Battlefield Return // Holland // WWII Veteran Lies Down In Foxhole With NFL Player

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In September we were fortunate enough to bring 6 #WWII #veterans back to #Holland. For many of them, they were visiting places they hadn't been back to in 74 years. Places where they experienced some of the worst moments of their lives and where they experienced the closest brotherhood you'll ever find. We traveled from #Belgium, through #TheNetherlands and into #Germany, following these soldier's footsteps.

#DonnieEdwards is a former #NFL football player who has spent the last 22 years giving back to our military. He has done 9 #USO tours, visited many military bases and accompanied hundreds of #WWII veterans and #Vietnam veterans back to battlefields

As you'll see in the video, we made trading cards of all the veterans to pass out and sign. They were like celebrities. Everyone, young and old, wanted to thank them and get their autograph. The Dutch will never forget their heroes that liberated them 74 years ago.

Please share this with all your friends and help us bring the real heroes back into the forefront and honor them for their sacrifices.

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Your generosity will help to ensure the foundation is able to provide these experiences to veterans in the future.

The freedoms we enjoy today are in no small measure due to their sacrifices, let us repay them with gratitude and honor.

Donnie Edwards Best Defense Foundation
249 S HWY 101 Suite,312
Solana Beach, CA
92075
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[BestDefenseFoundation]

Thank you all so much for showing love to our Veterans! We want to continue to bring veterans back and capture their stories as long as they are still with us. Please consider helping by donating at The more donations we get, the more veterans we can serve.

[Touchmyspaget]

We Dutch will never forget the sacrifices the American, Canadian, British and all the others made to liberate our country. Bless you all.

[tristen]

Sad that this generation is on its way out. They’ll never be forgotten though.

[Rave]

I salute this soldiers who still remembering their Fallen Comrades.

[mckrunchytoast]

When I worked in a hardware store many veterans would come in, a handful from the second world war. I have no idea what made me special but they all seemed to favor me over the others. I've heard so many stories that I'm not entirely sure they've repeated since the war. One veteran had been to Iwo Jima and helped take the island. I asked him if ever wanted to see the sands of Iwo again. He said if wasn't so old he'd like to, my best friend in the navy had been stationed in Japan and actually brought home a small amount of sand from Iwo Jima, so I brought the sand with me to work for the next week hoping I'd catch Mr. Daniels. Sure enough 3 days later he came back in. So I told him I had something I'd like him to take a look at, as soon as I presented the container he looked me in the eyes and said "I could never forget that black sand, how did you find this son? I know you're good but not that good" I told him how i got it and he said "tell your buddy thank you for being a taxi for marines haha" I asked him if he'd like to feel the sand in his hand once more. He hugged me and said "son, you have no idea how long I've wanted to go back just to say goodbye to my friends and this is as good as it's getting" he stared at the sand for a little talking about his time on Iwo. I wonder if I should write down all the stories I've been told or let them stay between me and them. All I know is it's just made me appreciate them that much more. I've always loved history and these men lived it, it almost brings me to tears everytime they really start diving into detail.

[danimal]

Sad that foreigners appreciate our veterans more then we here in America do.

[bm]

Damn that got me when he said “If it weren’t for you I’d never been born.”

[matches]

"I wouldn't not have been born if it wasn't because of you."

That hits deep.

[neb]

I wish WW2 veterans could live forever. The generation that saved the world is almost gone

[golvic]

Soon we will have none of them left. We never deserved men like them, but they stepped up and pulled us out of the fire all the same. Heroes, every last one of them.

[marcogeorg]

My Grandfather served in the Wehrmacht and survived Stalingrad. His first days in war he served in greece as a Schirrmeister. Our Family was poor and most of the young man joined the Wehrmacht. As 1939 the second world war began, we had 17 Family members who carried our Familyname. 1945 was only my Grandfather left. Even after the end of this War he had no idea what was realy going on in Germany during the war. He was a good christian and a brave soldier. But everyone remembers the Wehrmacht soldiers as pure Evil. No one thanked him for the years he spend in this hell, no one cared for the nightmares he had for the rest of his life and no one wanted to hear his story. 1946 he was alone, woundet and ill without money or a Family. He never blamed anyone for what happened and fighted his way back in normal life. I thank God for the best grandpa a boy could have. May all the fallen Soldiers of both Word Wars rest in Peace.

[bevzilla]

When the guy said his mother seen them coming and they were just like angels and then the fella that said if it wasn't for you I would have never been born... It really got me. Could you imagine being in the position those people were in and for abunch of young American men to show up and liberate you.. How that would feel. This makes me very proud to be American.

[robinchristiansen]

I live in a free Denmark because of those brave men. Thank you! I salute you.🇺🇸🇩🇰

[nathanscott]

They truly were the greatest generation. We owe them.

[billhuber]

Those men may old and feeble now but 75 years ago they beat the crap out of the mightiest war machine ever created. I salute you gentleman. HOOYAH from a navyman.

[etchisketch]

This is why I stand during the pledge and national anthem!

[abelardovillamil]

Freedom is Not free, But these Veterans paid for you.

[oakpineranch]

In memory of my grandpa. PFC William O Groover of the U.S. ARMY 28TH Infantry Division 110 Regiment Combat Team. Winner of the Bronze Star with valor distinction. You are my hero.

[Mitch-kgch]

This is phenomenal and it’s disgusting more people haven’t watched it

[gadawgs]

these guys are the reasons I'm proud to be American