Here’s what World War II veterans say about Brexit

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Published 2016-07-13

In Britain, which seems to have an insatiable appetite for wartime history, the sacrificed soldiers of World War II were resurrected by the Brexit campaign. The lead up to the EU referendum saw both sides appeal to the legacy of WWII to make their case. It seemed like political campaigners were prepared to speak on behalf of long-since-dead soldiers — so we went to meet with some living war veterans, all men in their 90s, to talk about the upcoming Brexit.

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All Comments (21)

@AlexSmith-gr4hp 7 years ago

This report was very biased about taking a neutral position.
@jackydefo 7 years ago

How dare old people who fought for this country have the right to vote on our future......For people that do not understand sarcasm im being sarcastic...
@j.mckerch4320 5 years ago

These men fought for the freedom of Britain, Europe and the world over. Regardless of where one stands on Brexit, I salute them.
@venusianblivet9518 5 years ago

"Negotiations are already on their way" well that didn't age well
@neolexington 7 years ago

Whoa! Vice did a piece that doesn't take one side or the other? What is this deviation?!?!
@Beastinvader 7 years ago

Why do so many people make this mistake?! They left the EU, NOT Europe. A damm big difference.
@lordbrettsinclair2906 7 years ago

Seeing Cameron using the veterans as a political tool made my skin crawl .
@BananaFiona 5 years ago

"We spent 6 years trying to keep the enemy out and now we've allowed them to walk in." As a German I find this adorable.
@suckmysilencer747 7 years ago

A balanced and insightful piece on a political issue from Vice? What is the meaning of this?
@jellojackets 7 years ago

Whats this? unbaised reporting? getting even number of both sides of the debate? is it really 2012? do i need to pinch myself?
@jamesconnell1531 5 years ago

Never mind Brexit all I want to say is Thank you gentlemen . Scotland sends its regards
@wilhelmvonlaer5699 5 years ago

So when I first saw the title of the video, I was concerned about how my opinion on this matter would bias me to like or dislike this video. This kind of neutral Journalism however left me with no choice but to like.
@hughmcfarlane5191 7 years ago

A fantastic piece from Vice. This is the kind of content that we want to see! What I find really interesting is that these veterans have just as wide ranging views as everyone else. People often lump them together as one interest group, but they are just people with different opinions just like the rest of us.
@Wolfblaz13 7 years ago

Finally some bit of unbiased reporting from Vice.
@englishman9020 7 years ago

R.I.P to all the soldiers who died for there country.
@062988932 7 years ago

"spent 6 years trying to keep the enemy out, now we're allowing them to walk in" jesus christ they're not Nazis in 2016
@bendover9862 7 years ago

Look at your like bar Vice News.. See how much better it is when you do unbiased journalism instead of agenda pushing? This was real JOURNALISM, well done Vice, keep it up.
@olseneudezet1 7 years ago

1:55 Damn Polish immigrants, coming here, killing our enemies!
@crowbar4929 7 years ago

No matter what I respect you, all of you for what you've done in the past and you men are hero's of the world we live in today.
@michaelandrews4403 7 years ago

Ask a soldier a question and get an unequivocal answer: "What do you think about this, that, or something else?" "It's bollocks; absolute bollocks!"