Omaha Beach : The D-Day Cameraman Who Filmed Assault Waves on June 6, 1944 - WWII Then & Now
In this D-Day Omaha Beach mini-documentary we discover the story my the only motion picture cameraman, Sgt. Richard Taylor, that landed on Omaha Beach on the Morning of June 6, 1944.
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In order to control the photo coverage as best as possible, the US Armed Forces had specific teams of military personnel within their branches trained to take film and photographs in various situations. They would go into combat operations and cover the events where civilians journalists either wouldn’t go or couldn’t go. For the Army these were the so called Signal Photographic Companies, within the US Signal Corps. The unit that was responsible for the coverage of D-Day on the American side was the 165th Signal Photographic Company. They were the Signal Photo Company attached to the US First Army.
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I thought it was called operation Neptune spear ✌🏻🇬🇧👍🏻
hay diperstein the screenshot you show of "the fiasco that is omaha beach" is Juno beach where the Canadian's landed. let me give you some history of the Canadian's on that. We where the first to liberate French owned property which is a Victorian style house and it's still there today next too a bit of Canadian territory which has a CAN war museum. both buildings or just off the first shot of Canadian Troops. second Canadian Army where the only army's too achieve all their D-DAY objectives on D-Day. third Canadian Troops pushed so far and wied into northern France we were ordered to pull back too not embarrass the uk and us. now seriously american shit stein edit your fucking video too show only american troops.
Your camera man manages to fail at every shot you're trying to draw his attention to, and cannot keep his camera steady or moving smoothly. Yet somehow these guys under fire from the enemy during a war were better with a camera than your camera man. I hope he wasn't paid for his work here.
My grandfather was there. D Day. Normandy. Omaha beach. First fleet out.( technically 2nd) He drove a jeep he called the general. He said the first fleet out didn't make it bcs they were dropped to far away. He was shot in the arm but he made it. He didn't talk much about the war. He and my grandmother raised me. Couldn't be more proud to have his last name.
SNAFU 4:21 YES pls do a vid on the coverage of the American side of Dday! would like to see that video! ty.
My grandpa was there on D day. Out of 255 boys in his unit, only 4 survived and he was one of them. His friend was shot and killed instantly and his body saved my grandpa. My grandpa chet always said, ' He died so i could live,". The "Hell on Wheels " battalion was his units name. HE NEVER TOLD ANYONE HE WAS THERE UNTIL I INTERVIEWED HIM IN THE LATE 80'S FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT. WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FOUND HIM, THEY ASKED, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING FOR 60 YEARS, CHESTER?" YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED BENEFITS ALL OF THESE DECADES, FOR YOUR BRAVERY IN SERVICE. HE GOT A PURPLE HEART BADGE AND HIS HOMETOWN MADE A BIG TO DO FUNNY, HOW HE HID THIS IN HIS ALCOHOLISM AND SHAME AND AT THE END OF HIS LIFE AT 90, HE REALIZED WHAT A HERO HE REALLY WAS. LOVE U GRANDPA
Thank you for sharing your grandfather’s story. ❤❤❤
Thank goodness you asked! And that he got to see how his sacrifice was valued and still is by the French people. 🙏 So many veterans held it all in, so wrecked by what they'd been through and done. Peace to them all.
At least Angie his heroism was finally recognised, in the UK there wasn’t any acknowledgment for the D Day veterans or any WW2 service personnel until most have died of old age . Thank you for your frank and heartfelt story, RESPECT to you and your family 🫡
What division?
What a great man and modest RIP
Most of these men were younger than 21. Let that sink in. These were mostly 19-20 year old men who hadn't even had the chance to experience life, running face first into a meat grinder. These men deserve more respect than we can give.
And perhaps we should consider what an astonishing blunder and mistake this was on the part of the planners in the background who didn't have to face that meat grinder. What lunatic Commander would ever send his men into such a situation? Either a lunatic or utterly incompetent.
@@migm7428What about ww1? And thousands of battles before this one? Almost every commander sends his men to such situations
My dad was only 19 years old and was on D day and later fought in battle of the bulge.
@@migm7428do some research buddy. There was a bombing that failed due to heavy cloud cover and the armour couldn’t make it ashore due to the violent water
The phrase comes to mind, "full steam ahead and damn the torpedoes!" I wonder about the competency of those who gave the go ahead, planned and timed the offshore artillery barrages, directed the Air Attack, given the tragic loss of life and certain death for those in many of the landing crafts. It's one thing to give your life for your country but quite another to be an Expendable Pawn from the blunders of leadership. Look at the acts of our so-called leaders today and extrapolate back in time. Were the students at West Point there because of Competency or because of family ties and wealth?
My grandfather landed there as a medic. He went on from D Day to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. He never talked much about the horrors he saw but one can only imagine. The fact that he made it back alive was nothing short of a miracle, & the look in his eyes as an old man seeing his grandchildren makes sense to me now more than ever at 33 years old. Rest In Peace grandpa, I’ll never forget you or the service you gave to our country.
My dad told me that 5 brothers on his mother's side went in, and all made it back. One was an infantry sergeant and the other drove a Sherman and he got blown out out of 3 tanks in the Battle of the Bulge and survived. The last one put him in a coma but he was alright I don't know how long he was in a coma for.
I'm not sure what the other 3 brothers were
A service he gave to your country and to the whole of humanity. Bless him. I wish all the best to you and your loved ones and thanks.
@@araujormur so nice
My Uncle was here - he only spoke about it once in his life, when he was visiting my family when I was about 12 yrs old. His wife (my aunt) had never heard the stories he told.
Many times it has crossed my mind reading comments of people saying my grandfather was there. There are very few people in existence who’s grandfather was killed in the war. The survivors went on after the war, got married and created a legacy. The ones who were killed didn’t have that opportunity….they were just someone’s son, brother or sweetheart and their lineage ended on that beach. It’s heartbreaking not hearing from the ones who never had the opportunity to speak of their grandfather.
True. The average age of American soldiers in WW2 was 26 years old. That didn’t leave them much time to get settled down, much less to have kids.
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This hit me hard
My great grandfather was in the british army in the durham light infantry but he got wounded and later died of his wounds but he had my grandmother so fortunately i exist today
You obviously don't realize how many men went off to war leaving behind wives and young children, I have a relative who had 2 kids when he went off to war and he died in the Pacific. He is someone's grandfather, you really should learn some history.
That beach scene where the 2 guys go down has always been a heartbreaking scene to watch. I’m 55 and saw it most of my life and it still affects me the same.
You took the words right out of my mouth, same for me. The way his leg swings unnaturally forward and that once down he stays down one can only assume he is hit by a burst from a MG. I’ve often wondered who he was. Poor fella.
Same
It takes my breath away every time I see this scene. I'm 69 & its impact hasn't lessened over the years.
D Day the 6th of June. And America's reward for saving Russia's sorry ass. . Putin and the Russian people attack Ukraine and steal children by the thousands They are every bits as bad as the Nazi.
I’m 63 and it still makes me weep. I pray for these young men’s souls that they are in Heaven.
I can’t imagine what it was like for those poor boys heading in to that hell. Seasick, wet, cold, loaded down with equipment, and probably scared to death. RIP heroes.
Surprised the boats stayed afloat after they dispatched, due to the weight of their enormous balls of steel…
@@kinglouie63 Men can fear too. If you are human, you experience fear. Brave or not, nobody wants to die.
@@kinglouie63 The reason they fought was so nobody would ever have to be put in the situation they were in ever again
@@kinglouie63 Not only boys. Some are girly boys, today.
@@ym5180 True, nobody want to died. Some are cowards and let others died for them. These are true hero. They do not want to died. Known that most likely they’ll died on that beach. Yet, they went ahead. Time for peace. RIP, with million thanks.
The boats were mostly made from wood and the front ramp made from metal. They had to sit and listen to bullets bouncing off until they heard the order to lower the ramp and then the men at the front were mostly cut to ribbons. No man should ever have to endure that. These people are real men, real heroes, and should NEVER be forgotten.
...and some men got pinned down before they even get the chance to get out of their boats. German bullet spray from the MG-42 brushes you and "BAM", just like that, your life is gone.
They are called Higgins boats - named after the man how designed them. (Designer Andrew Higgins based it on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes. More than 23,358 were built, by Higgins Industries and licensee.)
God holds a place for these galliant braves
@@EngPheniksOmaha is horseshoe shaped, and some boats were hit before they even made it to the beach.
"These people are real men" maybe , but probably not the wisest , because they could simply not go to war
My dad was captured in Anzio in the battle of the caves and was force to work the farm for 14 months until being liberated. All they were given to eat was cauliflower. He was given the purple heart for bieng wounded and other honers also. He just passed away 3 months ago at the age of 99. He still ran from the Germans every night. He and my mom were married over 70 years had 5 children and was very active in the church. God bless his soul, we are very proud of you Dad.
God bless him!❤️
May he rest in peace now
God bless him❤
Seeing that soldier fall as soon as he walks on the beach is really poignant. RIP hero. Your sacrifice shall never be forgotten
Always wondered who he was, where he was from.
I always wonder too who he was...also the other Soldier who was wounded and trys to get back up ...was he able to make it to safety...or was he killed by more rounds as he tried to get off the beach....May We Never Forget ...We Remember Them ...
yeah so many lives gone before they even got to do any fighting
He got a salary. Not a hero.
They fought so they could have mixed race grand kids who can have their dicks lopped off and wear dresses while smoking weed and eating themselves into the need of a mobility scooter covered in rainbow flags. Every one of my family who fought with the allies before their death came to regret and lament their involvement. They know they fought on the wrong side. It's time we honour their memories and acknowledge we goofed. The real victims are the indigenous Germanic peoples who wanted their land back stolen from them in WW1 and ended up having more stolen from them in WW2 and now are being genocided openly by endless migration funded by IsraAID.
My father, Roy Pinney, was also a US Army photographer at the Normandy invasion. He took primarily still photos as they assaulted the beach, until he was wounded by shrapnel to the stomach. Like Taylor, he was evacuated to a British hospital and later returned to the US. Fortunately for us, he lived a good and interesting life until he died at age 99 years old.
@Potato Hero How? The U.S. was freeing occupied France from Germany. I don't see how that's wrong.
were his photos coonfiscated by the authorities like the movie footage?........supposedly dropped the water and destroyed or some crap...............just too much for the public to see......the slaughter on the beaches ..etc etc....
@Potato Hero bro, literally the one war where the US was justified
@GOATED_LORD shhh let potato be retarded In peace 💀💀
Did he write an account of his life and experiences? Did he leave letters photographs?? What about audio/video recordings of him? He sounds like a very interesting man It would be a shame to have people like this memory fade out. My advise get it going, write a book And Roy Pinney will live on in history, rather than just another tombstone or urn.
My grandfather was there on dday, but he was a cook on one of the big transport ships.. He always down played his role as a cook and felt guilty cause he wasnt on the beach front lines. I always told him, someone had to cook, so he played a very important part. Salute to my grandfather RIP
The cooks played a substantial role. Food has to sustain thousands in their mission. Though, there were plenty of soldiers that day that cursed the breakfast they had had because the rough seas, stress, and fear caused many to throw up on the landing craft.
My Great Grandpa was a cook during WW2 on a destroyer. He went through the Panama canal and patrolled the Pacific.
My great grandfather was a radar operator for ships in the navy he was there to, maybe a possibility they crossed paths. Never know
He be cooking 🔥 🔥 🔥
@@amaduck2132 on everything he was...
A cousin of mine died on D-Day aged 23. I have heard from a distant cousin he never made it to the beach. Rest in peace to all of the wonderful men who unfortunately lost their lives. And to my cousin, John Trent Kincer from Wytheville , VA. 💙💙💙
My grandfather fought in North Africa, Sicily and up through Italy. He was an ammunition truck driver. He delivered ammunition to the guys on the front line. His brother (my great uncle) fought from the north coming down south. As the mud-covered men marched into Rome in a long column, my grandfather saw his brother walking past his truck going in the opposite direction. He jumped out and they both embraced. They got a picture together standing in front of the colosseum. That picture is one of our families great possessions.
What an "Amazing" miracle that their paths would connect. What a "Joyous" moment in a living hell that must have been. 🙏
❤💔❤ Bless your family
the sad thing is, they died for this woke bullshit we have now. it is a shame
GOD I would Love a COPY of that Heirloom
God Bless Your family and its sacrifices
My Uncle was killed near the seawall. Word is he made it there, but went back to help pull a buddy to safety and the same machine gun that had hit his friend took his life. He had fought in North Africa and Sicily prior, earning a Silver Star, Bronze Star with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart issued on his death. Rest in peace Andrew.
At least he died so Transgender and gays could rule the world as victims . 🏳️⚧️
same
Big Red One?
It takes more balls than all of us combined to run into no man's land to save someone.
RIP brave soldier!
My great uncle, Tony Covatta, fought in WWII with a panzer destroyer tank division. He landed in Normandy about a week after D-Day. Fought in the infamous Battle of the Bulge in the winter. Whenever I would ask him questions about the war he would get a few questions in and then break down. It was hard to watch. Truly a bad ass, and a hero. Miss you so much uncle Tony!
My great uncle survived Omaha, he was one of the kindest souls i've ever met. ❤
My father was there. 5th Rangers, Company D. He was one of the luckiest. Not a scratch on D-day. He was wounded later in another battle. 19 years old. He never spoke a word about it, and I understand why.
I'm sure he was haunted by what he saw
My uncle joined after Pearl Harbor as a teenager. He NEVER spoke about what he saw or felt. I asked a couple of times after I saw how he was affected I stopped. I can't imagine what he went through as a kid. 🇺🇸
I can’t even go shopping, I will fall down at some point and scrape all the skin off my knee
I don’t understand why tbh
When I was 19 I was still very immature, thinking about partying & girls. Absolutely humbled by these brave souls & what they sacrificed. Some never given the chance to experience love, their first house, start a career, or the joy of having a child. Brave Men.
Thank you Joey for putting together such a wonderful documentary of Sgt Taylor's, my Dad, film work of DDay. Growing up he related only a bit of his experiences as a cameraman with the 165th Signal Corps. He did talk about getting shot almost immediately upon landing on that day. It did leave a big "crater" in his upper left arm as a result. I had never seen any of his war footage of DDay until now. While he kept many war photos, memorabilia, and letters from his life in the Army some of which were featured in this documentary, he spoke about that time very little. I am in the process of going through the volumes of materials he left. Sgt Taylor went on to film The Battle of the Bulge, Hurtegen Forest, the Malmedy Massacre, and the Liberation of Luxembourg to name just a few places.
Many of us hope you can collect all that material into a book about your father's military service.
This comment, from Sgt Taylor’s descendant, deserves to be pinned, so that viewers can express their thanks to the family of that brave soldier.
@@stevebabiak6997 thanks.
@@Inkling777 would like to but just don't know how to start it.
You must be so proud of your dad.
My grandfather was J.C. Chandler and he was a paramedic on Omaha Beach. I’ve seen a few pictures and he told me a few stories but videos like this helps to remind me of the greatest generation to ever do it!!
These guys were amazing. No one can hold a candle to them.
My dad landed in the third wave as a medic. The only comment he made was that they stacked bodies like cord wood to provide cover to work on the wounded. He refused to watch "saving private Ryan". He spent his whole life trying to forget. 😢
My great uncle was also a medic on that beach. I don’t know his unit though, and he died about 25 years ago. But I was with him on June 6, 1994. I took my grandma to visit him in San Antonio. She and my mom had gone shopping that afternoon and Uncle Ralph and I were just sitting on the couch in our hotel room watching the 50th anniversary ceremony on TV, and he just started telling me what happened that day. It was harrowing. When I told my grandma later, she was shocked. He’d never told anyone in his family what had happened to him on D Day. I just happened to be with him on that day, watching that ceremony, when he decided it was time. I miss my uncle (and my grandma). He was truly the nicest, most generous man I’ve ever known. To know the things he went through and continued going through for decades afterward just made me respect him more. It’s truly amazing.
"he refused to watch Saving Private Ryan" can't blame him. He's probably seen more than enough of that horror for himself...
The veterans, cast, and crew of the Band of Brothers viewed the mini-series before it was released to the public. During the night jump scene into Normandy, some of the veterans had to get up and walk out of the theater. They could not bear several decades later to relive the most frightening event of their lives.
Shame on that private Ryan movie for starring a few of the most anti American sacks of crap.
My mother was a child in England during the war. I am grateful for people like your father. I may not have been born if it were not for him. He helped save my mother's country. How do you ever thank someone enough for risking their life for others?
The fact that Sgt. Taylor was hit/injured and still fought to keep his camera above water is a remarkable testament to his courage and commitment to his role
Cameraman never dies!
@@a.thiago3842NEVER
This kind of Man's definitely gets extinct.
@@bluewendigo672 Amen
My Grandfather lost three fingers on landing. He also served in Korea. The sacrifice of these young men should never be forgotten, but better still never repeated. War is hell and sometimes unavoidable, but avoidable wars still happen too often. Peace to all this Christmas.
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This one left me speechless. You paid Sgt Taylor great respect.
I remember my late father telling me stories of my late great uncle that was a part of that great campaign on Omaha Beach and survived. My father told me that he remembered when my great uncle deployed to Europe and was not seen for over a year. My father told me he remembered the day my great uncle returned home. The correspondence was not as swift as today, so my great uncle’s arrival was a surprise to everyone. My father, only thirteen at the time, was working in the yard when he heard his dog barking at something approaching in the woods. My father looked to see what his dog was barking at to see a man carrying a duffle bag and a rifle hiking towards him. As my great uncle got closer, my father recognized who it was and ran up to hug him. My father announced his arrival to all his siblings and my grandparents and an overwhelming family reunion ensued. My great uncle told stories of the war and how he was deployed with thousands of other soldiers onto the beaches of France where he witnessed several of his comrades lost. He said that he pushed forward and focused on his mission and survived. He said that a few months later, it was announced that his tour in Europe was complete and he was allowed to go home. His military base was about twenty-eight miles from his home. They offered him a ride to his house. He told them, “No. I’ve walked about a thousand miles around France on foot. I only live about thirty miles from here. I know the way. I’m going to walk. The peace and tranquility will help me reset myself for rejoining with my family.”
same
That's such an awesome story. Thank you for sharing. That last part about walking 30 miles home, not being bothered by it, as he had already marched untold miles around France, the fact that he knew the way on foot, and perhaps most inspiring that he knew he needed that to center himself before finally returning home is the perfect illustration of the major generational differences, from then to now.
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@@mwr7i completely agree
What a remarkable soul. I'm sure he was watched over by God or whatever Deity your family looked to for salvation. How fortunate he was able to return to your family and recall the events of his service. I sincerely hope he was able to enjoy a long and successful life!
My uncle was there and he never talked about it. I know he had a lot of trouble sleeping many nights. Heroes every single one. We owe them everything they saved the world.
GREAT GENERARATION OF MEN TO FACE THEM MACHINE GUNS AND RUN STRAIGHT AT THEM TOOK ENORMOUS STRENGTH AND BRAVERY RIP
Literally!
My mother was a child in England during the war. I am grateful for people like your uncle. I may not have been born if it were not for him. He helped save my mother's country. How do you ever thank someone enough for risking their life for others?
@@vickijohnson9704 The British people were so brave during ww2, they were put through holy hell and never surrendered to the monster Hitler. My hat is off to them. God Bless.
As an ex serviceman and one who had an uncle on D day. I am proud of the things that you do to respect and honour the memory of the greatest generation. Thank you.
when the end credits appeared, I was left with nothing but tears. The hallmark of a powerful piece. Beautifully done.
I have no words… As a Frenchman I want to thank the American men who gave their life’s and left wives and children for a land that is not their own… God bless America Merci ❤️
Thank you sir for your kind words of gratitude.
As an American the best I can do is thank you for putting up an excellent fight against the Nazis. Your resistance fighters and there sacrifices were not in vain
And the British Canadian and any other nationality that was there that day. Including the Free French. Lest we forget.
You're not a Frenchman though, you're Lebanese and arrived when their colony collapsed. You're not indigenous, but an invader to that region, as is your wife. The real French are such a tiny minority and are not even acknowledged as indigenous. If you consider yourself an honorable man, fight for their rights, see that the few remaining indigenous Franks are acknowledged as indigenous at least by law.
@@johnruggio9862 💯
Thank you for posting this. It gives me chills. My Grandfather was there on D Day. He was serving with the 116th infantry of the 29th Division and was in the first wave assault of Omaha Beach. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. I am so thankful he survived. Eternally grateful for all those men. ❤🙏
CHILLS BRUTHER CHILLS
Wow first wave. Truly thankful he survived too❤
God bless him! He was brave and courageous. That whole generation was. We need more people like that now or God help us the way things are going. I hate it when these communists now teach and say how bad this country is and hate it.
I was in 1/116th 29th infantry Virginia national guard Lynchburg Virginia the blue and grey
Just think, If BE DIDNT MAKE IT, YOU WOULDN'T BE YOU TODAY...
This is the earliest footage we have, that the cameraman never dies.
In all seriousness let's cut that shit out and respect those young men who gave thier lives for us. They'd be disgusted if they read this comment your lucky many are gone to a different place today.
@@badazz2969I mean, he's right though
@@badazz2969how he was absolutely right. You think cameramen were safe?
My uncle landed on Omaha beach in the first wave and he survived it. He never spoke of it. I didn’t know he received 2 Purple Heart a bronze star and a silver star for his actions on d day and the rest of the war!!
My Granddad just turned 100. He was in the 3rd wave on Omaha Beach. He is the last living witness of the signing of the Instrument of Surrender at the little red school house. He wrote a book about his time in the war. Called “ A Patriot’s Memoirs Of World War ll.
I wonder if he's content with the united states as it is now. I for sure wouldn't risk my life and watch my friends get brutally killed just to be called hateful in 80 years time.
he's still alive? wow, thank him for his service
@@LUC1FER_R1S1NG im pretty sure he hasnt died since the last 3 days the comment was posted
@@nelsongay6572he did bro, he died 79 years ago...
Please thank your granddad for his bravery.
My grandfather was a German soldier, saw heavy combat in Russia and Italy, and then became a POW in Lousiana for 3 years. I’ll never forget what he said about US soldiers: those where the most heroic SOB’s i have ever seen. He remained friends with GI’s he met in POW camp for the rest of his life. In his name i salute all the servicemen who fought and died at D-Day.
I too had uncles who were of German descent, born in the USA but first generation anerican, who then fought in Germany. One uncle was a POW there and he spoke German. He had to hide the fact that he could understand his captors. He was liberated on VE Day and was nearly was sent to the Pacific theater but it ended before he had his orders. God bless all of our military soldiers sailors airmen the nurses and medics. All of them every one! 🙏🏻
I was a soldier, stationed in Germany before 9/11. I was then dating a German woman who introduced me to her grandfather, who flew in the Luftwaffe. The stories that old man could tell you were unbelievable......I know he fought on the other side, but to hear stories from back then are just wonderful moments. He actually apologized, saying he may have taken a shot at my grandfather back then, but I told him that my grandfather went to the Pacific.........but truly, what a wonderful opportunity to hear some history.
Belleau Woods, France, 1918.
@@bodhiutah4501 my mom was 100% German 1st generation USA. My father 100% Ukrainian. My Ukrainian grandfather escaped ukraine to avoid mandatory serving in the Russian army. He came to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania making steel to fight the Germans in WW1 and 2. Very interesting history.
Ich hat ein kameraden...Eine Kugel kam geflogen: Gilt's mir oder gilt es dir?
My uncle was in the Army and served as a reporter for Stars and Stripes in both Europe and Southeast Asia during the war. He kept his notes from the interviews he did and would let me read them. Reading about the horror those young men experienced made me think how lucky they were to have survived. I can’t imagine being only 18 or 19 and going through what those young men went through. Every time I would meet a WWII veteran, I’d give them a hug, if allowed, and thanked them for saving us from Hitler and the Japanese.
Visited Normandy and Point du Hoc a few weeks ago and it was surreal. The amount of young men who gave their lives on those beaches. Thank you for this documentary it was very well done and a pleasure to watch.
I visited Normandy Omaha Beach in 2016, I was looking at the Beach and I don't know how but I started crying.
08:37 That soldier is my grandfather, Richard Exline, coming ashore on Omaha Beach. He was in the 3rd. wave. That photo is one from a series of him and his engineers unit coming ashore He did not know about the photos until about the mid-90s. He passed in 2011. He left an oral record about his Omaha Beach landing experience and of this and the other photos at the New Orleans World War II museum. His obit and photo can be found by searching for: Richard-W.-Exline obit Cheers.
Hello there! Thank you for watching I'd love to get in touch with you! Could you send me an email?
@@SNAFUDOCS Done.
RESPECT and RIP to your Granpa
My mother was a child in England during the war. I am grateful for people like your grand father. I may not have been born if it were not for him. He helped save my mother's country. How do you ever thank someone enough for risking their life for others?
@@k.chriscaldwell4141 Hi Chris, I don't see it! Can you try again?
My father had survived Dunkirk and returned to land on Sword beach that morning only just making it ashore. As he came off the ramp of a LCT a single German plane came low over, he saw the wings adjust its position between his landing craft and the one next to him, it dropped one bomb straight into the other craft. He went on to fight at Caen and through into Germany. I have always had the greatest respect for all who fought for the freedom we enjoy today and get emotional when I see documentaries like this. May they all rest in eternal peace. "We will remember them".
God bless your father and all men who fought for freedom. Eternal thankful with them. Pd: sorry for my english.
@@minervapenn9725 Thank you, your English is excellent.
Holy cow. That's already a movie right there. Unbelievable that someone went through that... and that it was not fiction! I can't even begin to imagine. Wars are so costly. If Hitler had to be on the very front lines during the war taking those bullets and bombs, I'm betting he would view it differently.
Your father’s experience sounds like that of an elderly general I got to talk to. He’d volunteered for the US Army, became an Officer through OCS, and shipped out to England early in 1944. The very first combat action of his military career was Omaha Beach. He said that when the landing craft’s ramp dropped, a machine gun in the hills erased the first ranks. Several other men drowned in the surf after going over the sides of their ship. Half his platoon died on the landing craft or in the surf. Between D-Day and V-E Day, his platoon was basically wiped out three times. He was one of only four men who made it all the way through…they had two dozen Purple Heart medals (awarded for being wounded in combat) between them. Salute to your father. I’ve heard a lot of WWII veterans say “I just did my job.” What a job…!
"Fought for freedom." Have you seen the west since the 60s until today? More like fought for a mao style communism. The drug war, the gun control act of 68, the militarization of federal and local law enforcement that violates the posse Comitatus Act. The government knows that they cant use the military on usa citizens so what do they do? They militarize law enforcement and have them conduct military style operations on people for stupid crap like growing plants, weapons violations/anti 2nd amendment regulation, and a bunch of other crap.
I never realized that there actually were cameramen and photographers on the battlefield. So brave.
Still are. Spent years of my life as a combat camera in Afghanistan for the Army.
@@JourneysADRIFT what motivated you to do it?
@@yotaiji012 I was young and the bonus $ was big. 💀
@@JourneysADRIFT big enough where you are the only one without a gun? You got some balls!
My father was there, he lived. Your opening broke my heart as i watched the men come to the beach. He never talked about it, i see why now. I had to stop watching it affected me so badly. May god bless all those brave men and may they rest in heaven.
Thank you for making this! As a member of the 29th ID, my dad departed his LST and landed in that section of the beach to support the 1st ID that morning. After being separated from his assault team, he was told for the time being, he was a member of the 1st ID and fought with them until being returned to his division. He always told me that he believe they landed in the incorrect spot, but looking a landing table, the target sector for his LST, and evidence showing that units held in reserve were pressed into combat early at the request Gerow and other 29th commanders, I don’t think it was an incorrect landing. He said that men from the 1st ID that had landed in North Africa and Italy said Easy Red was the hottest beach they had ever taken. He had some amazing stories of the combat that morning. He was severely wounded on D+3, and returned to the States on July 4th. He was interviewed by the AP with a paratrooper from the 101st and, and the story was printed in the papers on July 12th, 1944. I miss you, dad.
Lucky to be born from a real man, you were lucky bud
They fought so they could have mixed race grand kids who can have their dicks lopped off and wear dresses while smoking weed and eating themselves into the need of a mobility scooter covered in rainbow flags. Every one of my family who fought with the allies before their death came to regret and lament their involvement. They know they fought on the wrong side. It's time we honour their memories and acknowledge we goofed. The real victims are the indigenous Germanic peoples who wanted their land back stolen from them in WW1 and ended up having more stolen from them in WW2 and now are being genocided openly by endless migration funded by IsraAID.
My dad was 20. He was in the 1ST Division 18th RCT. Never talked about D-DAY except to say he landed on OMAHA EASY RED in first or second wave. Got seriously wounded 4 months later in the Battle of Aachen Germany. 10 months in hospital. Miss him a lot.
Keep telling his story, rip to your dad.
My gpa was a pilot in the 101st airborne... wished I could of heard his stories. True American Heros they were..
Today I reminded my 32 year old son that yesterday was the 79th anniversary of D-Day. He replied saying “many of those poor guys didn’t make it to today” ... it took me a second to “get” what he meant and increased my sadness at all those young lives lost for what was ultimately the greatest war-time endeavour of modern times.
They grew up during the Great Depression then fought in WW2. Those who were killed in WW2 did not experience much else than the Great Depression and WW2.
My grandfather was there. He never did and always said that he would never watch saving private ryan. Born 1917 died 2015. Master sergeant and fought Korean and WW2. I miss you so much pop
My former Lancaster NY neighbor Jack Huffman from hometown of Manchester NY was in the Red One First Infantry Division. He once showed me his patch , Purple Heart and a helmet with bullet hits on it. He was a gentle quiet gentleman and when I learned he was at this invasion I was floored. When movie Saving Private Ryan came out I asked him if he was planning on seeing it that it was about Normandy …He replied “ no I saw it once and that was enough”. RIP Big Red One Jack !!!
My eternal gratitude to those who fought and died at the Normandy coast invasion 79 years ago. I knew some of them when I grew up.
Once there were many, now there are only a few. I remember buying poppies from WW I veterans now they are all gone. Soon our WW II vets will join them.
We shouldn't have done it. Germany was reclaiming it's rightful territory and rejecting international banking. It was even peacefully evacuating Jewish people and others who were not indigenous to the area and seen as (rightfully) invaders in the Haavara Agreement. It may have actually been our hand that caused everything to go pear shaped by our intervention. Their invasion of Poland was righteously reclaiming their land, their invasion of France was to disarm them and stop them from murdering tens of millions of Germans another time, and their plan was to return it. When you read primary documents and listen to speeches - we've been lied to, so much, for so long. Did you know not one Englishman, Canadian,, or American who liberated prison camps found anything untoward? No suffering, no murder. They found typhus, lots of lice and typhus. But nothing untoward. Not one western leader at the time even mentioned it the prison camps were so mundane and normal. It was only after financial incentive that people started to ham it up. I truly believe we forced their hand and caused most of this. Even Churchil said 'the greatest crime (Germany) has committed is to rob international banking of their rightful dues.'
AMEN
All sides worked together. Now WE are fighting. Maybe asshat I mean H#tler should have killed everything. Humans are stupid and forget within a few generations
Although I knew none of those who fought, bled, sweated, or died here, I am eternally grateful, and I went on to serve 17 months in West Germany, & a following 13 months, in West Berlin, … circa October 1 of 1972 through March 10th, 1975 w/2 Honorable Discharges, …
Thank you! I am 78 and my dad was in both WWII and Korea. As a child I do not remember the horror of war, I remember my mother’s anxiety and her joy every time she received one of dad‘s letters. Again thank you for the excellent job to put a name to the camera man who took the film that’s so many of us have seen so of the landing at Normandy on this 79th anniversary of D Day.
The shot from the beach looking up at where the nest were, and the people were, and actually being able to see the distances. The scene where you could see the people, it was awesome. The dimensions. I've watched everything out there and waited for that shot to, to be there to put me there. Frigging awesome
My admiration to the photographer Richard Taylor for capturing some events on Omaha Beach, without the footage we can only imagine the horrors of war and the carnage it entailed. To those who survived and those that were lost, "We will remember you" and thank you for our freedom we have today! "lest we forget" . You gave us your yesterdays for our todays!
You guy's are getting to the point of being the best WWII documentary makers of all. I can't begin to thank you enough, that would be impossible, and your persistence on getting things right is nothing short of awe inspiring!! It simply means the world to those of us who have lost our loved ones, as well as those of us who welcomed loved ones home with injuries and scares far too deep to heal. God bless all of you involved, You have no idea what your dedication and talent mean to us.
My grandfather never spoke of it...but I do remember when we went to go see saving private ryan in theaters with my father and brother....he started crying and said "I smell diesel and need to get some air" and walked out for about 20 minutes. He wasnt the only one who walked out. We never talked about it, but I do believe he had it bad. Miss you pops
Hello
Saving Private Ryan was probably the closest you'd get to the battlefront without enlistment
My great grand father was on that beach. He survived and had 5 kids. Unfortunately tho his mental health wasn't at its best for obvious reasons. My own grandfather dedicated his life to the veterans legion may they all be honored. Rest in peace to all the solders that lived and died through that day. They changed history
My great grandpa served on the German side. I was watching a documentary about D-Day and he glanced over and I turned to him and said: "June 6th, 1944. Invasion in Normandy" He smiled and said "Right, I remember that". He never really talked about the war
My great grandpap was a POW in Stalag 17-B and he never told anyone anything about his time during WW2 until my mom interviewed him for a school project--the most random of times to finally open up about his service. So much came out of that, a lot that he didn't even tell his son (my grandpap). He flew in a B17 Flying Fortress and was shot down. After being captured, he spent I believe close to a year if not longer in the camp until they escaped. There were piles of bodies, many of which overrun by rats which became food. They were really only given a half a loaf of bread and often not everyone got anything to eat. The guards would constantly hose everyone down, so they only had muddy ground to be in. Eventually, the guards stopped patrolling and only the guard dogs were keeping watch. They'd lure a dog over to the fence, and kill it for food, eating it raw. Eventually, after the guards weren't showing for a few days, they decided to make a plan to break for it by running in pairs in all 4 directions with the hope that at least some of them will survive. Luckily, it turns out the camp was abandoned, but my pap and whoever he was with made it all the way to France by foot, hiding in any place they could find. Piles of cow manure were the best spot since the search dogs couldn't find them, but they eventually stole a German jeep, looted along their way, and made it back. Along the way they had no idea where they were, or if they were still in enemy territory or not. They had no idea what the state of the war was like, so everywhere was behind enemy lines to them. He's 6'3 and went in service at around 190lbs, and came back at 105lbs. Love you pap, I wasn't able to grow old enough to get to really know you, but I'll always be proud of where I'm from.
I never read a history like this one. This would be a great movie!! I really hope more people read this, cause not everyone can read more than 2 lines unfortunatelly.
God bless your pap!
May he rest in peace and god bless your soul.
Those B17 guys had serious courage. Only like half of them survived. They had the job of flying over Germany and bombing targets unprotected when the Luftwaffe was still the best air force in the world and at full strength. They weakened the Nazi war machine and made victory on land possible.
That’s an incredible story, thanks for sharing it!
I am 61. I adopted the US as my home 20 years ago. Since I was a kid, I read about D Day and WW II. Always fascinated me. I saw the beach scene all my life on film, just like someone else mentioned. I dreamed all my life with the possibility of seeing that place to witness with my own eyes what those guys must've gone through. This September, my wife and I will be setting foot on those beaches. I waited all my life for this moment. I know I will contemplate, will take many, many pictures, will sit down and will cry for the ones that fell that day. I expect to spend the whole day there. It will be emotional.
i am absolutely amazed by every single soldier that did this for our world. i mean, an analogy i can think of is they are literally playing call of duty in real life. life is so precious. and these guys risked it all for the better of the world. unbelievable. ♥️🥺
My great grandfather was one of the boat drivers on Omaha beach. He hid his pistol in one hand, and his rosary in another, praying to God to keep him alive.
I am forever humbled and rendered speechless whenever I consider what these brave men did for us and their loved ones on that day
Yeah war may be bad now but we forget it used to be 10 times worse
You asked if we wanted to see more, ABSOLUTELY YES!!! This is HISTORY that should NEVER BE FORGOTTEN ❤😢 Thank you for your service in bringing this to us........
Matching the pics to the locations at the end was emotional.
It's sad to see how peaceful it is today knowing that not even all that long ago it was full of gunfire and dead bodies
My Grandfather was a POW Bataan Death March Survivor. He was shot, tortured and beaten. He went into the Army around 225 lbs and came out 75 lbs. Never talked too much about it except when he was drinking. Miss you Gramps and love you!
My late father (5/28/24 to 9/11/93) was there on Omaha Beach on DDay. Many in his squad died and he was fragged by a mortar round and sustained a severed sciatic nerve, shrapnel in lip (I still have the piece), and shrapnel in leg and behind ear. On occasion a piece of shrapnel worked its way out of the tissue well after he returned home. After he was injured on the beach he was evacuated to England and brought home to the US via the Queen Mary which was converted to a troop ship for the war. He was taken to NYC went to a hospital and then moved to Salt Lake City area for rehab until he returned to his home in Southern California after 6 months of rehab. He NEVER talked about it and any information I got from him was from blunt questions. His was the same story as shown in the movie and told by various viewers here of their Fathers, Grandfathers and Great Grandfathers. I was fortunate in that my Dad left behind a large Army footlocker full of all the documentation, rare photos, telegrams, medals and his WWII Army dress uniform still in mint condition. My Dad was 6' 4" and swaggered like John Wayne due to his leg injury. He was tough. He joined the fire service in 1952 and retired from that in 1970 and still had another 23 years of work. He was to retired in December of 1993 but sadly passed in his sleep unexpectedly on Sept. 11, 1993. I was one of the paramedics who responded on my own Father. He prepared me to be tough and work hard and how to deal with PTSD. Bless all of you who say positive things about these brave men of the Greatest Generation. ***The National Archives lost all of the World War II service records in a huge fire years ago. I scanned all of my Dad's documentation and sent it to them in print and CD format. If you have or find WWII documentation it can be used to build their database and restore accurate history.***
what a journey your father lived. u could share the photos with us
Thanks for sharing the story.
I have some WWII film pertaining to my father who was stationed on an island in the South Pacific. It' been rolled up so long it won't lie flat to make prints. Do you think the National Archives has a method to flatten it? I'd love to see the photos he took. He was a bombardier on a B-24 Liberator. In the movie Memphis Belle there' a part about them being the 6th plane in a formation. The 1st 5 were hit making them the lead. They were hit and the pilot & co-pilot were covered in red, believed to be blood but was tomato soup. This actually happened to my father and his crew & was written about in the March 1945 issue of "AIR FORCE" "The Official Service Journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces" entitled "Shell Game." My father was Lt. Frank E. Turner, who is mentioned in the article. Their plane was destroyed. Do you think they would want it? Francine [Turner] Fleming
@@francinefleming4126that sounds really interesting. It seems like you want to preserve the artifacts and stories that go along with them. I definitely think you should look into it. Worst they can say is they’re not interested however I find that highly unlikely. What you do now dictates if these stories will live on or not.
Proud of ur daddy bro,bring tears to my eyes, greatest generation
This makes me nostalgic for my Grandparents generation; the part I was exposed too, several decades after they served in the War. As a child I felt it in their ways of being. They had gratitude for what they had. Really weren’t terribly big on complaining. God bless all who sacrificed for my freedom. 🇺🇸
Amen I feel it deep in my soul my pap was first wave on Iwo Jima
Absolutely agree with you!
New generation should take more examples from them. Nowadays we have too much and we do not appreciate and often waste it.
The horror they felt running into the unknown must be beyond words. There was no tv before that showed you how war looks like. What weapons there are or what you will expect.
Such a well written and edited composition. Thank you.
Just got back from a trip to France. Went to Omaha Beach and the American cemetery twice. A heartfelt thank you to all who fought, bled and died for our freedom. May we be wise enough to sustain it.
God bless, friend. 🇺🇸
I went last year and visited the same places. It was the single most incredible and emotional experience of my entire life
Our liberties and freedoms are being taken away from us on a daily basis by technocrats.
Freedom that was a good on. You mean rather Imperialism? 😂😂🤷🏻♂️🤦♂️
Russia is sustaining freedom for the World now.
My grandfather was part of the air assault. He was army airforce paratrooper. Was a air gunman but was trained as a paratrooper right before the invasion. His chute was caught in a tree and got taken in as a POW. He was declared dead to his family until recovered towards the end of the war. Never once talked about his experience with family. One of the best men I have ever known
O pior tipo de serumano que já existiu na fase da terra xamase nazista
My grandfather never once talked about his story on D-Day. He never even liked war movies. When saving private Ryan came out, he was convinced to go and watch. Within the first 5 min of the movie he got up in tears and said I've seen this movie before and walked out. This is the only emotion I've seen my grandfather, RIP, show in his life other than a smile. My Papa was a great man.
They knew your grandpa was a jew serving robot homosexual and they took him prisoner. Haha
@@soarerfilms9843 what is lil bro waffling about 💀
@@soarerfilms9843 and now the germans have the weakest army in nato
Videos starting to pop up on my feed. An absolutely amazing channel. Amazing content
My father was in the navy during WW2, he was at Dunkirk also serving in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. I love watching your videos well done. I would love to go to the Pacific islans captured during the island hopping. I don't think they teach WW2 history in schools, my 10 year old grandson only knows what I hv told him. My mother was in the civil defence in Glasgow, but both never talked about it. This was definitely the Best generation. May we never forget ❤
What a great way to honor these men. RIP, your lives were not lost in vain.
Really....are you certain of that
Look at what all politicians and powers that be are doing to this once great country of ours. Destroying it from within. May all the soldiers of all wars rest in eternal PEACE. I'm sure they're wondering what they fought for, as they spin in they're graves.
@@patricialavallee8286 What they fought for still resonates within a big portion of us from all generations. Despite the traitors and crooks who are systematically taking over our government and education system, the soldiers we saw on that beach are immortalized because it tempers all of us as Patriots...and, fortunately, there is a revived appreciation in what these men did and what they endured, while we wake up to the tricks being played by the sociopaths at the top of our food chain.
@@empireoflizards agree. Well said!
It wasn’t in vain; it lives on in the spirit of courage, sacrifice, selflessness, perseverance, faith. I do understand the point but I am refusing to give in and give up. We simply can’t.
Fantastic to see you back with such a moving and well researched piece of knowledge. I've been a camera operator for over 30 years. The thought of performing that task (with the available technology of the day) wading from a landing craft under machine gun, mortar and shell fire is truly humbling. Thank you for this video, on such a historic anniversary.
Very, very nice. Very much appreciate you making this tribute.
0:48 It really shows how exhausted the soldiers were wadding through the water with all their gear and then to have to run, waterlogged, for safety as bullets whiz past you. The adrenaline dump alone from this would probably be enough to wind you and make you want to pass out. What a dreadful position to be in. Respect to all those soldiers.
Thank you once again for what you do to help keep this most important day in the history of the world alive.
He lost 99.9% of the d day footage he accidentally dropped on the water
@@Gamer_Kot IN THE water 👍🏻
@@leeholmes9962 No,the footage was so epic and American it couldn’t sink it floated.
4/5/33AD was the most important day in world history. 4/3/33 was the second most.
History can only be forgotten, it never dies, we see as it repeats
The bravery to attack under heavy enemy fire is amazing……these men had honor….RIP all who perished that day.
There is no honor to run into a blaze off bullets because some general told you to do it. It is called SUICIDE. If real men stop doing what they are instructed by military/politician psychopaths there will be less suicide.
I honor them forever which is why I get offended when people make WW2 content and do it no justice *cough call of duty vanguard*.
Thank You for keeping their memories and stories alive
How this touches your heart. These young men were so brave. It was hard to see those two young men go down. So young and filled with hope. We owe a lot to these men of that generation who fought. My heartfelt thanks to them. I'm 60 and this wasn't even my generation, but I feel like they were so much more mature than what I see today.
I'm 60. We are nothing compared to the men of WW2
@@jackmehoff5523I have been in the army for 20 years and I can honestly say that no truer words have been spoken. When men were men. We live on the shoulders of giants.
@@G82_M my dad fought in Germany in ww2 he never spoke of it except the fact he knew a little German. He passed in 1979. I'm presently looking into finding out about his military history I do have his dog tag. He suffered from frostbite and scrap metal wounds I'd say the frostbite was the worst for him his feet were bad. A very humble man along with my best friends dad who fought in the Japanese theater and was wounded in action. I can honestly say these men would be shocked to know what our country has turned into. Thank you for your service to our country you are a fine American. God bless you.
And one day we NVM
Best recollection was that 4,417 men died on the beaches during D-day invasion June 6th.
A German diary of one of machine gunners entrenched in those bunkers said, "I felt sorry for those poor men. They walked right into a meat grinder. The bravest men I've ever seen".
@@ridvansen7108the nickname by the Americans, bruv
You're right, i saw that in another documentary about D day
He was lucky that he didn't killed
I wonder if they could have done it with fewer losses
@@moshedayan2810things could have gone a lot smoother if they went as planned. Before the attack started air support was called in to bomb the heavily defended areas of the fortification. Unfortunately the munitions missed and hit behind the fortified bunkers. This was one of the biggest reasons such heavy casualties were sustained
Thank you for this! 🙏🏼 we must never ever forget.
Good video. Thanks for remembering a part of our guys who made it possible for us to see a bit of what happened.
My great grandfather was at Omaha Beach, he lost both his ears to two seperate bullets that whizzed past his head. When asked how he felt afterward he replied "What? I can't hear you, I have no ears!" Then he laughed, he could hear fine, and was just so happy to be alive.
Wow, that’s a crazy story and God bless your Grandfather. My family also fought in the war. They truly were the greatest generation.
I honestly laughed at what he said Being alive is a damn good place to be
He was a surviver
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My mother was a child in England during the war. I am grateful for people like your relative. I may not have been born if it were not for him. He helped save my mother's country. How do you ever thank someone enough for risking their life for others?
When I watch videos like these, it makes me realize how I don’t have it even close to that bad. For the last couple years, I’ve been pretty lost and down. All my head will go to is the negative things in my life, and even the world we live in. I snow plow in the winter, and live in the Rocky Mountains. So when it’s really cold and snowy, I always think of the negative things. Like how cold it is, walking around in at least a foot of the snow alot, how cold the wind is, how short the days are, and whatever else that that happened that day. All the while, what these guys went through, makes my days look like a trip to Disney world. I sometimes lay in bed and listen to the howling of the winter wind and watch docs to go to sleep. While I’m warm in my bed, many of these soldiers and the ones in Korea had to sleep outside in that cold!
Amazing work, incredible story and haunting music. Very very well done
My grandfather just passed away almost a week ago he was 97 and a WW2 vet he fought in the Philippines and Japan in combat, NEVER spoke about it until his last years when he started having dementia he told all his war stories to just one great grandson who lived with his grandma (my grandfathers daughter) he only told him not his kids not his friends not his 2 wives he outlived not his grandchildren but a great grandson who in return told us everything. My grandpa lived through some very difficult times he was hit with a grenade in the side in which it would have been worse if hadn’t hit it with his rifle and jump off a small cliff then in return he killed the man who threw it… this is just a small part of what we know. He was a great man never drank never smoked never swore just a proud family man of 6 kids 16 grandkids 26 great grandkids and one great great grandchild who is on the way.
My father was in the 2nd or 3rd wave of men hitting the Normandy beach. He told us he ran for 100 yards across dead bodies before he stepped on dirt/sand. Dad was shot in this invasion, but survived. He was in the 29th Division 116 th infantry. He could not read or write, but was an excellent shot called a marksman. He spoke of some of the events, but not much about the greatest of pains he lived and died with. He died at age 69 in 1985. He was from the Ozarks of Missouri. He was a great patriot who loved our country. All of these men were heros fighting for our freedom. We must not forget!!
God bless your dad🇺🇸😇❤️
My uncle was in the 29th, also. Missed D-Day but was wounded at St. Lo. There is an online site for the 29th division, you may be able to find out more about your father's unit or whether he was wounded, since the site does give a bit of that for individuals and what day they were wounded and returned. Found out my uncle was listed MIA because he stepped on a mine at the German border and was completely annihilated, so no body parts. Only after the war did they list him as KIA - I guess enough people saw the results of the blast....
both of my uncles were at Normandy. They survived and came back home to Texas...minus a few body parts like hands and fingers and schrapnal in em....and they never said a word about it until they were about 88 years old...they just came home, went to work in the refineries in Houston and raise families for 60 years.
Being a “marksman” isn’t some kind of job. It’s something all soldiers earn in basic.
@@AlphaAchilles True to a point, but some were even better shots.
God bless you heroes. I was born in 1960 and back then schools taught us about WWII and we stood at attention and recited the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. As I try my best to empathize the horrors you endured, your incredible courage is something that I often think about. I pray for you and our country, and that your sacrifices have not gone to waste. Thank you and I hope I can meet with you in the next life.
We've replaced our educational meritocracy once based on citizenship and critical thinking with a self-esteem-centered model, based on victimology and indoctrination
Some pledge their allegiance to the Donald Trump at least... those are the "real" patriots...
Thanks for that video - were grateful to you
Great video!! Thank you for this content, the production is very well done. You've done justice to Mr. Taylor's heroism.
What a moving tribute to a brave forgotten photographer on the most iconic day
well said... "a BRAVE and FORGOTTEN photographer" Indeed the deaths were tragic. Terrible. But I have to say, THANKS to these unknown but brave and unfortunately forgotten photographers, we can appreciate the action, the drama, and yes the bravery of so many young boys and folks who died... and to those who survived, I salute them all. Whoever they were.
My grandfather was a US army photographer at Omaha Beach. He arrived a few days after D-Day and then captured the journeys of African American Soldiers throughout France.
That's so cool!!!
Thank you for such a compassionate, informative film. I really enjoyed it.
Fantastic work on this. Much appreciated!
We can never say, "Thank you," enough to those guys and their brothers-in-arms. NEVER forget them. -- A USAF vet
They fought so they could have mixed race grand kids who can have their dicks lopped off and wear dresses while smoking weed and eating themselves into the need of a mobility scooter covered in rainbow flags. Every one of my family who fought with the allies before their death came to regret and lament their involvement. They know they fought on the wrong side. It's time we honour their memories and acknowledge we goofed. The real victims are the indigenous Germanic peoples who wanted their land back stolen from them in WW1 and ended up having more stolen from them in WW2 and now are being genocided openly by endless migration funded by IsraAID.
Sgt. Richard Taylor is the best example that the cameraman never dies. RIP to all the fallen soldiers
The EDITING in this video with the music outro song is INCREDIBLE. Amazing work guys
My father was there. It took him decades to talk about it because he lost many friends... He went through hell seeing young men drowning and not being able to help them because he struggled to reach the beach himself because he was smaller than the other soldiers and his pack weighed him down... A fellow soldier saved his life. After reaching the beach they were under heavy fire and many young never got to shore. He suffered from PTSD most of his adult life. He ran with his heavy pack with his head down and zig zagged until he reached what was left of his battalion. He was an explosives expert so his job was planting C4 plastic explosives to the German concrete bunker's. He'd crack them open and the other soldiers would light them up as the poured out of their shelter's. PS- it wasn't C4 plastic explosives it was TNT. I am not an explosives expert, my father was I just assumed that was what they were using. Sorry for the mix up.
Ima say it bro this is probably not true or just mistake they used composition B c4 never existed till the late nineteen fifty’s
@Mike yea but composition b was the bunker buster, but I believe it’s either a mistake and I’m being pedantic , pero the bunkers specifically here the Widerstandsnest weren’t like reinforced concrete bunkers, maybe she’s talking about Utah beach, but eh, it’s whatever.
@Mike or it could just be her pops watched SPR but was just tryna flex on the kids lol idk not worth it to go further
The way in which our troops were landed was just criminal, I think. They should’ve been landed in armored personnel carriers, landed by Landing Craft Tank (LCTs), instead of friggin’ Higgins boats. Those things were death traps, plus, troops had to wade/run through several hundred feet of open ground, in order to reach either the cliffs, or sea wall for any cover. A lot of guys, if they weren’t drowned outright, had to drop their packs and weapons, just to avoid drowning. So, even if they made it across the killing field alive, many were stuck with no weapon, ammo or supplies/equipment. APCs landed by LCTs would’ve largely alleviated this, as well as preventing them from being slaughtered trying to cross that open beach.
@@214TwoOneFo Yeah, Comp-B, or, in some cases, regular dynamite charges were used too.
"They gave their tomorrow for our today." Really well made, tasteful and emotional. Well done guys 👍
Thanks for this vid, good to see brave men getting credit for their work.
Growing up I lived near a WW2 vet. I asked the inevitable question "Were you there on D-Day?" He responded with a watery eye as if he was experiencing the day all over again. "Not the same day, I was there the day after, my job was to pick up all the casualties." Me being a dumb kid asked "Why did they have you pick up the casualties?" Old man Frank responded stoically: "We were getting the beach ready for reinforcements and its very disheartening to see dead American soldiers laying everywhere so we were picking them up and covering them and moving them to what boats were left for evacuation because we didn't want the morale of the new guys to suffer" I stopped asking questions after that and just said thank you and apologized. He would always greet me with a wave and a smile if I went by his house and he was out there.