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  • let us hope we never experience a war like the vets of ww2 and thank u every single veteran

  • lol One of the GIs got my Great Grandmother pregnant, we never could find who the guy was...

  • Both my grandpas fought in WW2. My parents said they never talked about it much, now that I'm older I know why. They fought on each side of the campaigns, one in IwoJima, the other was there at Omaha. My moms dad stayed in the army his whole life-till 1996 where he had a heart attack. I never knew my grandpas but I know at the age of 18 they went through hell. R.I.P. all fallen vets

  • @TheLostPredators Great jet, and a great man. May his friend and your granddad rest in peace when he passes. I myself had an uncle who fought in the war, sad to say he lost his life to cancer. He was a great man, but I just wish I had time to listen to his war stories.

  • how the hell can 26 people dislike this?....a Hymn to the fallen soldiers of WW2 its like going to their families and saying your sons are not heroes...f**king ideots

  • @XOshamelessXO They're just dumbasses who have no idea what real music sounds like, we should pity them, not hate them. If they wanna go and listen to.. whoever, they can lol.

  • My Government teacher played this while we took our final today. I rocked that test.

  • Best War Movie of the century yet, Hurt Locker is second place.

  • It should have won best picture, but "Shakespeare In Love" did instead. COME ON... I mean Ben Affleck in a Shakespeare movie?! Are you fucking kidding me? Apparently the Academy has been passing on Spielberg for a good 15 years now, something about him "building his headquarters on a wetland" (probably bullshit). Anyone else heard about that?

  • This particular score helped me to accept my mother's dead and fulfill her last wish: honouring the brave men who died on Omahabeach by laying flowers at the American War Cemetery in Normandy, France and visiting that place every year with 50 college students. Mum was born in 1943 and liberated by US forces on september 1944. She passed away in may 2001. But the story of the liberation told to her by my grandparents will be passed on by me. Thank you USA for granting me the best mum ever!

  • Great war-time book if you're interested. It's called "The Great Waltz" by Olivia Grosser and it's about three youths (defecting soldiers) who take on Hitler and Stalin - and win. I was thoroughly engrossed in it from beginning to end and at $2.99, what's not to like? It was set during the WWII Siege of Leningrad and the imagery was really vivid. People were starving, snow was falling and freedom lay across a frozen lake...If only they could get to it. Would make a great film.

  • The WW II Vets are MY HEROES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • "Earn this...."

  • Why is that Williams always makes people cry with music. When I watched War Horse everybody, including my self, cried at the music. That man should live forever

  • @StupidWizardFilms WWI film right?

  • great song but quiet video ;(

  • nice :)

  • john williams is a genius

  • My grandfather and his brothers were marines in the Pacific. He was 30 years old with a wife and child and had served in the Marine reserves. He not only did not have to go, but he had to get my grandmother to sign a waiver to allow him to re-enlist. He packed parachutes for the fighter pilots. He stopped Charles Lindbergh from taking off without a parachute. Lindbergh called the general. The general told Lindbergh that if sergeant says you can't leave without a parachute then put it on.

  • my grandfather fought in the Atlantic with the Royal Navy and he was interrogated by the SS. My great-grandfather fought with the British Army in India against the Japanese. God bless them all.

  • my two great aunties served in the war onein the air force[not flying]and one in a fuel depot both still live =]

  • @wolffred1 Their jobs were just as important as the boys fighting at the front in my view

  • May we never forget

  • We are learning to play this in my band class and when I play it I feel as though I have so many sad souls and loss at the beginning but when we get to the middle to the end it feels as though we are making what they wanted us to do happen. To have freedom and prosperity along with love.

  • Earn it... That is how we honor them.

  • @DiegitoHorchata Yeah, the ending choked me up a bit. Just the desperation of the whole thing. Trying to prevent elite SS Panzer Grenadiers from capturing a vital bridge.

  • @StonewallJackson26 Happy Christmas.

  • @berserker276 You too bud! I always know where I can find you!

  • @StonewallJackson26 That's because you're a stalker.

  • @berserker276 I only stalk cool people. You're pretty cool, so I guess you're just gonna have to deal with me. LOL

  • @StonewallJackson26 *Krusty the clown voice* weirdo..

  • @berserker276 hmmmm, I am guessing this is British humor?

  • @StonewallJackson26 Krusty the clown.. from The Simpsons lol.

  • @berserker276 Oh, yeah. Hey, how do you like the awesome WW1 clip on my channel?

  • @StonewallJackson26 Cool, is that a good film?

  • @berserker276 its the best war film ever

  • @FantasticBelowZero I wasn't talking about SPR.

  • @berserker276 Paths of Glory is an awesome film. That and SPR are my favorite War films.

  • @StonewallJackson26 Hmm I didn't get this message..

  • Insanely beautiful song. Gives me chills around the end of the song with the whole choir.

  • Hey it's Spielbergs birthday today lol.

  • My grandad served in WWII. I yearned to know more about his experiences but it was too painful for him. Everytime I tried to talk to him about the war he would swiftly switch subjects. He was part of the D-Day landings but that's all I know. When I watch the opening scenes of Private Ryan it always brings a tear to my eye knowing my grandad had to experience that. War is too often glamorised, no one will never know the true horrors of war.

  • 24 people didn't save private Ryan

  • jet* 

  • My great grandpa searved in the army and flew a P-51D Mustang, the best fighter get ever made at the time. (he was in the army because the Air Force hadnt yet beem established) He flew 56 missions over Europe. He survived the war but many of his friends passed. Before he died, he told me a story about a man he met had died in an air base raid. He was blown up by a grenade. My grandpa looked down and the only thing left of his friend was his ring finger with his wedding ring still on his finger.

  • @DreamTruthHD Let us all live a good life, live for good. That may be the best thing we can do right now to repay those honorable souls before us.

  • @nhl2312 Words of The Wise :') if only everyone thought this

  • @DreamTruthHD Heavy. God bless the man.

  • @DreamTruthHD The Americans never had jets in WWII. 

  • @DreamTruthHD He served in the Army air corps right? I think that's what it was called not sure though....Your grandpa sounds like he was an amazing man

  • @DreamTruthHD I know what you mean my grampa and his dad served in korea and my grandpa watched as his best friend die on the landing at Inchon 

  • @DreamTruthHD Damn... that's heavy. God bless the man.

  • @DreamTruthHD I was bawling half way through your story. I don't know y. I never had a relative in service. I can only be thankful for the men, like those in your family who gave me the life I live now. I don't know what else to say without tearing up -_,- Tell your great grandpa I said thank you. Please do that for me.

  • @DreamTruthHD We will never forget! God bless all WWII veterans!

  • I am the granddaughter of a WWI veteran, the best friend of 2 service men the niece of a navy veteran and of a WWII air force veteran.

    It is not glory or fame sought in service but the existence of human rights that must be preserved. Old men create wars but it is the men who fight them for the sake of others that makes us human divinely so.

    No one should face hell alone and I gladly stand by those I call heroic in my eyes ever more.

  • Chills....

  • It was originally meant for the the fallen soldiers of ww2 wtf would it be played for anything else??

  • @mountainman278 It was made for the film but I think the title gives it away that it's meant for all those who fell in all wars or something.

  • the cello melody at 3:17 just pulls on the heartstrings..beautiful piece

  • It seems most of the soldiers that survived World War 2, died of cancer in their later lives.. I had a Great Grandfather who was a Desert Rat, he served in Italy, North Africa, he also met Montgonery etc. He died of Cancer in the 80's i think.. God bless all who did their part to ensure a free world.

  • @KyleBarlow93

    In my experience no. I am a son of a WWII vet and just laid my uncle to rest (another WWII vet) I had 4 uncles + my father serve none passed away from cancer. They served from Africa to Europe to Japan. May they all rest in peace. I miss them all.

  • Dear Madam

    I’ve been shown in the files of the war department a statement of the adjutant general of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine that I attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss over whelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the republic they died to save...

  • My Great uncle died last year. He was 17 when he stormed the cliffs as one of the 250 rangers at Point Du Hoc. Remember the war that freed Europe and those that fought in it. I remember my grampa but mainly my uncle, Bill Bell 2nd Ranger battalion E company, fought D-Day June 6 1944

  • the world is at peace for a breif moment to remember the fallen the risen and the middle

  • We just played this for Veterans' Day here for band. It's a beautiful piece.

    We salute those who gave their lives for America.

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  • @berserker276 Dam that sucks

  • I bow down for all the men who fought on both sides of this terrible war. I am a german who knows a lot about the horrors of this war. I will never forget about the million men on both sides who gave there lifes for no reason. I hope that future generations will learn from that mistake and solve there problems without grabbing a gun. Don't tell us evil we have made a big mistake and all the the lifes take can't payed back.

  • @Narkolepticu They didn't give up their lives for no reason, they did it for freedom.

  • @berserker276

    Wish I could agree but I'm a firm believer in Hemingway's quote about war. There was so many pointless fights all throughout WW2 which men died like absolute pawns and for no good strategic reason in places like the Hurtgen Forest and Metz.

  • @hannibalcaesar3 War itself is pointless though. Men killing each other.. what good comes from that?

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  • @berserker276 Amen. never forget...

  • @charegirl96 Lest We Forget.

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  • @berserker276 really? that sucks.. and doesnt show any chat bubble things on the main page?

  • @TaylorGerrior Nope lol nothing's coming up.

  • @berserker276 and those who are, have bad taste in music.

  • @TaylorGerrior I don't know why but your messages aren't actually appearing in my inbox lol.

  • @berserker276 you mean w-rappers?lol same.

  • @TaylorGerrior Yea I'm not really into those types lol.

  • @berserker276 no kidding eh, makes me sick honestly.

  • @TaylorGerrior I don't really like rappers or any of those types.

  • 24 people don't have any respect for those who gave their lives away for our freedom and most likely play Call of Duty.

  • @TaylorGerrior 24 people don't know what real music sounds like.

  • 24 people were killed in the d-day invasion.

  • @hexo68 That's not even funny.

  • WW2 independent short film on my channel! :)

  • This Movie/film was almost banned because it was to realistic, and the veterans of World War II saided that it reminded them to much of the war.

  • this sends chills down my spine

  • My grandfather served in the Korean War. He only recently passed away.

  • I played this song with my harmony and it absolutely almost made me cry ==> Timpani rawks ;D

  • They fought for us, may we remember them.......

    They shall not grow old as we grow old,

    age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,

    at the goingg of the sun and in the morning

    WE WILL REMEMBER THEM....

  • @wwe4everfav Who said that speech?

  • May we all stop playing Video Games for this day...

    To honor the fallen who gave their only life for our freedom...

    *Salute*

  • I forgot it was Veteran's Day today, but when I went to the grocery store to pick up some items I saw a bunch of older guys standing around. "VFW?!" I said. Then it hit me: of COURSE! I remembered then that it was Veteran's Day and I donated to their fund for needy veterans. Happy Veteran's Day and to all the veterans who may be reading this: thanks for your service.

  • This music is perfect to remember those who fought and died for our freedom. R.I.P. all veterans of WWI and WWII.

  • My grandad served as an Irish Prison Guard for a German POW Camp in ireland during the war and this hymn brings back many lovely memories I have of him x

  • @gillian0511 Is he ok?

  • @berserker276 he died in 2004 aged 81

  • @gillian0511 Damn, sorry to hear that.

  • We Will Remember Them

  • It's Veteran days. I thank for all our brave U.S. armed forces who died giving their life for our freedom and our country. War is evil but sometimes necessary. What if the Japanese and the Nazis attacked you, what would you do? Sit back or go to war? I answer that war is a solution to the problem. Without war, we would be living under Nazi rule. Without war, we won't type on YT. Without war, we would be living under a USSR communist system.

    That is the answer you anti-wars needed to know.

  • the last great war of our time

  • Armistice Day today.

  • My grandfather served in WWII as a navy captain on the USS saint paul and he passed away about 8-9 months ago and this song is very powerful to all the men who sereved and are serving...GOD BLESS YOU AND AMERICA

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  • i would have gotten in killed the guy in the panzer and killed everyone.

  • USA!!

  • we play this in band it is sick

  • I'm Dutch. My grandfather is gone for a few years now, but he was in resistance, blowing up railways to prevent the germans from getting any weaponry, ammo or food, he told me some of his friends got shot by doing this. He was lucky.

  • @OnbekendGHC those were very brave men, the resistance too.... My father's flew a B-17 but didn't get the chance to drop bombs though did several food drops to the Dutch the last week of the war...

  • A wonderfully moving tribute to so many young men cut down before their time. Forget Star Wars, E.T., even the unforgettable 1984 Olympic fanfare, this must surely be John Williams' finest. I use this stirring theme as backing music when I give the address at my school's annual Remembrance ceremony. It has the most amazing power to move even the strongest and mightiest to tears, including myself, and even the Head caved in once when it reached that final crescendo. Grateful thanks, gentlemen.

  • ooo rah, my great granfather stormed the beaches, dodged the bullets, and came home with out a scratch, a true devil dog, the first generation. A loving man, never met him, he couldnt dodge lung cancer. now he guards the pearly gates.

  • @TUX3DOTIG3R R.I.P. your great grandfather.

  • @TUX3DOTIG3R Sorry to hear that mate. my uncle went ashore at Arromanches, he too survived only to succumb to cancer years later.Bless em all, heroes every one!!!!!!!!!!

  • @TUX3DOTIG3R im sure that when he went up there God greeted him personally with all the other brave men and women who were there and thanked them for protecting freedom and liberating the people of Europe. I salute your grandfather. R.I.P.

  • @TUX3DOTIG3R

    No offense intended here, but there were actually no Marines in the ETO.

  • @CaptainAmerica322 No US Marines*

  • @CaptainAmerica322 ? Iwo Jima. Marine Memorial, ring a bell. both my great grandfathers served, one army and one Marine Corps. they served, my brother and I serve, didnt post it for feedback, just food for thought, posts like that dont require feedback. just saying.

  • @TUX3DOTIG3R

    Calm down bro. ETO= European Theater of Operations. Normandy was in the ETO.

  • Save a place for me in line Johnny Reb! Your friend from Ohio, Billy Yank

  • if the next election messes up the country i will see you's all on the battlefields i will be playing this song. hooah- rebelsoldier121

  • I have always wondered where this song was from! I dont think i remember it from the movie.

    Awesome movie and soundtrack!

  • @OtakuPraetorius It's from the credits I believe

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  • I listen to this every year during the two minute silence on Armistice Day. I'm already wearing my poppy for this year's remembrance day (my granddad, who fought in WW2, usually hands them out every year but he's in hospital so can't do it this year for the first time since he started doing it years ago).

    I like how this video seems to have lots of little stories like this about what the track and the war meant to us all. British, French, German, American, wherever we come from, we remember.

  • Hmmm, my school is playing this too, on Veteran's Day for a concert. We're also playing Marches of the Armed Forces.

  • My school band is playing this in spring. The background part is crazy. I play the background part. Still a good song though.

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  • My grandfather served also during wold war II. But i am geran, so he is was german too. I miss his realy a lot. He was prussian and he never saw his hometown again....today it's ploish. No of his friend survived, so i can't ask nobody about his behaviour.He was a good father acourding to my father. I really mis him, b ut is wil never meet him him. his grave is gone so i don't have any posibility to meet him again.

  • @Shogoth64 Do you mean German?

  • WHY IS THERE 26 DISLIKES? obviously 26 morons watched this song.

  • This pays homage to all those who fought in all wars for freedom; oddly enough I associate this with the Civil War as much as WW2. Great music like this makes us think, makes us appreciate what we have and how very precious it is.

  • I want this to be tune i hear before i die.

  • I look out my window and it's dark and peaceful, with the wind gusting in. Hearing this I learn not to take that for granted. These people earned the peaceful night with their lives. Now I gotta earn my right to enjoy it.

  • Saddest movie I ever saw.

  • This is the most beautiful piece of music. It stirs so many emotions. For all those who fell and those who went through hell, I salute you.

  • This song is great. Unless of course you're playing the background music on a saxophone then it's just difficult. But it's still a good song

  • I'm sobbing.

  • Listening to this makes my American History homework suddenly easier.

  • A very nice tune wow, makes you want to stand up and join in.

  • 3:58 *Goosebumps*

  • By far man, well said. The Rangers should have no problem with finding new men with this amazing piece (as well as Black Hawk Down) circulating through. But let's not forget that these guys were absolute HEROES.

  • There should be 500 million views on this, what a song.

  • @persianaryan12 I don't think any video on YouTube has that many views lol.

  • @berserker276

    hahah lol

  • @persianaryan12 I think the most views a YouTube has is probably like 60 million.

  • @berserker276

    ...Justin Bieber's Baby has over 600 million views. But seeing as that isn't a real video, song nor artist, I doubt it counts. And with that, I find this video so much more deserving of 600 million views.

  • @Joeturtle Holy shit 636 million views is ridiculous

  • @berserker276 nope more ove 220,000,000 views

  • @WW2expert1 Nope more over 636 million.

  • @berserker276 ik i just saw that. but i think the evolution of dance should be the most popular. now if u excuse me i gotta go dislike all of justin biebers worthless pieces of crap he calls songs

  • @WW2expert1 Commisarmike? I'm getting old and confused as to who everyone is. Someone else who messaged me has a very similar name

  • @persianaryan12 nah, its gotta feature ludacris and bieber for it to do that.

    *gun shot*

    *thud*

  • imagine a modern day or 'Nam version of this, yuck. It'd have to be as emotionally amazing as this

  • Truly inspirational movie. Nothing else to say.

  • Can't wait for the sequel.....Saving Private Wilsonnnnnnnn!!!!!!

  • @Munster1616 Lol that'd be quite funny to see one day.

  • My grandfather served in WWII, he was a tank gunner for the U.S. Army. He fought, roughly the last year and half of the war in Germany. He's still alive today, and he'll tell me a story every now and again. Got to say, war is never easy, but I know they went through hell and back in those times. Hooah!

  • @kreybamf its great to know theres still veterans alive today, hope your grandad is well! :)

  • @05proudbritish Oh he's still movin' alright, and thank you. :)

  • @kreybamf How old is he? One of my grandad's would be 89 now and the other would be 101 I think.