My father was a WWII vet. He lived a very good life and twenty-two years later, people come up to me and tell me that they knew and respected my Dad. He died in 2002 at 77 and there isn't a day goes by that I don't thank God for giving him to me as my father.
@@JuanGonzalez-xv6ub I understand the way that you feel. My WWII Verteran Dad passed away in 2000 at age 78. I miss him and honor him still. God Bless both of our fathers' immortal souls. Be well.
Two short remembrances. Our fathers and grandfather's who served, I did not myself, are rightly honored for their bravery. There are many "men" walking the sacred ground that they defended ,who are damn lucky he wasn't on the steps of the US Capital on Jan 6th, defending again the ideas good men around him perished to protect. Love you dad!
1400 Black troops landed and fought on D-Day, my dad and my uncle were two of those men. My dad was on Omaha Beach and my mother's brother was listed as MIA on Utah Beach when he was killed removing bodies from the beach. I visited Colleville-sur-Mer twice, once in 1984 with my dad when I was a 2nd LT. and again in 2016 long retired and alone. My father never complained or felt he was slighted in any way. He loved this country and went on to become a law enforcement officer and teacher. He didn't share much, but one thing he shared with me, and I've shared with my three sons, who all served in the US Army " You don't have a right to bitch about America Unless you've put your ass on the line for America." And lastly, he said remember - " We were all here, no matter what they tell you, we were all here!" Fighting and dying!
I grew up listening to my father and his core group of friends all WWII combat vets. A survivor of the Bataan Death March - Bert Bank (wrote the book, Back From the Living Dead), Tail Gunner - George Murphy, Flamethrower - Clarence Bridges, Ravee Hughes - Infantry Pacific Theater, Uncle George - Special Services European Theatre (sniper), Uncle Pete - Infantry D-day 1 survivor, and so many more. The stories of heroism told like a fishing story with no bravado, just straight up ugly and terrifying but how it happened. These bastards were tough men. I still think about these guys everyday and I miss my father everyday, still.
Des -our father served in the U.S Navy - 1941-45 Then reupped in the 1946 Army Air Corp which became the 1948 USAF till 1966- my 5 brother’s (Tony- Bill- Vernon- David - Walter & Philip! all served as did I…from 1965til 2005 we had men in the service USAF and Army. 5 out of 6 saw combat! None of us boys like or respect the republican nominee he is just a draft dodger!
@@michaelbuckley134 Imagine supporting Trump who faked bonespurs to avoid going to war and has a record for insulting veterans. Look it up, if you dare. 🤡 Btw, did you see that WW2 veteran hugging Zelensky during D-Day 80 two weeks ago? Those veterans know who Zelensky is fight against. Trumps boss Putin. Those are facts, and no matter how angry you will get and are going to scream at me ... Those are just facts. 🤷🏼♀️
My father was captured on the Germany border when his battalion was cut off and annihilated at night. A PoW troop train took them to the Polish border to a huge PoW farm labor camp. We visited the camp 2 years ago. The debt of this nation to all our soldiers must not be forgotten.
I served in the military and met a man on Omaha beach that day while at WalMart, wearing my veteran's jacket many years ago. Something about the insignia led him to start a conversation with me that was all of 30 seconds long. The hell in his eyes and voice as he abruptly opened up to me to tell of how he was the only survivor of his squad in that landing is the daily hell many heroes live with every day. Freedom isn't free. If you're free today, thank a vet .. especially those of this generation, who are almost all gone.
The problem I have with this scene is that Capt. Miller's well meaning last words to Pvt Ryan about needing to earn something he'd already proven he had was most regrettable .. the survivor's guilt is something Ryan lived under the rest of his life. That's one less hell combat veterans don't need. And the tragedy is that it was indeed well meant.
The GREATEST GENERATION EVER!!! these people today have had it so easy, they have no idea of the price paid for their freedom. They take everything for granted..
We as veterans are the lucky ones..though I'm 100% disabled veteran... some of us live with the nightmares of serving our country.... but we still believe in our cause to serve and protect those less fortunate.. as well as our country. Some of us suffered and we believe we did our duty..please don't vote for anyone who don't appreciate our loss and our democracy...God bless us all
Benjamin was an electrician after WWII, but during the war he went in with the second wave of infantry at Normandy. He served as a cook. He survived the war, but he passed away 10 years ago. He was glad to have served in the military.
I sit here and think about a dear friend and mentor from my childhood. Rev. Paul Simpson. He stormed the beach on D Day. He and I enjoyed big band swing music, even though we had 50 years between us. May The Lord Our God keep you at ease, and our country free. Love. Respect. Honor.
My late father was a WWII veteran. He lived a good life and was a good man. God bless these souls who died for our country's freedom. A grateful nation salutes you. Rest in peace.
Years ago I was about to take an exit off Rt. 24 in MA when I saw an old station wagon in the breakdown lane. As I passed by I noticed an Marine Corps sticker on the window and I saw an older gentleman sitting on a box on the passenger side front tire so I pulled over to see if he needed help. He did....He couldn't use one of his arms very well to change the tire and so I did that for him. He got shot up on Iwo Jima ....He told me he lasted all of 10 minutes. I told him I was honored to help him and thanked him for his great service! Poor guy was on his way to Rhode Island for his grand daughter's wedding and he went on his way with one of those pitiful dounut tires. If I had the money I would have bought a new one for him on the exit but I didn't. I did however before he left give him my thanks, a gospel tract and I prayed he'd make it safely to his destination. I will never forget!
This is probably Ryan's finest hour, when he confronts the past and salutes the captain. Here we see the true warrior, the brother. And every single on of we who served wherever would be marching with him. This is what at the end of our days we are all about. They caught it perfectly.
My father, uncles and myself were all veterans and this movie is incredibly moving and sad. I was recently in England and visited the American War Cemetery. It was an experience I will never forget, as it was very solemn and quiet. But there were many crosses of the man and women who were resting there.
My grandad fought in WW2 from 1940 until 1945 Afrca Italy France as far as i know he never spoke of it to anyone not even his sons . He was one hell of a guy .
I’m a vet with 3 tours and 14 weeks in a VA hospital learning how to walk again. I cried when I saw this intro…..then at the end I grew Angry hearing the words “Suckers & Losers”………….
I can’t say that it was my favorite movie of all time but I will say that it is the only movie I’ve ever been to where when we left the theater no one spoke for 10 minutes.
Unfortunately, the greatest generation has about 113,000 left, we owe them a debt of gratitude. We sent boys to fight a military machine in Germany bred for war, we crossed two oceans to accomplish a task, now we just bring them over and dump them in the missle of the US. Were the sacrifices these individuals made fruitless? It's time for our generation to fill the void.
I think of my father, WWII hero, recipient of the Silver Star medal for saving two GIs under heavy fire during the battle of the bulge. 1920-2002 God bless all that served in WWII
The best movie I ever saw. Soldiers also are humans, not mere fighting machines. Their commitment to protect the freedom and integrity of their motherland makes them different. Salute to all soldiers, marines and officers, universally.
My dad ww2 marine, opened door to my room, said you leave today. I said yes sir. Dad said, keep moving or you will die. Vietnam 67-68 i keep moving. Thanks dad
The same director who brought "Schindler's List" to the world. I can only say that it takes a genius to bring two enormously meaningful stories together flawlessly. And to capture the wide range of human experience with such great depth. I still cry when I see both movies.
The Best Movie in my lifetime.. From the sands of D-Day, to the actual rescue of PVT. Ryan, and the fight after in France vs the Germans. Saving Private Ryan has everything for everyone. That's why it's the greatest film of all time!!!
The last generation that meant something. The last generation of heroes. The last generation that did what had to be done for the good of the human race. The Greatest Generation!
I think anyone who decides to desecrate the American flag should be forced to go to a national cemetery. They should have to watch a military burial. They should have to see and hear the cries of the family as they lay to rest someone who gave the ultimate sacrifice to give them that freedom.
This should be shown in every school in America. Everything we enjoy today is because of the sacrifice our forefathers endured. God bless and keep our soldiers in Heaven and may God have mercy and patience with America today which suffers from treason, Debauchery, and self love. I will never forget the sacrifice of my family's military service which heavily out ways my four day combat experience in Desert Storm for oil dominance.
Thank you sir for your bravery in combat and that of your family. Mine has done the same. Iraq was not about oil dominance. It was about protecting American interests and our way of life. Truly heroic.
Believe me, it is not easy to live your life feeling you owe someone a great debt for saving your life, I can relate to that and for 18 years i never forget those. Still not easy to come to terms with. Awesome movie...
My dad took me to see this on opening day in the theater when I was 6 yrs old cuz my dad couldn't find a babysitter and was traumatized from the Omaha beach scene because in my 6 yr old mind I thought I was watching those soldiers being massacred in real life I couldn't comprehend that they were just actors and weren't really being mowed down and blown to bits especially they guy holding his guts screaming for his mother, that was the scariest thing to see as a young child. I should also mention that my dad was a combat engineer in the army so this movie also exposed me to the reality of my dad's profession and was worried that he might get killed fighting in a war. Then 9/11 happened and my fear of my dad having to deploy to go to war came true. When he went to Iraq in 2003 as part of the invasion force I thought he was going to be in a battle as bad as Omaha beach was once the invasion of Iraq started. I literally thought the Iraq war was going to be a major conflict with massive casualties
Me and my fiance went to see this on opening day . In a Texas Naval Air station town, A lot of retired veterans in the audience . I heard very elderly men openly weeping behind me in the audeince
We should all live a good life and earn it. There may not be a squad of soldiers fighting to make sure you would live. But, there are some people fighting for us
I only met my father once when he was alive - it was on my 7th birthday. I did meet his mother a few times who shared that his father, my grandfather fought in WW2, but not much else. When I saw this, I said to the man I went to the movie with that I felt sure that my grandfather landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. 18 years later, when my father died, I gained access to his items that proved I was correct. He served in Headquarters’s Company with the 1st Infantry Division, and landed in the “Easy Red” sector of Omaha Beach at the beginning of the second wave.
60 years old. Great Uncle went in D day plus 6, in a engine out C 47. He never said a word about it but until I was in college in my twenties. I hunted with the man for years. He made it to Bastonge. "I was a skinny guy, there was pile of parachutes on the deck, Was routine flight with supplies, the pilot calls "all hands bail out." "Every time I grabbed one some bigger guy took it from me". He made it out but had a good ditching . " He just wanted to go home, "We had guys we had to dig out of foxholes in Belgium. Dead, Their fingers were frozen and had to be pried out of the dirt " That was duriing the Battle of the Bulge. During Patton's run to Bastonge , he told of having to remove a German soldier's remains from the snow of their halftrack they ran over in the night.
We visited from Australia earlier this year. It was impossible not be moved by the sight of all those headstones against a majestic backdrop of the Normandy beaches. We visited Auschwitz - Birkenau also. Both harrowing locations for different reasons, and something we felt we needed to do.
When ever I see war memorials, I think of my friend William Charles Sheldon killed in Da Nang Vietnam War in 1968, William was 19 at the time, he was killed.
Yt sux, that's a fake name ,your an American, posing as a Vietnamese, you probably was the yellow bellies who ran to Canada but before you left you welcomed soldiers returning by spitting on them,and calling them baby killers. Run you cur....
Unfortunately even still exists. These brave men scrubbed the world of the evil of that day. But history has proven that evil always returns. We must be diligent to stand against that evil, both for our children, and for the ultimate sacrifice these men made to defeat it.
My dad and uncles fought in this war. I could only watch this movie once. It brought me so much pain to see what they went through! No wonder my dad never talked about the war.
I read that when the filmmakers were dubbing the film in German, one of the voice actors was a German soldier who was ACTUALLY there on the beaches that day He couldn't finish dubbing his voice. He started crying uncontrollably and ran out of the studio
I was named after my great uncle who served in the 14th Tank Battalion, 9th Armoured Division. He was KIA in the Battle of Remagen. The last bridge the Germans held. I have the very letter sent to my great grandmother as you see in Saving Private Ryan that the mothers received. I also have his Purple Heart Medal.
My god,I've never cried so much watching this final scene in this movie,bless all the soldiers and sailors who gave their lives so we can enjoy our freedom which we seem even now to take for granted.
forever will be thankful for what they did. The debt we owe to them and they never asked for anything in return. D-Day June 6th is only a few months away. 79 years ago this year. God bless our troops.
A l aube de fêter les 80 ans de se jour,ou tant d homme de tous ages de religion ont débarqué sur le sol francais,tant ont perdus la vie laissant des familles dans la douleur ce film relate toute la violence d une guerre,merci a vous et tout mon respect qui je l espere sera reçu aux familles des veterans qui ont sacrifié leurs vie...merci
He really earned it! Living a Good life becoming a Good man! A Good husband and A Good father And an Awesome Granddad k! Theres a saying that in order to truly Honor a person a love one is just to continue their legacy the Good deeds that they have done in their lifetime k!
It’s still here. It’s in the spirit of everyday people that go about their day building the lives for their family, community and country. Most all live quietly satisfied not to have their complaints or concerns be the interests of public attention. They work in mundane jobs, dangerous jobs and, a large few, in lifesaving jobs. The odd and audacious clowns that project disruption and division against the moral good just get the undeserved attention creating a false illusion that this country has lost its greatness. To be sure, there have been difficult times and there will always be difficult times. That is life. However, when the occasion calls for our greatness to shine above the dark, that deep reserve will be there.
Un veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, visita a sus casi 75 años el cementerio en donde reposan los restos de su comandante, muerto después del desembarco en Normandía luego de una misión enviada expresamente a rescatarlo con vida, pues era el único hermano que quedaba vivo de cuatro que acudieron a la guerra y tres de ellos murieron en acción. Este segmento es de la película "Salvando al Soldado Ryan", protagonizada por Tom Hanks como el inmolado teniente de infantería que perdió su vida en acción por rescatarlo vivo de las garras de la muerte.
My granddaddy was in the US Navy and fought in the pacific during WW2. He never talked about it. Now i can understand why. God bless all veterans who have given their lives so that we can have the freedoms of today.
If there were one film I wish I could've played in it would have been this it's so much more than a war flick it's a ballad a saunit to that war and what it took to fight it and the sacrifices it demanded
It’s a hard movie to watch cause it’s brutally truthful, it’s also a must see and possibly the best movie made about ww2. You actually have to ask yourself what this country stands for and how much would you give.
Very moving scene,very emotional and of course a great film 🎥,I have been to war graves in Belgium ,searching for my grandad,so I can relate to the scene when he found the grave and saluted 🏴😪
Several years ago I came across a grave of a WW2 soldier who was killed in action. The grave did not appear to be well attended to. Since that time, I visit every Memorial Day. I have shared the thought to adopt a grave of veteran. The idea never seems to grow in popularity, but I keep suggesting it because they deserve it. I hope others will consider this. Their sacrifice also should inspire us to stand up for freedom. I hope more will shoulder the debt we owe to those who gave their all for us.
My grandfather was a WWII vet. He lived a good life and was liked by everyone. He died in 2002 at 77 and I still miss him.
My father was a WWII vet. He lived a very good life and twenty-two years later, people come up to me and tell me that they knew and respected my Dad. He died in 2002 at 77 and there isn't a day goes by that I don't thank God for giving him to me as my father.
@@JuanGonzalez-xv6ub I understand the way that you feel. My WWII Verteran Dad passed away in 2000 at age 78. I miss him and honor him still. God Bless both of our fathers' immortal souls. Be well.
Two short remembrances. Our fathers and grandfather's who served, I did not myself, are rightly honored for their bravery. There are many "men" walking the sacred ground that they defended ,who are damn lucky he wasn't on the steps of the US Capital on Jan 6th, defending again the ideas good men around him perished to protect. Love you dad!
I am a guy of 81 years, i cannot watch this without crying. God what those men gave for our freedom. (Dave UK)
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They are truly the greatest generation to ever exist
They do not know
And that’s emotion and acting as a skill
Steven Spielbergs message is simple. This is the sacrifice that was made. Have you earned it??...
Never forget.
There are still men fighting today against the evils that threaten our lands and way of life.
One of the most powerful scenes of any War movie. I was bawling my eyes out when I watched this movie.
80 years today. Thank you men.
1400 Black troops landed and fought on D-Day, my dad and my uncle were two of those men. My dad was on Omaha Beach and my mother's brother was listed as MIA on Utah Beach when he was killed removing bodies from the beach. I visited Colleville-sur-Mer twice, once in 1984 with my dad when I was a 2nd LT. and again in 2016 long retired and alone. My father never complained or felt he was slighted in any way. He loved this country and went on to become a law enforcement officer and teacher. He didn't share much, but one thing he shared with me, and I've shared with my three sons, who all served in the US Army " You don't have a right to bitch about America Unless you've put your ass on the line for America." And lastly, he said remember - " We were all here, no matter what they tell you, we were all here!" Fighting and dying!
I grew up listening to my father and his core group of friends all WWII combat vets. A survivor of the Bataan Death March - Bert Bank (wrote the book, Back From the Living Dead), Tail Gunner - George Murphy, Flamethrower - Clarence Bridges, Ravee Hughes - Infantry Pacific Theater, Uncle George - Special Services European Theatre (sniper), Uncle Pete - Infantry D-day 1 survivor, and so many more. The stories of heroism told like a fishing story with no bravado, just straight up ugly and terrifying but how it happened. These bastards were tough men. I still think about these guys everyday and I miss my father everyday, still.
Let us never forget our veterans.
Des -our father served in the U.S Navy - 1941-45 Then reupped in the 1946 Army Air Corp which became the 1948 USAF till 1966- my 5 brother’s (Tony- Bill- Vernon- David - Walter & Philip! all served as did I…from 1965til 2005 we had men in the service USAF and Army. 5 out of 6 saw combat! None of us boys like or respect the republican nominee he is just a draft dodger!
Yes. He was a hero. So were his brothers, and the Captain, and all. NONE WERE LOSERS. 😢
But so profound our loss.
Imagine having to serve under the loser Biden Administration. Now, that would be a tragedy.
@@michaelbuckley134 Imagine supporting Trump who faked bonespurs to avoid going to war and has a record for insulting veterans. Look it up, if you dare. 🤡 Btw, did you see that WW2 veteran hugging Zelensky during D-Day 80 two weeks ago? Those veterans know who Zelensky is fight against. Trumps boss Putin. Those are facts, and no matter how angry you will get and are going to scream at me ... Those are just facts. 🤷🏼♀️
@@michaelbuckley134imagine the REALITY that to Trump, these heroes were losers and suckers … and now you support the very thing they fought to stop …
My father was captured on the Germany border when his battalion was cut off and annihilated at night. A PoW troop train took them to the Polish border to a huge PoW farm labor camp. We visited the camp 2 years ago. The debt of this nation to all our soldiers must not be forgotten.
I served in the military and met a man on Omaha beach that day while at WalMart, wearing my veteran's jacket many years ago. Something about the insignia led him to start a conversation with me that was all of 30 seconds long.
The hell in his eyes and voice as he abruptly opened up to me to tell of how he was the only survivor of his squad in that landing is the daily hell many heroes live with every day.
Freedom isn't free. If you're free today, thank a vet .. especially those of this generation, who are almost all gone.
The problem I have with this scene is that Capt. Miller's well meaning last words to Pvt Ryan about needing to earn something he'd already proven he had was most regrettable .. the survivor's guilt is something Ryan lived under the rest of his life. That's one less hell combat veterans don't need. And the tragedy is that it was indeed well meant.
@@rafaelmartinez9697 Almost just as easily, Captain Miller could have said, "You have earned this."
God bless you sir! Much respect!
The GREATEST GENERATION EVER!!! these people today have had it so easy, they have no idea of the price paid for their freedom. They take everything for granted..
He as an animal doctor?
We as veterans are the lucky ones..though I'm 100% disabled veteran... some of us live with the nightmares of serving our country.... but we still believe in our cause to serve and protect those less fortunate.. as well as our country. Some of us suffered and we believe we did our duty..please don't vote for anyone who don't appreciate our loss and our democracy...God bless us all
Benjamin was an electrician after WWII, but during the war he went in with the second wave of infantry at Normandy. He served as a cook. He survived the war, but he passed away 10 years ago. He was glad to have served in the military.
I sit here and think about a dear friend and mentor from my childhood. Rev. Paul Simpson. He stormed the beach on D Day. He and I enjoyed big band swing music, even though we had 50 years between us. May The Lord Our God keep you at ease, and our country free. Love. Respect. Honor.
My late father was a WWII veteran. He lived a good life and was a good man. God bless these souls who died for our country's freedom. A grateful nation salutes you. Rest in peace.
Your late father is a hero.
Rest in peace. Let us never forget our veterans.
If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye nothing will.
Years ago I was about to take an exit off Rt. 24 in MA when I saw an old station wagon in the breakdown lane. As I passed by I noticed an Marine Corps sticker on the window and I saw an older gentleman sitting on a box on the passenger side front tire so I pulled over to see if he needed help.
He did....He couldn't use one of his arms very well to change the tire and so I did that for him.
He got shot up on Iwo Jima ....He told me he lasted all of 10 minutes.
I told him I was honored to help him and thanked him for his great service!
Poor guy was on his way to Rhode Island for his grand daughter's wedding and he went on his way with one of those pitiful dounut tires. If I had the money I would have bought a new one for him on the exit but I didn't.
I did however before he left give him my thanks, a gospel tract and I prayed he'd make it safely to his destination.
I will never forget!
Every American should visit this cemetery. Freedom is not free. These men paid for it.
This is probably Ryan's finest hour, when he confronts the past and salutes the captain. Here we see the true warrior, the brother. And every single on of we who served wherever would be marching with him. This is what at the end of our days we are all about. They caught it perfectly.
I am the same way every time I watch this movie I cry. What those men did for us for our freedom today cannot be thanked enough
This film is nothing short of a masterpiece.
The best movie I have ever seen in my life.
Field of dreams is great too!
@@cynthiaszustak2798 And Spaceballs
Even Beauty and Beast is cool! I like fantasy!
My father, uncles and myself were all veterans and this movie is incredibly moving and sad. I was recently in England and visited the American War Cemetery. It was an experience I will never forget, as it was very solemn and quiet. But there were many crosses of the man and women who were resting there.
Made me cry all the time. the best movie ever... salute the crew....
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yes this is the best movie ever always has been always will be forever and that is a promise
My best movie ever. 😢
My grandad fought in WW2 from 1940 until 1945 Afrca Italy France as far as i know he never spoke of it to anyone not even his sons . He was one hell of a guy .
At least half of all 12 to 18 year olds in the USA don’t know what D-Day is.
@@fishmonger6879isn't it pathetic. Just like protesting for the terrorist. Don't know 9/11
@@fishmonger6879isn't it pathetic. Just like protesting for the terrorist. Don't know 9/11
I’m a vet with 3 tours and 14 weeks in a VA hospital learning how to walk again. I cried when I saw this intro…..then at the end I grew Angry hearing the words “Suckers & Losers”………….
I can’t say that it was my favorite movie of all time but I will say that it is the only movie I’ve ever been to where when we left the theater no one spoke for 10 minutes.
Yes that is true we were all speechless
I remember in 1998 going to the movies with my dad to watch it..he is past on now so I think back on these good times.
1999
God Bless all our allies who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Unfortunately, the greatest generation has about 113,000 left, we owe them a debt of gratitude. We sent boys to fight a military machine in Germany bred for war, we crossed two oceans to accomplish a task, now we just bring them over and dump them in the missle of the US. Were the sacrifices these individuals made fruitless? It's time for our generation to fill the void.
Let's not ever forget the veterans.
I think of my father, WWII hero, recipient of the Silver Star medal for saving two GIs under heavy fire during the battle of the bulge. 1920-2002 God bless all that served in WWII
Bei Anschauen bekomme ich immer wieder einen dicken Frosch in den Hals und es treibt mir Tränen in die Augen !
My father was a WWII vet and left a large part of himself overseas he was pretty much a stranger to me but a hell of a man.
Well said mate. That can't have been easy.
The best movie I ever saw. Soldiers also are humans, not mere fighting machines. Their commitment to protect the freedom and integrity of their motherland makes them different. Salute to all soldiers, marines and officers, universally.
The Thin Red Line would like to have a word with you
My dad ww2 marine, opened door to my room, said you leave today. I said yes sir. Dad said, keep moving or you will die. Vietnam 67-68 i keep moving. Thanks dad
The same director who brought "Schindler's List" to the world.
I can only say that it takes a genius to bring two enormously meaningful stories together flawlessly. And to capture the wide range of human experience with such great depth. I still cry when I see both movies.
Both are masterpieces, and stories that needed to be told.
I cry every time when I see especially the ending. One of my favorite movie.
this is also one of my favorite movies too always has been always will be forever and that is a promise
My time in the Gulf War was nothing like these battles. Freedom is not free. All gave some. Some have all. 🙏
One of the greatest movies of all time.
yes this is one of the greatest movies of all time always has been always will be forever and that is a promise
“ And the Oscar goes to ….. Shakespeare in Love ! “. To this day the worst Academy Award snub in film history !
yes I agree Shakespeare in love is one of the worst academy award snubs in film history
The Best Movie in my lifetime.. From the sands of D-Day, to the actual rescue of PVT. Ryan, and the fight after in France vs the Germans. Saving Private Ryan has everything for everyone. That's why it's the greatest film of all time!!!
The last generation that meant something. The last generation of heroes. The last generation that did what had to be done for the good of the human race. The Greatest Generation!
Amen, the true heroes, God bless them all 🙏🏻
This is so emotional...God Bless these heroes...I do not think we have any...no one to compare
the old man looks like matt damon indeed
A most powerful movie. It makes me cry too.
yes this is a powerful movie always has been always will be forever and that is a promise
By the time the scene played and the American flag was waving in the wind , I was a mess, balling my eyes out .
60 years old and this chokes me up every time i see it..respect and grateful thank you to all who served and is still serving.
Each time I have been to that graveyard I cried like a little boy. Most of those men were kids (15) and they enrolled for the honor.
Maybe that's why they died, you don't kids to kill men. Are you sure you were not looking at ww1 memorial?
AUZZI GUY YOUR comment makes no sense ?
@@ronaldgavlick732 I'm saying they were too young/immature for battle.
One of the best movies ever
yes this is one of the best movies ever always has been always will be forever and that is a promise
I think anyone who decides to desecrate the American flag should be forced to go to a national cemetery. They should have to watch a military burial. They should have to see and hear the cries of the family as they lay to rest someone who gave the ultimate sacrifice to give them that freedom.
This should be shown in every school in America. Everything we enjoy today is because of the sacrifice our forefathers endured. God bless and keep our soldiers in Heaven and may God have mercy and patience with America today which suffers from treason, Debauchery, and self love. I will never forget the sacrifice of my family's military service which heavily out ways my four day combat experience in Desert Storm for oil dominance.
well probably not elementary cuz the kids would be traumatized but high schoolers could probably stomach it
يجب ان يظهر جرائم ابو غريب وحتلال العراق في كل مدرسه امريكيه وماذا فعل الامريكان في الشعب العراقي ياحذاله يامجرمين
قلها باللغة الإنجليزية إذا كنت تريد تشغيل فكك
Thank you sir for your bravery in combat and that of your family. Mine has done the same. Iraq was not about oil dominance. It was about protecting American interests and our way of life. Truly heroic.
@@user-dn4zn7lq5y What did the Iraquis do to citizens of Iraq?
Believe me, it is not easy to live your life feeling you owe someone a great debt for saving your life, I can relate to that and for 18 years i never forget those.
Still not easy to come to terms with.
Awesome movie...
Proud and honoured to remember those who served by leading tours of Normandie.
My dad took me to see this on opening day in the theater when I was 6 yrs old cuz my dad couldn't find a babysitter and was traumatized from the Omaha beach scene because in my 6 yr old mind I thought I was watching those soldiers being massacred in real life I couldn't comprehend that they were just actors and weren't really being mowed down and blown to bits especially they guy holding his guts screaming for his mother, that was the scariest thing to see as a young child. I should also mention that my dad was a combat engineer in the army so this movie also exposed me to the reality of my dad's profession and was worried that he might get killed fighting in a war. Then 9/11 happened and my fear of my dad having to deploy to go to war came true. When he went to Iraq in 2003 as part of the invasion force I thought he was going to be in a battle as bad as Omaha beach was once the invasion of Iraq started. I literally thought the Iraq war was going to be a major conflict with massive casualties
Same thing happened to me when I was 9 my brother had me come downstairs and he put this movie on and it was my birthday
You were right there was massive casualties!
Me and my fiance went to see this on opening day . In a Texas Naval Air station town, A lot of retired veterans in the audience . I heard very elderly men openly weeping behind me in the audeince
We should all live a good life and earn it. There may not be a squad of soldiers fighting to make sure you would live. But, there are some people fighting for us
I only met my father once when he was alive - it was on my 7th birthday. I did meet his mother a few times who shared that his father, my grandfather fought in WW2, but not much else. When I saw this, I said to the man I went to the movie with that I felt sure that my grandfather landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. 18 years later, when my father died, I gained access to his items that proved I was correct. He served in Headquarters’s Company with the 1st Infantry Division, and landed in the “Easy Red” sector of Omaha Beach at the beginning of the second wave.
Ye movie maine 2002 me star movies me dekhi thi aj achanak se you tube me dekh kar bahot sare memories ankho k samne aa gaye
I can't stop my tears 😭😭😭
greatest WW2 movie all time. makes grown men cry every time.....
60 years old. Great Uncle went in D day plus 6, in a engine out C 47. He never said a word about it but until I was in college in my twenties. I hunted with the man for years. He made it to Bastonge. "I was a skinny guy, there was pile of parachutes on the deck, Was routine flight with supplies, the pilot calls "all hands bail out." "Every time I grabbed one some bigger guy took it from me". He made it out but had a good ditching . " He just wanted to go home, "We had guys we had to dig out of foxholes in Belgium. Dead, Their fingers were frozen and had to be pried out of the dirt " That was duriing the Battle of the Bulge. During Patton's run to Bastonge , he told of having to remove a German soldier's remains from the snow of their halftrack they ran over in the night.
Absoluut great movie. It really moved me a lot.
yes this is a great movie always has been always will be forever and that is a promise
Ich war lange Soldat bei der deutschen Bundeswehr gewesen aber bei dieser Szene treibt es mir immer wieder Tränen in die Augen !!!
Be proud to be German. Contemporary history is only a staging. Like this movie!
@kamillaprincess1501, uuhh, I don't think they said anything about not being proud of being German
@@Mannyhdz0052 I was once proud tobe German , but not anymore !
Great movie
yes this is a great movie always has been always will be forever and that is a promise
We have this movie in our collection of greats.
“Tell me I’m a good man”.
Film bellissimo...da fare vedere nelle scuole alle nuove generazioni...perché sappiano capire a quale prezzo sia stata pagata la Libertà!
Those guys were the greatest generation. They sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Great scene from a great movie! Beautifully acted by everyone concerned
yes this is a great scene from a great movie always has been always will be forever and that is a promise
Number one on my bucket list..to go to Normandy and the Cemetary and honor our fallen heros, the Greatest Generation that ever lived.
We visited from Australia earlier this year. It was impossible not be moved by the sight of all those headstones against a majestic backdrop of the Normandy beaches. We visited Auschwitz - Birkenau also. Both harrowing locations for different reasons, and something we felt we needed to do.
Same here....I don't know when I'll get there, but I wrote up my itinerary. 🇺🇸
When ever I see war memorials, I think of my friend William Charles Sheldon killed in Da Nang Vietnam War in 1968, William was 19 at the time, he was killed.
And how many innocent civilians did you slaughter?
Sincerely,
A Vietnamese in Saigon.
How many "My Lai's" that weren't reported? 😏
You weren't any better than the Nzis and Japanese back then.
Yt sux, that's a fake name ,your an American, posing as a Vietnamese, you probably was the yellow bellies who ran to Canada but before you left you welcomed soldiers returning by spitting on them,and calling them baby killers. Run you cur....
@@ytsux9259 golf foxtrot yankee
Never forget all of the people who fought and scrubbed the world of evil
Unfortunately even still exists. These brave men scrubbed the world of the evil of that day. But history has proven that evil always returns. We must be diligent to stand against that evil, both for our children, and for the ultimate sacrifice these men made to defeat it.
My dad and uncles fought in this war. I could only watch this movie once. It brought me so much pain to see what they went through! No wonder my dad never talked about the war.
He didn't want to leave his group what a hero
I read that when the filmmakers were dubbing the film in German, one of the voice actors was a German soldier who was ACTUALLY there on the beaches that day
He couldn't finish dubbing his voice. He started crying uncontrollably and ran out of the studio
I was 8 years old marines left the theater they said it was so hard to see the fight
I was named after my great uncle who served in the 14th Tank Battalion, 9th Armoured Division. He was KIA in the Battle of Remagen. The last bridge the Germans held. I have the very letter sent to my great grandmother as you see in Saving Private Ryan that the mothers received. I also have his Purple Heart Medal.
This generation gave so much for us and gave us freedom from tyranny never again should the US forget what they did.
I'm not crying. Just got something in my eyes ..
Watching this reminds me of visiting my dad and grandpa who both served in WW1 & WW2. It makes me cry everytime
These men and women.....God blessed them..
Schlichtweg Ergreifend und Nachvollziehbar !!!
My god,I've never cried so much watching this final scene in this movie,bless all the soldiers and sailors who gave their lives so we can enjoy our freedom which we seem even now to take for granted.
forever will be thankful for what they did. The debt we owe to them and they never asked for anything in return. D-Day June 6th is only a few months away. 79 years ago this year. God bless our troops.
A l aube de fêter les 80 ans de se jour,ou tant d homme de tous ages de religion ont débarqué sur le sol francais,tant ont perdus la vie laissant des familles dans la douleur ce film relate toute la violence d une guerre,merci a vous et tout mon respect qui je l espere sera reçu aux familles des veterans qui ont sacrifié leurs vie...merci
Allways brings tears to mine eyes
He really earned it! Living a Good life becoming a Good man! A Good husband and A Good father And an Awesome Granddad k! Theres a saying that in order to truly Honor a person a love one is just to continue their legacy the Good deeds that they have done in their lifetime k!
I spent four years in the USMC and watching this clip made me tear up. Semper fi do or die!
this movie is very powerful
yes this movie is very powerful it always has been and it always will be forever and that is a promise
what happened to this America?
Good question….it still exits in places.
It’s still here. It’s in the spirit of everyday people that go about their day building the lives for their family, community and country. Most all live quietly satisfied not to have their complaints or concerns be the interests of public attention. They work in mundane jobs, dangerous jobs and, a large few, in lifesaving jobs. The odd and audacious clowns that project disruption and division against the moral good just get the undeserved attention creating a false illusion that this country has lost its greatness. To be sure, there have been difficult times and there will always be difficult times. That is life. However, when the occasion calls for our greatness to shine above the dark, that deep reserve will be there.
Liberals
Are there no ( or few ) liberals who are patriots ?
Pray to the mighty lord to save this nation! From the evil from with in amen
Movie!!! Digna de conmemorar!!! 🙏
Un veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, visita a sus casi 75 años el cementerio en donde reposan los restos de su comandante, muerto después del desembarco en Normandía luego de una misión enviada expresamente a rescatarlo con vida, pues era el único hermano que quedaba vivo de cuatro que acudieron a la guerra y tres de ellos murieron en acción. Este segmento es de la película "Salvando al Soldado Ryan", protagonizada por Tom Hanks como el inmolado teniente de infantería que perdió su vida en acción por rescatarlo vivo de las garras de la muerte.
Loveing the Irish cost line reminds me of the old country to be shore
My granddaddy was in the US Navy and fought in the pacific during WW2. He never talked about it. Now i can understand why. God bless all veterans who have given their lives so that we can have the freedoms of today.
If there were one film I wish I could've played in it would have been this it's so much more than a war flick it's a ballad a saunit to that war and what it took to fight it and the sacrifices it demanded
Can’t believe how young Damon was here.
It’s a hard movie to watch cause it’s brutally truthful, it’s also a must see and possibly the best movie made about ww2. You actually have to ask yourself what this country stands for and how much would you give.
Very moving scene,very emotional and of course a great film 🎥,I have been to war graves in Belgium ,searching for my grandad,so I can relate to the scene when he found the grave and saluted 🏴😪
Gets me to tears every time
Several years ago I came across a grave of a WW2 soldier who was killed in action. The grave did not appear to be well attended to. Since that time, I visit every Memorial Day. I have shared the thought to adopt a grave of veteran. The idea never seems to grow in popularity, but I keep suggesting it because they deserve it. I hope others will consider this. Their sacrifice also should inspire us to stand up for freedom. I hope more will shoulder the debt we owe to those who gave their all for us.
To protect our country and our freedom.
Much respect. My old grandad showed up there and never said a thing.
Absolute heroes 😢
My dad would have enjoyed this movie, he said you just couldn’t explain it all he ever said.
amazing how these great men had the courage to storm those beaches for others
and to die fighting for their country. Rest in peace to them.