I’m falling asleep tonight while listening to this great hero. Under the blanket of freedom he and his battle buddies provided. #SoldierMedic Sir!!!!🫡🇺🇸😭💔
I have watched many of these WW11 Veterans tell their stories. This is one of my favorites. No embellishments, no bragging, so humble, and just wanted to help save his comrades. 99 years old .Wow, just unbelievable. I'm sure he has passed on at this time. Thank you Sir for all of your sacrifice ,all of your life.
I just began watching the stories on this channel as well (June 2023). I agree ..what this "Amazing" man lived through and accomplished for the sake of his fellow soldiers and all of mankind brought me to tears. There is another comment here that states he passed away peacefully on April 9 2021 at 100 years of age.
Born in 1921, Ray is 99 years old at the time of this interview. He is now one of the very very extreme few WWII veterans who are still left alive. My respect goes out to him.
Thank you ray! your service is admired by all. But we are in fact lucky to still have over 350,000 living ww2 combat veterans alive world wide. They are in their 80's and 90's meaning we will get about 20 valuable more years with these heros in our societies. luckily in the age of digital information we can document and visualize the stories and memories they have to share.
@@jimhamilton3544 im using official statistics available on the internet. look it up. not everybody was 24. alot of people snuck into the end of the war at the age of 12-16 they were damn near born at the beggining of the conflict...
Ray passed away yesterday, April 9, 2021 peacefully. He was 100 years old. I am honored to have been his friend. He was my hero. The void from his loss will never be filled in my family's lives.
I was lucky as a Kid to know one's that I had in my life. That I not only gave respect to. But looked up to as people I wanted to be like as a MAN. If this country was needing to pay some for what they did for this country. They would be in a BIG GROUP of people. Because they all put skin in the game for this country. In like so many now day's. That just have their hand out. 🤨 Because of these people. I as well served my country. Because they showed me why we should love the way we have it in this country. & It's worth fighting for to keep it. GOD Bless them before US. & GOD Bless AMERICAN PATRIOTS.
My father was a medic during the North African Campaign, and also was a medic at Omaha Beach during one of the first waves in on D-Day. I would love to be able to talk Mr. Lambert if ever possible to hear about his experiences and also do see if he might have known my dad. My dad played a very small part in a very large war, but to me he was and always will be a Hero to me. My father passed away in April of 1998.
Thank you for your comment. I didn't mean to make it sound as if my dad's service wasn't important. I meant he was one of many that played a huge role in helping putting an end to WW2. He told me several stories of the carnage that happened on D-Day and beyond until he was able to come stateside in late 1945.I have much respect for the brave men and women that served during WW2, and all wars.
Well Sir. Your father is one of my Hero's. & I never meet your father. But He was the one's that did what they knew they had to do at the moment in time.
Thank you for your comment. Several of my friends while I was growing up also had fathers that served during WW2, but most of them would never talk about their experiences during that time. I can completely understand why they didn't because it had to be hard reliving those memories. Fortunately for me my father did talk a lot of what he experienced, but I'm sure there was much more that he didn't. I wish channels like this would have been around while he was alive and before he developed Alzheimer's disease. I do my best to share what stories I know to his grandchildren and great grandchildren so they know, and hopefully carry on to their children someday.
My father Sgt Earl L. Wills was also a medic in the 16th Regiment, starting at Indiantown Gap, Pa, riding the Queen Mary to England, and then fighting in North Africa (Oran to Kasserine thru Tunisia), Sicily, Omaha Beach, and across Germany to the Czech border. He passed in Nov 1996. I have a flag signed by other medics in dad's unit; interested if our fathers served together? Jon W. Fredericksburg, Va.
@Brian Treacy Sr. and he didn't discriminate, unless you were a bad guy, I'm sure he would have saved a German that needed help if he thought he was not a threat.
I've been wondering for the past 30 years when/why/who...was going to interview the survivors of WWII. I attended the 50th DDay Reunion in 1994 at Normandy Beach and shook hands with as many as I could. They were in their 70s. Thank you to all involved in bringing these veterans to us to share their experiences. Priceless interview. God Bless all who gave their lives for their country, their families futures. Thank you.
My Father was in the first wave on Omaha Beach on June 6th,1944. He and another soldier were the only soldiers who made out of their LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) alive. The other soldiers in the LCI were all killed instantly. He was in the 29th Infantry Division. He is buried in the Normandy Cemetery. I never know or met my Father but I have all of his letters He wrote to my mother.
“I asked God to help me save this man’s life I wasn’t concerned about my own” That statement alone will bring you to tears and give you chills every soldier that went on Omaha beach that day experience something that we can never imagine all I do is listen to stories and watch war documentaries mostly on World War II as my great grandfather fought in the Pacific theater. So I consider myself on hearing many accounts to be somewhat educated and informed but I realize every time I’ll never know what that’s like because I wasn’t there these men are heroes and it said we take for granted everything we have now there is a reason This generation is called the greatest generation.... thank you for everything every veteran did you will never be forgotten❤️
Man. I can't really say how much I appreciate you all doing these interviews. These guys aren't going to be around forever, and it's so important that we capture this history. I can't even really begin to thank these men who served. What a generation.
Amazingly modest, bravest of the brave. Thank you and all of your buddies for what you’ve given to all of us. Words cannot describe my feelings of deep admiration and gratitude.
What a great man. My grandfather landed in Normandy 9 days later. He was in the 79th Infantry, 30 caliber machine gunner. I wish I could speak to him now about his experiences. He did tell me some stories that made us laugh, that’s what I remembered most.
What a man keeps going after what he went through. This is America people this is what makes a great. It will be a very sad day when all these great Americans are gone. Let there heroic story's be the stories that keep us great to. We will never measure up to the world these Americans gave us. Thank u sir for everything you did in war and in life
He literally charged towards death. He didn't chicken out, he didn't make excuses, he did his job. This is about as close as one can come to staring death in the face and coming out alive. Much respect. Much gratitude and thanks and appreciation. People like him should be celebrated and always remembered. Not forgotten simply because some people find parts of history grotesque or undesirable to them. Always remember.
These are incredible. I hope each of these men knew how valuable their stories are, how appreciated their sacrifices are, and how many people are listening in. Respect
Thank you so much for these interviews, makes me appreciate my cozy existence. Mr Lambert, you are a saint! Thank you for your dedication to making this world a better place.
I’ll just go ahead and say it again, they guys are the most amazing American heroes. It makes me so proud to be American. My Grandfather served in the merchant marine during WWII. I believe those men were the best America ever produced. Thank you to all of them.
It's always amazing to hear of the accounts of the will and inner strength the soldiers had while being shot up and thinking about helping their fellow soldiers. Mr. Lambert was an awesome man. Another was Desmond Doss. God bless them all.
Another almost incredible interview. These young men exhibited fantastic courage as well as determination under extreme stress and yet, so many survived to tell about it. As Americans, we owe them so much for their efforts. It should be taught in all schools in America about these people and how hard they fought to survive and protect their buddies as well as our nation. God speed you, Mr Lambert.
We're so blessed to have these testimonials. It's really the best way of learning and remembering the truth of these people's lives and preserving the truth in our history.
The fact that he not only survived D day but Africa and Sicily before that...incredible. that's back when you weren't getting "rotated out" after a year, they went and kept going until either the war was over, or they were injured or killed. Best of men.
What an incredible story, what an incredible man and to him and all who did what they had to do, thank you all. I wish there were more like him today in the face of this pandemic, his bravery, selflessness and kindness (along with that of many others from many nations) are amazing, thank you for preserving this mans memories, something we can all learn from.
My great grandfather stormed Omaha. i know he want see this comment but thank you you for you're heroism bravery and absolute courage, people like you made it possible for me to be free and i couldn't ever repay you 👏
My father a Korean war veteran was a medic.He suffered from PTSD had night terrors.He never talked about his combat experiences but you can tell as my grandmother said he was never the same. He died in a car crash 1 year after he retired from the army.
Another amazing story , from a WW2 veteran. These men and women and their experiences are mindblowing to me. I love listening to them.. all of them so humble. Hero's. We have so much to thank them for.❤
RIP MEDIC Ray. You were a good man. I'm sure lots of hands from above reached to haul you aboard. Medics understand focus, discipline, and determination...you displayed all. I am proud and honored to have heard your story. 7:25
Amazing story, what he went tru and still keeps going , amazing strength that’s why America 🇺🇸 won the war because the strength and bravery of this men ! Thank you for your service and thanks for sharing your story! They saved the world !
30:50 This man, this Hero, lived with the physical pain of that day for the rest of his life, nearly 80 years; to say nothing of the emotional suffering.
This is a generation of patriots and America first!!!! The bravery and sacrifice of these veterans and all ww2 veterans! Thank you. I almost feel like the way our country is now, we don't deserve to be here.
Please subscribe to our channel so you don't miss future interviews with American heroes.
I wish y'all had posted the information about all of his ribbons and medals. Otherwise, it's a terrific video.
God bless America and all who made the ultimate sacrifice in defending Her!
I’m falling asleep tonight while listening to this great hero. Under the blanket of freedom he and his battle buddies provided. #SoldierMedic Sir!!!!🫡🇺🇸😭💔
True heros all.
I have watched many of these WW11 Veterans tell their stories. This is one of my favorites. No embellishments, no bragging, so humble, and just wanted to help save his comrades. 99 years old .Wow, just unbelievable. I'm sure he has passed on at this time. Thank you Sir for all of your sacrifice ,all of your life.
I just began watching the stories on this channel as well (June 2023). I agree ..what this "Amazing" man lived through and accomplished for the sake of his fellow soldiers and all of mankind brought me to tears. There is another comment here that states he passed away peacefully on April 9 2021 at 100 years of age.
Born in 1921, Ray is 99 years old at the time of this interview. He is now one of the very very extreme few WWII veterans who are still left alive. My respect goes out to him.
Incredibly articulate. ♥️
Holy crap! Ray you rock!
Thank you ray! your service is admired by all. But we are in fact lucky to still have over 350,000 living ww2 combat veterans alive world wide. They are in their 80's and 90's meaning we will get about 20 valuable more years with these heros in our societies. luckily in the age of digital information we can document and visualize the stories and memories they have to share.
@@jordaneimer2873 WW 2 Vets are all now over 100yrs. Old 🤔 not 80’s & 90’s 😉
@@jimhamilton3544 im using official statistics available on the internet. look it up. not everybody was 24. alot of people snuck into the end of the war at the age of 12-16 they were damn near born at the beggining of the conflict...
Ray passed away yesterday, April 9, 2021 peacefully. He was 100 years old. I am honored to have been his friend. He was my hero. The void from his loss will never be filled in my family's lives.
Sir? Where in Alabama was he from?
So sorry for your loss. You're lucky to have had each other as friends.
He died on my birthday what an honor
Thanks Ray and RiP.
You have my condolences and prayers
I had the honor of meeting Mr Lambert at a Veterans Day ceremony in 2019. He was still strong and commanded great respect
I was lucky as a Kid to know one's that I had in my life. That I not only gave respect to. But looked up to as people I wanted to be like as a MAN.
If this country was needing to pay some for what they did for this country. They would be in a BIG GROUP of people.
Because they all put skin in the game for this country. In like so many now day's. That just have their hand out. 🤨
Because of these people. I as well served my country.
Because they showed me why we should love the way we have it in this country. & It's worth fighting for to keep it.
GOD Bless them before US. & GOD Bless AMERICAN PATRIOTS.
FYI - His brother Bill survived and kept his limbs
Wild West Watsons thx
Thank you
Thanks again
@@chasetower6773 I was wondering about his brother,,,, thanks for saying what happened to him...
My father was a medic during the North African Campaign, and also was a medic at Omaha Beach during one of the first waves in on D-Day. I would love to be able to talk Mr. Lambert if ever possible to hear about his experiences and also do see if he might have known my dad.
My dad played a very small part in a very large war, but to me he was and always will be a Hero to me. My father passed away in April of 1998.
Thank you for your comment. I didn't mean to make it sound as if my dad's service wasn't important. I meant he was one of many that played a huge role in helping putting an end to WW2. He told me several stories of the carnage that happened on D-Day and beyond until he was able to come stateside in late 1945.I have much respect for the brave men and women that served during WW2, and all wars.
Well Sir. Your father is one of my Hero's. & I never meet your father. But He was the one's that did what they knew they had to do at the moment in time.
Thank you for your comment. Several of my friends while I was growing up also had fathers that served during WW2, but most of them would never talk about their experiences during that time. I can completely understand why they didn't because it had to be hard reliving those memories. Fortunately for me my father did talk a lot of what he experienced, but I'm sure there was much more that he didn't. I wish channels like this would have been around while he was alive and before he developed Alzheimer's disease. I do my best to share what stories I know to his grandchildren and great grandchildren so they know, and hopefully carry on to their children someday.
My father Sgt Earl L. Wills was also a medic in the 16th Regiment, starting at Indiantown Gap, Pa, riding the Queen Mary to England, and then fighting in North Africa (Oran to Kasserine thru Tunisia), Sicily, Omaha Beach, and across Germany to the Czech border. He passed in Nov 1996. I have a flag signed by other medics in dad's unit; interested if our fathers served together? Jon W. Fredericksburg, Va.
@Brian Treacy Sr. and he didn't discriminate, unless you were a bad guy, I'm sure he would have saved a German that needed help if he thought he was not a threat.
Combat Medics never stand taller than when they knell to treat the wounded! Saving lives in the midst of chaos!
From the Combat Medics Creed
They were amazing men... may God hold them close and provide them with eternal joy and peace
No words to thank you sir. True American hero.
I've been wondering for the past 30 years when/why/who...was going to interview the survivors of WWII. I attended the 50th DDay Reunion in 1994 at Normandy Beach and shook hands with as many as I could. They were in their 70s. Thank you to all involved in bringing these veterans to us to share their experiences. Priceless interview. God Bless all who gave their lives for their country, their families futures. Thank you.
My Father was in the first wave on Omaha Beach on June 6th,1944. He and another soldier were the only soldiers who made out of their LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) alive. The other soldiers
in the LCI were all killed instantly. He was in the 29th Infantry Division. He is buried in the
Normandy Cemetery. I never know or met my Father but I have all of his letters He wrote to my mother.
99 years old What a hero Thank you for giving your youth - for us the younger generation
Passed away in April at 100.
What a great soul! What a great man! He saved so many.
What an amazing man and an amazing story! So sorry to hear of his passing last year.
It’s obviously a powerful story, and he tells it extremely well.
God bless this man🙏 What incomprehensible bravery and perseverance to lay down his life to save others!
My respect to you Sir. Thank you
The only true service there is is service for no personal gain much love to you all
And that is the kind of service this man did.
I have no words to describe this wonderful man.
All I can say is thank you from the bottom of my heart.
“I asked God to help me save this man’s life I wasn’t concerned about my own” That statement alone will bring you to tears and give you chills every soldier that went on Omaha beach that day experience something that we can never imagine all I do is listen to stories and watch war documentaries mostly on World War II as my great grandfather fought in the Pacific theater. So I consider myself on hearing many accounts to be somewhat educated and informed but I realize every time I’ll never know what that’s like because I wasn’t there these men are heroes and it said we take for granted everything we have now there is a reason This generation is called the greatest generation.... thank you for everything every veteran did you will never be forgotten❤️
Man. I can't really say how much I appreciate you all doing these interviews. These guys aren't going to be around forever, and it's so important that we capture this history. I can't even really begin to thank these men who served. What a generation.
A wonderful man, a true hero, a great story.
Amazingly modest, bravest of the brave. Thank you and all of your buddies for what you’ve given to all of us. Words cannot describe my feelings of deep admiration and gratitude.
His generation of soldier is unbeatable. Rest peacefully Sir.
Thank you Ray! 76 years since Dday today.
And he remembers the entire mission detail by detail after all those years.
God bless this man. Thank you for your service.
Best one so far.wow. This is a great man. God bless you
Truly from the bottom of my heart Thank you for your service Ray and all the other brave servicemen and women
An extraordinary man.
What a great man. My grandfather landed in Normandy 9 days later. He was in the 79th Infantry, 30 caliber machine gunner. I wish I could speak to him now about his experiences. He did tell me some stories that made us laugh, that’s what I remembered most.
What a man keeps going after what he went through. This is America people this is what makes a great. It will be a very sad day when all these great Americans are gone. Let there heroic story's be the stories that keep us great to. We will never measure up to the world these Americans gave us. Thank u sir for everything you did in war and in life
God bless all these wonderful heros that put everything on the line for our country .What a treasure they are!
He literally charged towards death. He didn't chicken out, he didn't make excuses, he did his job. This is about as close as one can come to staring death in the face and coming out alive. Much respect. Much gratitude and thanks and appreciation. People like him should be celebrated and always remembered. Not forgotten simply because some people find parts of history grotesque or undesirable to them. Always remember.
Ray Lambert, Legend.
These are incredible. I hope each of these men knew how valuable their stories are, how appreciated their sacrifices are, and how many people are listening in. Respect
Thank you so much for these interviews, makes me appreciate my cozy existence. Mr Lambert, you are a saint! Thank you for your dedication to making this world a better place.
Thank You for everything Mr. Lambert, I hope some of the men were there to meet you again when you passed on and you are all together again.
Wow. Just wow...
I’ll just go ahead and say it again, they guys are the most amazing American heroes. It makes me so proud to be American. My Grandfather served in the merchant marine during WWII. I believe those men were the best America ever produced. Thank you to all of them.
Compassion honor and eqaulity 💜
Selfless and brave. Doc you are one hell of a guy.
RIP Ray Lambert. 1920-2021 100 years young.
It's always amazing to hear of the accounts of the will and inner strength the soldiers had while being shot up and thinking about helping their fellow soldiers. Mr. Lambert was an awesome man. Another was Desmond Doss. God bless them all.
Much respect. Thank-you for your service
They all humble me.
Another almost incredible interview. These young men exhibited fantastic courage as well as determination under extreme stress and yet, so many survived to tell about it.
As Americans, we owe them so much for their efforts.
It should be taught in all schools in America about these people and how hard they fought to survive and protect their buddies as well as our nation.
God speed you, Mr Lambert.
Thank you
Great privilege to hear the warriors story. Thank you for sharing service, courage and sacrifice 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We're so blessed to have these testimonials. It's really the best way of learning and remembering the truth of these people's lives and preserving the truth in our history.
Such a hero. I could listen to these storys all day long, and often do. ❣
Awesome example of manhood: to be honored and emulated.
I've always said these. Men were a cut above the rest.tuff and brave
This is what a real hero looks like.
God bless, and than you for your sacrifice. May you rest on peaceful shores.
Got the right interviewer for this great American
Thank you for your service
The fact that he not only survived D day but Africa and Sicily before that...incredible.
that's back when you weren't getting "rotated out" after a year, they went and kept going until either the war was over, or they were injured or killed.
Best of men.
God bless you sir and thank you.
What an incredible story, what an incredible man and to him and all who did what they had to do, thank you all. I wish there were more like him today in the face of this pandemic, his bravery, selflessness and kindness (along with that of many others from many nations) are amazing, thank you for preserving this mans memories, something we can all learn from.
What a true American hero.....this country desperately needs more like him, but they seem to be few and far between now.
His smile when he said he took his second wound. They don’t make them like that any more. And I went back in
Highest respect , least we shall forget . Rip .
Thank you Sir, thank you for coming to Europe!
Wow ... real life hero ! Thank you sir for your service and being a badass! Roll tide and semper fi
That was a great remarkable story. Thank you sir for your service and dedication, An American hero for sure.
What a beautiful soul, so selfless.
My great grandfather stormed Omaha. i know he want see this comment but thank you you for you're heroism bravery and absolute courage, people like you made it possible for me to be free and i couldn't ever repay you 👏
Thank you sir.
it is so important we have these histories. they tell us so much
My father a Korean war veteran was a medic.He suffered from PTSD had night terrors.He never talked about his combat experiences but you can tell as my grandmother said he was never the same.
He died in a car crash 1 year after he retired from the army.
Another amazing story , from a WW2 veteran. These men and women and their experiences are mindblowing to me. I love listening to them.. all of them so humble. Hero's. We have so much to thank them for.❤
Respect of the highest order!
What a beast, sounds he was going off pure adrenaline while they were on the beach
Real hero. I cannot thank you enough for your sacrafice.
This guy is amazing. God bless him and its great that he's still alive and able to to tell his story at 99 years old. Incredible.
That last story got to me… NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THE VETERANS.
Damn his man is amazing, it truly was the greatest generation.
With headphones on that bang in the last second scared me 🙏
My wife's grandfather was a medic with the 117th, landing in Normandy. We celebrate his 99th birthday next week.
Rest in peace my fellow Alabamaian, my great-uncle was wounded on Omaha Beach it makes you wonder
This man was blessed. and to live 99 years and still look in his 60s. amazing. just dont build em like they used to anymore.
Old soldiers never die... they just fade away...
RIP MEDIC Ray. You were a good man. I'm sure lots of hands from above reached to haul you aboard. Medics understand focus, discipline, and determination...you displayed all. I am proud and honored to have heard your story. 7:25
Stay well sir❤.
Amazing story, what he went tru and still keeps going , amazing strength that’s why America 🇺🇸 won the war because the strength and bravery of this men ! Thank you for your service and thanks for sharing your story!
They saved the world !
What an amazing man and hero!!
Beautiful man.
What an absolute hero 👏
30:50 This man, this Hero, lived with the physical pain of that day for the rest of his life, nearly 80 years; to say nothing of the emotional suffering.
This is a generation of patriots and America first!!!! The bravery and sacrifice of these veterans and all ww2 veterans! Thank you. I almost feel like the way our country is now, we don't deserve to be here.
Respect.
Uncommon valor
R.I.P Sir.
Respect
The extreme lengths our young men took to defeat fascism should never be forgotten. RIP Ray.
Three invitations, two of them amphibious... much respect.
HERO!
Anyone who could give this a thumbs down is quite a terrible person in my opinion. This is a great man, I hope he is still doing well
A time with less self & ego.., people who had little but each other
proud to say i have earned a combat medic badge with the infantry like this gentleman mine was 2007 Afghanistan
HERO