Really good story!

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Sure he was. I'm sure you totally didn't just make this up for likes. Smh liar

It is both important for your family to know what he did from a personal and historic sense. Bless him and his fellow troopers.

I’m very grateful for your fathers service….. they don’t make ‘em like your dad anymore unfortunately. Glad he made it back to you and your family .

I prayed an Our Father & Hail Mary for his repose.

My uncle’s army records are similar - captured 12/16, sent to Stalag IVB, came home in June ‘45. Took 6 months to regain the weight he lost.

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@@BattleGuideVT Thank you!

Glad you appreciated the documentary. Thanks for watching.

Great story!! Thank you for sharing with all of us you great-grandfather's heroic acts

Yes, it's a shame and missed opportunity to document history from a meaningful grass roots level to hear and record veterans experiences. The most valuable stories are the ones not printed in a NYT best seller book imo.

If you have not read it “Company Commander “ by Charles McDonald talks by the author’s experience in the Bulge as a 21 year old Company Commander. He stayed in the Army becoming Deputy Chief Historian for the US Army, his book “A Time for Trumpets “ is considered the definitive book on the Battle of the Bulge.

Men grow strong and “great” out of necessity, so let’s hope that won’t be necessary again

Talking about beyond the call of duty- look up Audie Murphy winning his medal of honour in the colmar pocket in France in ww2! He held off 250 Germans and tanks on his OWN for a full hour! Fully documented by his men who were retreating. He stayed by himself, and turned them all back. 👍

@@BottleBriMurphy was doing what he had to do. Manning that .50 cal from a burning A10 gave his men the best chance to retreat. Murphy’s men figured it all out from the sound of Murphy’s relentless fire. Some even tried to go back to help him. Murphy ran out of .50 cal ammo is why he then retreated with a wound to his hip. The German attackers went into a state of disarray from the accurate fire from Murphy. Yes it was a high risk action from Murphy. They all knew it as most of his men where battle hardened veterans. They knew he put his life on the line for them. After all it was the only thing a great leader would of done. A poor leader would of surrendered…

That's why they call them the greatest generation.

GenXers are the toughest generation in American history. Fighting wars for 20 years carrying far more gear, and they volunteered for it all.

@@lisawise9849 The greatest generation that required a draft 😂. Meanwhile GenXer veterans fought multiple wars while carrying far more gear and 100% volunteered to do so.

Definitely read the book if you have not had the chance. The I&R platoon was about 17 soldiers who were above average education and character as they had been earmarked to become OCS students but casualties in Europe were so high they were reassigned into a recon platoon and assigned to 395th Inf 99th. They up gunned themselves with .30 cal mgs and a M2 (Ma Deuce mounted on a jeep) they dug in and added over head cover for their shallow foxholes. (I think they occupied some previously dug positions from previous unit) They held off 8 assaults until out of ammo and didn't retreat because "of orders". It was a DIP mission but fortunately they were able to surrender instead.

What an experience that must have been Adam!

I bet. It’s the personal stories that are the most jaw dropping. There are I think four books by Don Burgett, a 101st Airborne trooper that from Normandy on are simply unbelievable. I am in the middle of number two on Market-Garden. Having a flaming C-47 miss you by a few feet when floating down after jumping as it plunged to earth (taking a bunch of other troopers with it) is what has stood out so far in this read. Besides his books, you can look him up on youtube and listen to some of his stories. He was smack dab in the middle of some of the most famous battles in Northern Europe. How any of these brave guys survived (mentally too) is hard to imagine. I could never ever do what these men did.

Do you have any more information about your Uncle?

Thanks very much!

Any information about your Uncle in the battle of the bulge

Thank you

I agree

Yes it was

100%

I read it, and agree. Also did a terrain walk of their fighting positions at Lanzerath. Not much there but seeing the battlefield is always transformative.

Hey David. I've always been interested in doing a walking tour of some of the major/significant WWII battlefields. Did you do a self guided tour of this event, or were you in a guided tour?? If the latter, I'd love to get their information so as to collect and compare which walking history tour is the best and most thorough. I'd really appreciate your input on this. Thanks!!! ​@@davidhutchinson1236

​@@davidhutchinson1236 Not sure that my previous comment tagged you correctly, but please read the above statement to you. Thanks again.

Yeah it really does Anthony - a fascinating spot to visit. Hopefully we will cover so Pacific theatre actions before long on here. Thanks for watching!

As an American citizen born and raised in Guam U.S.A. 🇺🇸 🇬🇺 now residing stateside….I would like to thank you for remembering the Pacific theatre….not many historians talk about the battle for Guam….but shining light upon the Men who died and bled for the liberation of my Island, her people, and all of our freedoms….helps bring justice to their sacrifice…..God Bless You….and God Bless America and Our Warriors…. #Salute

@@nuffsaid8706 I wish we would see a lot more film projects focused on the Pacific theater in WWII. The “Pacific” miniseries was very good but there are many untold stories waiting for a good filmmaker. I would love to see a movie about Lt. Hawkins and Bonnyman, Sargent Bordelon the rest of the MOH personnel at Tarawa. Just Hawkins and the scout/sniper platoon story is astounding and could be a movie/episode by itself. Saipan and the largest Banzai charge of the war. The fate of Guamanian people during occupation and the first American territory to be reclaimed in the central Pacific. Just a few of the many stories that should be told. I would love to see another HBO type miniseries on the surface warfare in the pacific. There are several Carriers, Battleships and destroyers that are museum ships in the Continental US which could be used to film on. Hell, I never thought I’d see a real life Lord of the Rings movie so anything’s possible. One can hope but I’m running out of time so they better get started. 😏Hope you are safe and well. Regards, TB

Thanks Simon!

My Grandfather was a SSgt in Co. E of the 394th Reg of the 99th ID. BS w/ OLC and SS medals from the Bulge.

I visited the place as well,unbelievable what happened there

Thanks guys!

Thank you

Thanks Robert!

Thanks mTk

I just found this channel tonight and it’s incredible how much more detail they can add with the drone footage and real footage of the battlefields. I feel like I’ve learned so much from this channel in just a few hours

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Never underestimate a 50 cal.

Thanks Joey! More to come soon :)

@@BattleGuideVT I get Dr. Mark Felton vibes sometimes 🤣 great storytelling is an art

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Point taken. My father was a submariner, my mother was a wave during Vietnam War. Also my lifelong neighbor was a jarhead over there as well. Shot thru both legs. By a fellow marine, cleaning his rifle. I have heard firsthand(?) stories from him as well. If your a war vet or just served, then, thank you for your service. I meant no disrespect towards anyone who knows the true hell of war.

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Many thanks!

Thanks Jack, glad you enjoyed it.

​@Battle Guide I am delighted to see a video put together & done so well of the beginning days of the Battle of the Bulge, though it only covered the actions of a small part of the 394th regiment, important as their monumental actions were to the Battle. My compliments to you for the telling of their contributions! I am wondering if you would do more videos of the 99th Infantry Division's Regimental units, specifically: the 393rd, the rest of the 394th, & the 395th throughout the Battle, holding onto the Elsenborn Ridge area, denying Germans that route to Antwerp, thus helping contain them to the Bulge ?

@@rogersears7497 Indeed, so many stories to tell! All worthy of being covered.

Hope you will make those videos in the manner of this fine one !

Good on you. Gotta do what you gotta do, even if no one else will. I became an INF tm ldr as a 20 yo pfc with the 101st. When I was a 21yo cpl tm ldr, I became the PL for a 5 day air assault mission after my plt took 50% casualties in a brutal ambush. I was literally the highest rank person left in the platoon by the end of the first day of the assault. We carried on.

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