{"id":2262382,"date":"2024-06-07T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T19:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-wwii-veteran-makes-heartbreaking-admission-at-d-day-event-i-feel-like-a-foreigner-in-my-own-country\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T15:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T19:05:22","slug":"american-wwii-veteran-makes-heartbreaking-admission-at-d-day-event-i-feel-like-a-foreigner-in-my-own-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-wwii-veteran-makes-heartbreaking-admission-at-d-day-event-i-feel-like-a-foreigner-in-my-own-country\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII Veteran Expresses Sadness at D-Day Event: Feels Like a &#8216;Foreigner in His Own Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-wwii-veteran-makes-heartbreaking-admission-at-d-day-event-i-feel-like-a-foreigner-in-my-own-country%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262382&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor, \u200cThe Western \u2064Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>This article is a commentary on the recent 80th \u2064anniversary of the D-Day\u2064 invasion of Normandy \u2064beach. The\u200b author interviewed\u200c Ronald &#8220;Rondo&#8221; Scharfe, a \u200bveteran of World War II, who expressed his disappointment with \u2063the current state of the country and the lack of patriotism and respect for the flag \u2064among younger generations. Despite his concerns, Scharfe remains hopeful \u200bfor the future\u2064 and encourages others to rally and work towards a better \u200dcountry. The author also includes a statement from Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, \u200bwarning about \u200bthe importance of \u2064the 2024 election and the\u200b need for support from readers to continue\u2063 fighting against censorship by big tech companies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 7, 2024 at 10:34am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>With the United States having just celebrated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-police-apologise-after-officers-did-push-ups-on-holocaust-memorial\/\" title=\"German Police Apologise After Officers Did Push-Ups on Holocaust Memorial\">80th anniversary<\/a> of the D-Day invasion of Normandy beach, one veteran of that war said he doesn\u2019t recognize his country anymore.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview Thursday during the commemoration in Normandy, France, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-cameras-show-real-impact-bidens-border-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> host Martha MacCallum spoke to Ronald \u201cRondo\u201d Scharfe, a veteran of World War II who fought at Iwo Jima, about his experience during the war and how he feels about our country now.<\/p>\n<p>Now 96, Scharfe said he lied about his age to fight at 16.<\/p>\n<p>He told MacCallum about his memories of the war, why he joined in the first place and how he was wounded in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/switzerland-practices-wartime-maneuver-first-time-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While she spoke to Scharfe about the horrors of war and the heartbreaking reality of losing friends from it, a very telling moment came when MacCallum asked, \u201cWhat do you think about the state of the country today? How do you feel about the country that you worked so hard to stay free, to keep free?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scharfe responded, \u201cThe real truth? \u201cI feel like a foreigner in my own country lots of times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes my heart real heavy,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cAnd I just hope we can pull out of this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s too much Hollywood going in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-lauren-boebert-tries-tear-palestinian-flag-gets-stopped-george-washington-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington<\/a> all the time. The important subjects, they don\u2019t cover, so the thing is I hope all the guys will rally up and we\u2019ll go back and straighten it all out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-B-AUfGPgLs?si=_FStAmOKcCR4Id00&#038;start=369\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He also said younger generations should show more pride in the United States and respect the flag.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear from his demeanor and his tone that Scharfe didn\u2019t see the United States going down the correct path.<\/p>\n<p>Change is inevitable, and nobody would expect the world to look as it did in the 1940s, but he is right to lament a decline in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-mike-pence-refuses-endorse-need-patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patriotism<\/a> and reverence for our great nation.<\/p>\n<p>From his comments, it also was clear that he sees the opportunity for something better in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Only four years away from 100, Scharfe has seen everything the younger generations were not around for.<\/p>\n<p>He was alive for the dropping of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/british-politician-makes-major-announcement-uks-nuclear-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">atomic bombs<\/a>, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the war in Vietnam and the collapse of the Soviet Union, to name a few. He has seen things in his lifetime that we hope won\u2019t ever be repeated.<\/p>\n<p>On that note, it should be comforting to younger Americans that Scharfe still has a positive outlook at all.<\/p>\n<p>We often look at current events and feel a certain uniqueness about what\u2019s unfolding. We are ignorant.<\/p>\n<p>We believe this moment is unparalleled in significance. We don\u2019t realize how the world has gone through so many disastrous moments that led someone else to declare, \u201cThis is the end,\u201d before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/study-shows-good-guys-guns-effective-stopping-active-shooter-situations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good guys<\/a> won out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think the best days are still to come for the United States?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Scharfe saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-rips-insufferable-woke-brats-upset-over-snow-white-consensual-kiss-controversy\/\" title=\"Piers Morgan Rips \u2018Insufferable Woke Brats\u2019 Upset Over \u2018Snow White\u2019 Consensual Kiss Controversy\">good guys win<\/a> out with the defeat of the Axis powers, and it seems he\u2019s hopeful \u2014 despite everything \u2014 that the good guys will win again.<\/p>\n<p>If a veteran of that terrible war can be hopeful, so can we.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/american-flag\/\" rel=\"tag\">American flag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/american-history\/\" rel=\"tag\">American history<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/europe\/\" rel=\"tag\">Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fox News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/france\/\" rel=\"tag\">France<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/patriotism\/\" rel=\"tag\">Patriotism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/united-states-of-america\/\" rel=\"tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/veterans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Veterans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/video\/\" rel=\"tag\">Video<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/war\/\" rel=\"tag\">War<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/world-war-ii\/\" rel=\"tag\">World War II<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a veteran expressed his disconnect with today&#8217;s America during a Normandy commemoration. 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