Marcella LeBeau, Nurse at D-Day and Battle of the Bulge (Full Interview)
A member of the Two Kettle Band of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, LeBeau served as a nurse caring for those wounded at Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion. She later served on the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge. LeBeau celebrates her 100th birthday in October, 2019.
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Timecodes
0:00 - Introduction
0:12 - Introducing Marcella
2:18 - Why Nursing?
3:12 - Joined in 1943
3:48 - St. Mary's Hospital Training
4:40 - First "Mission"
9:03 - Liverpool
10:37 - Operation Overlord Prep
12:03 - Break
12:21 - Reintro
12:41 - Invasion of D-Day
16:16 - Setting up a Hospital
18:48 - Buzz Bombs
25:27 - Dealing with Casualties
27:20 - Ward Injuries
30:45 - Time Spent There & Homecoming
31:32 - At Home
33:22 - House Resolution 3467
38:37 - Your Difference
42:00 - Conclusion
Her long pause when you asked her her feelings on being able to help those soldiers and serve .... wow. A most powerful, gentle, humble, beautiful soul. Thank you for this.
I could listen to her stories for hours, what a beautiful woman .
I've had the opportunity to meet her in person. She is delightful.
You were blessed!
The entire time I just wanted to give her a huge hug. You were blessed to be blessed with the opportunity to meet her
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She sounds like an amazing woman. Its great to honor the soldiers and all but the nurses/field medics are underappreciated IMO and need more love.
There are no words in any language for this warrior, healer woman.
No words, just respect.
Women weren't warriors. Duh
@@wolfthequarrelsome504 Really? Something about these comment sections that just brings people like you out. You are so absolutely sure about something that you just couldn't be more wrong about. I hope you learn and grow up someday. And don't say "Duh" because so many times I've come to better understand things I thought I was so sure about before and learned just how wrong I was. Your statement is so completely wrong about this woman and I'm sure quite a lot of other women as well so you don't want to make yourself at least feel any more foolish later on when you realize it that you also added a "Duh" to yourself
@@jtoddjb My grandpa was a medic in the 82nd airborne paratroopers, fought on dday, market garden in holland, and wounded in The Battle of The bulge. I'm sure he would of appreciated people like her. Grandpa was not enthused of speaking about his harrowing days fighting the Nazis.
@@hugbug4408 I think you're replying to the wrong person or misunderstood what was said
What a wonderful lady. You can only imagine some of injuries she would have treated. I am so glad she has lived so long she deserves it. Her last words "it was an honour and a privilage" bought a tear to my eyes. She has been awarded France Legion of Honour medal in 2006. "
A very dignified woman. Impeccable manners when she speaks. A product of an era we shall not see again.
Sad, but very inspiring of a precious human being. Getting a little choked up. I had family members who fought on both sides. My mother lost her father and uncle in ww2 and my grandpa, dads dad,who barely survived dday to the ardennes where he was wounded in waffen ss territory. Waffen ss didn't like paratroopers!
Amazing how many American hero's came from the fringes of our society. From the Navajo code talkers, to the all Japanese 442nd Infantry Battalion the most decorated US unit of WW2 and the all black unit of Tuskegee airmen who escorted bombers (without loss over a period of months) over Europe. History that needs to be remembered. God Bless Marcella LeBeau and all those who have served and have not received the recognition that they deserve.
Excellent. These American, and may I especially say, this South Dakotan treasure, represent the best of the best, with no equals to be found today. I am proud to know my home country produced such women as this. God bless you Nurse LaBaue.
Right! Your correct!!
I pray that Yeshua will be your Lord and Savior!
What a beautiful, pleasant, and intelligent lady to be 100. Her mind is as sharp as a razor. Very well spoken. Listening to her was like it happened 10 years ago. She certainly deserves our gratitude for her wonderful efforts while one of our nurses. Im sure she saw more than most and it had to have been difficult for her to see such suffering. Thank you Ms. LeBeau for all and most of all, thank you for caring for our fathers and uncles. I would be proud to call you my mother. And thank you ,Greg for another wonderful interview. You always do a wonderful job.
A great gift to humanity from God. What a wonderful lady!
What a treasure she is. Thank you for your service Marcella LeBeau!
Marcella is a national treasure. Thank you for your service ma'am!
I thought the eldest Baldwin brother was a national treasure!
She's sharp as a tack and we'll spoken and was a looker
Yep, I gotta agreed with all your words...
Amazing ..." LeBeau " is a french name for " the beautiful ".
She is still a good looker for her age!
She speaks the Queens English.
This is simply one of the Greatest most beautiful amazing and truly humbling interviews of a Great Lady I've ever witnessed.
The nightmares she must have had, seeing all those mangled bodies, and she was an angel comforting the dying soldiers. She has all of my respect.
Exactly what I was thinking. Its great to honor the soldiers but the nurses/field medics deserve just as much recognition, especially since many were injured and killed on the front lines as well.
As Capt. Miller said, "Earn this." So many heroic and incredibly humble people gave so much for our everyday freedoms. "Thanks" doesn't begin to cover it.
And were pissing it all away 😠
Tears and love is all I feel right now. Best of life to her, yes everyone. She is total inspiration.
She saved the best story for the very last. Beautiful.
This nurse had a really tough job during her service during WWII. The Airborne Infantrymen and Regular Infantrymen who went through her ward that lived are grateful for her duty and dedication.
Incredible woman. Very important story. Thanks.
totally agree...amazing woman
It is an absolute honor to hear this precious lady. What an amazing kind sweet girl! God bless you!
She is the most humble person I’ve heard. May god bless and keep her.
What a beautiful amazing lady, thank you for all you are and all you've done, not only for what you did for your country, for Great Britain too You have my complete respect Colin Formerly 'RAF'
33:07 "you can change the law, but you cant change the hearts of man" What an incredible quote, which holds extreme weight.
Alcohol causes so many problems especially for aboriginal peoples. Dunno if it was right to ban them from drinking but I think it was with good intentions.
@@redtobertshateshandles This is true of their problem with alcohol, but "rubbing alcohol"? I think it was wrong for not selling it to her..
@@melanieparker9440 Some people are so addicted that they will drink anything, it is a sad fact.
Omg she 100 with the voice of a young lady
I hope I am this vibrant and well spoken when I am 80.
Right!? Much less at 100!
Good bless this Lady
Outstanding 👏👏👏 Every American should be required to watch this. God bless her.
She is wonderful. At 100, she sounds like she is 30 years old. What a nice person.
That generation is just about gone. The youngest wwii vets are in their mid 90's now. Hope they can document the stories of as many of these veterans as possible.
There are others on KZhead, but the clips are typically much shorter and used as witnesses in documentaries.
It kills me. These are the people I grew up with all over my neighborhood. The WW2 generation them being gone... Every time I see we have lost one more.. It hurts my soul. But I know they are all up there with with their buddies swinging with the big bands again.
A lovely lady and a lovely person, a wonderful person..need more lovely people and wonderful people like her now!
This sweet lady reminds me of my little grandmother.. she was born on the Cherokee nation on 14th April 1894.
Ms. Marcella you are a national treasure.
I Salute this Lady, A true American Hero .
How beautiful she is, inside and out! Her story was so amazing. Thank you for preserving it for us all. She's an inspiration, to be sure!
I’m so happy she told more of her experiences than we would have heard if only his specific questions were answered.
We just watched this and she is a wonderful woman. She is what we should all be like. Such compassion and love she shared,
What a fantastic memory.
I love you Ms. Lebeau. Thank you for all you've done for us. You are a beautiful soul.
As a fellow veteran please allow me to say "I salute you and stand in awe of your service to the USA."
I'm so thrilled to learn this history. She is a national treasure
Thank you for sharing this story. Ms. LeBeau is a beautiful lady.
I had to pause a few times to wipe away tears of understanding. I'm a 8yr veteran of the Gulf War, USAF 347TH med group, Moody AFB Valdosta, GA. She's a trooper.
Thank you for your service.
Wow. She is amazing. Looks and talks like she is much younger. Thank you for your service. You are a brave, smart and blessed woman.
nice to see women interviewed . She so nice to hear !
I was extremely humbled listening to her speak. She has had an incredible life !
What a lovely lady. Thank you for your service and sharing with us.
Thank you for your serivce. Great generation.
Such a beautiful and humble lady. The story of her people and that of many native American peoples profoundly sadens my heart. I am so thankful for your service to this country
shes as sharp as anything can be. I can only imagine this woman in her prime, thank you so much hero. They dont make them like they used to
As young lady I bet she was beautiful, For she is beautiful today.
robert perez, You will find a pic of her as a young woman at this link: www.indianz.com/News/2014/014223.asp and, yes, she was and is beautiful - - throughout! I've briefly looked at menus about her, and most mention that she received the Belgium Medal of Honor and the French Legion of Honour medal. I found no mention of such recognition from our own country. She will be 101 years old in October - - it's not too late. She deserves the highest honor for military service which is awarded by the USA.
Fakers. We know who you are.💩
Agreed
@@seymore2009 She’s gorgeous, now and then !
Great story. Thanks for interviewing her. She experienced so much more than what she could relate.
Nurses deal with terrible things day after day. Ms. LeBeau was in the thick of it. God bless her.
She came to my high school in eufaula Oklahoma she had a great story I had stayed after to shake her hand it was an honor to do so
These people deserve statues. She is a hero.
There’s no way she’s hit 100… she looks and sounds so young for 100 ❤️… I pray my Babcia sees 100 too ❤️
We can never thank these people enough
There was lots more to this wonderful woman than we will ever know Thank You for inviting her to tell us her story
Such a beautiful lady in heart and soul. I could listen to her for hours.
The word "animosity" does not exist in this woman's vocabulary. She dedicated herself to help people and obviously many lives were saved by her. She takes it stride and feels it was the right thing to do.
Marcella is a TRUE AMERICAN hero...May our Lord bless her.. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😀😀
This is my absolute favorite of all the episodes I have watched. Amazing woman
An intelligent woman who has a sharp mind. So wonderful to listen to.
She is so bright and recalls so well for 100 years old. Miss LeBeau speaks so well ...delightful.
Fellow RN, thank you for your service, and courage. God bless!
More Indians need to seriously consider serving in one of the military branches. Hands down, the best decision I made in my life. The training, the opportunities, the education, & the doors it opened for me during & after service was enormous. I’m grateful for being able to serve in the 2/75. Best years of my life & ones I long to go back to.
God bless the memory of this selfless nurse and the multitude of nurses who served .
God Bless You Abundantly Thank You For Your Service Nurse Marcella LeBeau
To hear her recall in detail all of the situations and incidents that occured while serving is truly a gift, a fantastic woman who deserves all of the praise any one could receive, remarkable.
What a great story. What a great hero
Marcella LeBeau, All my love, you are a wonderful lady ..from the UK.
She never cried but it took everything I had not to. I've experienced violence and fear for life myself but I can't imagine their horror. What a hero.
“Every society needs heroes. And every society has them. The reason we don't often see them is because we don't bother to look. There are two kinds of heroes. Heroes who shine in the face of great adversity, who perform an amazing feat in a difficult situation. And heroes who live among us, who do their work unceremoniously, unnoticed by many of us, but who make a difference in the lives of others. Heroes are selfless people who perform extraordinary acts. The mark of heroes is not necessarily the result of their action, but what they are willing to do for others and for their chosen cause. Even if they fail, their determination lives on for others to follow. The glory lies not in the achievement, but in the sacrifice.” Bless you Marcella Lebeau from across the big pond
Great quote! Who said it? Thanks for sharing, and I concur and will teach this to my class!
oh damn I thought u wrote that, lol I was like this guy is deep
I worked under a Vietnam Med Evac Nurse... what a wonderful easy going, terrific person. Lt. E. Clariss will never forget her...
Marcella you are a beautiful lovely lady, I very much enjoyed your personal history. Your description of SD is heart warming. Thank you for your service!❤
God bless you
Not much longer now and there will not be any WW2 Veterans left. Anytime you see one, thank them, shake their hand. Thank you for your service, Marcella.
I could listen to her for as long as she would let me. She is wonderful. What a smile. I would bet hearts were broken from that smile. Thank you for sharing this.
Her appreciation & gratitude for life shines through.
Please teach your children about the sacrifices this generation made to preserve the freedoms we hold so dear. They will very soon be all gone. Never forget them, our heroes.
Let us strive as individuals and as a nation to be worthy of the sacrifice. Worthy in our daily lives and as a people.
WOW! What a Woman. I'm proud just to hear her story. Thank you Nurse LaBeau.
I met her during the Ghost Shirt repatriation in 1999. You could never meet a more remarkable human being.
What a beautiful woman! She has an amazing memory and so articulate. She does not look her 100 yrs. She is so admirable .
Very nice video. She's a lovely, intelligent and well spoken lady.
She has a remarkable memory for detail, considering her advanced age. Amazing!
What a beautiful soul / lady... Wish the world had more like her..
Marcella ,, you are a superstar.
Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing..
This story, in my opinion, defines selfless service. How many lives has she personally saved? I'd guess many. I can't say enough about this true story of service. For her to relive the horrible experiences of war must've been exhausting. Thank you for being a fine example of how others should serve. You're a hero to me.
Yes, There truely are angels on the earth. Thank you for your service Marcella. JJ USN VF-142 1975-79
What a beautiful lady she is. Thank God we have nurses like her to care for people in need. And she was 100 years old! From Wounded Knee to D-Day, what a life and I'm surprised she was never discriminated against.
EXCEPT --- When she tried to buy a bottle of rubbing --- A L C O H O L .
WHY ???? because she is INDIAN.
My grandma Marcella was discriminated against when she got back to South Dakota. She would come to our school on the reservation and show us pictures of her time serving. She lived in town in a pink house, everytime id walk in town I’d stop at look at her house for awhile. She’s definitely my hero.
Still a beautiful lady! Ty for your service..caring for the wounded and dying..what an experience! And being part of a very unique time in history! Not only D Day..but battle of the Bulge! Amazing story!
Good call to listen to the stories of non-combatants. Their roles and experiences were just as crucial.
This elegant and beautiful woman is so eloquent in speaking about her experiences. She is so sharp and such wonderful storyteller. She is so brave and so sharp. Thank you for your service.
A true hero.. Blessed
" You can change the law, but you can't change the hearts of men" This woman has a dignity that you seldom see.
I have such reverence for this brave wonderful veteran . She has so much courage and compassion. Her story brought tears to my eyes. She is so beautiful and has the most kind heart. May god bless her and hold her in his arms and allways watch over her.
A wonderful and delightful lady, a heroine nurse, and most absorbing story thank you Marcella.
What an incredible woman.
Thank you for your service you are a real life hero.
What a fantastic story. I've read many historical books and seen many documentaries on WWII. This video gave me an entirely different perspective. What a courageous woman.