The greatest generation to have ever lived. Words will never be able to express the gratitude... Am I the only one who tears up when they do?

Honestly, if that dead soldier had a say as to what to do with his body, given the circumstances and brutality of Omaha Beach, I think he'd be honored to have protected a brother soldier... I would want my body used for such a purpose.

I’m so glad these stories got captured. The greatest generation is almost all gone and it breaks my heart.

Thank you to all the veterans out there and I am truly grateful for your service

My grandfather was there. He also said he took shelter behind a dead soldier, and then bummed a cigarette from him while he was there. He described the beach as it felt like "a bug crawling through a popcorn popper". He only talked about it twice to me.

I feel like I could talk to him for *days.* When you find a WWII vet who is this willing to talk so candidly… you can’t help but gravitate to them. It was only very late in life that I finally heard my grandfather speak about his time in WWII and Korea. Some truly incredible human beings. Thank you for this. 🙏

May god bless this courageous man’s day.

I'm an Iraq combat vet. I am humbled by this man's story. Much respect, Sir.

My grandfather was at Omaha Beach, part of the 29th infantry division. He was part of the first wave. He made it all the way to Germany until a landmine took out his platoon, wounding him. He always spoke highly of how disciplined the German army was and how hard they fought. He hated the French with a passion until the day he died.

A very articulate and sharp gentleman. You have my greatest respect from over here in the UK 🇬🇧 where you embarked from to fight for freedom 🇺🇸.

Still carrying his helmet...What a guy!

Thank you Sir. You will never be forgotten. I am French and i still wish i would be able to shake hand with a veteran. God bless you, Dieu vous bénisse

It's truly amazing listening to these first hand accounts from soldiers telling their experience during D-day. These stories are very valuable and we can't forget them. We can't forget the cost of freedom. I commend this man for sharing as much as he did.

His memory is astounding. Always amazes me to watch these guys tear up at something that happened 80 years ago. Tells you how impactful these things were to them.

My Grandfather was assigned to the 29th (116th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, H Company). He survived D-Day, but not the war. This interview “touched home” a little bit. Thank you Mr. McCarthy for everything you went through. My family has served and continues to serve to this day and is thankful for you sir. God Bless…..

Wished I would have spent more time talking to my grandpa about his time during the Korean War. Sometimes I think the Vets who are so willing to talk about their experiences live a lot longer without all that tremendous weight on their shoulders.

His son, Don, Jr., hired me in 2022... I met Donald Sr. in the years to come. Great men, both!

What a well spoken veteran. His mind is still as sharp as it was when he was a younger. Beirut era was my time. Known a bunch of WW2 vets in my lifetime. True American patriots, I love all of you. Tremendous respect for the greatest generation. You need to mention these vets age so the new generations can relate. This man has to be 90 years old and looks to be in better shape mentally and physically than people 50 years younger than him.

Thank you sir for what you did , no one should have to endure what you had to . My father fought in Europe but not at Normandy !

The Greatest Generation 🙌🏾...Absolute Respect Sir 🙏🏾 Thank You for your service

Hearing this man relive a nightmare is incredible. Soon enough, all the heroes of WW2 will all be gone. God bless this man for telling his story.

This man is very switched on for his age, you can see he hasn’t let the horrors of war strain his mind too much.

We owe this man and his fellows so much it's unbelievable. God bless him and all of them!!!

❤ So well spoken; such a beautiful man and Hero from DDay. Thank you forever for your brave service

29th Division - very brave men against impossible odds. Glad you survived Don. Sounds like you led an honorable life.

Absolutely incredible to hear from this man and others in his generation. I hope and pray that I can live up to this man’s achievements and the achievements of those like him. God bless.

I clicked on to tell whoever that this guy Is a true man in every sense of the word. Thank you for what you and your brothers did!!!.

Wow this makes me so emotional, truly the bravest men to ever live! Seeing that he passed in 2017 at 93... RIP to this man. I hope he was able to come to terms with the things he saw during the war and he has peace wherever he rests now.

He was definitely from Massachusetts. God bless him and his family.

Im thankkful this man carried his helmet with him. A stark reminder of his sacrifice. An item proving his memory and existence. I hope it sits in a Beautiful spot in a well funded museum these days.. RiP

I talked to a vet once who said he had a Sargent Major (Canadian) that during a 88 bombardment stood up in the field that was being shelled as they hid and yelled for them to move forward…BALLS OF STEEL…we owe them our lives!

This is some of the most brave young men of their time!! My Dad was in the Navy during the war. He was on the ships when they bombed Hiroshima. My Dad said if they hadn’t bombed them, he knew him and many other Americans we not make it home. He was always very emotional when talking about the war his whole life for his buddies that didn’t make it home:-(. I loved my Dad very much😞

Incredible! What a memory. This man said he could remember this day as if it were just yesterday. Many Thanks!

Listening to these mens stories really does something to me that I can't describe. Thankful, for every single one of them and for how easy our lives are today.

this guy and his story were one of the most interesting from World War 2 ive heard ever! thanks for uploading this

It's sad we're losing a lot of these great soldiers everyday from old age. I lost my dad in 2019 at the age of 100. What great men and women from the greatest generation. Thank you to all who served in world war 2.

I'm grateful to have met a world 2 veteran. He taught me simple proper etiquette. I never forgot this..having grown up with none. Thank you!

Thank you for this interview.

The greatest generation. Respect. Lots if it. From Finland. War is hell.

I saw a clip of a british veteran on a normandy beach during the 60 year anniversary. He said that over the years he had heard comments about GIs not being great soldiers...in his experience they were the bravest and best group of men he ever met...he would know....love and respect from the UK

The greatest Generation of 20th century!!! No matter USA,USSR, GB, or RF!!! I am proud that both of my grandpas were part of WW2 ending.....both of them fought in 3rd RedArmy's Ukr. Front....one of them had reached the Austrian- German border were they met the Boys from the Great British 8th Army.....He was a gunsight operator on Vikkers than on PzKw4....

Such amazing stories from WW2. Both of my grandfathers fought. One was in Iwo Jima, and the other drive tanks through North Africa and Italy. They never talked much about their experiences before they passed, so I always appreciate hearing these accounts of soldiers’ personal stories.

I'm a veteran of Grenada and Beirut. I'm proud to have served. My Grandfather was a WWII VETERAN and I heard several stories of him going through similar things. Much respect and appreciation. Thank you for your service and God Bless America.

As a veteran , United States Army, 67 tango ,Germany. Blackhawk crew chief, One who holds great respect for our country and for the soldier telling his account of battle, find it historically fascinating and significantly important where he mentions that there were Japanese “Jerry’s “as he put it, they were fighting as opposed to what should’ve been Germans upon those cliffs . I salute this man and his astute memory. And the fact that he still carries his brain playing around with you. God bless you sir. In the United States of America! Those who bring Such wonderful interviews with such authentic first hand accounts of surviving the hell of war to tell about it. . Priceless one might say. Thank you just the same.

Thank you so much for your service and lovely dedications to Our Beautiful USA Dear American Sir.🥰😍🤗🙏❤🤍💙🇺🇲💪🏻👍🎊🎉

I was a Corpsman for the Marines . We were always taught that when under direct fire to put the injured man between us and the line of fire. My Marines always gave me shite when we were in war games.

These interviews are among the most important and worthwhile videos on UKposts. These American men are unlike any American men ( or women or other gender) we will ever see again. It’s a good thing they are almost all gone now. They fought for us and our society has now eroded to a point that is just shameful. They would probably be pretty disappointed at what this country has now become.

Thanku for your service Sir 🫡Great honor to heard u alive. Great welcome from Poland 🇵🇱🤝🇺🇲

Thanks to this man for kindly giving this interview.

I am truly with a heavy heart to see what has happened to this country you fought so hard for.

Thank you to this channel for giving our Veterans a voice so the rest of us can begin to understand that aspect of our freedom we have. This channel should be a class you have to take in school.

Thank you for your service if it wasn't for men like this we definitely wouldn't be able to appreciate all of the freedoms and niceties we have today

You are doing such an important thing saving these stories for all time. These stories need to be heard by all generations....so that these terrible conflicts never happen again. Keep up the great work, thank you.

The clarity of so many veterans stories starts to sink in after a while. After 60, 70, 80 years the details and names they remember seem so vivid. As painful as it is to relive your war experience, thank you. You guys are around 100 years old now.

When he tears up I lost it. Thank you 🙏🏻

Thank you for sharing Mr. McCarthy's story. I'm glad he was able to, even through the emotional intensity of it.

This man is so sharp and switched on! What a legend!

Thank You for documenting and sharing this So honestly. Me and my Family have the Upmost Respect for you and your incredible Sisters and Brothers that served !!!

The youth of today have no idea what these heroes did for us 😢

One of the greatest generation!❤ I’m in awe.

Take any hat off every time for every veteran. You’re the definition of a hero, with every soldier next to you. One love ❤️.

Mr. McCarty, thank you for sharing your experience with us. It is incredibly courageous to relive the horrors you witnessed but very much appreciated.

Thank you so much for sharing this.

Glad you lived to share your memorys sir. And those that didn't make it, live on through the memorys you share. X

I'll sit and listen to those that are left and learn as much as possible. Thank you all for your service, myself, my children and grandchildren are grateful

Thank you, sir!

Thank you so much for keeping our veteran's stories alive! I was wondering, does anyone at AVC read the comments to the veterans in the videos? Obviously only the positive ones should be conveyed to them. But I think it would be wonderful for these brave men to hear hundreds of comments expressing thanks and gratitude!

I know one story relating to Omaha Beach. To help troops get off Omaha, the Texas sailed close to shore. The destroyers got within 1,000 yards of the beach. So close that their gun optics were useless. They spotted an M4 Sherman on the beach. It lost a track but was still firing its 75mm at the enemy. The gunners were told to fire where the Sherman did. The 75mm hot the target, then came a barrage of 5 inch guns and destroyed the target. The tank commander popped out of his hatch, turned and waved at the destroyers, then dropped back down. For awhile that Sherman became the destroyers fire-control parry. Also, many of the unit defending Omaha Beach were not German. They were members of Ost Battalions, Eastern Battalions. They were men drawn from either POW camps or German-occupied areas. There were Russians, Poles, Czech, Baltic States. There are stories of Mongolians and even Koreans being captured at Normandy. Their loyalty was dubious at best. Many Ostruppen surrendered the first chance they got. Two stories that came to mind, a group of American paratroopers were fired at from a bunker. During a lull in the battle there was a single shot. The door to the bunker opened. Out came several uniformed soldiers, hands raised, and laughing. Turns out they were Polish conscripts. One of them shot their German sergeant. In another, a pair of American paratroopers were captured after mistakenly landing behind Omaha Beach. Their captors were Polish. As luck would have it, the paratroopers were descendants of Polish immigrants. With this connection the paratroopers convinced their guarsa they would be treated fairly if they surrendered. As the 29th and 1st got off Omaha, they came upon a pair of paratroopers leading a group of about a dozen eager prisoners I to captivity.

Thank you for all your lifelong personal sacrifices that you and your company have made for the betterment of many lives. it is very much appreciated by myself and many more and always will be. Words cannot describe it

Its incredible to hear these firsthand accounts. Too many of these heroic men are dying off and not enough people are listening to these important stories. God bless this man, God bless the men that stormed the beaches of Normandy, especially those who fell in combat. They really are heros. If not for them, half of the world may be speaking German today.

Honestly, these War Veterans suffered so much. The few still alive are still hunted by the gory scenes they witnessed then .... especially on D-DAY. Maximum respect to these heroes including those who have passed away.🙏🏾🥺

My step father was in the only Navy unit (9th Beach Battalion) to come ashore with the army. They were in the first wave and he landed on Omaha (Dog Red Sector) and cleared mine and obstacles then let the LCA's know where to land. How he or any men in the first few waves made it is beyond comprehension. A great generation of real men. The young men of today would fail in a combat situation.

THANK YOU, SIR! AND SO MANY OTHERS!

Thank you for your service

Many thanks for this video!

Thank you for sharing your story

Fantastic video thank you.

Thank you for sharing this important history

Respect to Mr. McCarthy and all those who served on D-Day 🫡

Thank you 🙏 so much for your bravery to you all men and women for this honorable event, thank u for being brave and sharing this amazing story ❤️🙏🇺🇸

I live in Weymouth and these men are remembered every year!

I stop trying to either imagine what these guys went through or use words to describe it. It’s on another level that I can’t comprehend.

My late wife's grandfather landed with the second rangers....all these men deserve our gratitude....I also had a great uncle who was a pow in Germany at some point during the war...truly the greatest generation...thank you.....

“I reached a point where I had to talk to God in a real hurry.” Heart wrenching.

Thank you

God bless you sir...thank you for your service to our country

Incredible story. They really were the 'greatest generation'..

The testimonies that come from these veterans is literally more valuable than gold. There's not that many living omaha veterans or let alone dday veterans left. Thank you for documenting history

bless ‘em all, hopefully be over to Normandy for the 80th can never be forgotten 🇺🇸🇬🇧

We young ens don’t even know we are born….a debt we can never repay you thank you for your service,sacrifices and endless courage Sir….

Thank you so much for your service my friend!! My family and i love all of you who fought for us! We can’t ever repay you guys for this but we can continue to make videos like this and show just how much a soldier like this man went threw!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thank you Sir!

Thank you for your service, Sir.🇺🇸

Thank you so much for your service🇺🇸. God bless you and your brothers you fought with. Truly the greatest and bravest generation to have ever lived. Thank you 🙏

do what ever you gotta do. thank you Sir, GLAD/HAPPY to see you!!

thanks for relieving this for us 🙏🏻✨

Love this old guys humility. People like him are why I'm still proud to be American. Sometimes lately, it's been hard.

Donald A. McCarthy passed away on August 1, 2017 at the age of 93

Thank you all veterans out there. You guys are the best

Thank you good sir. Thank you.