I remember this day. I barely remember it but I was only six. I was in Chicago at the time , I remember the parade, lots of noise, brings back good childhood memories
@MikeJ2023
7 жыл бұрын
the76yearold Guy like when the cubs won in 2016
@junevieello4100
5 жыл бұрын
Nice 😇😇😇
@jonhannover915
5 жыл бұрын
Hope you’re not dead
@redarrow6188
4 жыл бұрын
thedabcrab 3 assuming he was 6 in 1945 he’s now be 80 or 81.
@luke-9527
4 жыл бұрын
Red Arrow yeah I hope u realize his fucking name is 76 year old man he’s like 80. It’s right but it would’ve been easier
@RoscoeM1974
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was horrible, but the alternative was an Allied ground invasion of Japan, which would have resulted in millions of casualties.
@triheadwar1996
10 жыл бұрын
which alot of ppl overlooked
@mabel8880
9 жыл бұрын
Quite true.
@Gerguzalbutzelnikoskech
9 жыл бұрын
Except Japan was going to surrender. The U.S. dropped the bombs to scare the russians.
@triheadwar1996
9 жыл бұрын
Marcus Olsson Tell that to the men who fought in Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the Japanese we're willing to fight to the last man.
@RoscoeM1974
9 жыл бұрын
Ellijah De Leon Exactly.
@elocore1702
5 жыл бұрын
Dang that fella in the first scene kissed every girl in that car 😂
@youssefakl3620
4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't you?
@marquisthomas4550
4 жыл бұрын
Lol Yeah
@adriansproho5379
3 жыл бұрын
Living his life
@respecthanz9685
3 жыл бұрын
@@adriansproho5379 Yup
@DigitalLobstershow
3 жыл бұрын
As soldier or veteran you were a hero all girls wanted you.
@thatsoundslikeblue
10 жыл бұрын
I would encourage everybody to read Floris Bakels' "Nacht Und Nebel (Night and Fog)". The last entry in that secret diary, after all he'd survived (I believe he was liberated from Dachau in 1945), is one of the most simple, powerful statements I've ever read, and ends this series beautifully. "One month after his liberation, concentration camp survivor Floris Bakels wrote a final entry in the secret diary he kept for his wife. 'This diary has now come to its end. I don't have to write to you anymore. I can talk to you, look at you, I'm allowed to *be* with you, for the rest of our lives.'"
@MrJude1321
5 жыл бұрын
amazing. i've re-listented to that part 100 times in my life. always thinking how lucky I am to not have suffered through such hell. thanks for recognizing that amazing line.
@W7DSY
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. I just saw it and I will endeavor to find that diary.
@jackthorton10
3 жыл бұрын
To go through hell in war ... to see your loved one , family again... the feeling is emotional beyond belief
@NK-bz9wb
2 жыл бұрын
Tears in my eyes
@RedneckRapture
9 жыл бұрын
Never forget what lead to this war or the fighting needed to end it or the 70 million who died in WW2.
@romanbarna1316
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, both WW1 and WW2 are being used to promote the very ideas that led to those wars: Extreme militarism, xenophobia, and nationalism.
@RedneckRapture
3 жыл бұрын
@@romanbarna1316 Actually, WW2 and the mentality in the US of 'never again' gave rise to what historians are referring to as the Great Peace. In case you hadn't noticed, there haven't been any conflicts between major powers since WW2. Nationalism will always be a thing and is not an evil, nor is it specific to one political spectrum.
@romanbarna1316
3 жыл бұрын
"there haven't been any conflicts between major powers since WW2." This is more due to nuclear bombs than 'American mentality'. And despite Nuclear bombs, we've come close to a third world wars several times, most notably during the Korean War and the Cuba Crisis. If not for nukes, war would've certainly broken out at some point during the cold war. Extreme nationalism is what caused WW1 and WW2. This isn't up for debate. The alliance system brought forth by nationalist movements of Europe seeking military conquest and colonial influence led to WW1. The nationalist movements of Germany, Italy and Japan meanwhile gave us WW2. There is nothing wrong with liking your country. But the moment you think your country deserves more influence through war and sabotage, you become a threat to decency. Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan and Italy? Right-wing nationalists. Soviets? Left-wing nationalists. ISIS? Religious nationalists. The people behind the Armenian genocide? Etno-nationalists. Most of the misery in this world is caused by the nationalist. My entire point is that extremists are using the sacrifice of WW2 veterans to push for the kind of ideology that they were fighting against.
@RedneckRapture
3 жыл бұрын
@@romanbarna1316 Root causes: WW1 was caused by European politics. WW2 was caused by the crippling terms put on the Germans at the end of WW1. Without those terms, Hitler would never have risen to power. The Cold War was caused by the successful German attempt to destabilize Russia during WW1. If you seek to say nationalism caused WW2, you must also say nationalism caused WW2 to be won by the allies. Further, saying "American Mentality" has nothing to do with the Long Peace is factually incorrect. The fact that the US developed its military to project power globally, when instead it could have simply developed it to secure its own hemisphere or continent, forced the peace into place. Otherwise, the Soviets would have invaded into Western Europe, Korea would be entirely communist, and nukes likely would have already been used on Western Europe by the Soviets and Japan by the Chinese. We only avoided China being nuked in our own history because the President, at the time, thought that the Chinese threat didn't warrant a nuclear response and denied his general release of nuclear arms. Otherwise the border between North Korea and China would still be radioactive today. We didn't discover the world ending capabilities of nuclear weapons until long after we already had them. When we had found out, there had already been several instances where the US and USSR could have gone to war but didn't. If you honestly believe the USSR would not have invaded Western Europe without the US being there, you are ignorant of how Soviet leadership actually was and that for a very long time, nuclear bombs were just considered a highly expensive bomb and nothing more.
@romanbarna1316
3 жыл бұрын
@@RedneckRapture What do you think led to those harsh terms imposed on Germany after WW1? A French nationalist desire for revenge. No matter how you try to spin the wars, it always boils down to militaristic, flag-worshipping nationalists causing most of the issues. (Besides, contrary to popular belief, the treaty of Versailles was neither too strict nor too lax. The economic downturn was largely caused by Germany trying to trick the French with irresponsible economic policies. The idea that Versailles was too harsh comes mostly from American interwar figures like John Maynard Keynes. Modern historians reject that claim.) Besides, it's intellectually lazy to blame WW2 entirely on Versailles and ignore the long tradition of etno-nationalism that had existed in Germany since the early 19th century. And yes, 'defensive nationalism' ended WW2 as well, but we wouldn't have had WW2 if people were less nationalistic to begin with. If people had spent less time worshipping their flags and more time worshipping their common humanity. Nationalism is without a doubt the most destructive and disgusting ideology that exists, be it right-wing nationalism or left-wing nationalism. Hundreds of millions of people killed or displaced since the 19th century in the name of "national and ethnic pride".
@MrSpadeofAce
6 жыл бұрын
so many gave their lives and never got to see the end of it..
@foopac7791
4 жыл бұрын
God bless those that served whether they survived or not they deserve our respect and our honor thank you
@James7796ify
8 жыл бұрын
People don't have these manorisms anymore. So much pride and theatrical behavior for their country. It's amazingly beautiful
@seywhut2985
7 жыл бұрын
There's no more patriotism because the US is a career war country. There have been so many wars that the US has been involved with since WWII that no aggression was ever initiated to us. We can't stay out of other people's business.
@michaelsladnick5482
6 жыл бұрын
#triggered
@paulm.965
6 жыл бұрын
@@seywhut2985 Nice try communist troll. Ain't gonna work
@catherinelw9365
2 жыл бұрын
@@seywhut2985 Yeah, Europe started the 2 worst wars in the history of humanity. Shut up, cretin.
@botmexicanpatriot
Жыл бұрын
@@thorshammer7883 Afghanistan prooved you wrong, years of ocupation just leaded the US to their biggest humilliation since Vietnam and the Taliban took it in less than 1 month
@hawkinatorgamer9725
Жыл бұрын
It is incredible how F****** cool EVERYONE LOOKs in this video. The swagger, the style, everyone is dressed to the 9's. The service members wore their uniforms in such a cool manner, all the hats cocked just right. Nothing out of place, EFFORT was put into everyone of their appearance. Awesome video.
@creolelady182
15 жыл бұрын
This is a brilliant film The 1940's in this color film seems to jump out into the 2000's. For some reason it seems more real than surreal. Thanks Ghostwatching for this wonderful video. More Please!
@andrewnorris1
15 жыл бұрын
I can only repeat what others have written, this footage is amazing. I have just been reading, 'The Terrible Rain', the war poets 1935-1945, by Brian Gardner. There is no doubt that people's experiences were pretty intense and this particularly came through in the faces in this film. Fantastic.
@junevieello4100
5 жыл бұрын
2018 here from Philippines I loved Historical and about WW2 people who fight in, Those hero are liberated to this .
@Exotic3000
3 жыл бұрын
It must have been the greatest day of their lives. And they earned it!! They damn well earned it!!
@ionacaddy
15 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful, it made me cry to think my mother was graduating H.S. that year, and the girl with the yellow top in front of the Pepsi sign, looked as if she could have been from the 1970's, times may change, but people are always the same, aren't they. All there at that moment in time, we saw them, the happy, the sad, the little shivering boy, they are all still here, with us, in celluloid, in memories, in spirit, or maybe they're just back, but in different bodies now. Thanks Lilly!
@frannieirene
15 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this! I love Ghostwatching videos! WWII is my favorite period in history to learn about!
@toltec13
4 жыл бұрын
When the war ended, there wasn't many jobs because the U.S. was in a war economy. However, as the industries converted back to making civilian goods, the economy took off by 1947-1953. Despite the Soviet Union being the new enemy, this was the finest period in U.S. history because people saved up money during the war and they were eager to buy much needed things!
@TRockett55IRISH
4 жыл бұрын
Just so appreciative of that generation and their service and sacrifice and example they have set esp thinking about those Marines on those Islands .
@mistervacation23
4 жыл бұрын
0:56 this is in LA. The gal with the dark hair by the flag is Elizabeth Short, AKA: the Black Dahlia.
@marianpetriz7642
4 жыл бұрын
Really?
@mistervacation23
4 жыл бұрын
@@marianpetriz7642 yes check it out on Steve Hodells website
@Omar-Vazquez
3 жыл бұрын
@@mistervacation23 holy crap! It is her!
@mistervacation23
3 жыл бұрын
@@Omar-Vazquez I sure think so anyway
@JavierNYC423
2 жыл бұрын
@@mistervacation23 has it been confirmed ? Sources ?
@EnglishLessonInfo
15 жыл бұрын
Awesome video - very touching. 55 million lives lost in that war - very sad that humanity can do that to it's own kind.
@flipflops23
3 жыл бұрын
Man thank you for this gold
@YouMe-ru6wi
Жыл бұрын
Look at those celebrations many people were just overwhelmed with pure happiness that this awful brutal war was finally over "the greatest generation" indeed. The New York celebrations was also when that infamous WW2 kiss photo took place between the sailor and the woman who was a dental assistant not a nurse. And who was also a complete stranger to him as well.
@spqrdowns
11 жыл бұрын
55 million lives, of ANY kind is a tragedy.
@mmedefarge
15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this video. The color makes it all seem so real and so close. Times Square, for all it's modern changes, still looks the same. I love the little boy with the big smile. He looks as though he might have been in a concentration camp, with those patches sown on to his coat. He's about 10 years older than I and I can't help wonder if he is not somewhere watching this video.
@thatsoundslikeblue
5 жыл бұрын
The little boy's name is Joseph Schleifstein and he was part of the inspiration for the movie Life Is Beautiful. After Buchenwald was liberated he and his mother and father went to live in New York. I believe he is still alive today, age 78.
@Steviemn1
6 жыл бұрын
The last military triumph and last time the country was united towards a goal.
@GunjanStark1991
4 жыл бұрын
The name of this documentary ?
@yeokcheon
7 жыл бұрын
To whom may it concern.Hello. This is Junghyun Kang who is on tvN, Korea broadcasting system as producer. We are on production period for new broadcast and it is about the world greates leaders. The programme will start from 9th of Sep. The point is, our team wants to ask that we can use some scenes about the end of WWii.We are waiting for your reply. Kind Regards, Junghyun Kang
@Charlesseims
3 ай бұрын
Not all of the VJ day scenes were from New York. The shots of the drunken sailor trying to kiss the girls in convertibles were taken on Hollywood Boulevard in California. There is a red Pacific Electric suburban car of the 600-750 class in the background, which makes the footage instantly recognizable . Charles Seims
@peterwilliamham
15 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for posting!!
@marquisthomas4550
4 жыл бұрын
0:42 Young Boys and Girls were Kissing each other and getting drunk🍺🍾🍸 Me: Well That's The 1940's for yeah lol🤣
@hunterjessup
4 жыл бұрын
How many of our grandparents were conceived that night?
@xRandax94
13 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload. I would have loved to been in New York to see this. We watched this in US History and I was so happy seeing how happy everyone was and then they showed the destruction and said how many people died and that happiness faded. The end of war is always a bitter sweet thing
@TheSoulOfGenius
6 жыл бұрын
Well that was just beautiful.
@ciaranmacguire9746
6 жыл бұрын
what documentary is this from?
@rodneyjohnson7958
6 жыл бұрын
It was a wonderful time New Hope and New Beginnings America was rich and I don't mean rich in money either I mean Rich with hope and happiness
@rodneyjohnson7958
6 жыл бұрын
I've got to start watching the entire video before I comment
@kevinhealey6540
Жыл бұрын
I was born in 45. My mother told me that whenever the Western Union Messenger came to the neighborhood when World War 2 started and ended, everyone in the neighborhood was in full dread. She said that the messenger himself did not had a very unpleasant job in those days. One could see the wear and tear on the guy. When someone opened the door because the door bell rang and the messenger was there, anyone knew what it meant and it was real strain for the messenger. On the other hand when the Japanese surrendered everyone was in ecstasy. It meant an end to Telegrams telling people that a husband, son, the kid down the street, was killed in action, MIA, became a POW, was severely wounded or lost a leg(s) or an arm.
@moonsun3323
15 жыл бұрын
I love this video is amazing,,,thanks
@weeknightingale
15 жыл бұрын
Great clip!
@lifentime1602
4 жыл бұрын
Black daliya in that jeep.!!omg.😲
@angelomaestrangelo
10 жыл бұрын
powerful powerful video all too real....surreal!
@theandyman88
4 жыл бұрын
0:48 That man was holding the Confederate flag, HERITAGE NOT HATE
@autisticpain1960
4 жыл бұрын
That's not a Confederate flag Nor does the Confederate flag represent hate
@runninggames771
4 жыл бұрын
@@autisticpain1960 yes it does, just like the nazi flag. You literally can't deny that as it's a historical fact. Just move on from the stupid fucking flag, they lost the war lol
@autisticpain1960
4 жыл бұрын
@@runninggames771 I can tell you don't have a very high IQ
@pabloulloa2091
Жыл бұрын
@@autisticpain1960Confederacy was a nation of slaveholders first, I'm justified in saying that its flag is as much a symbol of hate as the Nazi flag
@autisticpain1960
Жыл бұрын
@@pabloulloa2091 It's a symbol of hate because of some bad history that happened a long time ago and only now people want to get mad about it even though no one cared about it 10 years ago. Yeah okay.
@saram1041
3 жыл бұрын
Had things been different, Steve and Bucky from the first avenger would be among the crowd
@ChristianContemporaryMusic02
2 жыл бұрын
At 0:57 the (black dahlia) aka Elizabeth Short can be seen in the car with all the other woman shes the lady with the black curly hair underneath the flag.This is apparently the only known film of her in history.
@JavierNYC423
2 жыл бұрын
Sources OP ?
@ChristianContemporaryMusic02
Жыл бұрын
@JavierNYC423 Steve hotel
@divads3922
3 жыл бұрын
Where's the Captain America?
@Bill-cv1xu
3 жыл бұрын
Everywhere.
@Bill-cv1xu
3 жыл бұрын
Some of this was in L.A.
@magnifiquex3
14 жыл бұрын
is it realy fro0 1945? its amazig this colored film o0 its so moving.
@itsdakideli755
2 жыл бұрын
We can never allow this to happen again
@mockz2327
7 жыл бұрын
Is this from History Channel? if not, Can you tell how you get this. just gonna watch the whole documentary
@toddteagarden2200
3 жыл бұрын
This is from a documentary series from the bbc and can’t find out what the source video is but I’d like to know too.
@janpickren850
4 ай бұрын
They look so happy
@glorianafranco7669
7 жыл бұрын
America was the beautiful before all he'll broke loose the the late 60s then went down hill ever since
@luisandrade9746
6 жыл бұрын
Went down hill? Culturally you mean. Now USA has to deal with problems even bigger than before. For example the fact of not being 1st economic power in the world amymore, and in 30 years, will be passed by India also.
@bwaters735
5 жыл бұрын
Yup everything went down hill after the 60s
@habs4life18
15 жыл бұрын
thanks for that its incredible
@ultramegameh
13 жыл бұрын
@deegan45 Sad commentary... The sacrifice of this Nation during WWII does not compare to the death of one evil man. Osama's death, while symbolically important, does not mark the end of world suffering at the hands of terror. The end of WWII meant so much more than this generation may ever appreciate.
@georgev9170
Жыл бұрын
1:10 the guy and the girl walking behind have so much rizz. It's weird to think these same people would now be 100+ year old vegetables rotting in some nursing home (if they haven't died already).
@AshiqulHasanAshik
2 ай бұрын
now i wonder what did it cost noting we humans are still fighting to each other
@irish89055
11 жыл бұрын
shouldn't those sailors be in their whites...? love this color footage
@penguinouswooters2668
7 жыл бұрын
Da doolittle raid was actually their vengenace,not the dropping of of hiroshima bombs.
@oluwafemi24
3 жыл бұрын
This was 75 years ago like almost all the people you seen this footage died
@nookzaa
11 жыл бұрын
The didn't know that Korean war and Vietnam war about to come :P
@Longlius
6 жыл бұрын
Korea was almost a decade away and Vietnam was two decades away. And neither of those wars were even remotely on the scale of the Pacific Campaign.
@IsaacRainford21
3 жыл бұрын
@@Longlius exactly!
@MrJayra210
11 жыл бұрын
Definitely, the UK and France fought the Nazi's valiantly years before we got directly involved, but our supplies and workforce we're always helping.
@izzyLondonUK
15 жыл бұрын
brilliant!
@PatinyaHan
12 жыл бұрын
touching.
@ihsanrehmani8472
5 жыл бұрын
good
@tomjackson2861
11 жыл бұрын
as well as the UK,France and other countries, they were in the war longer
@fairhopetrue
11 жыл бұрын
@Andrew- So you're saying nobody should've celebrated the worst war on Earth? I'm also assuming you're Chinese with a last name like Chan, so wouldn't you appreciate it too?
@joshua12345a
11 жыл бұрын
we only do it because we are at the top of the food chain. when you are the best you can be. they only opposition you have is yourself.
@fajargunawan7386
5 жыл бұрын
2019
@pchound5962
3 жыл бұрын
End of Covid be like
@thewillemsteralt1989
7 жыл бұрын
Hi
@darkshadow055
10 ай бұрын
🇺🇲🦅🎆
@ionacaddy
11 жыл бұрын
Well, THOSE people weren't fucking jaded by the fucking propaganda machine like we are Andy. :-)
@joeguzman3558
8 жыл бұрын
thank GOD it END that way
@АсеийОдожасе
7 жыл бұрын
만세!
@yuckydewbaby9079
3 жыл бұрын
When the pandemic is over
@aidsisfun5214
3 жыл бұрын
cant wait man.
@catherinelw9365
2 жыл бұрын
No comparison. Idiotic.
@mockz2327
7 жыл бұрын
fuck, that become so deep...
@seanmartinez6705
6 жыл бұрын
Yes Japan surrendered but still people were suffering for food and water in Japan and they lost their children moms brothers sisters and fathers and baby's too
@catherinelw9365
2 жыл бұрын
They shouldn't have started a war they couldn't win.
@jemedemande5166
7 жыл бұрын
V-E Day was a cake walk. No more than a few Hundred Allied troops died. Try and look it up. In the biggest Battle on Western Front "The Battle of the Bulge" the combined losses on both sides was 38,000 yet the Allies pretend it 2 or 3 times that. However all major Battles on the Eastern Front against the Russian were measured in Millions. The Russians beat the Germans in WW-2 and don't let anyone tell you different.
@Longlius
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Russia beat the Germans singlehandedly, which was why Stalin spent the two years between 1942 and 1944 begging the other allies to open up a western front against Germany. Wars aren't won exclusively with men. They're won by strategy, materiel, and resources.
@catherinelw9365
2 жыл бұрын
A "few hundred Allied troops died"? WTF? The Russians could not have won without the materiel and support from the other Allied nations. You are deeply devoid of facts.
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