Veterans Spend 24 hrs on D-Day Beaches (NEVER EXPECTED THIS)
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🎥 IN THIS EPISODE → Veterans Spend 24 hrs on D-Day Beaches (NEVER EXPECTED THIS). We were really surprised about what we discovered while touring the D-Day beaches in Normandy. We are both veterans and were very excited to spend time paying our respects at the American Cemetery in Normandy and on Omaha beach and Utah beach. There was so much we did not expect and so much we learned during our time there.
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My father was Army and landed on Omaha Beach on D Day. He ended up in Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland. He didnt talk about it much until he was 80 years old, then passed away at 88 in 2005. My army brother and I as a navy man served in Viet Nam. Our grandfather served in WWI in the Marines. Our children also served. It proudly runs throughout our family.
My father landed on Normandy on the second day. He survived WWII but we know little of what he saw and did because he seldom would talk about it. He received 2 Purple Hearts and several medals. We wish we knew more but we respected his desire to not discuss what he did. He finished the war in San Diego getting ready to ship out to the Pacific theater when the Japanese surrendered.
Hand Salute to your family!
I've been there on an excursion from a cruise ship. A couple of things our guide told us: the land the American Cemetery is on was handed over to the Americans by the French and so it's actually American territory. The crosses all face the same direction, they all face the U.S.A. across the sea. They played the Star Spangled Banner at noon over loud speakers. I guess nearly everyone there was American because they all stopped, turned towards the flag, hands over their hearts and sang along. It was all so moving.
As an Army vet (1970 to 1973), my father with Polio (Army, 1942 to 1946), my father-inlaw (Army, Normandy June 8th to Battle of the Bulge, 1942 to 1946), my three brothers, Charlie (Army, 1945 to 1946), Bill ( Army 1952 to 1954), Ted (Army, 1962 to 1065), we thank you for remembering and putting this vided together.
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We thank you and every one of your family members. What a proud legacy you have. We salute you all!
I am a retired Navy Chief. Being a Corpsman I served mostly with the FMF (Fleet Marine Force), and I will not get into the things I did and saw because this video is about the Greatest Generation. While on active duty I had the opportunity to stand on Omaha Beach and the beaches at Iwo Jima. Standing on Omaha Beach you can actually feel something sort of like and energy from those who died there. I had chills come over my whole body looking inland towards the cliffs knowing what these brave souls saw and knowing this is probably the day I will die. Thank you so much for your service and for creating such a moving video. Semper Fidelis.
Thank you for sharing your powerful experience.
Ooh Rah... my best friend was a Navy Corpsman. Retiring next year at 55 and Normandy is definitely on the bucket list. Semper Fi.
I am a Canadian and have made the pilgrimage to the beaches a couple of times. In is truly amazing to experience the Normandy area. We owe the veterans so much! Thank You both very much for this video and Thank You for your service!
We're glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate your sentiment!
We’ve been to Normandy and walked the beaches of Omaha and Utah; saw the cliffs at Point du Hoc and made it to Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium where my husband’s uncle is buried. A tail-gunner on a B17shot down and laid to rest. It’s an emotional experience to be there and walk where so many braves souls gave lives for our freedom. My husband’s family had 4 brothers that all served during WWII - “Fighting Fullers” - Uncle Tom was the only one who did not return.
My husband served in the Air Force during Vietnam.
Hand Salute to your family!
Thank you for your service! As a Veteran myself, I think of the time I served and really wonder how others feel about their service! Airborne all the way! Thanks for sharing!
Hand Salute! Thank you for your service.
My grandfather went in on Day 15 and was wounded once they moved inland. He never knew exactly where he went in (he was US so had to be Omaha or Utah). Thankfully he survived his injury but walked with a limp the rest of his life. My dad also served in the Navy as did 3 of his brothers. Go Navy! Thank you guys for all you do for veterans. We definitely owe any veteran more than we could ever repay. Thank you both for your service!
Hand Salute to your family! Go Navy!
My wife and I visited with two friends while on a cruise tour. Two of us are Vietnam Veterans. We used VIATOR instead of the cruise line for our visit. Our guide was a Brit who has lived most of his life in France. He took us where we wanted to go, and used our areas of interest to suggest places we didn't know to ask to visit. My Father was 36th Division in Italy and France, ending in Germany. His brother died in the Battle of the Bulge and was repatriated after the War ended. My FIL was a Seabee in the Pacific, my MIL was a Navy Aviation Machinist Mate at a training base in Florida, and I was in MCB133 in Vietnam, my friend was Artillery in Vietnam. Walking this Hallowed Ground was powerful and humbling. We have so much to thank these Heroes for. May they forever rest in Peace.
Hand Salute! Thank you for sharing your family's service stories.
Thank you for my freedom!!!!
Thank you both for your service to this country.
Thank you to all veterans. I don't believe veterans are given near the respect they deserve.
I grew up with Viet Nam, had friends and relatives that served there. Some died there, some died later because of Agent Orange, and some made it back home.
I saw how they were treated. No veteran should ever have to go through that.
I had several uncle's and family friends that served in WW II.
Have a second cousin that was killed during the initial assault on D-Day.
I hope and pray that every veteran that served, be it wartime or peace time, finds whatever peace you need to smile about the good times, and forget the bad.
❤ to all vets, Viet Nam vets have my deepest respect. All others, past, present, and future much much respect.
Thank y'all for all that you do. Thank you for this great video. Y'all stay safe out there in your travels. ❤👍👍🙏
Made the trip to Normandy! Unbelievable experience to see it with your eyes. Brings Band of Brothers to life!
Memorials impact us empaths very deeply. Thank you for sharing!
Y’all are the best!! Thanks for this episode ❤️
Thank God for veterans, and may America continue stepping up to support them all. Thank you both for all you have done for veterans 🫡
Hand Salute! Thank you!
My wife and I also went over. I also served in the U.S. Navy. You two did a great job, well done. Made me proud!❤
Thank you for your service!
@ I Thank the both of you for your service and for your great videos! Really like em.
Thank you for your service. Thank you fo sharing your experience.
We appreciate you watching!
My uncle parachuted in behind the beach and was shot in the lunge on his right side and was listed as killed in action but in three days he found some American soldiers and was taken to hospital he lived to be 88 years old
That is amazing! I know you are so proud of him. I would love to have a long talk with one of these heros!
@ I stayed the night with him at times but he never would talk about it he would talk about his training and the first time he ever had to jump out of a plane he also had a terrible scare front and back he was a tough old guy. Also would like to thank you for your service and love you guys channel
We had a very similar reaction when we visited Normandy. Overwhelmed !! I'm a 20 Navy vet and my wife is a 4 year Air Force vet. We were just in awe at what was achieved there and the sacrifice that was made. I held it together until Taps was played while we were in the cemetery.
Hand Salute! Thank you for sharing your experience and your service!
I have been there. So moving. If you get a chance ,go to the WWll museum in New Orleans. Home of Higgins, creator of the boat. BUT they have a 4D show on the timeline of the war. It was amazing!
Great job guys ❤
Thanks for mentioning The 6888.
Thank you very much! I appreciate all you show here about the experience. I likely will not ever get the chance to visit there, so I very much appreciate your reporting of your experiences . Those were very brave young kids facing tremendous opposition. Thank you both for you service to our great country!
Thank you for watching! It was an emotional experience for us!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I retired from 38 years of civil service to our nation and have veterans in much of my family too. I could not serve because im deaf in my left ear, so I did the next best thing. A fun fact; two of my relatives are engraved on the minuteman memorial on the first battle of the revolutionary war in Lexington. I challenge you to find those names.
This was a very inspirational video! Thank you so much. We greatly enjoyed it and became very emotional along with you. Jim's Father was in the Pacific at this same time fighting a different fight. Thank you for doing this video. - Jim & Michelle
Thank you for sharing your family's service story.
The next time you are driving on I-81 in VA be sure to stop at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. Get a docent tour and learn all about the memorial, it is very well done.
Thank you both for your service.
Thank you for your support!
We visited Normandy every one of the 30 years we lived in Europe. Was there for 2 Presidential Memorial Day addresses. Even as a battle hardened Marine, When I overlook Omaha Beach the hair stands up on the back of my neck and tears fill my eyes. The B&B we stay in when there belongs to the granddaughter of a French Resistance Fighter.
D Day, not Memorial Day address. The fingers got ahead of the brain.
Hand Salute! Thank you for sharing!
I served in the US Army were I served 23 years on active duty I remember the Vietnam veterans that were senior NCO’s when I was a private in 1985! I retired in 2008! I loved and share those stories sometimes!
Me and the wife went there a few years ago it was a bucket list we were so glad we went
I've been fascinated by the Normandy invasion since I saw "The Longest Day" in the theater when I was 11. I got my Dad to take back to see it about ten more times. As an adult I've taken my family there numerous times, probably much to their annoyance. We rent a farmhouse near where the German airborne forces had their headquarters and spend a couple of weeks exploring the battlefields. There are so many unique and interesting spots that people on the typical day trip never get to see. The D-Day Experience by Dead Man's Corner is probably the best exhibit in the American sector and is one of the best military museums I've ever visited. D-Day Normandy Landing Beaches (Major and Mrs. Holt's Definitive Battlefield Guide) is a terrific source for roaming the Normandy area. Really happy for you that you got to visit Normandy. Even though the Navy suffered around one-third of the casualties on D-Day, it wasn't until about 20 years ago that the Navy monument on Utah Beach was finally built, long overdue.
Thank you for sharing. We can't wait to go back and fill in the gaps we missed.
I am so happy you were able to get to France, and in particular, the Normandy area. It is absolutely amazing! People don’t understand it until they actually go there and experience it.
My Grandfather was a Colonel in the 4 Division that landed on Normandy. He also wrote a book about the history of the 4th Division, including D-day, He became the Historian for the 4th Division as well.
I grew up only knowing a small piece of what my Grandfather did during the war. It was never talked about. Even though he flew all over the world, representing the 4th Division, giving speeches at ceremonies on the beaches of Normandy and at many a formal dinner, he never talked about it with family.
In 2016 I was able to accomplish a life-long goal of mine. Going to France and following my Grandfather’s foot steps from his first step on the beach to when he was severely injured and taken off the front lines. I was fortunate to have inherited all the resources he used to write his book. Dozens of photographs. Numerous maps. Battle details, and more.
We stayed at B&B’s all along the route he and his units took from the beach, across Normandy, Cherbourg, and beyond. When the people in France found out what I was doing, they wanted to help in any way they could. They showered us with one thank you after another. In fact, one of the B&Bs I had reserved was run by an elderly woman. When we arrived, the woman’s daughter met us and told us that her mother had actually closed the B&B 6 months earlier but insisted on letting us stay there. She had one room she kept immaculate for our stay. She cooked us dinner and breakfast. She was one of the kindest people I had ever met. She said, “I couldn’t tell you that we were closed, and I had to stay open just for you because of what you are doing”. She continued to tell us how grateful she still is for what the U.S. and the allies did for her, her family, and her country. Similar statements were spoken by everyone we interacted with throughout our entire journey.
I was able to take photos throughout our journey that were identical to the photos my grandfather took on his journey throughout France. A side-by-side comparison. How things were and how they are today. It was amazing how much things still looked similar. They rebuilt structures as they were before bombings and fires.
When we visited the museum in Cherbourg, they were extremely excited to see my grandfather’s book, photos, and maps. Some of the information they had never known.
It was one of the most amazing things I have ever done. So much so that I want to go back and do it again.
Hand Salute! What an amazing experience to have walked in his footsteps! It was emotional for us, we can only imagine how it was for you!
We loved visiting Normandy and it is totally on my bucket list of places to go back to. We were there in June and it was beautiful and the markets in the small towns are totally worth it. We loved Santie-Mere-Eglise too. This is such an American must see.
We agree! We want to go back for sure! It’s amazing how many beautiful places there are to visit around the world.
I had to laugh when you said drunk sea stories were good because my wife tells me most of my stories start with the line “ we were drinking one day and”. Also I want to thank you as one veteran to another for remembering the brave men that came before us. Thank you both for your service to this great country of ours.
Thank you for your service as well! It's a privilege to honor those who served before us.
It is definitely on my bucket list, to get to Normady.
It's an amazing place to visit!
Several days are needed and even consider a guided tour to get the full effect
FYI, there were no airborne rangers during World War II. There were rangers, and there were airborne divisions. The rangers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Rudder scaled the cliffs of Point du Hoc from boats. They didn’t parachute in. The paratroopers of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions jumped into Normandy the night before D-Day and linked up with the allied forces landing on Omaha and Utah beaches on June 6, 1944.
Today we have a 75th Ranger Regiment with three ranger battalions, and they are all airborne rangers.
We also still have the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, but only the 82nd is truly airborne and consists of all paratroopers who parachute into the enemy objective. The 101st now uses helicopters to assault enemy objectives.
I appreciate you clarifying the history, we’re always learning!
@@todayissomeday I am retired Army, and an 82nd Airborne Division veteran. I have also visited Normandy; we camped with our son’s Boy Scout troop on Omaha Beach during a camporee of American Boy Scouts stationed in Europe. We visited the Airborne Museum in Ste Mere Eglise, hiked the Normandy Trail from Point du Hoc back to Omaha Beach, and finally placed a wreath at the American Cemetery.
Barbara and I are also both Navy brats. Her dad graduated from the Naval Academy and served a career as a Supply Officer. My dad was a career CPO Seabee who served two tours in Vietnam.
Even though we’re both Navy brats, we would not know nearly as much about Naval history as you or Stacy.
I had three uncles (Brothers) who were part of the D-Day invasion. One landed on the beach, one was Navy and the other was part of the Red Ball express. We heard lots of stories growing up. I also had an uncle who was part of the Battle of the Bulge who would not talk at all about it. I hope to make it there someday. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your family's story. Your uncles were heroes!
When my dad was stationed in Germany we drove to France and from the highway we saw the Maginot Line. I thought it was fascinating
It amazes me how the Europeans still show gratitude for what the allies did. In the Netherlands, the graves of Allied soldiers killed there, are tended to by Dutch families. Each grave has it's own family taking care of it. And there is a WAITING LIST of families wanting a grave to tend. I choke up every time I think of it.
That is amazing!
Thank you for this meaningful video. A a fellow Navy veteran, thank y’all for your service and continued support of veterans.
We appreciate your support, and thank you for your service.
My dad was in the Army from 1937 to 1947. First as a cook and he was a good cook. But when the war broke out, the Army decided to make him a medic. Most of his state side duty was in Texas. He as sent to England and trained for the invasion. He did not talk about the war much, but my mother had some photos he brought home (which us kids never saw until after he passed away) of his time in battle. One of those photos showed him pulling a tank gunner from a burning tank. As he was about to go back and get the driver who was wedged in and had a broken leg, the tank exploded. That incident had a huge impact on him for a long time according to my mom. We also found a box of medals (some with one, two or three stars on them) and some of the same ones that I had received from my time in Army during the Vietnam war. I was fortunately sent to Germany instead of Vietnam. I arrived in Germany in January 1971 and was there until August 1972. My dad and I were able to send audio tapes back and forth (as well as photos) where he told me of his trek through Europe and I would travel to those places and verbally describe how they looked. My dad was part of the occupation force for several years in Berlin. At the time I was there, I could only visit the allied parts of Berlin. Because of my Top Secret clearance, I could not travel into the Russian section. He really enjoyed seeing the photos I sent him. Unfortunately we reused the same tape over and over again. So I only have the last tape he sent me. Although he was not wounded during the war, he eventually died from hepetidist C which he probably contracted from giving direct person to person transfusions to soldiers who needed blood. Very proud of my dad and I was so glad that i had the opportunity to visit the sites he and his buddies fought through. I was a 71M20 Chaplain Assistant and served as a clerk to the Chief of Chaplains (a full Colonel) at Headquarters for Europe and the 7th Army. I was also his driver and traveled to our various bases throughout Europe to do inspections of the chapels on those bases and make sure that services were being done, counseling was being conducted as necessary and that collections were being booked and turned in to the proper office. I got to see much of Europe on these trips and as well as when I was on vacation. My visit to Dachau was one of my most memorable trips. I also took a trip to Hitlers Eagles Nest which is an Army recreation area now. My next youngest brother was US Navy Air traffic Controller and was stationed at the old base in the Chicago area and in Memphis for some of his time. He never went overseas. Sorry this is so long, and it could have been much longer. Safe travels to you both. Thanks for all you do for us vets.
Hand Salute! Thank you and your family for serving! You all truly paved the way for today's military! We owe so much more to those who served back then!
This is on my to do list! Glad you two got to explore and experience.
We hope you can experience it too!
Thanks guys and again, it was a treat to spend some time with you on one of your adventures! I do what to honour the fallen, those that served and those that serve today!
THank you, one of your best!
We're glad you enjoyed it!
We made the pilgrimage to Normandy in 2023 and it by far was the most impactful visit to any place i have been. As a Navy Vet I believe if you are a veteran you should make the time to visit all 4 beach heads. The Cemetery literally brought me to my knees😢. Thank you Phil and Stacey for sharing your visit and experiences in France. We are planning a second visit to spend more time there exploring.
We are so glad you made the trip, and we completely agree about the cemetery. It's an emotional experience.
Nice presentation! ✝️♥️
Thank you for sharing something so interesting. I appreciate yalls service and taking the time to put this together.
We thank you for watching.
Thank you even though I am Canadian 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦💜.
The world would never had the freedom and peace had it not been for the Americans God bless both of you. 🥇🏆🙏🙏🙏✝️
This is absolutely fantastic, my Navy Shipmates! :) What a great job you did detailing and explaining. I hit "Pause" many times to study the slides and learn. I got emotional right along side you both. I have not been to Normandy but this video gave me the insight I've longed for. THANK You! (Phil, you are walking well on that knee!) carrie f., USN Ret.
We appreciate your kind words! The knee is great! The best decision I could of made!
I carry my uncle’s dog tags to this date 82nd Airborne 505th parachute Co .G , North Africa , Italy ,Sicily , St.Mere Eglise , Holland . His journey ended April 30 1945 inside Germany .
Resting American Cemetery Margraten,Holland . Rest in peace , thanks to adopted family .
Hand Salute!
Thank you for sharing your trip with us. I have visited this place twice and several other WWII sites in memory of my grandfather who died in D Day.
Thank you for sharing your story and for remembering your grandfather.
As french guy born in Normandy, I recommend to book hotel in Bayeux or Port-en-bessin. Best ww2 places are :
Longues battery
Point du Hoc
Omaha beach / wn62
American cimetery.
Best museum :
St mère église airborne museum
Big red one museum ( small private collection very interesting)
Bayeux battle of normandy museum (ticket joined with tapestry)
Caen memorial (big museum)
We toured one museum in Normandy at the same time as two Germans. I said to them that we don’t think about Germans being drawn to Normandy, but they also had father, uncles , grandfathers and family friends who died there. They agreed and said that they were glad the Germans were defeated in Normandy or we would have a very different Europe and world today.
Thank you. An awesome video. I didn’t know half of the facts.
We’re glad you enjoyed it!
I am a Navy veteran and was born on June 6, 1944 in the US. I found this video very informative and very well done. Thank you
We thank you for your service!
I’m emotional just listening to this. Thank you for sharing it.
We appreciate you watching.
Phil, Stacey..... thank you... I have family that served from the revolutionary war earning his freedom up to modern day submariner active today... I have seen the Pillboxes on Guam and the hatred in Morroco and Algiers... Rota was hard in 83... thanks for the memories..
Thank you for sharing your family's service. You have a rich history.
Every sea story is true. As a Navy Vet Qm, i know they are true. Alot start with T.A.N.S . Kept it PG. Been by the Arizona Memorial in Pearl a few time very solemn place.
I had the privilege of working with a gentleman several years ago who landed on June 6 and was captured June 7 and spent the rest of the war in a German POW work camp. He told me that his squad had advanced so far and so quick that they stopped to rest since they hadn’t had much sleep in over 48 hours. He was captured by the Germans who were retreating and over ran them while they were sleeping. Rest in Peace Harry Albers!
the villages in the Normandy area take care of the "boys" in the cemeteries.
I agree I never realized how far everything was. We had two days (one on a tour and one day to ourselves) to explore and only made it to Omaha Beach. Maybe had the weather been better, maybe we would have been able to see more historical sites. It really hit me when we visited the American and British cemeteries. I saw on TV that they regularly stumble upon German bunkers, typically it's discovered by a farmer plowing their fields. Lots of different tour groups, small and large. We went with a medium sized tour, Overlord Tours, which had about 15 people which worked out well. We stayed in Bayeux and absolutely loved it, it had that small town feel. I'm bummed we didn't get to check out Caen, I think that means I'll just have to go back 😉. Excellent video!!
If, like me; you can't go to France I highly recommend a visit to Andersonville National Museum in GA. It covers atrocities from the Civil War through Vietnam etc. It's an education!
Safe travels to all.
Great video. Glad you got to go there.
My husband is a Canadian veteran, and we ( @100 acting and retired) went to Normandy Nov 2018 for the 100th anniversary and they marched in Mons Nov 11th. What a honor for them to be asked and they proudly marched and stood in the cold pouring rain. Being over there and walking on those beaches just kinda does something to ya. We traveled through London, Belgium and France following WW1 and WW2 war memorials, so sad seeing how many good men and women we lost.
It’s truly an emotional experience to walk those beaches.
Thanks for your service, both of you! I’m a Navy retired CPO. Love your channel!!! Wanted to ask you the direct me to the episode you did a few months ago about driving to Canada. Wife and I want to plan a trip from San Diego to Canada. Please help! Thanks.
Thank, Chief! Try this link. It has all of our Canada series:th-cam.com/play/PLmOdcNUX3OG3GITb433ZEM96MTMIclQ8z.html
I enjoyed your video, I cried all the way through it and I’ve never been there. Thank you for sharing it.
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Thank you for a nice important and nice video. I was a private driver for the supreme commander of the Norwegian army when I was in the military. He took part in the invasion of Normandy. He told of the unstoppable rain of bullets and the lack of places to hide. The only weapon he wanted was a shovel. The area is also called Hell in the North. Perhaps mostly for WW1 which is just as woefully speculative.
This is wonderful thanks for sharing.
Last year for National Women’s Day I had the pleasure of hosting a group of women and learned extensively about the women of the 6888! Remarkable. There is a great documentary on them glad to hear Tyler Perry is making a movie
We're so happy you're excited about the new movie! It's long overdue.
I got to be part of the Cordon for Ronald Reagan at the 40th anniversary in Normandy it is quite an experience
My dad did the Europe tour 1 Silvers Star 4 Bronze and 4 Purple Hearts 517th for Life I have a DVD that I can copy for you if you so choose to watch it and it gives all the soldiers' names and their history and medals won.
I am a Navy vet I was a Hospital corpsman went through 8404 school and that was a tough school only served four year and four months. I didn't do anything special but served. Served from 1991-1995
Sorry , I should have watched entire video, at 22: 09 u answered my Q. Buen Camino
We are glad we could answer your question!
Thanks for the video. My father came ashore on June 6, 1944 with the 1st US Army Infantry Division, The Big Red One. If I may I would like to add some info and maybe a correction.
I believe you have your casualty numbers for Omaha and Utah Beaches reversed.
Also in the American cemetery there is one World War One casualty buried. Theadore Roosevelt Jr, Asst. Division Commander of US 4th Infantry Division landed in the first wave on Utah beach. He survived the landings only to die about 6 weeks later. When he was buried in the cemetery his mother requested that the son she lost during WW1, Quentin, be moved and her boys could rest for eternity together. They are next to each other and Theadore's headstone has gold lettering as he is a Medal of Honor recipient.
The German government spends no funds to maintain the German Cemetery in Normandy. They do not want to be seen as supporting the Nazi Party and the Third Reich. All maintenance is paid with donations.
The guns removed from Point De Hoc were later found in fields behind the beaches and destroyed by America Rangers.
Thanks for honoring guys like Dad with your video. Just so you know, I stood on that beach, overwhelmed by the magnitude of what those young men did with tears streaming down my face.
The tears are starting again now so even though I could go for hours but I will end my comments now.
God bless our veterans.
Thank you for sharing your father's story and providing additional information. It's truly moving to hear about your experience standing on that beach.
Rick taught martial arts to a gentleman that stormed Normandy on the second day. Oh the stories he had to tell
Same here, Stacey, about being a female mechanic in the Navy in the '80s
Wow, what can I say, I was fortunate enough to spend a few days in the area courtesy of the US Army, so many memories, the portable docks, a truck went on and came off about every 45 seconds to a minute or maybe less. One of the craziest was between Retired SFC Cory Remsburg and President Obama, Normandy was meeting #1 and meeting #6 was his home in Phoenix AZ when he stopped in to see his new home that was built by Jared Allen’s Homes for wounded warriors, an organization I had volunteered for when doing a fundraiser in Phoenix. The story between Cory and President Obama is in various articles.
Now, to see this area requires multiple days, way to much to talk about, a lifelong impression
I do intend to visit Normandy! Hugs
I participated in the 50th Anniversary of D-Day while aboard the USS Deyo (DD-989). Unfortunately at the age of 20, I didn't understand the significance of what I was participating in... The indiscretions of youth. I hope to return one day.
You should. It was an amazing experience.
Wonderful video
Thank you for watching!
I walked the French way Camino in March and April when I completed the hike from Finisterre I took a train all the way back to St.Jean Port with the intentions of going to Le Have but it was another 7 hours from Biarritz so I proceeded to St.Jean. I'm returning to Spain in late August 2025 purposely landing in Paris. What month were you in Normandy? And very informative blog. Thanks .
Great video! former ET1(SS) 2000-2005.
Definitely on my bucket list. Having been stationed at NAS Sigonella, I would pass by at least one pillbox on my way between bases. There is also a small cemetery with “British”, Canadian and Americans that were killed invading Sicily.
The British unit was made up of Brits and Polish army as well. I believe my dad was a part of this invasion force but cannot confirm it.
Thanks to all my brothers and sisters past, present and future.
It’s an amazing place to visit, thank you for your service!
In the netherlands is also 1 big american cemetery
The 6888 movie will be released on Netflix in December!!! Tyler Perry directed!!! Looking forward to it!
Same here! How exciting!
thanks for shout out to the brits and canadians it wasnt a whole lot but i am gratefull u mentioned us anyways you certainly didnt have too it was a big team effort to defeat the nazis thanks so much and for the travel tips too i enjoy watching your videos on travel here
We are grateful for all the sacrifices of our allies!
The Six Triple Eight story is a movie coming to Netflix in December. I've bookmarked it for when it becomes available.
That's exciting! We'll check it out for sure.
My father in law who ever swan in his life had the ship he was on sunk out from under him a mile from shore. With his pack on his back he hit the water and started swimming finding a guy who was going under put him on his back and got him on the beach only to have the guy he saved shot and killed in front of him. That was on the Italy coast.
Wow! So many stories we heard like that.
Please watch the documentary - the girl who wore freedom
as a kid army brat i lived in Germany for 6 years 1963 my dad came home Korian war MP purple hearts
This was an absolutely Incredible video guys!! War affects all and the history needs to be told from all views! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Thank you for watching! We're so glad you enjoyed it.
Bucket list trip, USN 1983-1989 CV-43 USS CORAL SEA 85-89
lots of usa lost there lives halow grown to respect walk softly in some one boots how gave the there life
You didn't mention that if the families wanted loved ones returned to the U.S. for burial the families had to pay for it. That's why so many bodies were buried there, the families couldn't afford it.
Great point. Thank you for sharing.
Request, will you do a TH-cam video update on how well you like or dislike the Nija Woodfire Grill and Smoker?
We LOVE it. More to come in a video.
Hopefully after today all the American & Canadian soldiers that died during WWII wont have died in vain. My uncle was Canadian and flew for the RCAF. He was shot down over what was the west Germany area.
Guy Ritchie or Tyler Perry. DM one or both about the movie idea.
Tyler Perry has made it. It comes out in Dec.
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" The five countries that fought in Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, were the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, and Poland
Other countries that participated in Operation Overlord include:
Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and Southern Rhodesia "
Hand Salute!
USMC 83-87 MOS 5811, I just made my $100 donation and I challenge all other jarheads to do the same!! This is a great episode, well done!!
Hand Salute! Thank you for your service and donation!
Hopefully after today all the American & Canadian soldiers that died during WWII wont have died in vain. My uncle was Canadian and flew for the RCAF. He was shot down over what was the west Germany area.