WWII Vet Describes Close Call with German Tank and His Emotions Firing at the Enemy!
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- This is a part of an interview with WWII Veteran Mr. Jacobsen who fought with the 3rd Infantry Division in France. He talks about his thoughts regarding firing at the enemy and his close call with a German tank.
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That's my dad. So proud of him! And I can attest that I've never heard him complain about anything in my 68 years of knowing him. I'm with him today at Shaver Lake and will read to him the responses below. Thanks to all who appreciate what this twenty-year-old thrown into a horrific conflict endured. That experience changed his life.
That's incredible.
I'm sure he raised you in a way that defined America at it's greatest time.
I wish nothing but the best for you guys & family.
@@ClickClack_Bam His generation did far more for this nation than mine has. His was "the greatest generation" in terms of sacrifice for the liberty of the world. They were amazingly blind on racial justice, however, as black veterans were not extended the same housing and higher education as other veterans. My generation's exceeding selfishness has divided our nation and bankrupted our country. We have squandered so much of what his generation purchased. Sad, really.
If you can, please interview him longer, this interview was way too short. It isn't often that one hears from a believer in battle. The Bible says to not murder, not to not kill. In war, people die. The German soldier could have also raised a white handkerchief, he didn't because he was out to kill. Your Dad is good to let us know that one has to overcome that hurdle, or one simply is dead before one starts the battle. I appreciate his honesty. Thank you sir. God does not condemn you. God bless!
@@wingsoffreedom3589 Here's a longer interview by a journalist about his war experiences: www.thegodjourney.com/2012/11/09/a-journey-of-growing-trust/.
And, I interviewed him about his life story here: www.thegodjourney.com/2012/11/09/a-journey-of-growing-trust/
@@DavidRMason1 comrades? Alright ya commy
Thanks for service hero patriot. You are why the greatest generation is so great. 🇺🇸
Not to say any generation wouldn't have risen to the occasion. Respect.
Rest In Peace any soldier that has died for their country❤️
Died for bankers.
@@spacecowboy9795
Ungrateful Snowflake...
@@clarkhoefle7152 he's not wrong though. At the end of the day the only real winners are the banksters funding both sides (and shedding none of their blood).
@@kuuryotwo5153Well said!!👏
‘How close was....(the enemy)’ is always a great question. Helps get a better feel for what happened.
God bless you Mr. Jacobsen ... Thank you so much for your service and thank you for sharing your story.
Mr Jacobson It is people like you why we are free today. Thank you and God bless you.
Killing in defense of the innocent, or killing to prevent the evil from achieving victory, is not a sin. Rather the reverse; it is a service to humanity to eliminate the enemy's ability to victimize more people.
Both sides say that. The Bible is misquoted is so many ways. The actual interpretation of the 6th commandment is "thou shall not murder." Murder is different than killing. This soldier was not committing a sin and neither were the other soldiers. It's a travesty how common the misinterpretation of the Bible is.
FYI the first commandment is interpreted "thou shall not do evil in the lords name." It's the worst sin and only unforgivable sin. It's not "lords name in vain" like saying GD. "Thou shall not steal," also incorrect. It's actually "thou shall not steal human beings (kidnap)." Covet, same thing. Not Covet, this one's actually more akin to "thou not steal." Look up Hebrew interpretation of old Testament yourself. So much misinterpretation
Invading another sovereign nation and reeking havoc on the population doesn't give that soldier any moral high ground even if he's defending himself. Best left to diplomatic solutions .
@Name I read a book a few years ago that actually catalogued every organized religion that exists worldwide. It was like a phonebook. A bunch of stupid delusional people clinging to their cults. You quickly realize how insane the whole business is. I think it had about 1200 entries. Take your choice
@Name they are ridiculous, bu the reasons that people have for practising them are not. Let them be if they let everyone else be i´d say.
@@markr.devereux2713 People seem to find it easier to kill when they think they've got god on their side. I've never found a belief in the supernatural necessary or useful.
I remember a quote from Patton. A soldier had declared he was ready to die for his country.!. Patton replied I dont want you to die for your country; I want you to make the other SOB die for his country!!!
Thanks for your bravery and service. God bless
Thank you for your service, we are so grateful for your sacrifice.
Thank You Soldier
I love how eloquently these brave men speak and the stories are absolutely incredible.. much respect
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Thank you for sharing your inspiring story, service, courage, Honor and Sacrifice for Freedom 🇺🇸 love always
Greatest generation Never Forget.... nothing but respect.
Gott Mit Uns is what their buckles said. I have one that my Uncle got during the Bulge. Thank you sir for your sacrifice.
Bless you Sir!
Love the comment "Have Faith"! Wish more people would have this outlook and attitude!
Words cannot describe my appreciation for your, and the Greatest Generation's sacrifices for our Freedom.
Dad did his tour in the other Theater, but there's never a time where I felt were Our Side wasn't totally righteous. I only pray to Jesus that he has mercy on our Country, forgives us and delivers us back to His good graces... Thank you for your Service!!!🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🙏🙏🙏
Wow great interview thanks so much for your service
Thank uou for sharing! Is there a possibilty to upload the whole interview? I am one wjo normally listens to the full length of your valuable interviews. We really ap0reciate them!
Thank you for your service to our country. My father was stationed in the South Pacific during the WWII. He said," During war it is kill or be killed."
Hats off to Mr. Jacobsen. Thank you, sir.
Thank you for you service.
Without that, and the ultimate sacrifice of your buddies, my family would not be free.
God bless you Sir!
They sure saved the world
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I love this soldier God Bless him!
These are good moral men that didn't want to kill anybody but were put in a situation that they had to do what was necessary to stay alive and all of us should be grateful that these men made that hard decision to fight so that we would not have to
My late grandfather Sarkis Androsian, a first gen American son of a fleeing Armenian father from the genocide of the Great War, was also In the 3rd infantry div. a scout. Went from Italy to France.
Great outlook on the circumstances. Me wondering what everyone else was thinking when you see that guy with rifle chasing off a tank.
Bless you and thanks for all you did sir.
LEGEND indeed
Respect.
Incredible story. Really humbling
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Thank you.
Killing is killing. Only difference in a war is that each side is trying not to die. That simple, but still love thr video and thank you.
God bless this man. I am so great full for his service. He did the Lord’s work.
I had two uncles that fought with the seabees They were under age so my grandfather had to sign a release for them to go. Also my 35 yr old grandfather was a radio operator with the navy in the pacific.
What a generation of men!
God bless
He is more pure than someone who isn't devoted to a theology.
at :42 seconds what does he say the name of God's anointed warriors is?
It is garbled but it sounds like “men in battle” to me
Evil is evil and must be eliminated so the world can live in peace!
Great vet> not having been in combat, I think my take would be its either them or me and I didn’t start it
better him than me...
The greatest generation, PERIOD.
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Killing is not wrong. What is wrong is murder. That is the difference between killing and murder.
yep!
There is a difference between killing and murder
So both sides believed it was alright with a god to kill each other for the same reason. Buck
These sorts of international conventions are not always cut& dry. It reminds of an ethics conundrum that comes from the mid 20 century,( usually applied to political or military situations). IS AN ACTION THAT IS 9 PARTS EVIL and 1 PART GOOD should that be approved by a civilized body or conversely IS AN ACTION THAT IS 9 PARTS GOODand ,1 PART EVIL should that be disapproved by a civilized body.
ILL give the short answer generally accepted in making an ethical decision. 9 parts evil and 1part good is not a moral action even if the good is extremely good. Now the. 9parts good and the ,1 part evil can be a moral action because of the doctrine of the greater good the good out weighs the evil and most nation's and political bodies accept this reasoning. See how this causes a struggle of conscience for some people. Many important decisions in wartime use this as a stsndard
There was one side that was trying to take over the World with mass slaughter and the other side was trying to stop the Evil. I guess you’re trying to be a troll. Germans had killed millions before the US stepped in to stop it.
@@Efight1 like you slaughtered and annhilated the native Americans, took their land, also enslaved millions of black people, exploited their workforce and treated them worse than animals. That´s not evil? What about Vietnam? You lost against the Vietcong. What about invading Iraq based upon a lie. By the way the US was just one big player in WW2. 80% of German losses occured in the Soviet-Union not in the battles in the west. So the Soviet-Union and the Commonwealth contributed heavily on the outcome of WW2.
That's the key right there
The Bible says that if you take a life your life is forfeited
So going into battle with that truth you have forfeited your life already
If that is your attitude then you have fulfilled your obligations to God ... whether you actually die is irrelevant
Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar. In this case, you and the enemy owe your lives to “Caesar.”
I was just watching FURY starring Brad Pitt just by coincidence. I want nothing to do with any tanks American or German ever.
Mark just so you know.. that movie is a joke and a insult to real tank battles in history. It's not a documentary nor even close.
@@gyro313 are you sure about that? FURY covered a very specific area of battle lines as our army advanced into German western frontier. Tactics where be infantry units were being protected by tanks at every step on German soil. They obviously took high losses of man and materiel which the film showed. Actual veterans who survived the fighting were consulted on the events portrayed by the actors. That's good enough for me.
@@markr.devereux2713 Yes I am. Seems you have an interest in this as well. Skip around thru history as I have done. I think you will find it very intriguing . A small example would be sloped armor on a tank. Gunners would report seeing the round bounce off the tank after a direct hit. However that was not what really was happening. Or start your research with the idea that holywood is factual which you have done already. Good luck Mark and Cheers.
@@gyro313 anti tank rounds will bounce off armored vehicles as reported in desert Storm . It's very well documented. We have YPG in Yuma az where most newly designed prototype vehicles are tested. I'm sure they fire artillery rounds at these vehicles to see results the striker troop carriers have 1" plate protecting the passenger area. That's sick. Most of the data is classified on such evaluation. Same with tanks so eyewitness accounts are all we can go on.
@@markr.devereux2713 Take a tennis ball and throw it as hard as you can at a tank and it will " bounce " off. You and I have different definitions of the word " bounce". The Russians are credited for the invention of sloped armor and the Germans soon copied it for their tanks. To explain this in laymen's terms the offending shell would ride the angle of the slope and not penetrate the tanks armor losing all inertia and disinegrate into small parts. From a thousand yards away it could look like it "bounced " off. The reason for sloped armor is that you can take the same amount of steal "resources" and have and almost double the tank crews protection without adding weight to the vehicle. Not related but have you noticed the sloped angles on aircraft, battleships and drones. Cheers Mark
Your my boy blue
Sampson literally killed 1000 guys with a donkey jaw, and drank out of it cuz he was tired from killing all those people.
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Do you have more videos of this man or a longer version where he talks about God?
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Lol this poor dude is the embodiment of bob dylan’s with god on our side
without god he would just be murdering with less steps.
Commen
Difficult speaking for those who had to serve. I sympathize with the delimma. We cannot understand all.
Sadly he was fooled by guys believing into another god.
Sad for him !
Read book of kings, 1 and 2nd Samuel. King David killed a lot of people. He killed his own general for the man's wife. God forgave him.
Yea but as you age & see the reasons for war, it can become, in a way, needless death for no real good reason.
Congressmen sending your kids off while their own get off the hook. Leaving your family fractured while theirs stay in tact.
I appreciate these guys to the fullest but the politicians use them & abandon them in ways that should be criminal imo.
Telling you what they think will make you place your life on the line & even die while they get rich & take no real risk etc.
I agree with this loving born again believer. GOD requires that we do what is right and just. We are also commanded to defend and to deliver the weak and the oppressed. Thank you for your testimony and for your loving service Sir, May God bless you. ❤️
Jeremiah 22:3
“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and DELIVER THE SPOILED out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”
Isaiah 1:16-17
“Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, RELIEVE THE OPPRESSED, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”
Exodus 15:3-4
“The LORD is a MAN of war: the LORD is HIS name. Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath HE cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.”
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Hope he felt better by telling himself all that BS.
@ about 2:23 he says *killing is not wrong when ya do it rightly.* Is it possible to say something true and logical . . . and yet sound like a total idiot ??? In my opinion this guy is an example of that. In THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI one of the volunteers is asked by a British officer *Could you use it in cold blood ?* Finally he answers *I guess i find it hard to convince myself killing isn't a crime.* Officer replies *It's an old army problem.*
Quaz please don't use holywood for your history lessons. Try a library for example. The doctors where Dutch for the most part not British. Sharpened bamboo was used to lance infected wounds and cleaned with maggots. Here is a video of a Man that was really in the thick of it and you disrespect him by quoting a hollywood movie ? FU
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I wish I had been able to get a video interview of my grandpa about his experience at the bombing of Pearl Harbor before he passed in 1999. I got an audio interview for class when I was a kid, but that tape is long lost. He was an officer, I don't remember exactly, what rank, but it was up there close to the top. He said his ship was in drydock, so he didn't sleep that night on the ship, but in a bunk house.