Hymn to the Fallen - Musikkapelle Toblach
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- čas přidán 9. 12. 2016
- Musikkapelle Toblach
Livemitschnitt Festkonzert 2015 (28.02.2015)
Dirigent: Sigisbert Mutschlechner
Titel: Hymn to the Fallen (aus "Der Soldat James Ryan")
Komponist: John Williams
Gustav-Mahler-Saal, Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel Toblach
Every time I watch this video, I wept for not only these fine American heroes. I am a retired professional soldier who served 2 tours in South Vietnam and came out of retirement for Operation Desert Storm. Have the honor of being 5th generation army and Black American.
This is not just a tear jerker, its a tear vacuum sucking every last tear out of your body, as you contemplate what our fathers and grand fathers went through. God bless all veterans of all wars...
You are so damn right, even at 65
Sadly now lost with todays youth
Respect
Amen!
My dad was in WW2. They were indeed the greatest generation.
They were the Greatest Generation. I had 4 Uncles in the Army in Europe, during WW-2 and my Dad during the Korea War.
Thank you to the Greatest Generation. Millions would not be here if you didn't do what you did.
My Dad fought in New Guinea in WWII, Korea in the early '50s, Vietnam in 1967-68. Retired a Sgt Major. Died in 2000. I served in Vietnam in 1969-70, and was honored greatly to sit in my Dad's chair where he worked in 1967-68. Miss you Dad.
God rest his soul
70 YO Kentuckian. My uncle was an navigator on a B24 Liberator, shot down by (his own words) a 262 Messerschmidt. About 6 months in a POW camp until liberated by the Soviets. I have only one thing to say about this: Let us all forgive one another. How much longer, with the present technology, can we push the power struggle? If we persist in this vein, there is only one possible outcome, and we all know what it is. God, please forgive us.
At age 70, I placed a flag on my father’s grave yesterday. I will never forget him and these brave young men and what I owe to their courage and sacrifice. I am planning to visit next year and pay my respects personally. I have a great life denied to so many of these heroes. Never forget!
I've been to that cemetery. It's quiet and peaceful as it should be. Although I have no blood there as my parents came to America from Europe after WWII, I cried like a child..Seeing all those crosses is beyond words, it's the most powerful thing I've ever experienced and I will never forget.🇺🇸❤
I`´m German, born 1964 and I love my freedom, my democratic. No more War
The Germans fought back with a strong well-equipped army, navy, and air force for years. Not like the suffering of the Palestinian children in Gaza as I write.
Agreed.
I am French and I live not far from the cemetery where this film was shot and from the landing beaches. Every time I go for a walk there, I am struck by the age of the soldiers who left their lives here. The number and age of the men buried here are truly impressive and moving. How not to cry in front of all this beautiful missing youth?
I was born a few years after this landing and my father was part of the French resistance, he was decorated but he never wanted to talk about it. I have seen many of these brave men pass through my home as a child and have known many former soldiers of the First World War too.
One of my best friends is the son of a German soldier who was brought to Normandy when he was only 17, totally terrified. He didn't even use the weapon he barely knew how to use, and, injured in the first few days, he was treated by the American army and imprisoned. Once the war was over, he stayed in Normandy and founded his family there, including my friend. and I knew him well when he was still alive a few years ago. I saw all these brave men up close and it made a deep impression on me.
So, every time I go to this cemetery, I can't help crying for all these young men, whatever their nationality, French, English, American, German or other. The madness of men really scares me and we learn nothing from history...
When I wrote this comment 5 months ago I didn't expect to get so many positive responses and thumbs up and it warms my heart. On the internet, generally, there are a lot of negative people, insults and aggression, on all subjects. I am happy that the people who answer here are all in respect and benevolence. This is exactly what I wanted on this subject which touches me a lot and for the memory of all these beautiful young people, whatever their country, who have suffered.
May God bless you and your father.
This is a haunting and beautifully cared for place. I have been twice over the years on motorbike holidays and it never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Over nine and a half thousand graves of young men, all of whom died violent deaths. Heartbreaking
2 of my great uncles are buried there and the 3rd in Belgium.
Yes, we do learn from War. We learn that evil is pervasive and those that wish to cast war upon others are doomed to be dealt death, by those that condemn evil. It is those that die in the honor of freedom, that give up their tomorrow's that give you and I our Peace, that we have today! War is horrible no doubt. But, I'm also glad that there are noble men and women who swear to uphold oaths to protect others from tyranny and evil....yesterday, today and tomorrow!
When I saw the first cemetery of this kind at Maleme / Kreta, I could hardly hold my tears....... Such a waste of life.
Now we go through this AGAIN.
And again due to the madness of ONE single bastard - Putin.
"When will they ever learn?"
Thank you for this beautiful video. We need America back. If not for anything else for our fallen veterans who died for this Country. 🇺🇲😢👍
We French people are eternally grateful for the sacrifices that these young men did to liberate us . We will never forget!
How about Palestine people?
I am British and served for 22 years. I lost many friends during that time and whilst my many years on operational tours does not come remotely close to what these guys went through in a single day, it does, I think, qualify me to know how they felt. I honour their memory and the memory of all my fallen brothers.
Thank You for your Service Sir
After 26 years in the US Army, I can identify with you, having served in combat in Vietnam, and watching my son-in-law do two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. There is nothing in our years of service that comes close to the D-Day landing, nothing. I was lucky to have served along side the British Army Corps that was stationed north of the US Army's Vth Corps during 1982 to 1990. All the best.
@@joelleson3313 How strange, I went through Iraq in 2003 attached to V Corps as a Liaison Officer so I worked and lived with your guys.
May they all rest in peace for all eternity my friend 🙏🙏
Thank you
I am a 40 year old American, I served 8 years in the Marines from 2002-2010. I served 2 combat tours in Iraq. My Grandfather was in the 8th Army Air Force during WWII stationed at Shpdham, England. He flew 29 Combat Missions over France, Belgium, and Germany. His younger 2 brothers served as well, my Great Uncle Raymond serve in Field Artillary and was in the Ardenes Battle of the Bulge, and Great Uncle George was in Intelligence flying over battlefields and making maps of German defences and lines. THey are why I served, they are why we are free, they are America's Greatest, but they all told me growing up that the REAL Heros were the ones left behind buried in Europe, and the Far East. I never understood that concept, until I went to war. Yes, the REAL HEROS are the ones that made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives for Freedom.
First, thank you for your service. I hope you are receiving the value and respect from the rest of America that you earned. By the time I got out of college, VietNam had ended, and I just never did go military despite a lifelong intention to be career. However, two cousins served there, one cousin served during Korea, and my father, along with four uncles served in WWII, and one grandfather served in WWI. Going back further, I can trace great greats that fought in the Revolution. We, as a country, are blessed in so many ways to be the recipients of such a legacy.
Amen brother.
You are exactly right….US Army 69-72….Air Force 75-03….sometimes the guilt of having survived is overwhelming…..
Justin Davis thank you for your service. Yes sir the real heroes never got to come home. Their sacrifice is why we enjoy the Freedom and liberty we have today.
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Served as an 82nd Airborne combat medic, long time ago. Did my job, that is all. I came home, others did not, we all did our fuckin jobs.
This tribute only brings back pain, no one really cares, unless it is them.
Drive down any street in this country today, how many flags do you see, very sad.
My flags fly untattered 24/7, 365 days a year, Old Glory watching over my divisional 82nd Airborne colors. One of the 1st things I see in the morning, and before I go to sleep.
Nothing I can do to make people realize why they are free.
I play my violin for the ones who did not come home, I hope they hear my love.
God Bless America and all our fallen brothers and sisters.
I’m 74 years old and served a year in the infantry in Vietnam when I was 18 years old and want to welcome all my brother’s home
My grandfather went ashore on Juno beach June 6/44 and fought his way to Holland. He survived 6 years of was but, sadly did not survive the peace that followed. I miss him every day of my life.
My wife is Dutch and we visited the Normandy beaches in 2011. On the train back to Amsterdam, I looked out the window and cried and cried for those brave young men who gave everything they had for a country they had never been too and for people they had never met.
Thank you.
Your grandfather was a very brave man, may he rest in peace 🙏🏻
The Greatest Generation. Period. My father was a decorated soldier in a tank for 3 years. When this movie ended, I lost it for almost 30 minutes. He was and shall always be my hero. RIP Dad.
German Power
They learned the lesson of the foxhole and applied it to life. You can’t judge a man by his color or creed he can only be measured by the love in his heart for his country and his fellow men. If you respect each you don’t have to like each other and you can still work together and get the job done. That to me is how they came home and worked together to build the country into the worlds greatest. They should have come home and squared away Jim Crow right away, to a man, they would say it was their greatest mistake that it took a decade, but they did clean it up. Without a doubt they were greatest generation!
My Grandfather was beyond the front lines repairing the tankers.
He was there for 3 days and knights, welding and getting them back in service so they could continue.
I miss them all.
My son followed in his shoes, Thomas, KIA 2011
God bless your dad, Garry. I travelled to the UK and Continental Europe (from Australia) to celebrate my 50th in 2007. During that visit we went to Normandy - in particular, Omaha Beach, Colleville-Sur-Mer and the American War cemetery (amongst other places and landing beaches on the Normandy coast). One of the most powerful experiences of my life. Your dad is a hero to many - including those of us in Australia whose life and liberty he served to protect.
I'm incapable of watching the beach landing scenes. I have no idea of what my Dad went thru on Juno Beach that day.
I'm a german police Captain, 45 years old, born in the GDR. My family was never been in a war.
But I still cry, what my people have done. - Ich stehe jeden Tag auf, um die Welt ein kleines Stückchen besser zu machen.
You needn't feel guilty...All I would ask is to remember and teach a different ideology...
I think we move on. Not your people. My great grandmother was German, from Berlin. My mother remembers her singing Christmas songs in German. I am one 1/8 German, and very proud of that. You should be.
absolutelely absolve this man for what his people did. HE understands what his forefathers did.
blessed be the person who crys for what his forefathers did.
Bravo! Ich wünschte, ich könnte deinem Kommentar mehr als einen "Daumen hoch" geben.
Raised by soldiers, a military family going back generations. A veteran of Viet-Nam war, songs like these touch me in a way only a fellow veteran could understand.
RIP all those boys who would never grow old.
yes very gretings and thanks, i salute them , and i will remenber them to rest in peace brave soldiers
Amen
From where the sun sets, we shall remember them.
Rest in peace, For now you live Forever with Jesus in Paradis.......
They grow old with us!! We will always remember!! Keep them within your hearts and let the next generation know of their honor, dedication, brotherhood, SACRIFICE for all of us!! Montana Rick.
I lost my best friend when we served during Vietnam. I have visited his grave every Memorial Day for the past 50+ years. The tears still flow.....
I lost several friends in combat, still questioning myself for not being able to bring them home. My violence has now turned to tears, hopefully to peace.
My prayers are for you and your lost best friend, and my brother, wish I could have been there and made a difference.
I am an American who has spent most of the past thirty years living in Europe. I visited the cemetery at Colleville sur Mer, shortly after this film was released, There is a black obelisk by one of the entrances that says in French and English, and I am paraphrasing from a long ago memory here -"See how young they were, see how many they were, hold back your tears and be silent." When we walked through the gate, I was overcome with the number of markers, with grief for the loss of so many lives of my countrymen, so many lives left unlived and I wept. I didn't sniffle, or tear up, I wept. I think the most moving experience of my life.
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Thank you for sharing that memory. I too become too emotional about the young men who lost their lives in the first and second world war. The wives they never had and the children that were never born as result. It's too upsetting. Take care ❤️
James, you have a heart of gold. God Bless and keep you.
God Bless you, my dad landed on D Day plus 1, he was a medic attached to the 51st Highland Division he rarely spoke about his war time experiences. Rest in Peace dear Dad
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The closing scene in this movie is one of the greatest most heart rending scenes in cinema history. Utterly spellbinding
Wholeheartedly agree!
it is!
In the first 2 minutes 47 seconds of this video, Actor Harrison Young portrayed Private Ryan in the beginning scene from the 1998 film - Saving Private Ryan - War/Action ‧ 2h 49m | If you have not watched it, and if you like war movies - Saving Private Ryan is a great film!
My husband and I saw this film and I was seated next to a man my father's age. The scene of the beach he was weeping which made me weep. We were holding hands during that whole part. Two strangers, me realizing what my father did, him remembering what he lived through. We kept in touch until his passing.
At 67 yrs old this tears me apart every time I watch it. Those young men who gave everything for our freedom. R.I.P. you will never be forgotten.
The same, and I am over 80. Been to many of these Hero Grounds...Philippines, UK, Holland, Belgium, Normandy. They died for us. My family gave for freedom one Naval aviator and one Marine. I tried to follow, but never their sacrifice, but only to cry for theirs, and grandmother.
Amen to that. I am also 65 and this movie every time I watch it? Always makes me cry. So so many young men sent to fight in a battle that snuffed so many men . Brothers ... Uncle's ... Husbands and Dad's. Unfortunately many of the younger don't realize the sacrifice that was made and what was at hand. Now days ? We have people numb in the head who haven't a clue to what was at steak then. God bless all those who served and heroically gave their lives in the fields of war and conflict. They will never be forgotten . May they all R.I.P.
Whether or not a soldier was drafted or joined did not matter because when the battle started all became one with one purpose to protect each other and their country
The sad truth is,,,,,they will......why did I die....-?
and now we side with the very ideal these men defeated
How in God's name can we fully thank them all for what they did . I am humbled beyond words .
Amen!
Make sure what they did is not taken for granted & tried to be erased.
My father served in the Philippine Islands for 4 1/2 years 1941 -1945. He never spoke much about the war until I was in my late teens.
GOD BLESS AMERICA & ALL WHO SUPPORT & DEFEND HER!
To ALL veterans, past, present & future, your sacrifices are not in vain.
My father-in-law, best friends dad and a former Mayor of my hometown were all on the beach at Iwo, two uncles at D Day, a debt we owe that sadly now will not be repaid.
I'm 75 ... ALL of the preceding generation of mostly men in my life served in WW2 -- my father, stepfather, father-in-law, uncles, older cousins, friends, and neighbors. What's tragic, in addition to the lives the world lost, is that current generations across the globe have learned little about what that hellish conflict provided for so many generations to come -- across the globe.
@@wtcashel so true. If the US started a draft I think the resistance would be huge. Two generations of few who have contributed or given back to this country. My mother sent her three sons to Vietnam and we all came home physically. Trump was right.
This is the price of freedom. R.I.P. and respect and honor to the fallen.
My late Dad fought in Normandy. He was cut down with tank fire on D Day 12 at Ducy St Margurite in an orchard. The Battle for Caen was terrible. His injuries were horrific, but he lived, so I and my sister can live also. (Thanks Mum). He now walks with God and Mum, our hero. The day he received his Legion d'Honneur, I wept with pride, not just for Dad, but all those who went and fought. The comments left here are so full of pain, but have a dignity that makes me feel honoured to write on the same page as you good folks. Let's build a peace that is worthy of this Golden Generation. RIP to so many countless epic men and women. Thank you for my freedom. Rev Dev
I'm sorry for your loss and thank you for your father's service. May God bless their souls and may They Rest in Peace.
I am so sorry for your loss… and thank you a,
Thx for our freedom...!❤
"From these honored dead, let us take increased Devotion to the Cause for which they gave the last full of Devotion.
That we highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.. That this Nation under God shall have a new Birth of Freedom and that Government of the People, by the People and for the People shall not perish from this Earth."
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg PA
Nov. 19, 1863
Be very proud!
What really angers me is that these brave men and woman from all corners of the world gave up their lives so that we could have our freedom of choice.......and what have we done with it????
The younger generation of today have no idea of the sacrifices made by good upstanding honorable men.....THESE MEN AND WOMAN MUST BE REMEMBERED.....ALWAYS.
We have lost this generation. If they had been here the last few years, all this mess might not have happened. And you are right.
How right you are!
@vaughanlancellas495 You are totally wrong. Those "heroes" kill, rape and die, for the people that destroyed the new generations culture, minds, morals, health, economy. Those people were manipulated to kill others, like the ancient hebrews did with childs in cartague, a holos kaustos= sacrifice of fire, of innocents.
@@marysheeran519The new generations destruction came thanks to the cannon foder, thanks to the "heroes", because the enemies of humanity used them for the dirty job, that is why many of those "heroes" dont want to talk.
That is why today that enemy, dont need europeans or americans any more, and change them for inmigrants, that is why, when the war end, prnography, and trash music and culture grown without limits, because "the good win"
@@the-CarpenterWhen the war ends, the internacional xionismx "the people of god" normalized prnography in every occidental country, that is why we have the black sprmcism today, and the protopedfilic Netflix, thanks to the "heroes"
To ALL of the French families who have adopted a grave to lay decorations on, we humbly say, Merci beaucoup. From a American Veteran, whose ancestor's are French. Thank you.
Vive La France!
My dad served in the Army in WWII in Europe and saw much action. Until he passed away he suffered much PTSD. To all American soldiers gone and those still with us.... thank you so much for our freedom.
"Saving Private Ryan" was probably one of the most impactful films I have seen in my 76 years on God's earth. It hits home to my family. My Father came back from WW II okay. My Uncle Deke was killed 6 March 1945 in the Philippines. Uncle Bill fought In Europe and lost an arm. RIP Dad, Uncle Deke and Uncle Bill.
This movie gave my dad the courage to start talking about this war and his landing on Utah beach and then marching into Paris to liberate the city of lights
It is a great tragedy in American culture and history that millions of Americans do not respect War veterans who risked their lives, and soldiers who lost theirs for this country. There are millions of fighting soldier graves here in America and in Europe---we owe them everything---we owe them admiration and respect. This is a powerful video and music. God Bless our veterans---God bless our fallen heroes.
my grandpappy served there, if not for him i would not be.
For my dad, British Expeditionary Force into France, then escaped Dunkirk, then waited for the German invasion in a machine gun pit on the South Coast of England. Then North Africa, Sicily, then Normandy. Hell of a way to spend your teenage years. Very definitely the greatest generation. Rest In Peace Dad. (9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry)
*Most if not all of the world's problems were created by Barbaric maze's of vicious beings, today simply called... AngloSaxons.*
I'm French and 72 soon. Every year, I shed tears on my father's land in Normandy, the land your father freed. Thank you.
Rest In Peace Sir and thank You!
My dad was also with the BEF at Dunkirk.
The GREATEST generation indeed. Your dad sounds like a bad ass. May he rest in peace.
Sehr traurig diese Melodie, die einen zum Weinen bringt. Leider gibt es keinen Frieden auf der Welt. Unsinnige Kriege einfach grauenvoll. 😭🙏🙏🙏🤔
Wisst ihr eigentlich, was ihr mit eurer Musik für unzählige Menschen für eine Bedeutung habt? Von ganzem Herzen Dank dafür....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Dad was there. He couldn't watch any of the modern movies.
I know what he did then and today homage like this puts a lump in my throat.
As a 50-year-old American, I am brought to tears when I think of all of the people we have lost over the last 247 years, for this great nation to be in the state it is in today.
What's sad is that we spent the lives of so many in the last 78 years to give the world "Global Free Trade" .... and now "Pax Americana" is ending... so long, Assholes: you didn't appreciate our efforts- we picked you up when you were down, provided free, safe trade for everyone.... and a global sound currency to facilitate same .... we are going home now, because of the big, fat, fulfilling thanks we got in return. Try not to starve to death too loudly. Or throw nukes at each other. Or anybody. Because we'll have to settle your hash, Again.
I've never been over seas, but if I could go anywhere it would be Normandy!To walk on that sacred ground..❤🙏🇺🇸
@@chrisp.9172 Hey that's interesting. I'm a 2nd generation US Army veteran. My father was in England on D-Day with a medical detachment and was sent over to France near the end of the war to set up hospitals.
I've been to France, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and Switzerland on various trips and I've walked through Dresden and Dachau.
I'm the one you just insulted - The one you said came here to "create strife". Remember me? How about answering the question I asked you about the children killed in the bombings?
@@bearcatXF Now why don't I believe you? It's the internet, and you play the victim well.. And you didn't ask me that question, but I though I answered it pretty clear. Buh bye now
@@chrisp.9172 I don't know why you don't believe me, "Chris" - and I don't even know what part of what I said you don't believe... Is it all - or part? Are you running away now? You said "deserve has got nothing to do with... [the dead children of Dresden...] and that I was here just to "create strife". I asked you to explain yourself. You mean you're unable? Didn't know - don't know - what you're talking about? That I can very much believe.
Of all of John William's great works, this Hymn to the Fallen has the most soul. Amazing piece of music that will be played to honor honorable people for many years to come. A classic.
EIGHTY YEARS THIS JUNE. JUNE 6, 1944, my father's spirit will be with me. We their children and descendants, cry every day when we remember what they had to do.
I lost four men during the Vietnam War, and there is not a day that I have not thought of them. RIP in peace, brothers.
Peace to you.
Welcome Home
Doesn't like many words: Thank you Sir for your service! 🎗️
Thank you for your service, welcome home.
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I'm 87 and served with the British forces. This never fails to bring a tear to my eyes.
I am 89,and feel the same,especially when walking around the Omaha cemetery.
Love you and thank you sir for your service. God's speed!
I'm active duty in the US Army. It pains me that my future child will never met your generation. I'll make sure they know your actions well tho. Thank you for you service and sacrifice.
Thank you ma'am.@@JoanneCromp
Thank you Robert for your service to mankind.
A few years ago, I saw "Saving Private Ryan" when I was about to leave for France and the Omaha Beach Cemetery. I couldn't help crying.
These men where the greatest men to ever live. I am 46yrs old and I am humbled every time I see what they did for us. I am also embarrassed for now being part of a generation that has forgotten their sacrifice for the generation now. May everyone of their souls RIP. I hope to see every one of you hero's at my re-org, rest easy.
i don't because i served my life in the united states navy!
NEVER FORGOTTEN ❤️
I listen to this on Veterans Day, and remember my son, he went on 4 tours of Iraq and Afghanistan but when he returned here he lost his life to PTSD, he never made it to the rank of Veteran, which he deserved. So instead we visit him in Arlington on Memorial Day.
Thank you
Dear Al - 4 Tours - Your son was a true Veteran - A terribly sad loss, but be proud. I wouldn't know what to say really that would ever help. I served for 22 years in the British Army, but have no idea what he went through. R.I.P.
So bad to hear this, wish you all the best from Austria!
My heart goes out to you..
Your son's service is why us veterans keep serving others. May you have peace in your heart knowing his life and service inspires future generations to keep the light of liberty lit.
For my brother who will forever be 26. And for my Dad who never forgot those he served with and didn't survive the sinking of their ship WW2. I'll remember them all ♥️🇺🇸♥️
"The golden evening brightens in the West. Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest, and sweet is the calm of paradise the blest".---'Sine Nomine'
Sir Ralph Vaughan Williams
My uncle fought with the Essex Regiment in Italy in 44.He remains there still in the military cemetery in Arrezo.
Bless them.
Ten year combat veteran. I have only tasted the hell that these men had to feast upon. God Bless all those who have fallen in their service.
God Bless you brother, glad you are here!
My Father served on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific during WWII. I see his folded flag by my door every day. Rest in Peace Dad.
Chills....
God bless him. 😢
i know,,, my father was taken aug 1 1944,, the mich state police came to my grandparents farm in mich,,, with a flag and a telegram,, i was 2 1/2,,,, every day of my life i see my mother crying in the living room,, i remember,,,, im 82 now,, it never goes away !!
@@kejjkpkekejjkpke4490 I’m so sorry for the loss of your father and the pain to your family. The families also serve in their own way. God bless you 🙏💕🇺🇸
@@kejjkpkekejjkpke4490 So sorry to hear that, sir. 😞
My father fought in the Pacific with the Marine Corps. He was on Iwo Jima on Mt. Suribachi the day the flags went up. He will always be my hero.
I served two tours in Vietnam as a combat medic with the 101st Airborne Division and with the First Air Cavalry Division.
My father was an instructor pilot and a test pilot for the US Army Air Corps in WWII. He was never right after that, but never spoke of it. There are all kinds of casualties in war.
My dear uncle fought with the Marine 2nd division that island hopped until Japan surrendered. He was and will always remain a hero to us. That said, he, like so many returning combat vets, fought alcoholism all his life. No one knows these brave men horrors, except their brothers in arms. RIP Uncle Oscar Armstrong. 6:59
Your father was a true hero and thank you for your service as well.
My son is career Army and served four tours as a Combat Medic in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division and the First Air Cavalry Division. He then served two tours as an instructor at Fort Sam Houston. I overheard him really going after a student and said “Man you were kinda hard on him.” My son, my little boy, my cub scout through Eagle scout looked me in the eye with as hard a gaze as I ever hope to see and said very quietly “Dad, I’m not here to be his friend. I’ve got friends. Soldiers lives will be in his hands and if he’s not up to it he’s fucking out of here. There are many other ways to serve in the army.” I kinda think that’s why they sent him there.
He’s just finishing up a tour with the 10th Mountain Division as the Brigade Medical Operations NCO 10th Sustainment Brigade. Moving to Fort Hood, I don’t remember what they’ve renamed it, for his final tour before retirement.
@@robertbath7232 tell your son that from one combat medic to another, I salute his service.
I'm 50 now and will fight to save my country now when needed. God save the king
I was born in 1955. I served for 13 years as an ordinary soldier, later as a company commander and I am still a German Major of Reserve and honor all soldiers who fight against Tyranny and for democracy and freedom.
We honor you, and your great country also mein Herr....!
@@sherp2u1 Thanky, I appreciate that very much!
It's a little more complex than that, isn't it? Did the Finns fight "for Tyranny" because they fought the Soviets alongside the Germans? Did the Red Army fight "for democracy and freedom" because Stalin was allied with the USA?
Ja, das war ich auch, 23 Jahr . Unseren Geschiten und Alte sind das gleiche.
Thank you for your Service sir
I had the privilege of paying tribute to the 7,000 plus buried in the Nettuno Italian American Cemetery. That day several of the men who fought with the underground along with Italian school children also paid their respects as well. The cemetery is so beautifully maintained. White head stones standing at attention dress right dress as if standing for inspection. Our nations hero’s buried under a blanket of green asleep in quiet solitude under blue skies by day and calm starry nights. It was hard not to shed tears that day. After 20 years of military service I still recall my visit that day with each passing Memorial Day Celebration. I’m 71 years old now yet, three little words I have never forgotten still rings in my mind always, Duty, Honor,Country 🇺🇸🫡
Those brave men are why we as Americans are free to live as we have! Thank God for men like this!
Here is the sacrifice that many young Americans are squandering in their drunk rush to Socialism.
RIP Uncle Nicky,Uncle George,UncleAustin,Cousin Sal,Jim,Tony,Joe,Ralph yes my family they were all there and my cousin Rose who was a nurse thank you for the freedom you gave us❤
My wife and I visited this cemetery in Normandy, during the D-Day ceremonies, in 2016. I was humbled, and tears of honor and respect, for all those lost that lie there, were with me that day. You look out over all those marble crosses as far as you can see, and then you take a step to the right or left and you see even more in the distance. Only those that have died, have seen the end of war!
Back in 91, I was lucky enough to meet one of the USS Ward's crew members for remembering Pearl Harbor. The Ward had fired and hit one of the IJN mini subs that tried to sneak into the harbor before the attack. In 2002 or 03 they found her on the bottom of the channel just where the crew always said the first shot fired was....... I will never forget that day being 7 years old and hearing first hand how his crew mates manned the guns, what spot did what... To hear how the ship action differs from recorded history then to be backed up 11 years later..... Such a humbling thing to in the company of men like that...
WOW. to see those all that gave their lives for us.
When I was stationed in what was West Germany, my family and I visited this, and a number of the other American cemeteries in Europe. At 79, and a Vietnam veteran, I'm brought to tears every time I view this video. Tomorrow is Veterans' Day. Please remember the 58,300 Americans who died in Vietnam. Freedom is not free.
I am German, and my family lost everything twice in both wars...my grandfather was drafted to the Russian Front, where he was shot and returned home; once back home, he started drinking and talking smack about Hitler, and was arrested and taken to a concentration camp - yes, regular Germans were incarcerated as well. He was there until Americans opened the door and let him go home - he had no hair or teeth left. He died of alcoholism/stomach cancer at the age of 63.
Amazing story. I'm an American and am glad we helped win WWII, but very few talk about the fact there were simply no adult German men left after that war. They were all gone. Hitler sacrificed them all. The average German soldier just answered his country's call and did his duty, they were not evil but had been misled. German soldiers suffered immense losses and endured unspeakable misery on their retreat from the Russian Front.
I served in the Army in the late 70's. There was no greater honor than protecting our country
Should never be forgotten by any generation. Enough said.
Wenn ein junger Mensch (Soldat) so etwas schreckliches erlebt hat vergisst er das Zeitlebens nie mehr und die Albträume in der Nacht werden ihn immer verfolgen !
"If a young person (soldier) has experienced something so terrible, he will never forget the rest of his life and the nightmares at night will always haunt him!"
I remember seeing this movie in the theater the week it opened.
I always tear up at the scene when mom realizes that bad news is coming and collapses on the porch-
One of the most powerful scenes in the film, and she never says a word.
Powerful!
We shall never again see their worth. Their strength of spirit or resolve.
They are indeed, 'The Greatest Generation.'
R.I.P., all who gave everything.
All the respect, for those who made it home...
*SALUTES!*
The late Harrison Young, who played elderly James Ryan, gave a superb performance in the war cemetery scene. The emotion he displayed and the emotion that generated in me is almost overwhelming and he hardly speaks a word. However often I watch it, my reaction is the same because any of us can imagine being in his position.
Same here. He staggered towards the marker meeting thup with the man who impcted his life the most. He grew old and became a grandfather so Captain Miller did not.
Harrison did an excellent job with that scene…. and he didn’t have problems walking, but he did work up a superb presentation of a man who had a case of the old man shuffle. Great character actors carry a lot of weight in the film industry, and often are not fully recognized for their work.
I can’t get thru seeing it without losing it.
In 1995, I toured the Normandy D-Day landing beaches. I went to the American cemetery shown on this clip. I was fortunate to run across a veteran of the 101st Screaming Eagles. I couldn't help but to introduce myself and shake his hand to thank him for his sacrifice.....and shed a few tears afterward. The emotions were too strong when I saw all these crosses and stars of David.
I choke up every time I see this scene. Imagine the pain and horrors these men endured and have to live with their entire lives. Thank you all for your service to our nation. God’s grace and speed to the fallen of every military conflict. They’ve paid the ultimate price, a dept that can never be forgotten. 🇺🇸
WHAT HAS A MAN GAINED TO HAVE THE WORLD AND
LOSE HIS OWN SOUL -
WHAT WILL HE GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS LOST SOUL!?!?
FATHER JESUS CHRIST SAITH
I HAVE COME THAT
THEY HAVE LIFE
AND THAT MORE ABUNDANTLY!
REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED EVERYONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST!ACTS 2 38!
FATHER JESUS CHRIST STRIPES
HEALS ALL BELIEVERS!
ALONE....
NO SINNER'S PRAYER WILL SAVE YOU! OBEY ACTS 2 38 SINCERELY
AND BE SAVED!
REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED EVERYONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST!
ACTS 2 38!
JOHN 8:24
BELIEVE YE NOT THAT I AM GOD
AND YOU WILL DIE IN YOUR SINS!
FATHER JESUS CHRIST ONLY SPEAKING!!!!
2ND CORINTHIANS 5:19 ...."
TO WIT GOD WAS IN CHRIST RECONCILING TO HIMSELF....
FATHER JESUS CHRIST BLESSED US ALL WISELY ZIONISTICALLY!
May GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!! TY ALL FOR MY FREEDONS.. I LOVE YOU ALL.... AMEN...
The scene at 4:20 of the mother collapsing ... so hard to watch.
I have been to the 2 most powerful places on this planet. 1 was the Memorial to the fallen of the USS Arizona BB-39 when I went to Pearl Harbor in 84 while aboard the USS Enterprise CVN -65, We saluted our fallen shipmates still manning their post aboard her. The other was the American Cemetary above Omaha Beach in France as a young 16-year-old Sea Cadet. There I saluted the generation that made this country the power it is to this very day, never forget their sacrifice. They gave their tomorrows to us, don't squander them.
That film is still the most moving bit of cinema I've ever experienced. That generation literally saved the world.
As an Australian, English and American heritage, I made a pilgrimage to three war cemeteries five years ago. The first was to the Australian Memorial at Gallipoli which is sacred ground to all Australians and the foundation stone of ANZAC. The second was to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Armentieres in France where my great uncle lost his life on 1st December, 1916. The third was the United States Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. This one. I took my two sons and daughter so that they would better understand history. The latter was an endless carpet of graves indicating the frightful loss of life that occurred there in June 1944. There was a family there looking for a soldier who died on Omaha Beach. He was also their uncle. They were upset as they could not find the grave. We then joined with them and after quite some time we found him. It was just like this scene in the film. I will never forget it. Each is a reminder of the terrible waste of war.
Lovely, moving story; bless you and your family.
Let's not forget the Canadians and Kiwis.
how many millions of jewish peoples went to the gas chambers.
WOW. HONOR, USN, RET
Best part of the movie. In real life I still miss my brothers, even 40 - 60 years later
I remember my grandfather hearing this tune it brought him back to all his friends who went with him to the battle of Normandy he went to the side and shed a tear he didn't want to be seen. These people were heroes all their lives 😔
How can we measure that our lives are WORTHY of the sacrifice of our brother's lives? 😞 Only if we live our lives with Honour, Love, Respect and COMPASSION for ALL of our fellow human beings, THEN we become worth of their sacrifice 💝💕
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At the end of the movie, he turns to wife. TELL ME IM A GOOD MAN. Tears at my heart every time. God bless every Allied soldier and Resistance fighter who fought so hard for liberty. May this generation now largely gone, rest in honored peace.
Unbelievable composing , thank you, and a joy to listen to. A true flight down memory lane for us that remember and lived to enjoy all of them.
Watching the elder gentleman walking amongst the ranks of headstones, seeing his face, his reactions,.. for a veteran, no words of explanation are needed.
My late dad loved this film...and he always said that this scene was the one that stood out for him.
His uncle Mike was killed by a sniper while bailing out. He's buried in France. The man who buried him was a French farmer. His family were always grateful to him for that.
We need this generation back ! Never forget the sacrifices made by all ! My father as well all my uncles served in ww2 , went in at 15 years of age . I will never forget who I am and were I came from. Rest in peace and thank you all who served.
That generation lives on still, in the members of the armed forces of today. The times may change but the courage, spirit and dedication still exists. Op Granby was my contribution. We serve because we believe.
We did get that generation back, it came as us, their children. We gave it away to the kids we had who became complacent, spoiled and who didn't earn what the greatest generation had given us. We didn't pass it on. That love of country, that patriotism, that love for our fellow man and our humanity. Our children didn't work for it, because we didn't keep it alive for them to receive it and grow.
Ergreifend und die Tränen in der Augen kommen einem dabei !
I cry every time i watch this .RIP those brave souls who died so that we should live💘
I cried at the ending of this video. I’ve been blessed to be adopted from Korea at the age of 2 years old. I’m 67 now and served proudly for 21 years and six months in the Army. The closest i can relate to this movie, was being in charge of the burial team while stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. Several times I had to hold my emotions inside while seeing a loved one cry during burial.
There is so much I would like to say to you, but I would fill a small book! First, I am so glad you were adopted, but you became a family member, and that is the best part of it, being a family! Thank you for serving those many years! I considered serving on a burial team while stationed at Ft. Lee, VA but never did. After I got back from Vietnam, I had a hard time going to funerals. There is no way I could hold back the tears. And, when they played taps for a veteran, I would break down and sob. I am now 76 and death has taken a lot out of me over the years. Too many family members and too many friends have passed on. It doesn't get any easier as time goes by.
A heart felt thank you to all the American WW ll Vets, who gave their all on that day...✝✡
And british, canadian, and ANZACs
@@mattduin7144 Of course. 🙏
Thank all military. Starting with our forefathers fighting to build a free & independent nation. Every individual has right.
Praise all warrior's. Everyone who fought/fights for freedom.
My dad was in WWII. He did 35 missions over Germany. I found his award documents and mission notes, along with his orders. The survivors all went on to do great things as doctors, judges, PhDs, and business men.
They thrived for those that didn’t. He attended his squadron reunions until he passed away.
I am an ordinary citizen of india. I can not control my tears and sorrow..... My thoughts and prayers to all allied forces and their sacrifices for the safety of the world 🙏🙏😪
A 35year veteran myself having served Queen and Country in times of peace and conflict will never forget those before me who fought for our freedom today Rest in Peace you will never be forgotten
🇨🇦 Juno Beach, Sicily,Hong Kong,Holland,for the fallen*rip..
Thank you for your service. I am a US Navy veteran, Desert Storm.
Thank from a beat up but still nasty mean US Marine
Thank you for your service sir.
The military vehicle driving up to the house and the mother, who sees it coming and knows what it portends; this is a sight all military mothers of every generation hope never to see. As the mother of an Iraq vet (and the daughter of a WWII vet), I was very fortunate that my son came home safe. This scene speaks for all parents who live through a war their children are fighting. My heart goes out to every one of them, watching and waiting, hoping to see their child again.
That’s the bit that gets me most too. Brings into focus not just the human loss, but the emotional loss…the finality and sacrifice of those those so senselessly gone forever.
That woman alone should get an academy award,, i tear just to think of her performance and what it represents
Mercifully our Maker can Restore ! 🇺🇸
Tragically it is a reality now for mothers all over Israel.
GOD has blessed you.
The Greatest Generation, Thank All of You!
I served a little over 18 years in two branches of the US Military and it was the greatest honor and highest privilege of my entire life. I'm no hero and had a career that was immensely impressive to nobody but me, but to be able to honestly call real heroes my brothers and my sisters, made every ache and pain worthwhile.
The first time I saw this movie in the theater, there were a group of 18 to 20 year olds in the row in front of me. At the end they were crying out loud. They did not realize what their grandparents generation did for them and the rest of us when they were the same age. I remember it like it was yesterday.
People really have no idea what a lot of us sacrifice when we serve our country. Thank you everyone for your honor, love, and great sacrifice.
To all veterans who lost brothers in arms and mourn them, may God bless you and may we soon see a world without war.
Lost my father 10 years back, he had just turned 89 the day before. He flew on a B-24 Liberator during WW2 - and lost many of his buddies before coming home. He will always be my hero, and I am so blessed to have been his son. We had an extraordinary relationship. I've traveled to Europe multiple times, and I've felt compelled to visit the beaches where so many brave men lost their lives, and the cemeteries where they are kept with reverence. But honestly after watching this movie, I don't think I can do it. To be there, where so many future fathers lost their lives, when I am one of the lucky ones to have a father that came back and created me....it just seems so unfair, and utterly soul crushing. The hymn - outstanding tribute, whenever I hear it. The kind of thing you stop and listen to, and take pause after it ends, with tears in your eyes. The movie - exceptionally well done, I have only been able to watch it the one time, but I remember every scene. The men who lost their lives - my generation can never - ever.....thank you enough for your sacrifice. God Bless you brave souls. Rest in Peace.
You can do it, and you should do it
You need to go! You will cry and clutch your chest, but later will feel a peace you never knew. America and her heroes lie there; visit them and thank them.
well stated !
@@halvo265 and his father will know he’s there
There’s just something in the wind, I can’t explain it
I weep for all of them. 😢
Being from a military family, I choke up watching this and other movies that show the cost for freedom. Having to explain to my 3 daughters what it means to be free and the price that was paid, brings me to tears. Freedom comes at a very high price.
I will never forget, and I will always show Honor and respect to all who have served and continue to serve.
So moving. The Greatest Generation. Some of us will never forget their sacrifices.
I am 65 years old and come from a military family and I have nothing but the upmost respect for our soldiers, both today and in the past, and even more respect for the fallen soldiers that willingly kept striving until they gave all they had and never came home. I saw this movie "Saving Private Ryan" in the theater with my wife when it first came out. Although I had read about and studied on WW-II a lot up to that point, and on the Normandy invasion in paticular including the Omaha Beach assault, which is shown in the first 20 minutes of the film, I was completely unprepared for the very blunt and brutal harsh reality of war that this film so accurately portrayed. I found out later that actual WW-II Veterans that were in the battles protrayed in the movie, including the Omaha Beach assault, were hired by the director and movie studio as consultants to ensure absolute and precise accuracy in every detail as the movie was filmed, but the veterans insisted before signing the written agreement that it included the clear stipulation that as consultants who had lived the events in the movie, whatever they said happened and how they described it, must be fully portrayed in the film exactly as they said and nothing else. No Hollywood deviations, or they wouldn't do it. The studio and director agreed. Other veterans of the Omaha beach assault and war across Europe, who saw the film when it came out were asked afterward how accurate it was. They said the film was extremely accurate and precise, right down to all the equiptment and weapons used, common slang and troop interactions, uniforms, conditions, food, tatics and troop deployment, the fog of war, the wounds, every detail was precisely protrayed. However, the veterans also said that as brutal, bloody, and costly as the Omaha beach assault was portrayed in the movie, and while it was by far the most accurate and true portrayal of the assault that had ever been filmed, the actual battle and it's carnage had been a lot worse. No wonder these soldiers, and all Americans of that era are called "The Greatest Generation"!
One of the greatest movies ever made about this. I never tire of seeing it.
I was born in 1941. I knew many who served from this greatest generation, I watched this video to remind myself once again of the great cost of this country"s freedom. And I cried. Today I see the very heart and soul being ripped out of our land. Lessons of the past are forgotten and replaced not with thankfulness and self-sacrifice but with greed and self-serving evil. May God help us to turn back once again to the good.
Amen to that
I've never seen nor heard this before, but I seriously just started crying. Bless you all. Bless you and thank you.
Spare a moment, and a thought, to remember these bones and crosses.
For their names are too many.
Be sure,these fallen Soldiers do not ask for your tears.
But pause and take a deep breath with respect, remember the stake, these souls placed upon the alter of freedom.
With a sad smile, bow your head, knowing you are free, because of their great courage and sacrafice.
Look upon these thousands of white crosses and see the cost of Duty and Freedom
For in their death they never knew Victory.
Even though the blood spilt on the land and beaches has washed away
The deeds of these soldiers will always be Remembered.
( To the fallen with respect and gratitude )🙏
Never forget. My dad always said if you love your freedom thank a vet. "All gave some, some gave all". My dad was a Pearl Harbor Survivor and was severely wounded. Love you all.
For all the horror depicted in the first 20 minutes or so of this movie, as a 63 yo military veteran, the scene that makes me tear up every time I see it is the officer and the padre arriving to see Mrs Ryan.
Me too
Me too, my brothers!! Montana Rick.
Absolutely man I’ve seen the effect that losing a son on a mother takes while he is in the service and it’s so hard.
Same
@Hello Mark how are you doing
My dad was a WW2 navy vet. who with his shipmates fought several major navel engagements including picket duty off Okinawa....it was a terrible place to be!! My mom told me once that the man who went off to war was not the same man who returned from the war and with many frightful nights filled with horrible dreams. At times liquor, for the first time entered his life. My dad lived to be 83 years old and left this world at peace, at peace with the world and with God, this I am sure.