Saving Private Ryan: Winning the Omaha Beach Battle (HD CLIP)

My neighbor was at Omaha Beach and when I asked him if he saw this movie he said he watch just the opening minute on the boats and turned it off. He started crying and quickly regained his composure but I ended it right there seeing his discomfort. He was 82 when this came out and to this day the nicest guy I have ever met. He left WWII as a Sergeant so I'm guessing he also that rank around the time of the invasion. His wife was also a nurse during WWII, 2nd LT and she was the only person nicer than him. Never saw or heard them ever get mad, make a fuss and they were ALWAYS the first to help with anything. It was and absolute honor to know them.

Many vets can't watch this. Too well done. Only thing missing were the smells.

My grandfather served with the British forces at gold beach (along from Omaha) he survived the war and will always be a hero. Thanks to my American and Canadian brothers for the largest sea invasion in history departing together from England. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦

So crazy the concept of ending another person's life. They were born, grew up, got drafted into war, and then you ended his story. So insane.

I love that the swear word is bleeped right at the end but it’ll literally a 3 minute video of people getting massacred and blown up 😂

"Captain if your mother saw you do that she will be very upset!" LOL I was dead

This hits hard on the 80th. May they rest in peace.

Man, I can't imagine what it was like for those guys back then and how they felt when they were either being ripped to shreds or witnessing friends die all around them while some of them were just kids fresh out of basic, so I'll always respect the sacrifices they made for their country and the suffering they experienced so that the generations after them can have a future.

The more I studied WW2 history, the more I learned that as harrowing as this invasion was, it would have been far worse if the German military wasn't so worn down and spread thin. Hard to believe it could have been any worse than this.

Who else is here again on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day/Beginning of Normandy invasion. Lets never forget this. "Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade"

I also talked to a Omaha beach vet at the bar about the landing and he went from happy to crying his eyes out. He said we lost so many good men that day. I felt bad bringing it up and paid his bar tab at the end of the night. He deserved much more then that for his sacrifice that day. Our vets are the real heroes in this world. Not the overpaid athletes we worship.

“Doyle, Do It!” must’ve been the last thing those guys ever heard. The flames coming out of that pillbox are insane man holy shit.

A moment of respect for everyone who died in WW2, and everyone who died in the D-Day Battle. Thank you.

One of the best very underrated quotes to ever come out of this movie was. "Get out of my ass, and onto the beach!" - Its the quote that everyone seems to forget.

My Dad was seriously wounded during the Battle of Anzio and was awarded the Bronze Star. He very rarely talked about his WWII experiences - other than to say that war is indeed hell. He died before this film came out, but had he lived, I doubt he’d have wanted to see it. He kept those memories buried for a reason. Truly the Greatest Generation - those who fought and died in WWII, and those at home who valiantly worked behind the scenes.

"If your mother saw you do that she'd be very upset.." My favorite line from the movie. Could totally imagine soldiers saying that to each other.

My great grandfather was one of the first on Omaha. Within the first minute of watching this, he stood up and as he walked out of the room he says “I lived this shit, I don’t need to relive it.”

My great grandfather was at that beach, 1st wave with the 29th. He somehow, by the Grace of God, survived. Unfortunately, from what he had seen, he had drank himself to death in the 1960s. I never got to meet him, but I do have some of his war memorabilia. I can't imagine how scary it must've been storming that beach.

I worked in a movie theater when this came out. The seats had tables and we sold pizzas, pitchers of beer, sandwiches, etc. Every night, after the movie was finished, we would bus the tables and throw out entire pizzas and dump full pitchers of beer and soda. From the opening minute to the end, no one (and I mean no one) ate or drank a thing. They were absolutely stunned. It happened that way night after night.

Listen to any vet and they’ll tell you, the violence was fine, but the PTSD came from hearing all those curse words on the battlefield