Unmarked spoilers below.
- During the LTV ride in "Little Resistance", Sullivan can be heard reassuring a distressed young soldier.
- The ending of World At War, Dimitri has just been shot, then Reznov rushes in with his Russian Machete and cuts down the Nazi responsible. He then picks up Dimitri saying "You can make it my friend, you always survive.", cuts the Nazi flag from the Reichstag and tells you to place the Red Flag up as it is your honor. Reznov tells Dimitri "As long as you live, the Heart of this army can never be broken." Depending on how connected to the story you were, or you started on Veteran first, this can also become a Tearjerking moment. In Black Ops, it's then subverted to hell and back by Project Nova.
- There are several moments in the Russian campaign were German soldiers are seen surrendering and the player has the option of either killing them or sparing them (although they are killed anyway by other Red Army soldiers). If the player does decide to spare them, Chernov will write fondly of Dimitri in his diary.Chernov: April 30, 1945. When he first spoke of Dimitri, Reznov told tales of a hero, someone we should all aspire to be like. His bravery on the battlefield is beyond question, but he has also shown mercy amidst the brutality of the Red Army. He is indeed a hero.
- Speaking of Chernov, Reznov doesn't mince words about how weak he finds Chernov. He completely dismisses the diary at first. But when Chernov is mortally wounded by a German soldier with a flamethrower, Reznov quickly comes to his side and takes the war journal off his person, and drops to a sincere tone.
Reznov: Someone should read this. - In "Black Cats", the fact that Hammerhead was just blown out of the sky by attacking Japanese fighters doesn't deter Booth, and by extension, the rest of the Mantaray crew, from doing what they can to help the beleaguered US fleet off Okinawa. And it pays off too, when they manage to rescue around 5-7 men from their sinking ships.Booth: Okay, people, the fleet still needs our help. Anyone wanna back out? [utter silence from the rest of Mantaray's crew] Didn't think so.
- Even though Roebuck and Polonsky don't exactly get along throughout the US campaign, when one of them dies in "Breaking Point" (the player decides which of them to save), the other picks up his dog tags and places them in Miller's hands, vowing to avenge their comrade's death. Polonsky's reaction to Roebuck's death in particular counts as both this and a Tear Jerker.
- The Dedication at the start of the Closing Credits.Dedicated to the veterans of World War II who sacrificed their lives for the preservation of liberty.
