Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Two Civil War Veterans Talking About Fighting in the Civil War - Enhanced Video \u0026 Audio [60 fps]" video.

I've always enjoyed hearing from people who were involved in historic events. I remember when I was a teenager, this old fella who worked in the same store I did, but in a different department, would tell me stories about his time in France during the great war as he called it (WWI). Later, when I served, I was fortunate enough to speak with gentlemen who were at Peral Harbor on Dec 7 (one who served on the Arizona), two men who suffered through the Bataan Death March, a Marine who landed at Peleliu, and an uncle by marriage who battled the Germans in the hedgerows and during the Battle of the Bulge. These guys lived it. There are only a handful of WWII vets left and then the Vietnam generation will fade. I encourage everyone to hear their stories if they want the straight dope so to speak. As for me, my campaigns were in Central America, The Balkans, and The Middle East but to date no one has asked me about any of it. I'm not one of those whose big on just telling war stories so I suppose they'll sit with me until I pass. I'm afraid we have lost much of the face-to-face tradition where storytelling is concerned. Everyone seems content getting it second hand. That saddens me.
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