The Last Living Veteran of the American Revolutionary War

#shorts #americanrevolution #usa #history

[Nebulasecura]

Damn he lived long enough to see the Civil War begin AND end. Must've been quite the experience

[gottalivehappy]

He saw the birth and divide of a nation.

[elohimdagod]

This man fought in the revolution and lived through the Napoleonic and civil wars that's insane.

[shawn]

Fought in the Revolutionary War at 16 and lived another 90 years. What a life I'm sure it was.

[harrisbobroff]

The Last from the Civil War died when I was about 7 / 8 years old, in 1956. He was a drummer boy for the South.

[greatadventures]

As a child he met men and women from the 1600’s!

[WALTERBROADDUS]

That was a highly unusual life expectancy back in the day.

[brt-jnkg]

This man saw the colonies he saw the Revolutionary War in the birth of America he saw the War of 1812 he saw the Antebellum Period and the American Civil War. This guy's World changed so much

[harcoom]

It’s kinda surreal to think about how he saw what was before this country, the beginning of this country, and the division and later reunification of America during the civil war. I wonder how he felt when the war broke out knowing the sacrifice he and his father made to the country.

[adrian_]

Guy was just 11 years younger than Napoléon Bonaparte.

[RecoveringYouTubeAddict]

Fought in literal war and lived to 104 STILL. Blessed.

[JuanTonSoupXP]

Damn bro really saw the first chunk of the country’s history

[unkbfik]

Wish there were people alive today like him. His father died in the revolutionary war, and lived to see the Civil War to its completion. What a patriot!

[kazamamuramasa]

The ultimate veteran Thank you to your service to our country...😔

[chaddusmaximus]

Makes you realise just how young the US is as a nation.

[completecarnage]

John Gray is my (5x) great grandfather and he was also one of the last known companions of George Washington.

[glutenfreebread]

He couldve met the little boy that eventually went on that tv show in the 1950's and talked about anraham lincoln getting killed

[Music.cigars.]

Only if he could see his self today on YouTube

[AustinGamingXD]

Living over 100 is a miracle today, but to live to over 100 back then? Man was built different.

[Firefyta]

Thank you for your gallant service Mr. Gray and all of our founding fathers and all of our veterans who gave us freedom.