God bless him. What a wonderful, humble, and Christian man.
Robin Morris Christians are not always good.
@@accuratealloys maybe not in your world. I can only speak for me but I can tell you, compared to everyone else, the ones I've met over my lifetime are genuinely good people. We are all sinners, to one degree or another. It's how we treat other people that counts.
@@accuratealloys 1 bad Christian you met. That's doesn't mean all are bad. Thanks
Wow. What a nice guy. Such a shame that he had to go through so much.
Don is the sweetest, most optimistic guy. You'd never know he went through all of that.
I think that war helped in shaping this beautiful personality. Harsh circumstances make you more optimistic.
I’m a filipino and i have heard of the same story from my great great grandfather. He loves telling me stories when i was 8 years old and when i hit 13 years old he told me about the story he have seen the same thing. He passed away 3 years ago and he’s a non-forgetten memory of my life and i shall carry that history to the end of my very breathe
i wonder if that baby he delivered is still alive today
Matthew Yeet I hope so
Japanese tend to live long so it's possible
There is a good question would be amazing if someone could find that out
It was Filipino baby, not a Japanese baby. It happened in the Philippines when they were evacuating people from war zone islands to liberated islands.
More than likely
This made me tear up. My great uncle went Iwo Jima with the second wave of Marines storming the beach. He survived 27 days until being seriously wounded by a bayonet and evacuated. He never talked about the war much that I remember being around him as a kid. Shortly before he died He told me the only time he felt safe on that island was a brief 30 seconds when a tank almost crushed him before correcting it's course and then drove over top of him (tracks on either side) thus shielding him from incoming rounds for a brief moment. It made me realize the terror that he'd bottled up his entire life. He crawled along using his elbows to get across that beach and saw the mangled pieces of his friends as he passed them. Then the war ended and he was expected to assimilate perfectly back into society. He and his wife couldn't sleep in the same bedroom. He would wake in the middle of the night screaming and throwing furniture around the room.
It's important to remember their sacrifice and understand how much better we have it than they did. Back then our country would throw thousands of human beings at a problem & many would die as a result.
Don Metoyer thanks for sharing a bit of your great uncles story. He is a true hero!
I am not afraid to say that this video makes me cry everytime I watch it.
Its my first time watching it I'll see if I could make it thru without shedding a tear for another Veteran like myself only difference is I'm an Army Veteran.
@@Pimpishone Thank you for your service
Wow. Throughout the whole video I had tears in my eyes imagining his pain of everything he had experienced while in WWII. My respects to this man, for saving a nation and serving at a young age, also for being a person with a good heart ❤️
Greetings from Chile.
Glad to see another compatriota here.
God bless you sir thank you and all the one's who were there on that beach that sad day !
If he was 17 in 1945 that means his 91 now wow
@@saeedurrahman2056 yeah, but he looks younger than 91! He dont even look like 91, he looks like 60s or 70s
@@arah8998 yh age matter not looks
@@saeedurrahman2056 ok......
Being on an LST..gave me shivers about what our boys went thru on D- Day
Because of men like him we have freedom and security God bless you all who are willing to do violence to keep us safe.
Fuck you commie
fuckerupper if we didn’t fought back you wouldn’t be alive
Privateer Hunter
“We” lol. You didn’t fight
The fact that these veterans can remember the details so clearly when they are this old just shows how much those experiences impacted their life
I would never be half the man he is true warrior
I am an Iraq war vet. I was 20 years old that time. prior to going to war I worked in a beef packing plant. it broke me in for the gore that was to come
when you're in the army you have no choice. you go were your sent
it was a real war you Dumass. people died.
salamango81 you sir, are an idiot.
@Cobb Knobbler eh I can tolerate suffering over gore.. I prefer not seeing peoples insides.
Why dont you go pack my beef
Massive respect! From the Philippines.
Not enough channels exist like this. A dying breed who's legacy will live on forever
Symputhy exactly
How afraid he must have been before that battle for his guardian angel to appear to him to reassure him he would be ok. He must've been praying desperately for help.
He was. The Lord said we have not, because we ask not. We must pray without ceasing. No man is greater than his prayer life. Always pray
That was simply awesome. The greatest generation for sure. Humble yet tough as nails.
Hey Josh I really appreciate what you're doing on this channel. I really do... I'm sure these videos are great legacy to future generations and future historians like me. Thanks a lot for what you're doing and please keep doing it. Great job!
Eren Tükenmez thanks Eren! That really means a lot. Thank you for watching.
We know we want them all to just die and go away
Don , thank you sir for being an example of a real man. God bless
Hell yeah! Back when boys were men. Not like the soyboys of today!😁
With all my heart I appreciate what this man and every other service person has done for this country.. God bless you
Mate what you're doing is awesome, we need to keep the people of that generations stories alive to tell our kids and so forth. Keep up the great videos !!.
I came across Don's Interesting story randomly. I am 74 in 2018 at this time and was never in the military. My Dad was a medic in the Navy and joined about 1942 at the age of 31. His first wife had just died that year and went to Great Lakes for training. He worked states side in San Diego. My father died in 1993. I am taken by Don's statement, "I’ve Seen Stuff That a Kid Shouldn’t See." Don, being a member of what the USA calls the greatest generation, did very well for our country. If there can be any fault, as we are all some distance from perfection, is that they said almost nothing about their experience after WWII. I learned some details I had not heard before on this video. Thank you for your story.
Really an incredible story. Often times I'm struck by how these soldiers were just boys, a lot like myself. The things they had to do and experience is both amazing and tragic. All of my respect goes to these guys.
JoeBob totally agree. It’s so sad to think of some of the things they experienced...but they did it so we wouldn’t have to.
My veteran father was the same way...He said "not a day goes by that I don't think of it." And he was 80 years old when he told me that.
It really baffles my mind that in around 20 years at the most, this generation will be extinct. I can’t imagine this world without these people alive, they have went through such things we couldn’t imagine.
Ascent Zaak nobody can’t live forever appreciate them while they here life is short 🙏💙
One day it will be our turn to keep the wolves at bay.
Just look at what these poor kids had to look at and deal with. Their bravery is beyond comprehension. It was you men, and the soldiers in Korea and Vietnam that helped me make the decision to join the 101st Airborne and become a proud Screaming Eagle. Thank you Don. Thank you all for your incredible service...
I salute this man. Thank you for fighting bravely for our country Philippines❤
that generation was ten times better than ours, if not a hundred times
How was it better?
Disagreed. Millions in this world were being killed. Thousands died each day during this war. You want to live during this time period? You want to live in a time period full of fear and despair every day when there are Japanese, Germans, and Italians who would kill you with no mercy, that is if you are an American.
@@ventroxii561 yes
Its Swayy lmao
@@ventroxii561 😂😂
"I was scared to death" Yeah...that's the way it is. Thanks for your service and efforts, sir. God bless.
My mother died five years ago and she was British and was a wounded World War II war hero. She was in the Royal Airforce in Britain during the Battle of Britain and was instrumental in saving patients in St. Bartholemew's Hospital in downtown London, England.
My grandfather served 7 years in the US Navy in the 50s. Served most of his time in FL. I have been pasted down his uniforms& gear he has collected as being a store worker. So i have 3 leather flight jackets brand new in the box. Anyway he pasted away in 2017.
I didn’t get told to many stories, i think because he didn’t want to remember the past.
My grandfather was there aboard a troop ship. He said he remembers after the battle, the bulldozers making mass graves for the enemy. He was a seaman first class at the battle. Had a 25 year Navy career and was E-9 when he retired. Was at Iwo, Saipan and other minor engagements. Then Korea was at Pusan and Inchon. He was also on board an LST full of marines on the ready to invade Cuba during the Cuban missle crisis. I have a Japanese sword my grandfather was given because he saved a Japanese boy from drowning at Yokosuka. The boys father gave him the sword because my grandfather saved his son. The boys father also named his new son Phonsie which was my grandfathers name.
Swamp Pappy77 can u post a video I wanna see a real historic Japanese sword
My dad was a seabee on saipan and told me that was his job, to bury the dead with a bulldozer.
bob shortman My grandfather always spoke highly of the Seabees. My grandfather was electrician. He went to wherever they needed him. He was on many ships. In Korea he got assigned to a mine sweeper outfit. He worked on the USS Pirate and USS Pledge. Both were sunk in mine sweeping operations. Fortunately, he wasn't assigned either when they were sunk. He had many stories while living in Japan during the occupation. I've got a haunting photo of Nagasaki showing a destroyed city taken by my grandfather. Saesebo isn't to far from Nagasaki.
Lil _glock_live The sword is from the Russia- Japanese war that happened around the time of WWI. From what I read, the Japanese military at that time adopted many western military ideas. The sword isn't a samurai or Katana. Its an officers sword with pearl handle, eel skin scabbard. The blade is magnificent. ill try to find a comparable link and post. Thanks
Lil _glock_live www.ima-usa.com/products/original-russo-japanese-war-murato-army-officer-kyu-gunto-sword-with-ancient-signed-blade
What a Great man! My Dad was on a LST at Okinawa he fought in heavy battles from 1941 to 1945.He didnt talk about it much but once told me there were so many dead
he was the only one left that knew how to give the proper burial at sea.
The horrors these brave men went through God Bless
fougee1 my dad fought on Okinawa. June 1945. USMC.
Wow... that was an amazing story. I wonder where that one kid who he helped give birth to is now? That would be interesting to see them meeting again
Only in the by and by (in heaven , in other words). But good thought, to have seen how that person turned out, and knew the story of his birth, on a deck of ship,delivered by just a young sailor, with not medical training. ^_=
If he is alive he would be in his mid to late 70's
Passed in 1964
@@jesusvazquez945 How do you know? What happened?
Thank you Don for your service and for sharing your story I truly enjoyed it. Your love and loyalty to your wife was a heart warming inspiration and shows what a great man you are. May God bless.
Really does put things into perspective how good we have it these days because of men like him.
The courage this man had, and the courage this man had just to say it and had to re think all the memories.
You are a good man, Mr. Kunkel. A damn good man.
Greatest and most badass generation of men ever to live🤘🏻 must respect for the men who made it out alive and for those who didnt make it. Respect for all who have served and will serve
What a hero.
There has been so much tragedy in his life, but he still remains thankful to his guardian angel like we all should.
Alex Chorba Don is an amazing guy. Just the best.
Men like him, are always rare humans. A shame we will lose all of them, but they always tell us what really happened. This is why I always thank every veteran at my job, especially the WWII vets, they may not be a hero, but they are OUR heroes.
Thank you Sir for saving a Filipina here in the Philippines during WWII. Your courage, heroism and patriotism to you country, USA, will never be forgetten. I’m greatly honored to know you through this channel. And I hope my fellow generation will be entice with history(world war.. etc). Again, thank you. Godbless Sir Don and your family! Love much from Philippines. ❤️🇵🇭
War is a sad truth of life. Yet we as free people don’t consider life as a privilege. We don’t even bother to think of the impact of war, yet we take our freedom for granted and even have become too busy to care about who fought and continues to fight for it. We even don’t really care for the ones who suffer the most from it, the soldiers and civilians who have been in the middle of the conflict.
Sad, but true. There are many out there who truly appreciate the freedoms we have the prices that were paid for it. But for the most part, we've got a ways to go.
If war is a truth of life, humanity is not far from deaths door step
So true. It's making me appreciate life so much more and to be grateful. In this modern time we have so many comforts and freedom to do as we please; yet at times we have the audacity go think 'our life is hard..'.
These serve as such a reminder to me that I have no idea what rough is, when brave men like this were literally battling death in it's face not knowing whether they'd be alive to see the next day. What you've said is true and said so well. I don't ever want to take my this life and it's comforts and it's opportunities for granted again.
TheMainMayn it is because of the stories like this I will never take my life for granted and refuse to forget the sacrifices these people made
Helicopter Hat Hacker- All of humanity has always been near “deaths door step.” In our century it is just easier to live in denial.
There are no words. This man has been through shit us today cannot imagine.
I'm so greatful and humbled by the wonderful people that have served our country. May the dead rest in peace and the living go in grace.
Amen! Humbled and grateful is how they make me feel too.
Ordinary men made exceptional by their participation during infamous times. Don's story was incredible. It brought tears to my eyes.
Who disliked this? But more importantly i want to thank all the men and women who has fought for freedom and peace.
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In WW2, my Great Grandfather earned the flying cross, the story as I’ve heard it is quite vague but apparently some piping was hit on the aircraft by a fighter and he held the freezing pipes together until they landed, saving everyone’s life.
Joey Porto that’s amazing
Memoirs of WWII thank you
I have heard this story before, amazing that it was your grandfather!
Lachlan McNeill that’s incredible
His guardian angel story gives us all hope.
honestly this is a really underrated channel
FailureBagel thank you!
Hello, I am a Dutch man living in the Philippines and i realy wanna thank the American heroes for liberating Europe for Nazi Germany and for what they did here in the Philippines, It wil never be forgotten! As a mather of fact, about 100 meters from my wife's and my house there is a monument for the united armed forces of northern Luzon and the 129th infanterery of the 37th division.
To all those brave young man, thank you so much!!
What a wonderful man.
I cannot stop crying.
Much respect for every Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airmen, and Coast Guard-men. Thank you for your service 🇺🇸
Great Video! I was on a house call picking up donations for the Salvation Army. A gentleman answered the door. Come to find out he was 96 and was with the B-24 Liberators in Heathrack London in WW2. Still smart as a whip. So i had to take a selfie. Me wearing my USS John Hancock DD981 hat and him wearing his WW2 hat...I felt extremely honored that day.
View Tube that’s awesome :)
God damn bless these guys. Never again will men be created like this. In 10 year there will be no more ww2 vets and they damn sure better not be forgotten.
God bless you Don...
I came for harrowing stories of WW2 and ended up crying on my drive home from work. Honestly, what did I expect...
What an incredible story yet so heart wrenching
If I could end my time on this earth as half the man he is, I’d be very proud to know I was a good man.
What a solid guy, genuinely good through and through.
Over the years, I had the fortunate opportunity to talk to WWII vets from Allies and Axis sides and what struck me was how alike their stories are.
This poor man endured more in a very short period of his life than most today will ever experience in their entire life, how sad and inspiring at the same time.
Don thank you so much for ur service I wouldn’t be here and many other people wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for all the veterans that risk their lives and go though the unspeakable thank you
Don was a hell of a man. I can only hope to be half the guy he was. RIP Don.
my God, :,( way to make a hardened guy cry.. Jeez.. I'm so sorry for this man. Most Respect to you Don.
Don Kunkel thank you for sharing. No words are enough for the respect due to you.
My Dad was on the USS Baxter APA 94 and I asked when i was young. Daddy what was the worse thing you seen in the war ? His response was about Sipan. Which was almost word for word as this sailor. He stated he watched it through deck mounted binoculars. He also helped bring back our soliders that were pow's. Finished his service guarding German pow's at the Naval Air station Grand Priairie Texas. Thank you for sharing this interview of this sailor of the greatest generation. My Daddy was Thomas Douglas Jones from Mesquite, Texas. Love you Daddy.
This is an example of a true man. Without many soldiers like him, our United States wouldn’t even be here today. Thank God for such strong souls, I don’t think I could’ve been a part of this. But I am thankful for every right they fought for. I’m proud to be an American ❤️
It blows my mind when people complain about the dropping nukes on Japan. If Japan Germany or Italy had the technology they would've dropped them on allied countries in a heartbeat. It had to be done.
Ehhh.. keep digging
Brad Deters my birthday : August 6th. Had Hiroshima not happened my grandfather goes from Berlin to japan surely to be killed. I live because of atomic bombs. Thanks Fat Man and Little Boy.
Also the Japanese were preparing for invasion they weren’t just going to give up the casualties on both sides would have been huge maybe even more than dropping the nukes
No it didnt. They could of held off on using the nukes for real and invaded japan
Forced them to surrender or kill all their troops (with nukes maybe)
he had me in tears before 4 minutes. before 7 minutes he had my my total respect and love. at 10 minutes im broken by sorrow. i am glad he is able to tell his story
steve culley thanks for watching!
War never changes, this man is a true hero and will always have my respect. God bless him, God bless America
This makes me greatful for our veterans and its messed up how people take the sacrifice of these brave men in vain...god bless these brave men
My grandfather, David Rhodes, fought in WWII as well. He took part in the bombings of Germany. In fact, his plane got shot. He survived, thankfully. He recently however passed away unfortunately a few years ago, but I will never forget the things he has done to help this country and is the reason where I am today. God bless everyone that fought in WWII. My hat is tipped to you as well, Don.