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90-Year-Old WWII Vet Recounts Remarkable Musical Moment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJynOWktP7U

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  • elsie7
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 6:48pm

    I love this man! Col. Jack, you’re the best. Thank you for your service, your courage and your BIG heart. God bless you! Ellen elc7@aol.com

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  • IX-XI
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 4:46pm

    I was just playing a love song on the trumpet before I logged on here. This story is not the only one of the power of music to transcend even the enmity of war.

    This soldier, by playing that evocative German tune, brought that German’s mind around to the things that really mattered in his life, and he realized that dying for Hitler wasn’t even close to the top of the list. He could see American and British forces pouring into the beachheads and increasing their strength by the hour and knew he’d be one of the lucky ones if he made it back across the Rhine.

    So he did the right thing and surrendered, and lived to have a family and love them and do the things that matter in life. Who knows what would have happened without that little song? He might have shot a few more ‘enemy’ soldiers, then been shot himself.

    I love this story.

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  • bhoman
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 4:06pm

    We are fortunate to be in the company of these great Americans. To view more WWII veteran stories, please visit – http://www.youtube.com/cfloridaww2museum

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  • TerriLPN
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 3:53pm

    Thank You Sir! What I say to Veterans with Their Stories of War, God Bless! Listen to them and Thank Them, They Served us and others well!

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  • JustaDad
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 3:40pm

    Soon all of these first hand accounts will be gone. Get their stories on camera while you can.

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  • lstar43
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 3:09pm

    I love this! My dad passed away two years ago this month – he was also a member of The Greatest Generation.

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  • Bobi
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 2:04pm

    Know this guy’s son. Awesome family!

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  • Liberty2010
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 1:48pm

    God bless our troops who go into harms way when our nation calls them to duty! God bless the families they leave behind to hold the fort. May we never forget the great sacrifice each of them give. Let us not be distracted by the few who bring shame to our armed forces. Thank you for fighting for us!

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  • EqualJustice1
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 1:47pm

    Please dedicate a weekly spot to the troops and heartwarming stories like this? I love it!

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  • nono524
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 1:46pm

    That has to be one of the most heart warming stories of men at war I have ever heard. Thank you!

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  • SeekerofTruth
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 1:38pm

    Absolutely wonderful story… we need more of these!!! Music is universal! Every culture has a form of it and it always plays a major role in shaping each generation. :o)

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  • chaschl
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 1:29pm

    He saved more than two lives that night. Pretty neat!

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  • rwnj
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 1:11pm

    An elderly gentleman came in “The Keystone Armory”, Edinboro, Pa., the other day. We got to talking and he said that he was with the 82nd Airborne during WWII and had made 3 of the 4 combat jumps the 82nd had made during WWII. I could have spent the rest of the day with him if his daughter wasn’t in a hurry to leave. These veterans are the true hero we need to look up to.

    http://www.thekeystonearmory.com/

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  • chimpanimoose
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 12:58pm

    I don’t see the title of the song listed — for you youngsters out there, it is “Lili Marlene”, most famously sung by Marlene Dietrich, and beloved by both American and German soldiers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO0lUXnAs-U

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  • praesto
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 10:10am

    The pride and love I feel for the older generation. We can only hope that our grandkids remeber us with such pride and love.

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  • Silversmith
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 9:18am

    As poignant today as it was then, it will be important to remember that our enemies are actually people too.

    Silversmith

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  • ronBrough
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 8:09am

    I hope you find more of this history battle stories. We need to have this documented to show our furture that even in battle we as Americans care.

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  • Statesman
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 8:04am

    I wish there was a DVD or CD I could get with nothing but stories from the heroes from WWII. Too quickly they are leaving us. I wish I had a recording of the stories my Dad told us as kids about it before he past on. I would have loved for my Grandchildren to hear about it from their Great Grandfather. I salute them all.

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    • bhoman
      Posted on September 2, 2010 at 3:30pm

      Numerous World War II veteran interviews can be seen here – http://www.youtube.com/cfloridaww2museum

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    • Rick_1004
      Posted on September 2, 2010 at 5:41pm

      Check out the Palm Springs Air Museum. They keep a library upstairs, and when war Vet’s come in they sometimes ask them to do interviews of their stories. Not only WWII Vet’s, but they even have testimonials of current combat Vet’s. I‘m not sure if they sell CD’s of these stories, but I know you can sit there and watch them.

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  • jerseypatriot
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 7:51am

    Faith, Hope and Love but the greatest is Love as the “Good Book” says. I often wonder if the events of 65 years ago were to arise today would this generation stand to the task? Up until 8/28 i wasn’t so sure. Now i’ve never been more positive. Stories such as this one is what our youth need to learn. Students could learn more from this gentleman in a few hours then in the so called history lessons in the failling public schools.

     
  • midcoastmainepatriot
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 7:40am

    What a story,what a man,what a country!!!! God Bless Us All

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  • jeffro314
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 6:58am

    these are the stories we need documented before we lose this greatest of generations…
    and if things continue to go the way they are – this will have been our greatest generation, and we will be lost as a country!!!
    thanks for finding and thanks for posting – this wonderful man needs to be a finalist for next years award winners – under any of the categories – Faith Hope or Charity!

     
  • Bronson
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 6:25am

    Very touching tale. Look at the “fruit salad” on his chest. That man went through hell. God bless him.

    Bronson  
  • dchoban
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 6:25am

    This was heart warming. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Janyk58
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 3:58am

    Strip off the uniforms and we’re all human! Awesome tale!!!

     
  • jftous13
    Posted on September 2, 2010 at 3:42am

    Only in AMERICA- — the reality of our people and the memories! Thank you!

     
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