'We haven't got the country we had when I was raised': 100-year-old veteran worried about America
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- On his 100th birthday, Marine and World War II veteran Carl Dekle said he loves his country and that's why he's worried about the future of America. During an emotional interview, he said he worries future generations won't have the same opportunities he had, despite having to fight and watch his fellow countrymen die on the front lines. Watch and read more about Dekle's service and his 100th birthday celebration in Plant City, Florida: www.fox13news.com/news/wwii-v...
**Note: this story has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of the subject's name, Carl Dekle.
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If a man raised through the great depression is scared for the future, we should be twice as horrified.
100 year old man has a mental breakdown on camera and you people are really sitting here like, "see this proves I'm right". Like stop using this man's clearly fragile mental state as a tool to spread your crappy politics. The man is right, us of the younger generations don't have the same opportunities that people like him have, but that's the fault of his own generation. People that did not care and to this day still don't care about what they did / do to this country because they're going to be gone soon anyway. His generation did Jim crow, they did the war on drugs, they cut taxes and defunded schools. They made it harder to get a college education because they think young people don't work hard enough etc. They helped cover up the history of this country just to help spread racist sentiments and they continue to do so every time they go vote. I feel bad for this man but i have no sympathy for his generation and much less respect for them. They got everything they could out of this country and then said we couldn't afford to do the same for the generations that follow and now they are shocked at the state of this country. Give me a break
Unfortunately he got duped into fighting the people that had it the worst in the great depression and turned it around into the best economy in the world in a few years. Can't ever let anyone have that kind of success without going to war with them
@@DogDogGodFog The economy got fucked for a long time. Millions of people lost jobs and became broke/homeless, even rich people got hit really hard
@@DogDogGodFog well it was economic but it destroyed most lives in American many rich Wall Street types went broke and that trickles down to the normal folk making it even worse for normal and poor people. Yea
@@DogDogGodFog It was an economic crash that kicked off in Wall St. in 1921, many countries were loaning money from the USA to pay off reparations from the First World War. The US needed their money back, and nobody had the money to pay. Many countries went into massive debt like Japan, Germany, United Kingdom - you name it they owed. This kicked off a multitude of great regrets the world has. Hitler came into power legitimately by promising Bread and Work "Brot und Arbeit" - Japan invaded Manchuria and raped it. And Italy rose into Fascism, tested their war crimes in Ethiopia known as Abyssinia back then. And of course the Spanish Civil War, which showed the world the strength of the Luftwaffe.
The Depression caused World War II
The world went into catastrophe through the Great Depression, I've heard economists say the times we are currently in is so much worse than the Great Depression it is beyond compare. Russia invading Ukraine, cost of living crisis, mass homelessness and fuel prices are only the beginning.
Only a few years ago a Third World War seemed silly! Now we're only a few miles away
*correction the crash was in 1929
“That’s not what our boys died for” was deeply upsetting to hear
thats literally what they died for though
they literally fought against the only ones trying to prevent this from happening
@@cocacoladog10 yeah, the nazis certainly wouldn’t have let this happen. But they also did horrendous things to a lot of people. And threatened the freedoms of the free people of the west. But yes i suppose they died for freedom and this is what freedom wrought.
@@charliecooper6586 what did they do that was so horrendous?
put tribal people in camps with cinemas, swimming pools, football fields, bakeries?
@@charliecooper6586 what things?
@@charliecooper6586 Germany fought for unification and a better future for all Germanic peoples. They didn't care about the USA, they considered it a multiracial garbage dump. They considered Russia the main threat to Europe, because it wanted to unite all the Slavic peoples and for centuries created the threat of the destruction and enslavement of the Germanic peoples. Perhaps Lenin's birth was a great happiness, because if it had not been for the Bolshevik revolution, Russia would have won the WWI and it would have been a disaster for Europe.
There's a book called "The Unknown Warriors" that was published in 2012. It's basically filled with hundreds of British WW2 vets saying the exact same thing this man is saying, but they get very specific.
I’ll have to check it out.
@@silvermine2033 I found out about it from a video Zoomer Historian recently made.
Just ask Patton: "we defeated the wrong enemy" before they killed him.
Nothing must hurt more than realizing the hell you and your buddies bled through was all playing into the hands of people who hate you.
Who are these people?
@@sunnerdown416-cf1jmthe deep state
They wear tiny hats, love usury, and they've been kicked out of 109 nations.
@@sunnerdown416-cf1jmjeed
@@sunnerdown416-cf1jm jews like Jeffrey Epstein, George Soros, Klaus Schwab and Larry Fink who owns black rock to name a few
When a 100-year-old Marine breaks down into tears and says that the land young men and boys died for is gone, you know your country has severely lost its way.
@@buttsnatcher elaborate.
Thanks Mussolini
@@buttsnatcher who cares were all gonna die
Coming from Mussolini himself
He and his comrades fought Mussolini.
I worked as a nurse in a VA nursing home. One of my longtime patients would say things like this. He was over 90 years old, and this was almost 20 years ago. He was a retired WWII Marine. His mind was as sharp as a tack, but his body was slowly failing him. He would always call me "ma'am" and stand when I came into his room out of respect. When he became unable to stand up, he apologized. I think about him often... even after all these years.
Damn. He was respectful til the day he left. Glad you shared his story.
@@porkerpete7722 Oh Please
@@porkerpete7722 Allied War Criminals Deserve Absolutely ZERO Respect
Veterans Deserve What Romario Do To Them
@@tehmeenaul-haque1197Gen Z Is CRINGE GO AWAY
That was absolutely brutal. He never should’ve had to see the destruction of the country he fought for.
What goes around comes around. He took part in destroying Europe.
tienes razón mientras Biden y los demócratas estén al mando Estados Unidos se seguirá destruyéndose
What exactly has been destroyed? He never mentions anything. Every generation in history has said similar things about the generations that follow it. Cato was saying that about Roman 2000 years ago. This is more of the same. It's sad to see him so upset, but he never elaborated on exactly what was so terrible.
@@Joe-cb6ex maybe global warming
why shouldn't he have seen the fruits of his labour?
I´m Spanish and I'm not sure why CZcams recommended this to me, but I am deeply moved by this video. Young people like me don't really appreciate what we have as we have grown in already prosperous developed countries with more or less mature democracies. We take a lot of things for granted. We forgot that all we got is thanks to the blood and sweat of the great people that preceded us. We should be more humble, and grateful, and take great care of the legacy of people like this man.
RIP Carl Dekle.
Blessings for you all.
these democracies are not mature lol. Undercover agents are blackmailing politicians all over the globe in the name of communist-fascism and if we don't stop it, freedom will be no more...
As a young Mexican who is also not sure why CZcams would recommend this to me, i also believe that many young folks are ungrateful of the sacrifices our forefathers made to build the comfy world we live in. I live in a third world country, however i'm in a much better place than my great-grandparents were. They lived in a adobe hut in a poor farming community in a time many died out of starvation and disease, nowadays many people are obese because their calorie intake is too high, their body movement is too low and the largest disease is diabetes.
@@alekvassinskiy1286100%
History lesson: Spain was informally allied with Germany. The USA's allies, the British, had openly threatened Spain with annihilation. The Spanish-speaking world was informally on Germany's side because it had exactly the same problems with the English-speaking world as the Germans. Moreover, the USA had isolated Spain in terms of foreign policy until the 1970s - hence the poverty in Spain. Spaniards are the last people who owe anything to the invading armies of the Americans, British and French, on the contrary.
@@mo7798 The Spanish-speaking world was not on the Axis' side. Other than Spain and maybe Argentina, Nazism was heavily disliked and Mexico and Brazil in particular did send troops to aid fight alongside the Americans in both the Pacific and European theaters.
Other countries like Colombia, Venezuela, etc. helped the US providing goods like rubber, food, oil, etc.
I'm only 44, and I think it's insane how much the country has gone down hill just in my lifetime.
not to sound like a coot, but...
North America started really going downhill when they stopped manufacturing their own products. With pride. Even in the last 20 years or so the quality of clothing has really tanked. I don't mean styles - I just mean how well they're made. Anyway, that's just one example. I'm sure you can think of a lot of others.
@@cautionTosser excellent point!
31 and it's not the same country I had as a young child 9/11 was a huge turning point.
Low key admitting we shouldn't have fought the Germans.
Exactly right
We sold out our people a long time ago. He was referring to a time when you can buy your own home, go to college, and raise a family with a regular paying job and not have to become a debt slave. The America he remembers was truly the American dream. Idk what we are living in now. Everyone at each other's throats, alot of folks are living paycheck to paycheck. We are all blaming each other
cultural marxism . in other words woke, green, progressive, globalist..............
Hear hear. The America we are living in now is a wreck. I fear for the future of our country as well. I know I ain’t the only one.
He was one of the few that could have prevented our current situation being a white male.
@@kbeebe6513 😐🤦♂️
@@kbeebe6513 not this bullshit again
Much respect to this vet. He certainly is irreplaceable.
I'm sure someone can replace him.
The irony is he is literary fodder 🤣
@@michaelbruso1884the disrespect. If you think he is a fodder then go fight in a war
@@elsen9362 how would that prove he’s not fodder? Which he was lmao none of these war are or were in his own interest or the interest of the American people. Why would I fight in a war designed to colonize and destroy innocent lives? If I’d fight anyone it’s the people pushing war and the dipshits to stupid to see who’s the real bad guys are
@@elsen9362you are soooo right👍🏻 beautiful comment
One of the most powerful videos I have ever watched.
He just passed away five days ago on 8/9/2022. Rest In Peace, sir! Thank you for your service to this country; I hope that one day we can make you proud!!
Really? Another hero gone……. May he Rest In Peace
That's a shame, he was a treasure to the nation and the world.
May he Rest In Peace, I hope everyone received his message with much humility and compassion. His Message will forever be with me as it should with all Americans.
God appointed him to deliver one last message, to fight one more fight, and he did. God bless you, sir.
Dang it
Imagine having to witness your friends die in front of your eyes fighting for your country just for it to turn out like the state America is in today. His words truly do mean something.
How is fighting Nazis in Europe this "fighting for your country"?? How did Nazis endangered American country, their freedom??
Or it's about fighting Empirial Japanese?
Whats so bad about the states today? I mean yes, still rasism and the abortion laws from the 1800s...but this was also the case when he was young.
To make it worse, they died not fighting for their country, but fighting for ultra rich ass holes that decided to F with Japan so much during their war with China to the point of them attacking the US after multiple warnings by Japan, and the b a n k e r s that convinced Britain to give them Isr ael if they got the US involved to help Britain win. The US got played hard, but the people were convince they were fighting for their freedom or whatever
Imagine having a anime profile picture
@@notafortnitegamer image having a fictitious russian/Ukrainian stalker as a profile picture.
I like this guy, and I have lots of respect for him. He's smart and wise. He reminds me of my grandfather. RIP, sir.
You’re beautiful sir. You are a kind hearted man with life which was well lived. You served our country to the highest. Thank you so much for everything you fought for. God bless your soul my old friend.
Thx sir for this comment...bless you 👍🏻✌🏻
He seems like a true Soldier, he fought because he loved what was behind him and not because he hated what stood in front of him.
He’s a true marine. Soldiers are what I am.
@@phillygrunt2154 just about to correct him lol Marines aren't soldiers and soldiers aren't Marines
@@kahuna2800 rah brother
Remember why we're fighting men, so our grandchildren can get a sex change and let the country be taken over by immigrants.
Both are valid reasons to fight but yes
America is this man’s first love. He fought for her, became brave for her, protected her. I can’t imagine the pain someone would be in if the most precious thing to them, the one thing they’ve fought for their whole life, is going down the drain
The country is better now then it was back then
Exactly these imbeciles think america was better before with all the bullshitttt that was happening
@@chandelier6811 how? with both sides more divided then ever and the government breathing down everyone's throat how did you get that assumption?
@@lying_lynx I agree things are not good at all today however I think people forget the horrors of Jim Crow laws people also forget that medical technology wasn’t very good back then . Also have we forgotten the Cold War? That was not a fun time at all nor was the fact that companies could pollute the environment a lot more than today which caused negative health effects for a lot of Americans. Only reason we think it was better back then us our feelings of nostalgia.
neoliberalism has destroyed this country
A massive THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE Sir. I salute you
Thank You Dear Man.
I'm an Operation Iraqi "Freedom" vet. I've been out for almost 10 years now and I still can't figure out what the hell we were doing there. We were just cattle for the slaughter. I have more in common with the people I met over there then I do with the people leading this country. And they tricked me into fighting for them. They made me poor then they presented the Army as an opportunity to make my life better. I fell for it. Sad but true. Happy 4th. Drink responsibly.
Glad you see it well now. Worst part is that.... the whole purpose may have been to learn how to fight a small, fluid, group of motivated locals who are rejecting the Empire on their necks... IOW, practice for what they are bringing to us, here domestically...
Yet republicans cancelled the Dixie Chicks for saying what you’re saying now. Funny how republicans went from being fervent warmongers to hippie activists to end all war within 20 years.
Fighting for Israel. Read a government document called project for a new American century
I've got a few friends like you from Iraq and Afghanistan. So sorry that you wrre honestly a victim of national hysteria, I personally tried to speak out from just about the start but no one would listen untill years later.
I know so many good dudes who did time in the army and marines who are just fucked up in the head. War, they tell me, is hell. A hell I wish I no man friend or foe, I just hope enough people are like you and saw through it.
Go
Arm
Which line do you think the “y” goes on?
🍻Be Brown
“A man doesn’t cry because he’s weak, but because he’s been strong for too long.”
Daaaaamn bruh 😣 this is really so true
This hit hard people read that quote again!
Exactly
Wise words by Johnny Depp :')
@the real princess daddy why?
Powerful to hear . From someone in his position in life
Bless his heart and may his soul rest in peace. 😢🌹
This man saying this confirms something we all know deep down but rarely like to admit for fear of being called "outdated" or "out of touch" - there is something terribly wrong with this country. And it wasn't that way too long ago...
Repeal the 2nd amendment. Mandatory buybacks of all military weapons, like AR-15s. Universal healthcare. Involuntary long-term commitment in mental institutions for people like the Uvalde and Highland Park mass murderers BEFORE they kill
It's the opposite, if you don't think something is wrong with America these days you are out of touch.
@@lenblack1462 They are worse off now too.
The country has turned into a joke, my grandfather before he passed didn't like where it was going, he was a WW2 vet served in the Pacific, I could only imagine what he would say now
@@jeffmechling5110 exactly don't you ever notice it seems like black naturally want to be slaves just hear me out. All they do is talk about how they were slaves and how they can't do the same things as a white person almost like they cannot help but to discriminate against themselves almost.
As a teenager who’s grown up in this society, I feel what this man says 100%. Rest in peace, and thank you for your service and for all the sacrifices you’ve made.
Fellow teenager here, and I agree.
Another fellow teenager here I agree that society is doomed.
also a teenager and I agree
Retired teenager here 100% agree too
Another teenager here, and i want to fix society. It really pisses me off to see how ungrateful and spoiled everyone is
"We haven't got the country I had when I was raised, not at all". That broke my heart
Ikr that whole segregation thing what a shame
@@arnoldjack7956does it look better now? If it was pp wouldnt complain so much i guess
People like this gentleman, are the ones who BUILT THIS COUNTRY, and they we owe them nothing but the kindness, love and RESPECT, they deserve! Every Saturday morning, I volunteer at nursing homes, by playing and singing country and oldie songs for the elderly people there. It's so sad to see how many of these men and women are just left there to be forgotten by thier so-called "family". I am just glad that I can bring them a little joy and entertainment through music. God bless our seniors! 🙏🏻
I grew up in the 90s and the world I knew is long gone never to return. I can only imagine how this man feels.
Same but not having smart phones and limited to dialup internet kinda sucked.
@@honestmatters-kt1wl Ironically, it’s smart phones and the internet (social media in particular) that’s ruined our society.
@@KonaLife so 8 billion fcking animals who consume and consume and consume has not ruined our society huh...
@@KonaLifenailed it 👍
@@honestmatters-kt1wl i grew up with wall phone, 4 tv channels, no mtv, no computer, no calculator, no car, no friends,,,, just books...
Rest in peace, Marine. You fought for what you believed in, and you fought with honor.
He fought for us not himself, but I agree with you he was a great man.
@@Neo2.0V the Germans tried to warn you, of the society you got now, but you fought them
He fought for jewish bankers so that 'lgbt' (groomed) kids can twerk on his grave less than a century later while BLM burns his childhood neighborhood down. Call me whatever you want to make yourself feel better, but I'm not lying :) You can't deny that we live in a time where *this is actual reality.* We've already seen it.
A pity he didn't live to see 'his' nation become majority non-white before he passed on. His descendants will though, and they will no doubt cherish the privilege of having to live through the consequences of that.
After murdering invading Iraq and Vietnam he is crying lol f him and these media and brainwashed sh1ts
@659J Damn I didn’t know Israel made japan attack Pearl Harbour before the state even existed, thanks for teaching us.
Only RESPECT for you SIR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE..
RIP Carl Dekle 1922-2022 This Made Me Cry Strong Message God Bless 🙏🙏💯💯💪💪
My heart goes out to all Americans who haven't yet realised what this man has.
Yet you keep voting for them. Liberal democracy is a failure. Bella Ciao 🥀
@@_Washing_Machine_ wrong. Liberalism is. Those like you who have no clue.
@@_Washing_Machine_ you are completely right. People who never take responsibility will never be better people in life.
The outcome of WW2 is in fact the reason why the present day world is in this current state. Who really gained everything from that outcome? 🤔 And what have they been using those gains for, purposes of BENEvolence or MALEVolence? Think about it....
A traitor?
I mean I get it, he was a 19 year old kid at the time but yeah we fought for the interests of communism in WW2. We joined the wrong side.
Those tears are genuine, he isn't crying for himself, he isn't talking about how sad his life is, he's worried for our country! For us! God bless this man, truly, the greatest generation.
@the real princess daddy What is your problem?
You know dear in the roaring twenties they talked about how horrible it was and how terrible the kids of this horrible generation will be. Greed had taken over. That all leads to the solution to that problem in a collapse which creates men like this. We may have to go through hard times going forward, but it'll create people like this and people like this will bring back good times.
@@awkwardbound569 a good for nothing clown, nothing important to see here
@@awkwardbound569 Just saw his channel, he's either a troll or someone that desesperate for getting negative reactions from others
@@awkwardbound569 dude you can click on his icon and go an see what his videos are and see that he's just a sociopath that's trying to get attention with controversy. Just don't feed the trolls
Exactly, Sir. Thank you for your service. God bless you.
He ain’t lying! This once GREAT country is definitely NOT the same. Our families built this country and some by the sweat of their brow, hard work, faith, honesty, respect, loyalty, and even their own lives! How dare we mess with what our forefathers created for us! I love my America, I love what we were founded on and as God as my witness, I am NOT afraid to stand up for Constitution, our God given rights, and my Freedom! God Bless America! United we stand💯💪🏼🇺🇸🫡
R.I.P Carl Dekle. He died 2 months after his 100th birthday. (1922-2022)
Wish it was Biden, not Carl Dekle:((
😂😂@@SLavaluChinang5
@@SLavaluChinang5 same :(
@@SLavaluChinang5hater! Putin = Trump = Biden = Stalin. Vote Haley or Kennedy Jr.
Probably of a literal broken heart....😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I can only imagine what this man has done and has seen. Hell seeing a guy like this break down makes me worried for myself as well. Thank you sir. Wherever you are.
I bet he wants to go back to segregation era...
@@mverick5444 Whenever somebody puts "..." at the end of a sentence they know is going to cause controversy, I just know that they're a troll.
@@NSAhitLIST ok. But no need to get belligerent either.
@@mverick5444 that's good
@@blitzkriegedvanhauten5261 what's good?
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service and may you Rest In Peace
"That's not what our boys died for" broke my heart
That was so sad. This whole video is very emotional. Hopefully many people will see it and share it.
That IS what his boys died for Picolas.
AH made dozens of Peace offers , all rejected - WW2 was born out of fear - the bankers wanted total control which they have been given. He fought for your enemies , and mine . * Spits *
@@FantasyVisuals There have always been people in control of financial systems. If you're referring to what I think you are, every nationality has a financial system.
That hurt us as much as it hurt him I'm sure. Those are real feelings.
@@alaljarensi6990 it's the same people my friend, why do you think JFK was killed ? His executive order was his undoing. It's those very people behind the communist takeover of the west , and the forthcoming global Holodomir. " May the odds be ever in your favour " - Hunger Games
This hero has probably seen the worst things a human being can imagine. He’s been trained to have will of steel.
Yet we see him here at his breaking point on the verge of crying because he sees the country he and his fellow soldiers fought for go down the drain.
*That hits different man.*
Hero? Bro, he just was a pawn for the government. Nothing heroic about that
@@Jack-zj1ug how dare you.
@@Jack-zj1ug It’s simple when you are typing this and wasn’t around during his time.
@@Jack-zj1ug don’t ever say that he is more of a hero than most of the population of the world right now he is no pawn of a government he fought for what was right, and just. You are disgrace for saying that.
@@Littlekoji-df1cf Ignore the troll. I'd bet everything I have that he doesn't 1/16 of the courage this man has TODAY, let alone 80 years ago.
God Bless you sir!!
I'm almost cry watching this, this man needs respect!!
Breaks my heart to see a fellow vet, especially one who fought through our bloodiest overseas campaign, feel this way about our country at the end of his life. Tears me up inside.
But of course fox paste this on this site and tries to claim they are the solution. They are the problem.
My grandfather who fought for the soviets in ww2 felt the same in the 1990s.
All empires fall at some point
USA is the perfect example of "Freedom without Responsibility is the perfect Recipe for disaster"
neoliberalism has destroyed this country
Time to get off our asses and dust off our nazi-killing guns.
"THAT'S NOT WHAT THEM BOYS DIED FOR" GOT ME THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. MAY THOSE MEN REST IN PEACE
It was the Jews.
@@logancracraftgaming7124pathetic.
@@logancracraftgaming7124shut up
@@logancracraftgaming7124 I would give my like and move on but eh you're just baiting aren't ya
@pgbrytbackup8646 Not this time.
Thank you for your service 🙏 ❤️. There are people like me who are fighting to bring it back. We understand why the young men fought and died for our country. Don't give up Sir there are still people who believe like you do.
Gods blessings, Sir. ⚘️
Thanks for your service Sir, and I agree the world is nothing like it was when you were born and raised. From Brisbane Australia
I’m 65 and this man caused me to break down because I know he’s telling the truth. I would’ve never believed that this country could be this corrupt, but it is. I just don’t know if we can recover this time.
Remember when republicans cancelled (hahaha it’s funny when they refuse to believe they’re part of cancel culture too) the Dixie chicks back in 03 when they spoke out against Bush’s war in Iraq? They blacklisted them and sent them death threats because they used their first amendment rights.
Now mainstream republicans denounce the war themselves even though in those days “to be a patriot meant to support your nation and to support the president and to support the war and to hate those that the president says to hate” but those same people now call that mentality “sheep” - so if those were the good old days, then being sheep was the good old days?
No we can't . It's over.
It takes blood to recover . Not enough people will spill blood to defend the Republic. The liberal is willing to kill to destroy the Republic.
That's because you're weak
I'm not exactly sure when but this country has been ran on organized crime for a while. Clintons come to mind.
This is my view and opinion...
Recovery is possible... It could heppen 2 ways:
Massive series political reforms that would take a long time to implement
OR
A massive physical conflict where alot of lives must be lost for any significant changes to happen.
From the way I see, it seems that Americans are itching for a fight to throw or vent their rage and frustrations out.
This is absolutely heartbreaking and to hear him say I'm sorry about being upset shows the character of a U.S. Veteran, of a 100 year old man that has to deal with this at the end is just heart-wrenching. Thank you for your service sir and you do not stand alone in feeling this way..
neoliberalism has destroyed this country
@@trackingthecoreofstuffandm2310 the government, Republicans and Democrats are destroying the country.
@@Givemepeanutbutter yea and they both agree on neoliberal policies that dont work
@@trackingthecoreofstuffandm2310 oh yeahh. Lots of stupid stuff. Washington was right when he said a two party system would destroy America. We learned nothing from the Civil War either other than slavery bad
@@Givemepeanutbutter America greatest time period was when roosvelet fought back against big corporations that only cared about profits it was all destroyed when neoliberalism took over our politics
“Live every day to the fullest, just enjoy everything you possibly can” 🙂❤️Bless u sir
The way he smiles and laughs with the woman after having such a heartbreaking speech is so deep, he didn’t shed a tear and also kept his strong positivity
"Nobody will have the fun I had". So true. I'm the typical face of our modern adult generation; lonely, under-paid, accomplished little and fought for nothing that I can be proud of. This man fought a war to save the world when he was half my age, married when he got back and bought or built a house that he raised a family in. The gap between us couldn't be wider and more terrible.
I'm sure you're wonderful, don't be so hard on yourself, be proud of yourself because there is only one you in this world, you have time and i'm sure the will as well, believe in yourself, you got this.
I think you are looking at this the wrong way. While I sympathize, the whole reason he’s upset is because we ARE fighting and it’s for the same things he fought for freedom and equality for all people. He fought and risked his life so we wouldn’t have to, for peace and love, and to protect the world and it’s people. And yet we still fight amongst ourselves take rights from others and belittle people on both sides. This isn’t what America was founded for all people should be equal, should have bodily autonomy, and shouldn’t be subject to the rich and corrupt who seek to abuse us.
It’s not our fault it’s a different era,A lot of communities and Education has collapsed to the point of where living is insanely expensive to the average young person,Therefore depression,Self hate and Loneliness,Maybe social media has a role to play ? Who knows.
@@andrewgerardo2349 I agree with you👌🏼, i just wanted to spread some kindness, you never know who is needing it.
@@andrewgerardo2349 equal like the slaves United States was built on were equal? Save your bullshit, the US has always been a country of xenophobic hate directed at everyone who’s “different.” Everyone’s so equal in the US that black people had to drink from separate fountains and go to different schools after the country fought a war with itself over whether or not people should be property.
The reason he’s crying is because in his day you went out, got a job, any job, made good money, bought a house, and lived your life. Now you work 3 or 4 part time jobs to live pay cheque to pay cheque barely eating with no extra money to go out and do anything, can’t get a mortgage let alone a home, give your entire pay cheque to a landlord who’s entire job is “i own two houses so you can’t afford one.” All so your hard work can make some lazy asshole richer.
Capitalism ran wild and destroyed the planet.
When the older men admit that it’s not the same you can no longer deny the problem in our country. The younger generation has been robbed of opportunity, community, and the pursuit of happiness.
the younger generation is responsible for that
How are we responsible? Please, educate us
@@leonardmccoy4797 we are responsible for our culture and actions
@@leonardmccoy4797 but more so the parents may be at fault because they pretty much shape how we turn out
@@lando1gamez473 exactly. It’s the people who came before who’s at fault since they taught and raised us
I am a boomer and I often dont recognize the country I was raised in either. Thank you sir for your service.
It’s u boomers fault the worst generation in history
@@duttreacts4780, no its millennials my gen and the ones that came after Genz even worse. If you did not live without the Internet you dont know nothing. This men is part of the Silent Gen Better than Boomers.
Fix the mistakes made by your generation. Vote for Trump so the youth can have a shot at freedom.
@@Superstrike_11 voting for trump or Biden won’t change anything
@@duttreacts4780 Voting for Trump will. If you haven't noticed yet, the entire system of power in the world has been going after this guy for the last eight years. He must be doing something right.
Sir we are beyond grateful for your and there sacrifices. I know it's so bad now but you heroes gave us 75 years of good safe nation to grow up in
I am not even American but I can feel this gentleman's pain. Nowadays, it often feels like the whole world is going downhill and we just couldn't seem to fix that. Sad.
Wait... You mean to tell me people outside of the US can feel pain?
Woah
Agreed. Whole world's gone batshit.
Corruption and greed.
every year things just get worse and worse. it sad seeing how fucked up the years ahead, the future of many young people and the newer generations including myself, is looking to be from the state of things.
Agreed.
"This modern-America is NOT what I fought for" is becoming a mantra amongst our vets...and I believe them.
Result of wokism
@@devansh3385 it’s a lot more than wokeism. it’s the people who are woke fighting against the people who are hyper-conservative. people can’t just chill tf out and be nice.
@@devansh3385 yeah and capitalism
The vets that America tosses aside? Anyone signing up for the armed services these last 30 years is stupid. They are fighting for rich Mens profits and nothing more. When the sons of the rich and powerful go to war, I’ll be right behind them
@@devansh3385 What is “wokeism”? Hmm?
You were a great man. Everyone will appreciate you, from the day you were born to the end of our world. Thank you for the service.
So much recpect for this man. R.I.P brother, thank you for your service.
The man found comfort in knowing he was going to die soon so he won’t see the country decline further. This is truly sad.
I feel sort of the same. I also have a prayer but none of yo will like it.
@@yupok318 why wouldn't we like it
Sometimes you have to deconstruct in order to Construct .
@@bioshawna 🤐
He's lucky ! Imagine possibly having 50+ years left in this hell hole.
"Nobody will have the fun I had." What gets me is that more than anything he's sad for us. He just wants us to have the country he grew up with.
When he said that I thought “nobody can shoot the Japanese like I did anymore! 😢”
Obviously not what he meant, but still a funny thought
@devonwilliams2423 That wouldn't be funny if you've ever experienced combat.
@@devonwilliams2423 Please stop...
What fun did he have that we can’t have today?
The guys a marine, especially back then, it was far from fun, it was way more chaotic. You couldn't avoid violence back then, today you can
You need to have so much experience and knowledge to explain such facts in such a context - thank`s a lot for sharing - a great contemporary witness - RIP Mr. Dekle
Amen good sir, your way of defining Quantity Over Quality made my day!
Only 23 and 10 years ago was a completely different time. Can't imagine being 100 and seeing the full scope of how bad it truly is.
23 years ago was the time of crime and discrimination on steroids
@@kaibaskywalker2725 Lmao crime has just been going up since the 10 commandments were taken out of schools
@@kaibaskywalker2725 Were you alive 23 years ago, or did you learn about the 90's from Demolition Man? We were well past racism at that point, until OWS was destroyed by deliberately turning everything into a race/gender issue. The current clash is entirely manufactured to turn the 99% vs 1% conflict into blacks vs whites, women vs men, trans vs cis and so on. "Divide and Conquer" in its purest form.
@@kaibaskywalker2725 you are correct. People fail to realize this.
@@kaibaskywalker2725 he mean he is 23 year old and 10 year ago everything different lol
Imagine fighting in a war, seeing your friends and fellow soldiers killed at their young age, then go on to live to 100. That's a long time to live with that pain, but to then also see your nation go to the dogs must be unimaginable.
you either die a hero or you live long enough to see your self become the villain.
Imagine thinking that taking the life of another could ever buy you freedom
@@furno_ prior to ww2, hitler did to jews what america did to blacks …. nobody came saving black ppl. spare me
@@furno_ Funny mustache man was wrong in his approach but you'd have to be incredibly stupid to think he did what he did for no reason at all.
@@scottmatznick3140
Imagine being so low-IQ that you do not understand that when someone is attempting to forcefully enslave you that the only way to stop them is to use force in return.
Semper Fi brother, I'm 70 yearold Marine, You;re not the only one that remembers we used to have a country. I don't know what the hell this is. I see a storm on the horizon and it's not pretty.
Hell I’m much younger and I see it. The delusion of commonfolk. It’ll drive you mad.
Tears roll out my eyes god bless you sir and all vets forgive our generation for failing you.
It’s so hard to be nice to people who are ignorant. Dude. This is not the fault of any one generation. This destruction of America has been going on for GENERATIONS.
when an 100 year old marine starts crying because he is worried about his country, that means that the country really needs to change
Edit: k let me explain, even when so much good things happened to get us here, he has experienced things that we don't, just as we have done the same, he has seen beauty in the small things, and what he sees now, is an place full of people who neglect those small things, that neglect the true meaning of life and instead go for the worst things, his vision is different from what we all think and see
Too many saggy pants chimpanzees running around loose :(
*Marine
mans crying because poc arent segregated anymore and lgbtq is accepted in our society. basically hes complaining about the world being more open minded
@@Ryan-Petre its true tho u cant deny that
Okay… I ask you to make one small adjustment in your mind: make him german and have him say the same thing. What now? Should germany change according to what the 100 year old german veteran misses? Just because he’s an old veteran who went through a lot for his country doesn’t mean the world he misses was better than ours.
When he said "I'm so sorry." that just stabbed me through the heart. Man. That hit deep.
@A.H. was right 96%of soldiers like him would not have fought if they knew they were going to make everyone equal. only way I can word that, they didn't want that.
@@rodneystanger1651 yeah we know that but they were warned by Lindbergh, Ford etc. They probably heard the other side of the story (remember the 1939 rally at the Madison Square Garden for example?) but national loyalty was a thing back then and everything has been moving so rapily so it's not easy to either blame them or excuse them.
@A.H. was right We were raised saying Αdоlf was wrong, but in the end maybe he was right all along.
Yeah everyone his age SHOULD be sorry, they're responsible for this
@@jeremias-serus L
God bless you sir , god bless you and you are a hero and an inspiration.
"THAT'S NOT WHAT THEM BOYS DIED FOR" GOT ME THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. MAY THOSE MEN REST IN PEACE Amen
"People don't realize what they have"
That hit me, when you understand this man, like the rest of his comrades risked everything so we can have a better future, and he sees how decades later, we ruined it all by ourselves.
The least we can do to honor his memory is repent and try appreciate some of the things we take for granted. RIP 🙏🙏🙏
❤❤❤❤❤
He and his comrades winning is the reason the world is like it is
“They bitch about it.”
I mean, one specific generation that reaped what the greatest generation build for themselves and burned the bridges for their children and grandchildren did. This is why I think millennials and Gen X just should band together and take the pension funds of the boomers for themselves. If they creat an economy that will not allow people nowadays to buy a house and raise a family, they should work to death in this economy.
@@shizachan8421true
"Nobody will have the fun I had",that really took the cake for me there. Really does cut deep if you sit and think about it.
He's just a sad old man who is going to be dead by the end of the week
neoliberalism has destroyed this country
@@trackingthecoreofstuffandm2310 I’m sure rushing the capital & knocking cops over the head with fire extinguishers had nothing to do with it.
@@PARCE93 or nancy setting it all up for a false narrotive
@@trackingthecoreofstuffandm2310 That’s what Fox News has programmed you to say, just as CNN and Twitter did to the “neoliberals.” Stop pointing fingers (I mean this for everyone not just one conservative dude) and start talking to the other side, stop getting your feelings hurt over the tough issues. We all need to start thinking with our brain about what really matters. The divisiveness you are programmed to have right there is the exact problem. Nobody has time for the real issues anymore because we are all distracted with bogus BS that the elites created to distract us.
Thank you for your service sir and God bless you..
I have to come back to this video every now and then to remind myself that everything is beautiful despite everything in the world today. I am also a veteran I joined after high-school after 911. I also feel that my service was in vain. Respect to this man may he rest in peace 🙏
"nobody'll have the fun I had, nobody'll have the opportunity I had. It's just not the same, that's not what our boys died for. I just, that's just not it." This guy has such an empathy for the suffering of Americans today and a deep, aching realization that our nation has been stripped of enjoyment and opportunity. He's the kind of human you hope to meet more of but seem to meet less and less often.
Men of respect and honor are a dying breed.
Word 🫡 respect and heart goes out to him
"enjoyement" is what brought your country to this mess in the first place, promiscuity/infidelity = ruined relationships/marriages, capitalism = ruined middle class/filled homeles people everywhere, fast food = ruined people's hygienes/obessity, taking advantage of other countries = now your own country is paying the price and declining etc etc
"enjoyement" is what brought your country to this mess in the first place, promiscuity/infidelity = ruined relationships/marriages, capitalism = ruined middle class/homeles people everywhere, fast food = ruined people's hygienes/obessity, stealing from otehr countries = usa paying the price and declining etc
"enjoyement" is what brought your country to this mess in the first place
Those eyes are still young, the sparkle, the pain and joy all shine through. God bless you Sir.
@KEPLER - 666 Maybe Hallo would be better.
@KEPLER - 666 there’s hope for you in Christ Jesus
Oh yes he’s still young !!
@KEPLER - 666 Jesus forgives the harshest of sins
amen
It makes me sad that we are the last generation that can still talk to these legends
Heartbreaking, I'm glad my dad isn't here to see what's happening. Bless this soldier
Man this breaks my heart seeing this man crying like this. He’s a hero, damn near a 100 years old and the way this country has become breaks his heart and brings him to tears. Damn.
He saw more than anyone ever should’ve. God bless our veterans, for they’re the most underserved community in our country, and they deserve the world
If Germany had won we wouldnt have these problems that we are facing today.
@@FIJISloth exactly. Even communist China wouldn’t exist, since it was a German general responsible for putting Mao on the Long March. The Germans were an ally to be made, not an enemy to tear down. Even General Patton realized this, and the US murdered him for it
A hero, you say? The state the US is in now is precisely because of people like him, men of a nation gulled by people who have more power and reach than the average person could even comprehend, especially back then.
@@MNAHN-T.GOF-NN I have no idea what you’re talking about. This guy is a WWII vet and went up against Hitler for Christ sakes. That was one of the craziest wars ever. So yeah, he is a HERO.
My dad was born in 1960 and has had a pretty good life so far. He still works and is very healthy but has told me multiple times “I don’t know what’s gonna happen in these coming years and personally I’m not worried about it for myself, but I wonder what kind of world I’m going to be leaving for you and your brothers.”
If you want an idea, look up The Great Reset.
That’s part of the problem. He’s a boomer that has had everything handed to him. Selfish. Of course he’s not worried for himself and he isn’t worried enough to do anything to help the next generations. It may be cliche but boomers have run this country into the ground.
@@krayziejerry ah yeah let the capitalists take over. Privatize everything. It totally won't collapse right?
Your dad working at 62 is a sign that workers aren't paid enough and our elderly are not being taken care of.
@@krayziejerry zu vill own nothing an zu vill be happy
He is 100% correct and may the Good Lord bless this good brave soldier. Thank you foir your service.
Thank you so much❤
I work with elderly people and I hear this man's advice come from all of them. Appreciate what you have. Be grateful for it. Savor the moments of your life and get as much enjoyment from them as you can. They always tell me that they don't regret the things they've done anywhere near as much as they regret the things they didn't do. The time they wasted on things that seem stupid and insignificant now but which seemed important then. One of them told me, "when you're my age, you're not going to look back at your life and say to yourself, 'Damn! I wish I had worked more!'"
Thats why you should always have a reason for everything you do.
I'm enjoying everything that I have now since I realize that life is beautiful.
@Gashapon Greg totally agree. So do the elderly people I work with
@Gashapon Greg you aren't contributing anything to society pan handling
@Gashapon Greg if you can work to provide for yourself as a healthy grown man you should.
“That’s not what our boys died for”
Hit me deep
Edit: Damn ty for the likes btw
Yes this is Exactly what those tools died for.
Live with it
@@raywilliams9041 buddy chose violence 🤡
@@raywilliams9041 you’re a sad person
@@raywilliams9041 wow so edgy 🥶
@@raywilliams9041 "Live with it" is like you are telling some person with no legs to walk. Moron.
I hope people watch this and know what’s really going on in the country right now. I’m glad I learned to respect veterans because they fought hard for the country and other things and some people fail to recognize what they did. A salute to you sir.
Thank you Sir! 🙏
This man knows UGLY. That's why he recognizes the beautiful little things. God bless you soldier. 🙏♥️ EDIT: I am NOT saying that this man is ugly. I am saying he has seen ugly, seen the ugly things in this world...War, Men killing each other, men dying. I would never disrespect a man that comes from what I consider the greatest generation ever. Please don't misunderstand my comment guys.
That's neither honorable and neither respectful to say he's ugly....
@@frenchman6803 Lol. Idk if you are joking, but it's funny either way.
@@frenchman6803 Dude, Fox isn't saying the solider is ugly, they're saying this man has gone through so much horrible things in his life, he appreciates the small simple or happy things of today.
@@frenchman6803 I see they have gotten to u but I gotta say …..bruh!!!!!!!! Come in read and comprehend what the texts says
Sorry, my English is not perfect so I didn't understand, after read it again I understood my error
I feel him on the “nobody will have the opportunities I had.” God bless him
Yeah, we will have better ones.
@@miketoyo496 keep lying to yourself chump
how much is a house nowdays?
can you define what is woman?
can i speak freely without being arrested or canceled?
is goverment ruling or big corpos?
BUT ATLEAST WE ARENT SPEAKING GERMAN RIGHT?
@@ottovonweaboo6355 man, you are sick. Only therapy can help you.
@@ottovonweaboo6355 I think you have a point...but to your point - Wir sprechen kein Deutsch
@@ottovonweaboo6355 But now you get to choose your gender and pronouns bro!
God bless this man!!! Our country let you down!!!! I will always appreciate my life and what you fought for!!!!!
This man saw death in the eyes, brothers killed, and many other horrors so did many other brave people. We are quite literally disrespectful of those who fought and died. And my generation broke him. This is not the way we need to make a change urgently I don’t know if it’s already too late but I want to live in the beautiful America this man is talking about
You meannn the racist, backwards one. Cool cool cool
It may not be too late but depending how things go from here we may need yet another war to get back to the America he’s describing.
Yeah we should go back to when some almost dead dude has the moat nostalgia for!
@@Mr.Obongo have fun with your war. Hope you live.
@@Mr.Obongo The time for voting is over. To restore the United States we need to start a revolution.
This man truly has a heart. He never looks down on others and it really struck me when he was genuinely concerned for all of us living these times. A truly selfless person.
he is a white supremacist and we should cancel him. take a look at what he says and how he wants back an america that is predominantly white. how can he get away with this ?
I don’t know man… think about what he’s saying. You’re inferring and awful lot from what he said. He said modern day America isn’t the country he misses from the 1930s to 1950s. I don’t mean to sound woke but think about what america was like back then…
If someone calls you woke for being honest they really need to grow up🤣
@@Jearbearjenkins the 30s and 50s may have had problems, but they were still better than to on societal level, and that's saying something. I mean even with POC being treated unfairly with segregation, they still had a sense of community, pride and belonging. Now no one really seem to have any sense of belonging anymore. We are are all equal now.....equally miserable.
@@Whitetiger187 if they were treated unfairly they could leave to their own homes. No one forced them to stay
Thank you for your service Sergeant
I’m speechless for all the soldiers around the world. And our soldiers in this country. ❤
It's been 78 years since WW2 ended, but the way he speaks makes it feel like it only ended yesterday.
Thank you for your service ❤
to him it probably kinda did
bet he still dreams about it, and have flashbacks
He died 2 months ago, R.I.P
-- As a former Ranger, the more time passes, the farther, closer yesterday seems to be. I can't explain that more than to say we reach back to the struggles and find strength and brotherhood in them to face tomorrow.
There's a saying (you've probably heard it) I told my seven year old daughter once when she was having a bad day. The easiest day was yesterday. Do you what she told me without missing a beat. Never heard it before, even looked for it. Think it's hers. She said: But the best day is tomorrow.
-- Wouldn't know bout that. Animals oppressed those villagers of yours. We dealt with them. Simple wage. I'd of done it for free. @@Terrorist371
-- You know me, us, so well. There's no sense in explaining. You have it all figured out. @@Terrorist371
"I ask not for battle, but for the strength necessary when it inevitably comes."
- weeb 🤓
@@DonaldTrunk23 We look forward to seeing you out there... The Maelstrom is inevitable.
@OpFor supporter Groomer.
@@DonaldTrunk23 Nah mf your name is “RIP BOZO :fart: :fart:” outta here
Your a legend and so are all your boys. You are inspiration
Dear sir. I am a german who has been living in a country, that has been peaceful all my life long - and I will be forever grateful to honorable men like you who gave everything they had, to free my country, Germany.
Be assured Sir, there are some, even though they are few unfortunately, who can feel your tears so badly - they are copying mine, if I think about, what our world has degraded to nowadays.
Please - it doesnt matter where you come from. The only important thing is, if you are human enough to fight for humanism - no matter how bad that hurts, if we put up our current - fully financially proft oriented - system into question.
You sir, are the kind of idol our modern world needs - not only because of what you did - but even more WHY you did that. I respect your honesty and your bravery to speak up so much, and I wish you all the very very best from the bottom of my heart.
As a young person raised in the 21st century, I agree with this man.
If young persons like you agree with this man, then this country has hope. It means that many people young and old, have not fallen for the communist woke, agenda. They just know in their hearts, it’s wrong.
I also agree, theres like something wrong going on with a lot of people today that i just can't understand. But whenever i see these old people and the things they talk about, they're always wholesome and kind. But why is our generation so different?
@@Lost_OZ13 I think we have grown up with everything we need and take everything for granted. This veteran, however, fought against evil so the world could be free.
@@dakotaellis9978 Thank you, the woke communists can't last. Worst case scenario the communists take over and we simply have to retake the country lol.
Take it with a grain of salt.