What a great service you are providing. I wish my father was interviewed before he passed. I hope you continue with Korean Conflict and Vietnam veterans.
The government pays for so much garbage but won't pay for this outstanding man's inserts. Where are our priorities. What a hero - shot through the mouth and no complaints, feels fortunate. Thank you for being a role model to the rest of us.
@@e.conboy4286 Not really. If you're 100% disabled and married you receive over $42,000 a year plus free medical and dental and prescription drugs for life. All of it tax free. At 50% you get free medical and drugs maybe at 30% disability. I agree if you lose both legs or both ears as an example you get only a 50% rating. I know because I have a service connected disability and I'm a VN vet .The money for lower ratings should absolutely be much more. At 90% you receive only $1880 something per month but anything you need medically you get free including prosthetics.
Younger people...please listen and learn from these people. Recognize their mental strength. They were once your age. Do not discount their stories and DO NOT think what they experienced can never happen again. History says it will. Protect your freedoms. Do not relinquish your freedoms to the government.
That's exactly what caught my attention. You know, too, he was in extreme pain: at the hospital, Do you want a shot of morphine? I'll take whatever you got, the stronger the better.
When he said the Germans were always 'on the high', I knew he'd been in Italy. This man is fantastic! Our WW2 veterans are leaving us at a dramatic rate. Please do everything you can to help these brave Americans. Never forget their sacrifices for our country! They are very special men.
A really great interview with a really great man. This gives us some idea of the sufferings of the wounded in war. We can only imagine the pain and the months and years of recovery that he went through. He's a real hero for his personal sacrifice for the freedoms we all enjoy today.
70+ years ago and this man still remembers it like it was yesterday. The bravery and courage of his generation deserves the respect of us, and those after us. A huge thanks to this hero and those he fought beside. ❤
The Italian campaign was brutal! It did siphon off some excellent german troops from Russia and France, but was used to keep about 1/2 a million Nazi- German, finatical troops at that, @ bay @ high costs . The Brits wanted to take Italy thinking it was the underbelly!NOT!!! Some of the bloodiest battles in ww2 were in Italy! Monte Casino, Anzio, SanPietro, Cisterno, and many smaller conflicts that added up p in casualties, but wasn't given the recognition it should of! Senator Bob Dole was an 10th Mountain inf. man severely wounded during the last phases of the war in Italy!
I could sit and listen to this man talk about his experience for hours. The things he went through need to be taught to new generations and never forgotton.
I respect men like this so much. What they went through at such a young age was just unthinkable compared to my easy life at 18. My dad was with the 75th division 289th regiment company B.
@@bradleysmith9431 I am a vet with a disability rating, I’ve found the VA to be helpful and quite quick with their responses. Like him or not Trump got the right folks in to get the VA on track.
@@stanwolenski9541 yeah iv heard that Trump did some good for our vets. Unfortunate he had to do something to begin with, vets should always get top health care. Let's see how much JoBama will reverse back to 10 years years ago
@snoopy brown Yes it is the crooked politicians ! My grand father was a paratrooper of the USA.s 82nd airborne division; he fought in Dday, Market Garden in.Holland, and wounded in the Battle of the Bulge! Didn't like talking about it for reason of bad times!
I love how nonchalant he is about getting shot in the face. Talk about perspective. You know you’ve got the measure of just about everything when you can shrug off a through and through to the mouth.
This guy has an amazing perspective and take on the meaning of the word "Fear." Kudos to everyone involved in recording this interview, not the least of which the interviewee.
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A wonderful representative of the Greatest Generation. The young people of these days need to listen to these stories. No free stuff, no complaining, hard work, good living and respect for the country.
Sir it is you who occupies the high ground now! i get a wonderful neck ache just looking up to you. I have never felt so humble as listening to this heroic soldier. If only i could be like him.
Absolutely love hearing the greatest generation tell their stories of their heroism. My great uncle lyle and gilbert gilbert McClain would tell their experiences of landing on omaha beach. How i miss them two.
Thank you for your sacrifices and service and sharing the story. My dad was on a navy hospital ship during WWII, helped soldiers like this. And coincidentally my aunt was a registered nurse in the Riley hospital in Springfield MO. She was a a new nurse just out of training. Our family was from Springfield.
He did! I’m his great, great nephew and he celebrated his 100th birthday last December. Seemed like the entire town of Hutchinson came and Olen said it was one of the highlights of his life. I’ll see him tomorrow for thanksgiving
Bless this man. My Uncle was killed over Austria in 1943 in a B-17 as a waist gunner on a mission he volunteered for as their other gunner was sick. Planes name was ‘The Raggedy Anne’
Thank you for doing these interviews, this is like the 4th one I’ve watched and I can tell it means a lot to the men in these videos to sit down and give there life story in there old age. It’s incredible how vivid these memory’s are for someone in their 90’s you can tell the war had a lasting impact on their life’s. Thank you for your service all vets and branch’s
My grandpa was a WWII veteran and I never got to here any stories about it. I was already in the service when he would finally talk to my dad about the war just before he died. If you ever meet a WWII vet and they are willing to talk to you about their time, sit down and just listen to them. As a combat vet myself, a lot of vets will not talk about the things that they either did or saw while in combat. If you are able to get a war vet to talk to you about it, when they normally would not, you are very privileged to hear the stories. SO if you are young please listen and enjoy the remaining time we have with WWII, Korean and Vietnam vets. To the greatest generation, I want to say thank you.
I discover your channel love it I love here hearing all the World War II veterans experience it’s great that you are able to document what they went through
Wow he’s extremely sharp for his age! Reminds me of my aunt Alma. She’s 94 right now but literally sounds the same as she’s always. She’s slowed down a little bit but it reminds me of how she is now. Nothing but respect to this hero!
God Bless this man and all the boys like him that fought for the world to be free. Thank You Sir ! *i posted this comment about halfway through and watching the rest i must say again ... Thank You Sir for your Service and beyond you are a true hero i will never forget .*
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Thank you sir 98 years of memories all the things you have experienced in your life all the things that have changed in your lifetime Good Bad and Ugly thank you for sharing
His description of his wound and all the damage just made me cringe! Poor guy went thru hell an back, both in combat and later during medical treatment. Brought back lots of bad memories! Glad he was eventually ok and mostly able to recover. Hope he enjoys every day he has remaining.
Thanks a lot to the guys at Legends of WWII for finding these great men and allowing them to share their stories for the rest of us, in a generation or two a lot of these men won't be around to share their stories as such in this video so its great to see these moments being captured. Respect from the U.K
I think you do a really good job interviewing these heroes. You key in on things that interest them or ask questions at the correct times to sort of help them recall what they felt during that time and how it has impacted their lives since. Bravo man. Well done.
God bless this man. Thank you for your sacrifice and service to our country. Any military we may have from here on will surely pale in comparison. Fellow Kansan
So now he's 99. Incredible. So glad he's feeling younger and well. May he be blessed with many more years of that feeling. If I'm ever fortunate enough to make it to that age, I could do with half this man's wits and sharpness. He and his story is incredible. God bless.
Thank you Mr. Mitchell for telling your story. It was easy to understand you and we didn't miss a word of your interesting but scary experience. You have been taking good care of yourself to enjoy such a long life. God Bless You and your family.
God Bless You Sir. I have known several American vets and they are my Heros. Thanks for your sacrifices. Im an Okie too and had given my friend Floyd Ziggenfuss a 1921 Morgan silver dollar because that was his birth year. He gave me charred Yen notes from Iwo. These men are tougher than we will ever know. Young interviewer great thing you are doing.
Thank you very much for sharing your combat experience. Very happy you have been able to adapt as you have and have such a great outlook. Thank you for your service. I salute you.
Thank you Sir for your service. I will try to honour you and your generations absolute greatest contribution for mankind with my service. My utmost respect to you Sir. Thank you.
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Just subscribed! I love these interviews. 🐒
What a great service you are providing. I wish my father was interviewed before he passed. I hope you continue with Korean Conflict and Vietnam veterans.
Please update veterans names in description. Thanks so much for this!
If it's hard to mic questioner you should caption his questions.
You're a great interviewer. You have progressed superbly. You ask the right questions.
I'm 55 and I want to be like this guy when I grow up.
Just don't get shot 🤠
I'm 55. And I do too. Those men were all real men and heroes.
Lol. I'm 64 and i want to be like this dude when I grow up. What a stud!
@Waxel Punkt. please don't encourage crazy people. That won't save America it will make it even worse.
@Waxel Punkt. Please don't breed
The government pays for so much garbage but won't pay for this outstanding man's inserts. Where are our priorities. What a hero - shot through the mouth and no complaints, feels fortunate. Thank you for being a role model to the rest of us.
Absolutely outrageous that the government won't pay for the inserts.
I'm sure the VA pays for them
Call your congressional representatives. Underfunding veteran’s benefits has been a consistent problem since the civil war.
@@pappap1702 Are you? Just ask one of these courageous patriots! Their compensation Veteran’s ‘benefits’ are pathetically low. 🇺🇸
@@e.conboy4286 Not really. If you're 100% disabled and married you receive over $42,000 a year plus free medical and dental and prescription drugs for life. All of it tax free. At 50% you get free medical and drugs maybe at 30% disability. I agree if you lose both legs or both ears as an example you get only a 50% rating. I know because I have a service connected disability and I'm a VN vet .The money for lower ratings should absolutely be much more. At 90% you receive only $1880 something per month but anything you need medically you get free including prosthetics.
All my respect Sir . And still as sharp as a Tack.
Tacks have points not edges
It's a common saying Derek
Unlike Joe Biden
@@m1herrmann160 not so common
@@emojiking8580 common enough that your familiar with it.
100% lucid at his age. Amazing human being.
Younger people...please listen and learn from these people. Recognize their mental strength. They were once your age. Do not discount their stories and DO NOT think what they experienced can never happen again. History says it will. Protect your freedoms. Do not relinquish your freedoms to the government.
Very well said and observed.
Id happily give my life for this country. Mans awesome , dont make em like they use too
Wise words indeed, kudos friend.
To late!
@@only5186 I'm afraid you're correct
My God, what a class act. And to be laying there with his mouth shot out and telling the medic to stay back. Unreal. God bless you.
That's exactly what caught my attention. You know, too, he was in extreme pain: at the hospital, Do you want a shot of morphine? I'll take whatever you got, the stronger the better.
I remember the Israeli wrestling coach suffered the same injury in 1972. He also kept fighting.
Wow still very sharp for his age and still remembers a lot.
He's incredibly lucid for a 98 year old man, as well as being physically well-preserved!
That’s a real man right there and a true Gentleman I’m sure. Love and respect Sir from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
There will be a special spot in heaven for this man.
So true
need em here for another 20 years
This man is a true hero.God bless you sir!!!! Much respect
When he said the Germans were always 'on the high', I knew he'd been in Italy. This man is fantastic! Our WW2 veterans are leaving us at a dramatic rate. Please do everything you can to help these brave Americans. Never forget their sacrifices for our country! They are very special men.
I hope and pray, I'm as sharp as this hero is, if and when I get that age. He's amazing!!
There's a reason his is called the greatest generation. He's one tough soldier.
A really great interview with a really great man. This gives us some idea of the sufferings of the wounded in war. We can only imagine the pain and the months and years of recovery that he went through. He's a real hero for his personal sacrifice for the freedoms we all enjoy today.
I feel honored every time i see a vet I try n speak to them guys are hero’s
Wow, this guy has no perceptible slowdown in thinking.
I thank this man and other veterans for allowing me to sleep safely at night.
My grandfather passed in 1993. He served from '43 to '45 as a combat engineer 3rd and 3rd. Its good to hear this man's story.
70+ years ago and this man still remembers it like it was yesterday. The bravery and courage of his generation deserves the respect of us, and those after us. A huge thanks to this hero and those he fought beside. ❤
Could sit and listen to this man all day.what a good man! Thank you sir!
The Italian campaign was brutal! It did siphon off some excellent german troops from Russia and France, but was used to keep about 1/2 a million Nazi- German, finatical troops at that, @ bay @ high costs . The Brits wanted to take Italy thinking it was the underbelly!NOT!!! Some of the bloodiest battles in ww2 were in Italy! Monte Casino, Anzio, SanPietro, Cisterno, and many smaller conflicts that added up p in casualties, but wasn't given the recognition it should of! Senator Bob Dole was an 10th Mountain inf. man severely wounded during the last phases of the war in Italy!
My dad George domitrovic was in the 85th division wounded south of Rome May 1944 From Arnold City Pa
I thank him for his service.. A hero to our country 🇺🇸
Your dad is one of my great American heroes! 🇺🇸
I am 98 and a half. That was awesome!! Greatest generation, no doubt, thank you sir.
You guys must be blessed to live such a long life
God Bless you Thomas. From Thomas
I could sit and listen to this man talk about his experience for hours. The things he went through need to be taught to new generations and never forgotton.
Your tolerance for this man,s questions are a statement on it's own. Bless you sir.
This brave gentleman is someone I admire and look up to ,,and will always respect.
I respect men like this so much. What they went through at such a young age was just unthinkable compared to my easy life at 18. My dad was with the 75th division 289th regiment company B.
The DAMN VA Should Have 100% Covered This Honorable Man's Inserts !
The V.A. system is a joke! Someone needs to audit it and set up a new system!
@@bradleysmith9431 I am a vet with a disability rating, I’ve found the VA to be helpful and quite quick with their responses. Like him or not Trump got the right folks in to get the VA on track.
@@stanwolenski9541 yeah iv heard that Trump did some good for our vets. Unfortunate he had to do something to begin with, vets should always get top health care. Let's see how much JoBama will reverse back to 10 years years ago
@snoopy brown Yes it is the crooked politicians ! My grand father was a paratrooper of the USA.s 82nd airborne division; he fought in Dday, Market Garden in.Holland, and wounded in the Battle of the Bulge! Didn't like talking about it for reason of bad times!
This guys badass! He looks like a lot of fun to have a conversation with
Gosh this guy has been through so much for us and never complained. Respect.
I love how nonchalant he is about getting shot in the face. Talk about perspective. You know you’ve got the measure of just about everything when you can shrug off a through and through to the mouth.
19 thumbs down. Why? Gentlemen veteran recounting his story. War must be unimaginably terrible. Respect Sir.
This guy has an amazing perspective and take on the meaning of the word "Fear." Kudos to everyone involved in recording this interview, not the least of which the interviewee.
He strikes me as a special human being
That I'm sure felt like
Fighting in the war was
Doing the right thing .
What a great recollection of his experience. Love these guys who really did save the world. Most are very humble and just "did my job".
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No one should doubt why these people are referred to as “The Greatest Generation”. Semper Fi
A wonderful representative of the Greatest Generation. The young people of these days need to listen to these stories. No free stuff, no complaining, hard work, good living and respect for the country.
Thank you for sharing his incredible story.
Sir it is you who occupies the high ground now! i get a wonderful neck ache just looking up to you. I have never felt so humble as listening to this heroic soldier. If only i could be like him.
You are part of the greatest generation and thank you for helping save our way of life.
He speaks clearer than me ! Thank you sir for your service 🙏
God bless you sir, thank you for your sacrifice for my freedom!
Absolutely love hearing the greatest generation tell their stories of their heroism. My great uncle lyle and gilbert gilbert McClain would tell their experiences of landing on omaha beach. How i miss them two.
One of many Studs from the Greatest Generations. Thank you. God Bless!
You are a true American hero. We all are in your debt. Thank you for your sacrifice that made all of our lives better. I salute you sir.
Thank you sir for your story and your service
God bless you, Sir. Thank you for your service and for telling us your story.
Thank you for your sacrifices and service and sharing the story.
My dad was on a navy hospital ship during WWII, helped soldiers like this. And coincidentally my aunt was a registered nurse in the Riley hospital in Springfield MO.
She was a a new nurse just out of training.
Our family was from Springfield.
What a badass!! Thanks for helping save the world!!
I hope hes still with us he will hit the century mark in 21. God bless you sir.
He did! I’m his great, great nephew and he celebrated his 100th birthday last December. Seemed like the entire town of Hutchinson came and Olen said it was one of the highlights of his life. I’ll see him tomorrow for thanksgiving
Bless this man. My Uncle was killed over Austria in 1943 in a B-17 as a waist gunner on a mission he volunteered for as their other gunner was sick. Planes name was ‘The Raggedy Anne’
USAAF LOSSES IN.WW2 IN.BOMBING GERMAN TARGETS, WERE APPROXIMATELY 40, 000 NOT INCLUDING THE OTHER ALLIED LOSSES; ABOUT 15 000 .
Wow, what a great interview. It was an honor to listen to this man.
Thank you for your service and God bless you sir, you are a true hero , so much respect for you sir 👍
Thank you for doing these interviews, this is like the 4th one I’ve watched and I can tell it means a lot to the men in these videos to sit down and give there life story in there old age. It’s incredible how vivid these memory’s are for someone in their 90’s you can tell the war had a lasting impact on their life’s. Thank you for your service all vets and branch’s
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Look up Gabriel Vertuccis story on yt! Probably the best one told imo
Wish I had his address so I could write to him ... I greatly appreciate the men of his era ... :)
Me too.
My grandpa was a WWII veteran and I never got to here any stories about it. I was already in the service when he would finally talk to my dad about the war just before he died. If you ever meet a WWII vet and they are willing to talk to you about their time, sit down and just listen to them. As a combat vet myself, a lot of vets will not talk about the things that they either did or saw while in combat. If you are able to get a war vet to talk to you about it, when they normally would not, you are very privileged to hear the stories. SO if you are young please listen and enjoy the remaining time we have with WWII, Korean and Vietnam vets. To the greatest generation, I want to say thank you.
God bless you sir,and thank you for your service and sacrifice to this nation.
I discover your channel love it I love here hearing all the World War II veterans experience it’s great that you are able to document what they went through
Damn sharp minded for a 98 1/2 year old
Agree
Thank you for your service and God bless good sir.
Wow he’s extremely sharp for his age! Reminds me of my aunt Alma. She’s 94 right now but literally sounds the same as she’s always. She’s slowed down a little bit but it reminds me of how she is now. Nothing but respect to this hero!
God Bless this man and all the boys like him that fought for the world to be free. Thank You Sir ! *i posted this comment about halfway through and watching the rest i must say again ... Thank You Sir for your Service and beyond you are a true hero i will never forget .*
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Thank you sir 98 years of memories all the things you have experienced in your life all the things that have changed in your lifetime Good Bad and Ugly thank you for sharing
His description of his wound and all the damage just made me cringe! Poor guy went thru hell an back, both in combat and later during medical treatment. Brought back lots of bad memories! Glad he was eventually ok and mostly able to recover. Hope he enjoys every day he has remaining.
Boy, I’m 46 and my recollection of happenings just a year ago would not be as vivid and thorough. 98 1/2, God bless you sir!
The Greatest Generation. Thank you Sir.
thanks for watching!
Thank you for your service. God bless.
He has a very vivid memory. Good genes in the family. Thanks you sie
Wow. He looks great. Thank you sir for your service. We must never forget !
Bless this man's heart.
You are an inspiration, Sir. Thank you so very much for your service and sacrifice. You are indeed the greatest generation.
Thanks a lot to the guys at Legends of WWII for finding these great men and allowing them to share their stories for the rest of us, in a generation or two a lot of these men won't be around to share their stories as such in this video so its great to see these moments being captured. Respect from the U.K
When you Thumbs Up, you salute that man. Thank you, Sir! Thank you.
I think you do a really good job interviewing these heroes. You key in on things that interest them or ask questions at the correct times to sort of help them recall what they felt during that time and how it has impacted their lives since. Bravo man. Well done.
Bravo! Thanks for your service and bravery.
God bless this man. Thank you for your sacrifice and service to our country. Any military we may have from here on will surely pale in comparison. Fellow Kansan
God bless this man thank you for your services sir 🙏🏼
So now he's 99. Incredible. So glad he's feeling younger and well. May he be blessed with many more years of that feeling. If I'm ever fortunate enough to make it to that age, I could do with half this man's wits and sharpness. He and his story is incredible. God bless.
@@seanodwyer4322 Wow! I hate to lose that generation.
Have not had a shave from a barber to this day.
Goosebumps
What an amazing man! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your service to our great country. I salute you sir!
Amazing for his age. And a super nice guy.
These men are superheroes!
What a great man!! God bless u sir
Wow, what a great story and story teller.
The utmost respect Sir. I enjoyed your story and your looking terrific considering. 👍🏻
We are only free because of the brave ..you!!!
Thank you for your service!!!!
🙏🇺🇸🙏
Thank you Mr. Mitchell for telling your story. It was easy to understand you and we didn't miss a word of your
interesting but scary experience. You have been taking good care of yourself to enjoy such a long life. God
Bless You and your family.
God Bless You Sir. I have known several American vets and they are my Heros. Thanks for your sacrifices. Im an Okie too and had given my friend Floyd Ziggenfuss a 1921 Morgan silver dollar because that was his birth year. He gave me charred Yen notes from Iwo. These men are tougher than we will ever know. Young interviewer great thing you are doing.
Thank you very much for sharing your combat experience. Very happy you have been able to adapt as you have and have such a great outlook. Thank you for your service. I salute you.
What a great man and a great story.
Thank you very much sir for serving our country
For 98 he is doing really well. Keep up whatever you are doing for your health. Thanks for the story, it wont be forgotten.
Thank you Sir for your service. I will try to honour you and your generations absolute greatest contribution for mankind with my service. My utmost respect to you Sir. Thank you.
Respect from Denmark 🇩🇰🇺🇸🇩🇰🇺🇸Thanks for your service if it wasent for guys like you & America we be speaking Deutsch today 💫🌌🎇✨
thank you for your service sir
Great man, great country...best regards from Brazil.
And thats why his generation was called the greatest generation! What an amazing person
I hope hes still alive ❤ he would be 100
98,wow. Thank you for your service sir .
Bless his ❤! Thankful for his service!!!
I cannot imagine your sacrifice, and dare not dream to be as brave. I am forever indebted to you.