Heroic WW2 Veteran Recalls Brutal House-To-House Fighting In Occupied France | Remember WWII

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  • @RememberWW2
    @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +338

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    • @johnkelley2615
      @johnkelley2615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Please contact me about interviewing my grandfather. He’s 95 from Flint Mi WWII vet. C.B Kelley 6th marine division 22nd infantry
      Thank you!

    • @christisnow1309
      @christisnow1309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      These are so amazing. Thank you for sharing all these testimonials.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks for reaching out! Can you tell the best way to get in touch?

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Of course!

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks!

  • @brucejudge3197
    @brucejudge3197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +901

    There’s a reason they call these guys “the Greatest Generation” Thank you, Sir!

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      GOD BLESS THE WWII VETERANS!
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    • @michaeloedy1568
      @michaeloedy1568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Followed by the worst generation.

    • @michaeloedy1568
      @michaeloedy1568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@elessartelcontar9415 I respectfully disagree as the boomer generation has been making policy and have had an absolute lock on running the world since 92’. Their “go to” complaint? “What’s wrong with the kids today?”

    • @toldyouso5588
      @toldyouso5588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Kids today are called the "gayest generation."

    • @michaeltammaro482
      @michaeltammaro482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@michaeloedy1568 You make an excellent point. I stand corrected. Since THAT generation following WW2 it has been a succession of poisonous Leftist thinking which has led to our latest pride and joy generation of misfits.

  • @paulhank7967
    @paulhank7967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1493

    I wish these guys could live forever.

    • @johnbishop6890
      @johnbishop6890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Imagine what they think of our American culture now that they risked their lives for??? Just a crying shame!

    • @jellis270
      @jellis270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      That is why we honor the flag because it represents them and their sacrifice. That's why there can't be any red showing when a flag is folded because it represents the blood shed. Oorah!

    • @SmoT76
      @SmoT76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Their legacy will live forever

    • @dankramer7840
      @dankramer7840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Definitely the GREATEST GENERATION...these were such amazing American heroes

    • @TheQweerdeer00
      @TheQweerdeer00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Dont worry. They do.

  • @jaydeutscher
    @jaydeutscher ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I was talking to my 96yo grandmother (youngest of 13) when I asked about one of her brothers whom I had never heard much about except that he had fought in WW1. She started telling me about him growing up and then told me what she knew about his military service. She also mentioned that when he returned from the war, he spent only a short time near the family in Central Texas before he moved way up in the Texas Panhandle and saw family members only a few more times. She grew quiet for a moment, her demeanor grew noticeably sad, and her eyes welled up before she said, “You know that he died an alcoholic don’t you?” Shocked, I said that I hadn’t. “Yes,” she said, “before he went to France, he never touched alcohol, but when he came back, he stayed drunk most of the time. I know that the reason he moved so far away was because he was ashamed and didn’t want to reflect badly on the family.” She paused for a couple of minutes before she whispered, “He must have seen terrible things in the war that he just couldn’t live with. I always hurt so bad for him.”

    • @silverdove9911
      @silverdove9911 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      this is incredibly tragic

    • @MichaelLeBlanc-p4f
      @MichaelLeBlanc-p4f 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ain't it the story (with variations) of most who saw real action ? It scared anyone with a brain.

    • @JK360noscope
      @JK360noscope 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      that and the brain damage from concussions from artillery \ potato mashers

    • @cswong6102
      @cswong6102 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Such a wrechered experience. Poor man.

    • @jamiecampbell1981
      @jamiecampbell1981 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is a sad story. Wow that bummed me out.

  • @lw37ball
    @lw37ball 3 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    My Grandpa fought in Korea. He never talked about his experiences in war. My Grandma said that he was a complete differant person after the war. He talked to me once about the first time he killed a person, and how 2 of his friends were killed right in front of him. Hes turning 91 soon and hes an awesome person!

    • @fifthward1983
      @fifthward1983 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      my uncle fought with the wolfhounds in korea, i heard little bits and pieces of the war from him , i had to put the whole story together over a matter of 20/30 years.,otherwise he refused to talk about it and if he tried ,he would end up crying for hours because of it.

    • @CedroneTravels
      @CedroneTravels ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank him for me

    • @pmartin7397
      @pmartin7397 ปีที่แล้ว

      These guys liked killing people. Serial killers are despised and if caught end up in jail.Join an army,you get medals for murdering people. These videos are vile justications for wars benefiting billionaires and killers.

    • @joedirt198
      @joedirt198 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I never got much out of my grandpa. He always discouraged all of us kids from joining the service. But he told one story when I was about to enlist around 18 about "ants coming over the hill".

    • @jessejames7757
      @jessejames7757 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bless him I'm glad you had a good grandfather .

  • @RagnarLoudpak
    @RagnarLoudpak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    Hearing him talk about the “good” German who “unfortunately died” really reminds you that all these guys are just human, and don’t necessarily view each other as evil creatures. It’s an interesting perspective.

    • @wesleybrown23
      @wesleybrown23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They viewed the ss completly different.

    • @luthiervandros
      @luthiervandros 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The real nazis were fkn animals.

    • @user-kk6ht1id5e
      @user-kk6ht1id5e 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@luthiervandros Not every German soldier was a nazi

    • @luthiervandros
      @luthiervandros 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@user-kk6ht1id5e Well that’s why I used the word Nazi and not German soldier

    • @dustjunky2000
      @dustjunky2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      History is written by the victors.

  • @danzel1157
    @danzel1157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    What stands out with this gentleman is his dignity.

    • @SunnyIlha
      @SunnyIlha ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very, very Dignified.

  • @thebosshavoc3530
    @thebosshavoc3530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +585

    Damn he is just so casually talking about so many traumatizing events, I swear that generation was truly built different

    • @pjgraves3126
      @pjgraves3126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      The Greatest Generation was raised by another Greatest Generation, and they had Grandparents of another Greatest Generation.

    • @ivandrago3621
      @ivandrago3621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      by force

    • @John-mg7fb
      @John-mg7fb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      They were. They didn't get participation trophies and safe spaces.

    • @ophir7779
      @ophir7779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Real men are rare, today's amerikan society only produce Sally Assed Girly Boys!

    • @63Baggies
      @63Baggies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      No cellphones, GMO food or social media. Nuff said.

  • @foghornleghorn4173
    @foghornleghorn4173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    His eyes are bright, his voice is strong, his mind is sharp! This man is still a stud at 90+

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      They all are studs! Please follow for more legit WWII veteran interviews!

    • @midnightrunner684
      @midnightrunner684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You Two are giving me a Woody talking about these Men ...God Bless These Heros

    • @willjoo5976
      @willjoo5976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This is precisely what sjw and "agenda"driven folks these days are trying to suppress in this generation of "soy boys"

    • @willjoo5976
      @willjoo5976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hahaha..that laugh at 35:20...
      Priceless..
      Saw a twinkle in his eye.
      What a defining moment

    • @bedcech
      @bedcech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Respect!!!

  • @supernatural802
    @supernatural802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I love the moments when he laughs. It has so much weight to it. It's the laugh of someone who has challenged death and won. A true warrior right here.

    • @lollipop84858
      @lollipop84858 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What you describe isn't what the saying challenging death and won, means

  • @RomeoJulietCharlie
    @RomeoJulietCharlie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +527

    I thought I’d watch a quick five minutes of the interview. 37 minutes later and I’m still here. I could listen to this gentleman talk for hours. Thoroughly engaging, modest, and eminently wise. Mr Gahs, thank you for your sacrifices, and for the hardships you and other young men had to endure in combat. Much respect from the UK.
    Thank you also for the wealth of outstanding material on this channel. I’m glad we had, and continue to have, such an ally across the Atlantic. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🍻

    • @billd.iniowa2263
      @billd.iniowa2263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Glad to have you as one also! We're much more alike than different.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The western allies are leading examples of nations of freedom and democracy

    • @j.langer5949
      @j.langer5949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RememberWW2 LOL

    • @timl.b.2095
      @timl.b.2095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That pretty much happened to me, too. TH-cam has pretty much wrecked my attention span; it's down to about 12 minutes, which is what I thought I'd give this. But I stayed longer, too.

  • @ivyking4149
    @ivyking4149 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I'm from 1979, my father's from 1956, my grandfather from 1923.
    I was brought up to never forget the sacrifice you, the allied forces made.
    I appreciate you sir, thank you for coming to our aid.
    Greetings from Amsterdam, Netherlands

    • @jew931
      @jew931 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My great Uncle fought in the battle of the Bulge, and I spent three months in Belgium in 2002…No matter then, or now 90% of Belgiums people I meet don’t have the same sense you have….they had no resistance, and it shows

  • @christopherbrodie6987
    @christopherbrodie6987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Guys lets give this veteran more likes he earned it!
    It is amazing that this man kept his humanity ...so much respect.

    • @NeilPundick
      @NeilPundick 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Lol yeah dude, he did it for the likes
      Don't get me wrong, I have absolute respect for this man. It seems a little demeaning to consider the incredible sacrifice that this generation of men made, and then to state that they've "earned their likes". Kind of a juvenile perspective

    • @lollipop84858
      @lollipop84858 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol. Likes, huh? Likes. He's earned likes. He hadn't earned a pension or medals or anything... Lol, he's earned likes.

  • @frankmummolo7727
    @frankmummolo7727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    “You would do what we did. We were just ordinary boys”. Like all true heroes, spoken with abject humility. Mr. Gahs, we salute you. My father served in the European theater as well. The “Greatest Generation”, to be sure. Thank you for your service and your bravery, sir!

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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    • @anthonyhawk7484
      @anthonyhawk7484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      My dad and his friends black men who served in wwII. Dad navy in the Pacific, his buddies in Europe. Bill Herndon at 14 fought in Europe and the Pacific. Ralph Hairston, Joseph Hinson, Walter Hawk, archie Lemon and Bill Herndon, Black men who served to help defend this our country against fascism, Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito.

    • @Pitsrforidiots
      @Pitsrforidiots 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@anthonyhawk7484 did you have to mention black? No. I don't see colors but I do want you to know that you, and yours were and are appreciated.

    • @leeonardodienfield402
      @leeonardodienfield402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He's not wrong. Trust me, there's something in the blood that most men have. It heightens your senses and makes you do what you need to do.

    • @battleb0ng420
      @battleb0ng420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Pitsrforidiots triggered by someone mentioning race? black people were treated like dirt when they came back from WWII, have some respect lmao jesus christ man. i literally cant imagine being such a baby that when i hear someone talk about black soldiers in wwii i fill my diaper, but then again im not a weirdo conservative i actually care about people. the reason you dont see colours is because you arent being oppressed. you have the luxury

  • @christisnow1309
    @christisnow1309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    "We were ordinary guys."
    Wow. That right there just shows the true humility in these men. We see them (and rightly so) as heros. We can't imagine as civilians going through anything like this but to these men, they were just regular guys. Young men trying to get home alive.
    Thank you for your service, sir. God bless from Canada 🇨🇦.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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    • @christisnow1309
      @christisnow1309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am subscribed! Keep up the great work.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@christisnow1309 super! Of course!

    • @yankees29
      @yankees29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Our friendly neighbors to the north. God bless.🇺🇸 🇨🇦

    • @christisnow1309
      @christisnow1309 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yankees29 God bless you! Peace and love

  • @thomassmythe8258
    @thomassmythe8258 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Dear Sir thank you for letting us live in a free country and your stand against evil.

  • @joey2290
    @joey2290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    God bless this man for everything he has done for our country.

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      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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    • @Cjones322
      @Cjones322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He fought the facism trump was shooting for.

    • @jimnorthrup4620
      @jimnorthrup4620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Cjones322 youve lost your mind, The Fascisism are all the Brown Shirts Running around doing the bidding of the New Socialist Democratic Workers Party that has Hijacked the Democratic Party and calling themselves Antifascists, if you actually knew what the Fascists did to the power in Nazi Germany you wouldn't be ab K e to ignore how they are doing the same thing Lockstwp by Lockstep. The people buying into the BS Propaganda coming from Mockingbird Media Tr all falling in Locmstep with the Anti Future America Brownshirts making Never again turn into Night of the Long Knives/let's claim half of a Countries our Enemies with a Ma j or Propaganda Blutze lock them up and kill them In true Fascist Tradition, Whats Truly Surprisibg is people like you are Stupid enough to Spread the Propganda and B.S., i never though id see the Day American Citizens would be Nieve and Stupid enough to not only fall for another Clowns In America lets cause enough Chaos to Do another Color Revolution that we can Destroy a Country from Inside like Venezuella but this time let's do America. And here you are helping them by spreading B.S. for the people doing it against a Past President because he had the Balls like the man in this Video to try and stop it. You really believe all the BS Mockingbird Media, the New Fascist Party that has Hijacked the Democratic Party and half the Republican Party and Anti F.A. (Future America) Because they are feeding you False reality 24 hours a day? Before you start calling Half this Xountry a bunch of Fascists maybe you should learn some History about how the real Fascist always come to power and if you did you would see that half the Country isn't Fascists at all but quite a few Fascists have intended themselves into our Government Disquusing themselves as Socialusts, ( Auctually not even Disquising themselves The Socialist DemocrTic Workers Party or Nazis) and they found a big portion of America's Younger Generation that think a Fascist is everyone that doesn't agree with them or hurts their feelings with some Hard Realities and Truths and they heard it from Hillary, Pelosi, Schumer, Waters and more Propaganda Television (Tell A Vision) Programing ( Your Mind through Repeated Lies until you accept them as Truths) if the only thing you can take out of all this BS that's being force fed to Americans for decades to bring about the UNs One World Government Globalisim, is that America Sucks and you think half of America People are Fascists including by they're Own Definition This Man and all the other Brave Men that really Know True Fascisim then you might want to go find some Different Friends, it appears the Fascists you've been listening to havent bothered to tell you that its the ones out there calling half of America Fascists and I guarantee you its not half the Country, the Fascists just happen to have The Biggest Mouths are Suported By the Mockingbird Media, The Freaks in Hollywood, And alot of the Real Fascists stirring up all this Hslf of America's Fascists Crap. You might want to Find new Friends, This cCountrt was just fine the way it was 20 Years ago before all this The Sky is Falling Racial Seperation and Racebaitung Really Took off and went off the Rails. Were you even alive or old enough to know how to at least cook a Hot Pocket in the Microwave 20 years ago? You obviously don't know History or you would know who the real Enemues are, Oh But Hillary said!! NEWS FLASH Hillarys probably the worst of the Worst when it comes to any Integrity or Honor, Of course she said crap, You still hasnt figured out she lost because people literally Dispise her, her nSty grating voice has people wanting to poke their eardrums out. are you part of the real Problem? It kind of looks like you might be. THIS Countries not what you think it is but we all love it here and Will Continue to fight for it against its Real Enemies, not the Propaganda Declared Ones Like Half Of Country of America. That Racist Crsp was ended in the 70s and 80s through peer Pressure, If anyone alive then didn't get the Memo they have a small pocket of Morons and would have figured it out by now. The Only Systematic Rascisim in this Country is the Government Officials both City and State that need everyone divided into Groups and hating each other so we don't notice the real Problems, THEM.

    • @yetikillermedia5643
      @yetikillermedia5643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jimnorthrup4620 Well said!

    • @doggoneyou5401
      @doggoneyou5401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Cjones322 don't worry Biden will be bringingring it too your door.!!!👌

  • @butchyshoe
    @butchyshoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    What an honor to have listened to this gentleman. Much respect !!!

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @jenishaffer2958
    @jenishaffer2958 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Hi Mr Gahs! My husband and I had the privilege of meeting one evening on the transatlantic Viking cruise in February. We have talked about you so many times since as you made quite an impression on us. We were delighted to see you interviewed here. Happy 100th birthday this June! May God continue to bless you and keep you.
    Much love and appreciation, Jeni and Tom Shaffer. Charleston SC.

    • @cswong6102
      @cswong6102 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing this encounter.

  • @markwhitton8785
    @markwhitton8785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    My Grandad was killed in action fighting the Japanese in Java in WW2, so never got to know what he went through, however listening to heroes like Mr Gahs tell their experiences with such detail has helped me gain some appreciation. Salute from Australia, thank you for your service.

    • @jimhoffmann
      @jimhoffmann 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m sorry for your loss, MW. Your granddad was brave and unselfish to risk his life for the freedom of so many future generations including me, my children, and my children’s children. (My great grandfather fought in WWI.)

    • @markwhitton8785
      @markwhitton8785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jimhoffmann Thank you for your kind words. Your great grandfather's courage to fight in WW1 was also very important.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Your grandfather helped preserve the free world from tyranny and oppression and you can take pride that your family has done more than most for the world.

    • @haroldchappell4974
      @haroldchappell4974 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markwhitton8785 oo

    • @Mattman094
      @Mattman094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mine died of a stress heart attack after the war, never had the chance to meet him

  • @jasonwalker7708
    @jasonwalker7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I am absolutely blown away by this amazing man. I can't imagine having to go through what he did and I can't even begin to thank him enough for what he sacrificed for this country. God bless him and all the amazing people he served with.

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      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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    • @jasonwalker7708
      @jasonwalker7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RememberWW2 oh yes absolutely! I have been subscribed for awhile now and I hope many more will follow as well. This channel is amazing and doing some great work. Thank you so much!

    • @ronaldsmith531
      @ronaldsmith531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you kind sir.

    • @clovisyarnall6665
      @clovisyarnall6665 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen to that. Thank you Sir for your Service!

    • @clovisyarnall6665
      @clovisyarnall6665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for your Service Sir!! God Bless You and Your’s. 🙏

  • @johnalexander5738
    @johnalexander5738 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    My grandpa was in WWII and this man reminds me so much of him. Just the logic, strength and wisdom in his voice.

  • @Plazmapants188
    @Plazmapants188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    As a Brit I'm humbled by this brave man who like so many put their lives on the line for our freedom, a thank you doesn't seem enough for their gallantry.

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      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      America, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Russia, Free French Greeks and Czech's, Irish, Scots and the countless other warriors of freedom and the Axis powers never stood a chance, they got their asses handed to them by these men.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Allied countries were a force a good!

    • @TheBlueCream
      @TheBlueCream 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dukecraig2402 yup !

    • @MasterHaloOne
      @MasterHaloOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For our freedom? That's what they tell you right.

  • @fromontario6954
    @fromontario6954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    He smirks and laughs after describing events that would make me mentally unstable. The greatest generation for sure!

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    • @fromontario6954
      @fromontario6954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RememberWW2
      Been subscribed for a year 👍

    • @chrisest6715
      @chrisest6715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It is a coping method. Lots of veterans who have been in combat behave similarly.

    • @OurLordandSaviorSigmar
      @OurLordandSaviorSigmar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      These guys endured the horrors for most of their lives. Some even died having never talked about their experiences. I read an article that it was only recently that WW2 vets started to talk, because of the importance placed on mental health. That smile was probably the result of decades of coming into terms with the events that he witnessed back then.

    • @d.g.n9392
      @d.g.n9392 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very good interview. To imagine what these veterans went through. Thank you veterans and thank you for the TH-cam channel.
      I’m 67, and never been in the armed services.
      I’ve been reading and watching programs and videos the past 15-20 years. We owe so much to these servicemen, their’s and their families sacrifices. I’m a retired Funeral Director, having helped 100’s of veteran families with funerals and interments. Lots of very fine veterans groups, VFW, American Legion

  • @healersandkillers4357
    @healersandkillers4357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    “It’s a burden, It’s a burden.” Says it all! Thank you for bearing it so we never had to. I truly believe no one else could have bore it with such quiet dignity! Bless you sir!

  • @nickrobinson8339
    @nickrobinson8339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    A 59 year old Englishman salutes you Sir. A generation who stand so tall that we, mere mortals of a later age, almost fall over backwards looking up at them.

  • @smokey2135
    @smokey2135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    If you listen carefully, several time during the interview he will mention something that let's you know how smart he is. It clearly saved his life that day.

  • @chesterburnett3466
    @chesterburnett3466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My Dad fought in the Pacific, and I sure wish I could have had this kind of conversation with him.
    He rarely talked about the War, and I was unable to pry much out of him. God bless them all.

  • @keiththompson9712
    @keiththompson9712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Thank you Mr Gahs. Im 54, I've always wondered how I would've reacted. But for you.....you know! You dealt with the battle in an honorable and effective way and because of it and what others like you did, many paying the ultimate price, I now live in peace and freedom. Our generation isn't able to thank yours enough

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    • @heathcornbeef
      @heathcornbeef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow !!!! I'm 51 born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand that fine gentle man reminded me of talking to my grandfather my lovely mum's dad New Zealand royal air force Pacific duty and my dad's mum who died 2002 91 year's old she was an English Jew . she was in the balloon brigade during the blitz i have her medels . The things they SAW would put most modern western teen-agers in a mental institution for life my grandmother left England after the war and never went back she lost just about everything positions/ family/friends she told me about burning buildings/people and the noise fear she was an 18 year old girl ...SO NEXT TIME YOUR BEHIND AN OLDER PERSON DRIVING SLOWLY Don't get shirty with them that old slow driver has more than likely experienced stuff that you couldn't imagine in ten lifetimes and if that's how fast they Go they have earned the right to take their time they probably earned your right to live.. they are brave humble HUMANS THANKS GRAND DAD'S AND GRANDMOTHER'S FOR OUR LIVES AND FREEDOM'S CHUR CHUR

    • @gregdornian4685
      @gregdornian4685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for your service.

  • @rileypetrando
    @rileypetrando 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Rest In Peace Hickey you are a legend. Gonna live forever. Thank you for this extremely grounding.

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    • @vivians9392
      @vivians9392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Mike W Read again: "Thank you for this; extremely grounding."
      I know exactly what he meant...why don't you? Lol.

  • @Yahwehs-Soldier
    @Yahwehs-Soldier ปีที่แล้ว +9

    To Mr. Gahs,
    I’m writing this to you from just outside Southampton/Portsmouth, the docks that you most likely set sail to mainland Europe from for D-Day and the many months that followed on the way to Berlin….I’d just like to express in a few words how much I truly appreciate the hardships you and your brothers in arms went through in order that myself and the millions of others like me could live in peace here in Europe.
    I can’t ever put it in words how much I actually do appreciate it and also the sorrow I feel in my heart for the horrors you most probably witnessed , apart from what I’ve already said, it’s just to much to put in words.
    I just hope you know and feel in your heart that if it wasn’t for you and your generation ,well… the world would be a totally different place, who knows how?? But it certainly would.
    With all my heart felt wishes to you and yours,
    And from the uncountable people of England and France… Au revoir….
    Danny Pattrick

  • @adg1017
    @adg1017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I wish I could shake his hand, give him a hug, and say thank you. I’ve lost all my grandpas and great-uncles now. They all fought in WWII and all came home and had families. They all brought war home with them as well. We’re here because they were there. Never forget. ❤️🇺🇸

    • @markcamp4698
      @markcamp4698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mr. Bud is a personal friend of mine. I serve in ministry with him he is truly an amazing man. And a role model for all of us... I will shake his hand and give him that hug for you.

    • @adg1017
      @adg1017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mark Camp God bless you for doing so. 🤝

    • @Messier87_M87
      @Messier87_M87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s awesome! I think a lot of the younger generations do not understand the sacrifices these men made and the atrocities they endured. Im so thankful for this channel and the stories that it preserves. 🇺🇸

    • @JohnDoe-fs6lz
      @JohnDoe-fs6lz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yesssss

  • @markswain5021
    @markswain5021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Hi I'm a limey, my dad grandad loved these guys ,and we don't forget what these brave gentleman did for us ! .

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    • @DoNotTredOnMe
      @DoNotTredOnMe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      America and Great Britain will always be family. But I hope we don't ever have to go through that again.

    • @davidmc1489
      @davidmc1489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey there limey....lol...i was in iraq with the US when we lost one of yours....ian plank...sad day..we got your back anytime...

    • @danzel1157
      @danzel1157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mark Swain. We should also remember the huge sacrifices the Soviets made. The Whermacht was broken in the Soviet Union.

    • @jc.1191
      @jc.1191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danzel1157 Definitely a team effort, Brits included as others mention. Canada and all over came

  • @kevinmason5140
    @kevinmason5140 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thankyou Mr, Gahs for your service. There will never be a better breed of men . We all owe you so much .

  • @Chrisamos412
    @Chrisamos412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Men like this made the difference for us, to continue living as free Americans. Thanks for another video Rishi, much appreciated!

    • @RememberWW2
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    • @ruebencover5795
      @ruebencover5795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Democrats have stop our freedom , us Americans must start standing up again

    • @idleonlooker1078
      @idleonlooker1078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unfortunately what they fought for today is a bit disappointing. I just saw a clip/read comments about SJW's and vegans arguing about how animals should stop (their normal behaviou) in hunting and eating meat!! I mean, really?? It's just sad to think that this is the culmination of what these brave allied men and women all fought for!! What a shame, waste of effort - and a tragic loss of life - from the greatest (allied!!) generation the world has seen!! 😔

    • @idleonlooker1078
      @idleonlooker1078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bloody amazing!! These incidents would be classified as "skirmishing". But how intense and graphic these events were!! I wonder how many millions and millions of these little events occurred?

    • @DiagolonRider
      @DiagolonRider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it's up to us, right now, to continue the fight. the fascists these people fought and died for never went away, they got stronger and more powerful and they are, today, taking over the entire world with the help of our own governments and mainstream media. funny that they waited until there's almost no WWII veterans left before they decided to pull this crap

  • @BLT001
    @BLT001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Man, when he let out that laugh at the "Where's the grease gun when you need it?" joke - made my heart swell. Great job to the interviewer!

    • @RememberWW2
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    • @jc.1191
      @jc.1191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RememberWW2 Yeah, joke was savage. Lol. Subbed to ya, history is fascinating.

  • @chuckabutty888
    @chuckabutty888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    My father by some miracle went through the whole war from Dunkirk, D day and the the fight into Germany. From some of his stories you realise that they lived literally minute by minute even when they were in what they thought were safe areas. I recall when I was young, many a time hearing him shouting in nightmare sleep, reliving the terrible events. Alas today the young generations have no idea of what they went through and why. Interviews like this should be shown at schools to show that war and freedom is nothing like a console game, it is real and it hurts even those that survive. Thank you Legends of WW11 for posting these interviews.

    • @969kurt
      @969kurt ปีที่แล้ว

      Legends of WW11? Did I miss WW3 through 10?

    • @philipmulville8218
      @philipmulville8218 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@969kurt Smart ass.

    • @vern146
      @vern146 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@969kurtget a hobby fk witt

    • @oliverorchard2296
      @oliverorchard2296 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My pop was a captain at Dunkirk, do you know who he was attached too? He went to north africa and monte cassino not d day

  • @aaronjohn6586
    @aaronjohn6586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    So appreciate how you let the story tellers just tell their story without interrupting.

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  • @timhicks4517
    @timhicks4517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I love these incredible interviews. " It's quite a burden" how much truer can you get.

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  • @plehmann72
    @plehmann72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm in awe of this guy. A truly magnificent human. Courage and humanity. No better combination

  • @ericcooley38
    @ericcooley38 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This guy is awesome 90 years old and still sharp as a tack! I love these testimonies

  • @4321grp
    @4321grp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    As a Vietnam veteran, I have a deep respect for what you guys went through, Thank you for your service to our country.

    • @BradSabako
      @BradSabako 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for service, as well

    • @jamesw1313
      @jamesw1313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Know that many of us carry a deep respect for what you Vietnam vets went through.

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    • @billwoodward7013
      @billwoodward7013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AND THANK YOU AS WELL AS A 30 YRLD MAN ! You guys had a whole different battle and one at home as we all do even today! We didn't forget anything the young men like myself! Thats a promise!

    • @richardgalli7262
      @richardgalli7262 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your service and glad you made it back home. I narrowly missed going to Nam myself, I turned 18 the summer of 73. The Nam vets I have met said I didnt miss a damn thing.

  • @endtimeswriter
    @endtimeswriter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It is amazing that men like this gentleman survived such combat and lived to tell his stories of history. True soldiers and men of valor.

  • @joelk9603
    @joelk9603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Thank you for your service, Mr. Gahs. My dad served with the 4th Armored Division 10AIB, across France and Germany, and was captured by the Germans after the failed raid on the Hammelburg POW camp. I heard some of his stories when he cared to share, which was not often. Dad spoke with similar grace and humility, and always emphasized that he was only doing a job that needed to be done. I knew many of his Army buddies from the 4th Armored, and they were the salt of the earth. Thank you again for doing the job that needed to be done.

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  • @jackg2630
    @jackg2630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Incredible he’s been through that hell and still somehow has all his faculties at 90. I would have thought he was 70

  • @bigmartin
    @bigmartin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I’m a soldier with 35 years service, and I’m standing on the shoulders of these giant’s.. That was amazing, our greatest generation for sure

  • @jhky9611
    @jhky9611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I was going to bed when I clicked on this video , 37 minutes later I also watched. excellent video. I could picture in my mind as he was telling his story. Mr. Gahs and many like him is the reason, they were the greatest generation.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @johnbaugh2437
      @johnbaugh2437 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here

  • @jameswolfe8853
    @jameswolfe8853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for your service to our country and the entire free world Mr. Gahs. Yours was definitely the greatest generation.

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      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @kdot8340
    @kdot8340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    To have this incredible memory during a crazy hectic time, it's unbelievable.. these men are true treasures

  • @jonathanl2748
    @jonathanl2748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Mr. Gahs, you truly are emblematic of the “greatest generation”. People like you inspire me to be a better person. Thank you for defending America. You were ordinary guys doing extraordinary things. God bless you.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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    • @garypayne423
      @garypayne423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very well put I love this guy...just a great man

    • @so8907
      @so8907 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They weren't "defending america" - they were allowing America to gain its hegemony.

  • @joek7762
    @joek7762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    "We were ordinary guys!" OMG!!! That got to me! When I think of what those men went through, they are nowhere near "ordinary"!

    • @hoohaa559
      @hoohaa559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ordinary men placed into extraordinary situations

    • @Dave-jj3fk
      @Dave-jj3fk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen 🙏🏻

  • @justinreilly6619
    @justinreilly6619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Mr Gahs is such a humble and good natured veteran, the new generation owes a lot to him and his comrades.

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    • @stantoups8119
      @stantoups8119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MR GAHS , FROM A NAM VET TO YOU AND THE GREATEST GENERATION , THANK YOU SIR !

    • @peacequiet
      @peacequiet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes,these men were our fathers. My dad dropped out of college and became a Marine. He fought all over the Pacific,his last battle was Okinawa!!! A nightmare battle.
      He returned to college,had 2 kids.
      We use to play on his cot,hide under his wool combat blankets, this war was full of boys who had never left home,never had gone to another state. A civilian going to war ! I was born 1948,sister in 1947. I used to watch all the war movies thinking I would see my dad,they were just actors.

  • @lhkraut
    @lhkraut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The interviewer summed it up better than I have ever heard before. He pulled the trigger that, unfortunately for him, that made it possible for people like the interviewer, and people like me, to be free. My family came from Germany in the 50's, because of American servicemen, and the other allies, fighting for freedom. Many people do not get it that they were fighting for Germanys freedom as well. My family would not exist if it were not for these men. My wife too, would not be here, as her family was saved by the American forces in Korea. I can not express how much I thank the allies, but especially the American soldiers who sponsored people like my parents, to come to the United States.
    Please pass this on to Mr. Gahs, and thank him one more time from me! Best regards, David Koch

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    • @lhkraut
      @lhkraut 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RememberWW2 already done!

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks!

    • @zsoltpapp3363
      @zsoltpapp3363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Americans fighting for freedom on another continent...thats an interesting way to put it. Commonly, its called invasion.
      I guess you fought for freedom against the native americans as well. No biggie just sayin

    • @davec.3198
      @davec.3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@zsoltpapp3363 LOL You're a fool.

  • @jrnash5329
    @jrnash5329 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you Mr. Gahs for preserving my freedom & the good life I have enjoyed because of your sacrifices. My father was in the ETO as well.
    Whenever I view these stories it brings back memories of my dad & I always feel closer to him through the stories that are told. Thanks again !

  • @shimmyhinnah
    @shimmyhinnah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Dear Mr. Gahs, thank you for your service and bravery. Very well told. You were in a desperate fight to save your life! God bless you.

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    • @shimmyhinnah
      @shimmyhinnah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RememberWW2 I’m in! I subbed!👍

  • @BenjaminStJohn-en9nv
    @BenjaminStJohn-en9nv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Without ever knowing this man I can say I truly love him and have the upmost respect for him. Thank you for all you and your generation gave so that future generations could be ignorant to the freedom they inherited from you all.

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    • @BenjaminStJohn-en9nv
      @BenjaminStJohn-en9nv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RememberWW2 done!

  • @SergiuM42
    @SergiuM42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    People Keep saying the whole “Garand ping” trick was a myth, but this gentleman just confirmed it! Nice!

    • @keithperdue4993
      @keithperdue4993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My uncle said it wasn't bs, he was a 4.5" mortar guy & knew wtf he was talking about.

    • @bdawson6473
      @bdawson6473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      These people have never operated with a Garand clip.

    • @steve390gold
      @steve390gold 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@bdawson6473 or had garand thumb....lol

    • @satanicmuffin9309
      @satanicmuffin9309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He was talking about fighting in a 2-story building with Germans on the ground floor below him. Certainly in that situation, it could work, especially if there's a lull in the shooting. But at the great distances at which firefights typically occurred, you simply could not hear the sound. Certainly if you're fighting a squad or platoon sized element, even if you did hear the ping and rushed to attack, there would be another half-dozen or more men whose rifles were not empty.
      It's certainly not entirely a myth, as this man's personal account (and those of others) proves, but I think it would have rarely come in handy.

    • @steve390gold
      @steve390gold 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@satanicmuffin9309 in CQB it was quite handy

  • @ferguskenny4578
    @ferguskenny4578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You could listen to him all day long. Very humble - almost like, don't thank me - thank those who died.

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @kelrogers8480
    @kelrogers8480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    It's a honor to be able to thank you, Mr Gahs. I and my children are here today because of you.

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    • @jamesmickle1513
      @jamesmickle1513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank the red army while you're at it.

  • @geralddavis9315
    @geralddavis9315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a great gentleman and soldier. I have known and talked to many WWII vets and they are all the same, just ordinary people who did extraordinary things when they had to. Thanks to all of our vets..

  • @kenzpenz
    @kenzpenz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you for your service Sir. I too am a 83 year old Vet and served two tours in Vietnam, however you are my hero and I look at the WWII vets as the real hero's . I received two purple hearts and was medivaced out. It hasn't been until the last few years that I get that thank you for your service Sir. One can tell when that phrase is genuine when offered. Lately I wear the hats with the units I served with in Vietnam, and occasionally I meet someone from that unit. I even have some young man that will stop me and say thank you for your service Sir. The Vietnam war is now having an effect on me, in that it was such a waste of wonderful young men. I enlisted at 17 years old and I have nothing to complain about, but many of these soldiers were drafted. WWII was the war I think about and am so proud of those who served. Don't get me wrong, I am so very proud of those that served in Vietnam. I attended OCS officer candidate school and was commissioned a 2nd LT and attained the rank of Captain. Had it not been for Vietnam I never would have been commissioned. I never saw it coming, until I reached Ft Lewis Washington. Again Mr. Gahs thank you for your service and thank your family for their support of you....Ken Cpt US Army retired

    • @jaydeutscher
      @jaydeutscher ปีที่แล้ว

      Captain Bartlett, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for your service!

  • @sandymackay6815
    @sandymackay6815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Greetings from Scotland Mr Gahs. You were thrown into a bad scene and survived. Warrior.

  • @cahoonm
    @cahoonm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wonderful man. Have you noticed that all of these heroes are humble? My father fought from North Africa, Italy, France, Germany and Austria. The war was still on his mind when he took his last breath and said "bury me by my buddies" Thank you Mister Gahs

  • @terraflow__bryanburdo4547
    @terraflow__bryanburdo4547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Dear Mr. Gahs: Thanks for your service and your wonderful relating of your experiences. I had five uncles and my dad serve at that time, including Normandy, Ardennes (Army), Burma (AAF-Flying Tigers) and Okinawa (Navy). I have lived in the shadow of the great sacrifices you all made so that we can live free and enjoy the bounty of our land and people, and the freedom of the lands you fought for. God bless and many more years of health to you sir!

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  • @geordiemik72
    @geordiemik72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    These interviews are incredible. It's a great pity that that the generations since these men played their part are totally unaware of what they went through. My father was shipped over to Europe on D+9 at the age of eighteen and I can't begin to understand what he may have gone through until I listened to some of these. He would never talk about it.

  • @willlamdin8712
    @willlamdin8712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    A hero defending our country recounting his experience while sitting in front of our flag. I'm thankful and appreciative of their service especially the ones who did not make it home.

    • @Pikkabuu
      @Pikkabuu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Question. How did these men defend the US?

    • @thomassnapp1341
      @thomassnapp1341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Pikkabuu you'll never understand.

    • @Pikkabuu
      @Pikkabuu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thomassnapp1341
      Try to explain and we'll see.

    • @karolschulz48
      @karolschulz48 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pikkabuu simply put Hitler had mainland United States on his list of places to take. Those of the greatest generation didn't allow that to happen. Our democracy remained intact and we speak English not German or Japanese.
      The Japanese did land on what is now the the island of what became Alaska. Our poorly dressed and equipped soldiers prevented the Japanese from getting a foot hold.
      If you cannot read the history or those who sacrificed everything for us and continue to ask questions as you did one of a couple thing are afoot. You are not an American citizen and if you are and have been your entire life for some stupid reason you have chosen to question question things.
      Before you post another uneducated question do everyone including yourself do some reading and learn what you can to not post an uneducated questions.

  • @KentuckyWindage22
    @KentuckyWindage22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The people of that generation really were the "greatest generation". That man is a true badass, whether he would admit it or not. The world would be a much better place if there were more men like him. But sadly that generation is disappearing.

    • @vividvulpe9842
      @vividvulpe9842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Family members and those that served during the 40’s understood what sacrifices meant economically and socially. They gave up a lot [with urgency mind you] to make sure a hopeful future was still in tact. Today’s priorities with black and white arguments, left this right that, is an entire waste of time and a road block to our ever-developing infrastructure and culture. We’re really at a standstill today. Pathetic.

    • @danzel1157
      @danzel1157 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kentucky Windage. Well, that's not what he said. There's really no evidence for your verdict.

  • @noahhess4955
    @noahhess4955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    What an incredible man an incredible story. A true American hero. 👍

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    • @noahhess4955
      @noahhess4955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RememberWW2 oh I’ve been subbed. Keep up the great work!

  • @diggun
    @diggun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a metal detectorist, I often find old coins and relics, including medals and military buttons from the WW2 era. The interviews that you do truly help to bring home the history and the sacrifices our greatest generation made in the fight for freedom. Thank you for putting these interviews together, I have put this on our homeschool list and shared it with my metal detecting community!

  • @tomcaroscio
    @tomcaroscio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for your service sir. All Americans owe you. Godspeed!

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  • @scottnyc6572
    @scottnyc6572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The fact he remembers the fine details is incredible!!
    The seven second time frame with the hand grenade was interesting.The other recollection was with the M-1 Gar-and sound of the clip giving the enemy the go ahead but outsmarting them.This man is the last of the greatest generation.God Bless and thank you!!🙏🇺🇸

  • @mydogbanjogames
    @mydogbanjogames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    More and more lately I’ve been feeling ashamed of America and how we’ve been treating one another over the past few years, but this man gives me hope that there is still good. Even when fighting the worst evil this world has seen, he did so with dignity, pride and honor. Thank you Mr. Gahs, you’re a true inspiration and you’re anything but ordinary. God bless.

  • @fishheadlemonsnack824
    @fishheadlemonsnack824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I appreciate this man to no end.

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  • @paulstan9828
    @paulstan9828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Amazing the sacrifices they all made.

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  • @wethepeople8542
    @wethepeople8542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you for your courage sir.
    We are so proud of your generation because of men like you. 🇺🇸

  • @Heisrisin3
    @Heisrisin3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My eternal thanks to you Mr. H Gahs And to all of your comrades sacrifice so much your lives for our freedom’s, God bless you and your family

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  • @marcellorenzz9525
    @marcellorenzz9525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    As a german, I find it nice to hear that many of those veterans freely acknowledge that not every german soldier automatically was a "bad guy". Although the higher the rank, the rarer those characters got.. also (and I don´t want to make that vet feel bad): My grand-grandfather told me that most of the "trophys" like guns or clothes were taken from prisoners since not many ppl wanted to wear the (often bloody) stuff that was taken from the dead.

    • @Dave-jj3fk
      @Dave-jj3fk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What relics does your German grandfather have?

    • @so8907
      @so8907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The world loves black and white pictures... there was no difference between the average german and average american - Only their political leaders..

    • @erichaugen8411
      @erichaugen8411 ปีที่แล้ว

      As many veterans say, under different circumstances, US soldiers and German soldiers probably would have been friends

    • @Resistculturaldecline
      @Resistculturaldecline 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And many Americans were second and third, etc. generation German ancestry. Sent back fighting the people from which they decended, on the soil from which their namesake decended.
      Its been said millions upon millions of times that war is hell. Older I get the more I interpret that literally instead of hyperbolic expression. Hell rises to the surface and on a grand scale, has humans doing inhumane things.
      It's a horrible, sinister thing, to kill who you have no personal problem with, who you may even be a distant relative of, for the gain of political maniacs who never fight each other.
      "Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
      ---- Voltaire

  • @stabbb1299
    @stabbb1299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm amazed that his memory of names and details is so sharp which is probably due to his elevated adrenaline level at the time in combat. Those experiences burn into your memory!

  • @markleblanc3447
    @markleblanc3447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank You Mr. Gahs And Everyone Of your Generation who made such a Sacrifice for our Freedoms.

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  • @robertfarrow4256
    @robertfarrow4256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    We never know what challenges life will give us, what matters is how we react.
    Well done, Sir!

  • @TheGreatest1974
    @TheGreatest1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These are great men. My dad fought in Europe with the Royal Artillery,
    D Day, battle for Caen, battle of Normandy, Nijmegen bridge, northern shoulder of the Bulge, down into Germany, liberated Belsen, and down to the Elbe to make sure the Russians didn’t cross. All my young life and all my adult life I would ask him to tell me his stories and I was always fascinated by them. He was my best friend. Greatest man I’ll ever know. We lost him New Year’s Day 2013, I miss him every day. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

    • @Dave-jj3fk
      @Dave-jj3fk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your dad was an amazing man who did so much, thank you for sharing ❤️

    • @TheGreatest1974
      @TheGreatest1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Dave-jj3fk you’re welcome. You have a great channel. These guys are just amazing. 🇬🇧🇺🇸👍👍

  • @markcarson1844
    @markcarson1844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    What gentlemen, I wish him a peaceful mind after everything he has had to endure. Salute!

  • @PS-ui5zu
    @PS-ui5zu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Huge appreciation from Finland. Really good and respectful interview.
    These stories are really important to younger generations.

    • @63Baggies
      @63Baggies 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're lot play a blinder too - scared the shite out of the Russians.

    • @jamesbetker6862
      @jamesbetker6862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know the story about Finland. The Finns were armed with rifles when the Soviets invaded. The Soviets took heavy losses but Finland still fell into the Soviet orbit.

  • @davidpatriot1082
    @davidpatriot1082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    The young man conducting this interview deserves to have his name in the descriptions. he did a very good job
    God bless this vet.

  • @jeremybarretta5282
    @jeremybarretta5282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    One of the best stories I've heard..rip cruise

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      @jeremybarretta5282 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RememberWW2 been subscribed

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      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @skypaul100
    @skypaul100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    From the UK. This stands out as about the best vid in many years of watching TH-cam. An incredible man. And an incredible generation (my Father and all my uncles served in WW2). And a timely reminder of who your friends are when the chips are down. Thank you Sir. And thank you USA.

    • @roncardenas2963
      @roncardenas2963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @billybobscat6233
    @billybobscat6233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This man is so humble and honest. You can tell he isn't proud of the things he had to do but knew he had to do them to survive. Im really glad he shared his story and hopefully we can all carry a peace of his knowledge with us for the rest of our lives as well. To learn and teach. Thank you for your service anyone who has fought.

  • @fosnewsnetwork
    @fosnewsnetwork 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    God Bless this Super Patriot and the young man that produced this show!

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @thunderace4588
    @thunderace4588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for your service Mr. Gahs. We owe our lives and our freedom to the people of your generation. Thank you for making these videos for us Legends of WWII.

  • @davidpittelkow9237
    @davidpittelkow9237 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! That man can tell a story! What a Soldier… God bless him, and those like him…

  • @DaCoupster
    @DaCoupster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dear Mr. Gahs,
    Thank you for your sacrifice, I can tell it's quite a burden. Just remember all the lives you saved. You stopped someone who was pure evil from continuing with the murder of thousands of innocent people. I am so glad I got to listen to your story.
    Jim Coupe

  • @davidwhalen2924
    @davidwhalen2924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you Mr. Gahs and thank you also to your fellow soldiers who endured those terrible days - from a thankful Canadian.

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  • @TomBartram-b1c
    @TomBartram-b1c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Words like respect and humbled cannot describe how I feel about men like this. Meeting him is surely an experience you'll never forget.

  • @kellymahan861
    @kellymahan861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Young men were different in 1940's...many grew up on farms and were exposed to the concept of taking life. Most men hunted game in those days. I grew up on a ranch/farm in NM. I started hunting game when I was 5 years old. We hunted birds, rabbits and deer. We also processed our own chicken, pigs and beef right in the yard. Seeing and even participating in the butchering of animals was a regular thing to all of us kids. I think that would make killing in war a little easier. Thank you for bringing these stories out and a huge thank you to the men that gave up their lives to serve in the military and go to war, fighting the Nazi and Japanese empire for the freedoms we continue to enjoy today. God Bless!

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    • @paulcosta4811
      @paulcosta4811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Now they don't know what gender they want to be.

    • @ghostgracechillr9091
      @ghostgracechillr9091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @don s it's not a cheap shot. Woke armed forces are a national security threat.

    • @roncardenas2963
      @roncardenas2963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Gaius Julius I 2nd that!

    • @roncardenas2963
      @roncardenas2963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@paulcosta4811 The schools brainwash them at an early age. That's a huge part of the problem.

  • @haileyvanderwal5682
    @haileyvanderwal5682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Who would dislike this veterans wonderful war story?! I am beyond thankful for this mans sacrifice to America 🇺🇸

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    • @andrewrowe5668
      @andrewrowe5668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes so true how could anyone who thrives in these freedoms dislike this story which is not to be forgotten! I would want the one's who dislike this important video front up for the next conflict! I know they wouldn't because they are the ones to stand behind someone else! The stories my grandfather told me when I was young, were nothing short of horrific!

  • @iconicamericano1131
    @iconicamericano1131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    As a veteran I can tell you, the type of combat that generation endured.. well I can only imagine and ill say in my eyes every single one of them are hero's to fight in such close proximities to a heavily armed enemy and to persevere.
    My hats off to all of them.

  • @christians.4938
    @christians.4938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Thank you for the stories, they’re all really important

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  • @jeffhampton2469
    @jeffhampton2469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you Mr. Gahs, we will always appreciate what you did.

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  • @chi3knees
    @chi3knees 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This man is a genuine pleasure to be able to listen to. Thank you to him. I also really appreciate him acknowledging the Lord. What a great man he is.

    • @chevinbarghest8453
      @chevinbarghest8453 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The number of people who have a lord decreases every day.. thank the lord

  • @huckleberry602
    @huckleberry602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    On behalf of a very grateful citizen, thank you for your service Mr. Gahs.🇺🇸❤️

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    • @huckleberry602
      @huckleberry602 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RememberWW2 already subscribed.👍🏻

    • @RememberWW2
      @RememberWW2  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks!