Shot down over Germany and taken prisoner

[MrHelmyabdullah]

He's still strong and still walks on his two feet , unaided

[clyde21641]

Thank you Sir for your service, I just hope our young will reaolize the sucrafice you and all the brave men made in this war for our feedom. I was in the US Airforce for 8 years and because of brave men like yourself , I was not in a war. Once again Sir, Thank You!!

[rammstan17]

Respect for all veterans

[OU812ICRUNVS]

It's a shame about the loss of Liberty Belle!! I would like to thank all of America's Veterans! The American people owe so much to the veterans who gave and continue to give us the freedom we all enjoy today. Thank you all for all you have done. I want to thank those of the greatest generation who served and fought in WW2. As Churchill said, 'Never have so many owed so much to so few!'

[150peacemaker]

that plane is no more. crashed june 11, 2011 i think.

[cdawg4391]

I owe him more thanks than I could ever say to him. Thank you, Sir.

[sleeplessingc]

Thank you sir...

[Dan4USCTroy]

Thank you sir, for my freedom today, you men are the true heroes, not this Kobe Bryant or Tom Brady noway.. God bless you and your family I say, Liberty we stand and I'm proud to be American, Let freedom ring GOD BLESS THE USA!!

[cdawg4391]

@Dan4USCTroy You are right. Very good perspective. These are the men we should be honoring.....and it's a blessing that many do.

[inagod]

yes thank you sir,you and the brave men of World war 2,made the world a better place,we have a ways to go,but will make it.

[soberdave1971]

I have my grandfather's complete account of being shot down over Hamburg. The Birmingham Jewel. Will post it soon.

[cdawg4391]

@soberdave1971 Did you post it? What was he flying?

[soberdave1971]

@cdawg4391 trying to clean up the audio before posting it...he was the engineer/top gunner, B-17 Birmingham Jewel"

[cdawg4391]

@soberdave1971 Hero. Very very vulnerable position.

[CD318]

Compare him to the current 'Snookie' generation. Makes me sad for our country.

[cdawg4391]

@CD318 These guys had honor and conviction. Snookie stuff makes me sick. These guys are the real deal.

[wmoltke]

My respects sir!!!

[MegaGuitar87]

R.I.P. Liberty Belle

[jcarterize]

@MegaGuitar87 A great loss

[MegaGuitar87]

@jcarterize truly was.

[cott10r]

great video, thank you very much for sharing this.

[evillhillbilly]

Liberty Bell emrgency landed, then burned, why so much ? May be too late now but my comment to the vidsi...

Think About It. and Pass It Along

It would be a great thing if all parties could come together and with outside support build a clear dome over this site leave it undisturbed except for hazards.. and it be declared a monument for, or to The United States of America and all that an image like this would have meaning too.

[gamereview123ful]

lady belle just crashed in chicago June 13, 2011.....its completly destroyed all survived but the fire killed it..look up lady belle crash its on youtube

[SuperTomcat622]

@gamereview123ful It's Liberty Belle, not Lady Belle.

[gamereview123ful]

@SuperTomcat622 sorry i knew from the start it was liberty belle but if you look up "lady be good" i had just watched a documentary on it so i got the two comfused. sorry ":/

[1276epr]

I don't think US veterans claimed to be heroes, most I ever heard talk about it say they only did their duty.  I know this for sure: they were victorious over Germany. Twice.

[spillerxxxxx]

and why is he a hero now? cause he didnt got shot? isnt it unmanly? maybe he was crying all the night and the germans felt pitty for him. In america is everyone a hero, who is able to count till Three. i heared about, they are endangered.

[ephenj]

@spillerxxxxx how is it unmanly? your a complete moron for saying such a terrible thing.

[spillerxxxxx]

@ephenj Go and buy a Donut.

[ephenj]

@spillerxxxxx Ich bewegte mich von Deutschland nach den Vereinigten Staaten 1989. Die amerikanischen sowie deutschen Soldaten, die im zweiten Weltkrieg dienten, mussten sich mit schrecklichen Dingen befassen. Alle Soldaten im zweiten Weltkrieg gingen Hölle durch. Deutsche sowie für Amerikaner. Sich über jeden Soldaten lustig zu machen, und was sie erlitten, ist falsch. Blvdes-Arschloch

[wolfandcub0070]

@spillerxxxxx - your freedom to enjoy being a asshole is thanks to these guys. The fact that idiots like you are free to comment on YouTube is a tribute to this man's contribution. Have a good day.

[p4ndiamond]

@spillerxxxxx fail

[franky1l]

those damn germans again

[pitbullrozh]

respect,

[RamirezGates]

Great interview. We have a lot of heroes out there disguised as regular looking, older men!. God Bless them all. My dad was also a waistgunner on B17's in Europe. When I read the comment of the man & son who took a flight in a B17 & said they'd never forget it, I laughed - my dad is nearly 88 yrs old & he'd tell you he'll never forget it either! He flew 51 missions & received fire from the ground, the sky, or both on all missions but one. Being shot at will stick in your memory!

[dx7897]

believe it or not this guy is my neighbor i swear to god he is really good friends with my grandpap

[Budma30k]

These guys are all going to be gone soon and the sacrifice was so great ,it can never be forgotten.

[Budma30k]

That is a real man. Not a big hulking guy just an everyman who did what was asked of him,a true hero.The greatest generation ever.

[yamanamasataka]

日本語字幕で観たいです。

[MAVERICKALP]

Real Hero

[myTOOBes]

Fantastic. Thanks to all Veterans who have served and are serving today, especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

[UgotDead123]

do they still use these 2day?

[upsidedownkill]

no..after the war is has quickly been replaced by the b-29..but the jewish people used it after the war to fight agains israel..and some of them were used for test programs or fire extinguishers..today they are just for show..there were about 13000 of them been made

[ageflight8101]

All I can say is "Thank you Sir." We all owe you and all the others like you so much. Thank you.

[Robodackel2000]

...und was für feine Helden, Kinder- und Frauenmörder, oder auch Massenmörder. Ein Infanteriesoldat kann vielleicht ein Held sein, aber bestimmt kein Bomberpilot !

[Skillithead]

ie sind bitter. Sie waren heros. Sie versuchten, das Kind und Frau-Mörder in Ihrem eigenen Heimatland Die Nazistische Kriegsmaschine aufzuhören! war mörderisch. Wenn die Nazis nicht angehalten wurden, ist mehr Menschenhochebene im Krieg zugrunde gegangen. Frauen und Kinder wurden herauf bis den schrecklichen Dresdener Überfall nicht ins Visier genommen. Ja, was schrecklich war aber müssen Sie sich erinnern, dass die Konzentrationslager Frauen und Kinder als das Hauptziel ermordeten.

[Heske1991]

it's a strange world... i am from germany, my grandfather was recruted in 1944 at the age of 18, and was ordered to the flak (antiaircraftguns on the ground) but I'm really thankful, that the Allies managed to defeat germany. this was only possible with the help of heros, like the veteran in the video.

[MnVet]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

[commanderpopinfresh]

you are a true hero

[slowpokevi68]

My wife and I have all the respect for you in the world and what an honor it is to tell you this. We thank you all who were the crew in the b17's... thank you

[mercoid]

Ditto!

My wife's father was a B17 pilot @ age 19

[cdawg4391]

@mercoid wow.



[mercoid]

@cdawg4391 Incredible what these guys went through. Flack, machine gun fire, and sub- freezing temperatures of -20 below f. Respect!

[GoApeGo]

A truly moving account we owe you all so much.

Thanks you sir