(When) The Man Comes Around - Marines Invasion Iraq 2003

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  • čas přidán 19. 03. 2024
  • "We are came here for freedom, justice, and democracy."
    #USA #USMC #Marines #iraq
    inspiration by
    • Johnny Cash - The Man ...
    • Generation Kill - Teen...
    Credit : 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment - 1st Marine Division
    Footage : Virgin Soldiers (Modern Military Documentary) | Real Stories
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    Song: Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
    → • The Man Comes Around
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Komentáře • 771

  • @tamzboi7830
    @tamzboi7830 Před 2 měsíci +3379

    born too late to fight in the middle east, born too early to fight in the middle east, born just in time to fight in the middle east

    • @MrEvrit
      @MrEvrit Před 2 měsíci +30

      More like in Russia.

    • @AndersenTrades
      @AndersenTrades Před 2 měsíci

      Stay out of the Middle East kid

    • @stuffthings1402
      @stuffthings1402 Před 2 měsíci +40

      @@MrEvrit Same thing if you go south east in Russia

    • @Theiliteritesbian
      @Theiliteritesbian Před 2 měsíci +2

      Hah

    • @strawdawgs78
      @strawdawgs78 Před 2 měsíci +57

      ​@@MrEvritDumb. You totally missed the point if the guy"s joke. Plus, our politicians don't have the balls to send troops to Russia.

  • @blutechno6326
    @blutechno6326 Před 2 měsíci +1763

    Generation Kill is still one of the best miniseries of all time

    • @etanb1
      @etanb1 Před 2 měsíci +37

      First thing I thought when the video started is they stole the Johnny Cash song from the end of Generation Kill when they're all watching the video camera footage together

    • @Swifty-Kommando
      @Swifty-Kommando Před 2 měsíci +2

      THEE best.

    • @ariot2398
      @ariot2398 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Word

    • @Norturna
      @Norturna Před 2 měsíci +3

      It was a terrible series, I’m all for shock jock style humor but whoever wrote the movie tried way too hard to be funny.. That style humor is meant to catch people off guard, So trying to be funny every other line kinda has the opposite effect😂

    • @ariot2398
      @ariot2398 Před 2 měsíci +44

      @@Norturna It was written by the imbedded reporter that was a character in the show.

  • @Reticulosis
    @Reticulosis Před 2 měsíci +637

    Do you want to know the crazy thing, my brother was there in 03, I was in middle school, then I joined, and when I was getting out as an E5, they gave me a new private whose dad had served in 03, when he was 4 years old… and the freaking thing was still going on.

    • @Chris-fn4df
      @Chris-fn4df Před 2 měsíci

      Yeah, we all know that the war lasted a while. It was on the news.

    • @desertstvrm
      @desertstvrm Před 2 měsíci +48

      His dad must have been strong at 4 years old to fight in a war

    • @unitedbankofmuneh6247
      @unitedbankofmuneh6247 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@desertstvrmshut up dude😂

    • @Nerobunny23
      @Nerobunny23 Před 2 měsíci +4

      I think he meant 40 yrs

    • @whalenonfools
      @whalenonfools Před 2 měsíci +73

      @@Nerobunny23 the new private was 4 in '03, guys. This isn't complicated.

  • @saberwing753
    @saberwing753 Před 2 měsíci +1213

    Born too late for the GWOT, born too early for war with China. born just in time to go on pointless rotations. hooah.

    • @MetalMilitiaMan87
      @MetalMilitiaMan87 Před 2 měsíci +44

      Had I joined right after high school I probably would’ve been there for the final years and the pull out. By that time though everyone wanted nothing to do with Iraq. Opposite mindset compared to how it was in ‘03

    • @creamlebotrippytrip4168
      @creamlebotrippytrip4168 Před 2 měsíci

      Ты можешь приехать добровольцем на Украину. Ты наверняка погибнешь, но все же

    • @navarovproductions4481
      @navarovproductions4481 Před 2 měsíci +121

      Born too soon to die in the sandpit, born too early to die in the sandpit, born just in time to die in the sandpit

    • @luiscuadras1963
      @luiscuadras1963 Před 2 měsíci +1

      i hear ya on that

    • @margarathejulian717
      @margarathejulian717 Před 2 měsíci +10

      ​@@MetalMilitiaMan87thank god u didnt cause it was nothing as u see or as we speak it's for the best my fellow Americans not experience this war kinda war ever again good life ahead fellas👍🏻🤝

  • @rexmcfarland4997
    @rexmcfarland4997 Před 2 měsíci +544

    I was a part of 2/69AR 3 BDE 3ID US Army. We were a part of the Armies Invasion force in 2003.

    • @ReptilianUnion
      @ReptilianUnion Před 2 měsíci +40

      Fuck yea brother thank you for your service

    • @ramonfry9673
      @ramonfry9673 Před 2 měsíci +13

      Thank you

    • @ZacharyBurgard
      @ZacharyBurgard Před 2 měsíci +10

      Thanks for your service and sacrifices and those of your brother in arms

    • @drewakc1
      @drewakc1 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Huge respect to you. I'm thinking of joining the army (British Army) after College. Any tips for me?

    • @Reticulosis
      @Reticulosis Před 2 měsíci +11

      When I was in middle school my brother deployed in 2003, he was attached to the 3rd ID. I wanted to be in the 3rd ID because of him. When I was finally old enough he convinced me to join the ADA, I think he just wanted me as far away from 11B as possible 😂

  • @Smokin_5.56
    @Smokin_5.56 Před 2 měsíci +587

    Why do I feel nostalgia for something I wasn't a part of watching this? Lmao

    • @zarathustra8424
      @zarathustra8424 Před 2 měsíci +53

      Wild. The exact thought ran through my head. I said aloud, "nostalgia for days I never lived." This is beautiful photography.

    • @rayansmahi6649
      @rayansmahi6649 Před 2 měsíci +11

      Maybe in the later life

    • @derpin3576
      @derpin3576 Před 2 měsíci +7

      The word is, anemoia

    • @TheJoey1s
      @TheJoey1s Před 2 měsíci +35

      raw, young, unscripted and amateur. could of been any one of us. that's why.

    • @CalicoJack1
      @CalicoJack1 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I was JUST about to comment this!!! THANK YOU

  • @guillermo7298
    @guillermo7298 Před 2 měsíci +341

    Maybe i should watch Generation Kill again

  • @soekmen1176
    @soekmen1176 Před 2 měsíci +574

    Legend says they're still lookin' for weapons of mass destruction

    • @supergeek0177
      @supergeek0177 Před 2 měsíci +7

      That "yellow cake" is dangerous!

    • @jesseterrell2109
      @jesseterrell2109 Před 2 měsíci +8

      We know they had them. Becasue we have them the stuff in the 80s 😂

    • @charlesparks1798
      @charlesparks1798 Před 2 měsíci +7

      @@supergeek0177That’s why I got it wrapped up in this special CIA napkin.

    • @supergeek0177
      @supergeek0177 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@charlesparks1798 don’t drop that sh$t! Hahahaha

    • @benignobrionesiii
      @benignobrionesiii Před 2 měsíci +15

      ​@@jesseterrell2109and Saddam used them on his own people when they tried to take him out after desert storm.

  • @rommel1459
    @rommel1459 Před 2 měsíci +126

    Generation Kill ending vibes

  • @molassio1989
    @molassio1989 Před 2 měsíci +138

    There are people who served in the GWOT who were born after 9/11. That always boggles my mind.

    • @Chris-fn4df
      @Chris-fn4df Před 2 měsíci +8

      Math is hard.

    • @undead8393
      @undead8393 Před 2 měsíci +4

      There are people born after 9/11 that have a wife, kids, and a mortgage. Time goes on whether we're paying attention or not, use yours wisely!

    • @andreaholcock8992
      @andreaholcock8992 Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@Chris-fn4dfyou didn’t get pushed into enough lockers and it shows

    • @jackifspades1973
      @jackifspades1973 Před měsícem +1

      I was born the day after and I’ve still got my GWOT service medal 😂

    • @Chevelle602
      @Chevelle602 Před 20 dny

      @@jackifspades1973 Do they STILL give that thing out? Or is the GWOT officially over?

  • @0bserver416
    @0bserver416 Před 2 měsíci +241

    When I was kid these troops looked mature, now after 20 years, when I see this footage, I see kids...
    RIP to everyone who died in this war.
    Yes, I mean everyone, US Marines, US Army, Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi rebels (aka former civilians).

    • @AthelstanKing
      @AthelstanKing Před měsícem +10

      Only reasonable take. All sides in war are victims, anyone who glorifies the killing of any side you know has not grown up, regardless of their physical age...

    • @CSestp
      @CSestp Před měsícem +2

      Thanks for getting it man, we were not thrown away on you in my eyes. I hate what I have done, and what I did it for after seeing our recent actions abroad. Don't let your kids get eaten by the machine.

    • @captainjackknife5817
      @captainjackknife5817 Před měsícem +3

      "War does not determine who is right - only who is left."
      -Bertrand Russell
      I pray for every family that has lost a loved one to the horrors of war, no matter which side they fought on. Those were human beings, and they had families. They fought for what they believed was right, they made the ultimate sacrifice, and it doesn't matter whether their cause was just or not, they were simply pawns in a chess game played by people in offices.
      Yes, I'm American. I know my country has done atrocious things in the name of war, and too many of my countrymen have given their lives to serve a master that does not care about them. I have 2 grandfathers that served in WWII, and not once have I ever heard them say "Boy, I'm glad I fought in that war, all of my dead friends would be happy not seeing their families as long as we won"

    • @captainjackknife5817
      @captainjackknife5817 Před měsícem

      @@CSestp There are many of us who appreciate your sacrifice and your service. I will never throw away anyone in your position. I respect you just as much as i respect my grandfathers. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

    • @Chris-fn4df
      @Chris-fn4df Před 27 dny +2

      @@AthelstanKing The myth of Soldiers being victims is absolute silliness. Take action. Fight your oppression. Don’t just go along with it and count your lucky stars that you were on the side that wrote the book. Whether it was the “law” or not, YOU are responsible for your actions. If you did it, then that is something YOU did, not something someone MADE YOU DO.
      If someone forces you or tricks you into doing something, you still did it. You failed to live by your own principles and lived for someone else. When you act for someone else, you are COMPLETELY responsible. Displacing that responsibility onto a “leader” is the greatest source of human shame and misery.

  • @Brent0331
    @Brent0331 Před 2 měsíci +150

    WOW, Amazing video! We stepped off into the unknown. B CO, 1/4 part of RCT-1 (2003) SEMPER FI MARINES!

  • @AhHereWeGo
    @AhHereWeGo Před 2 měsíci +46

    Look at me, Brad! I’m a man now, just like you.

    • @machinegun_noise
      @machinegun_noise Před 2 měsíci +5

      Na, Brad rolls into combat with a sword. Just like the commercial.

    • @AhHereWeGo
      @AhHereWeGo Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@machinegun_noise wooo, dress blues and a sword

    • @ThePainkiller3666
      @ThePainkiller3666 Před 8 dny

      Except I don't look like a f****t and talk all educated.

  • @KaiTakApproach
    @KaiTakApproach Před 2 měsíci +70

    We may not be the Greatest Generation, but we were the generation willing to volunteer.
    Good luck finding that again.

    • @jcdawg8363
      @jcdawg8363 Před 2 měsíci

      The military of the "Greatest Generation" that fought in WW2 was made up of 25% volunteers and 75% draftees. The military who fought in Vietnam were 25% draftees and 75% volunteers. The GWOT was and still has been fought with 100% volunteers. The propaganda the media feeds us needs to be taken with a huge helping of salt.

    • @soldat2501
      @soldat2501 Před 2 měsíci +10

      Correct, not the greatest generation, definitely the Last Generation though. No one is coming to save us from ourselves this time.

    • @FaithRox
      @FaithRox Před měsícem

      Unfortunately for Israel, the American youth today knows better than to sign up for another Forever War on the other side of the planet.

  • @cannabub420
    @cannabub420 Před 2 měsíci +78

    And 20 years later, it's their children's turn to play in the sandbox. You early GWOT veterans led the way for us whom followed, you helped create our doctrine for CQC, you helped keep marines alive with your actions and sacrifices.
    Rest easy, veteran; we might not be as numerous but there's still marines that'd go above and beyond for what's right, even at the expense of their own career. We have not forgotten, & when the time came for us to follow in your foorsteps, know that we didn't falter or shake.
    Thank you for your service, thank you for your sacrifice, thank you for your stories & welcome home. 2/8th marines and 24MEU remembers your actions and we strive to live with a fraction of the honor, courage & commitment you men embodied. 🫡🦅🌎⚓️

  • @josiah0303
    @josiah0303 Před 2 měsíci +75

    Have any of you fine Army folk that were in Baghdad in 2003 served w/ a Rachel Bosveld? She was my cousin, she was w/ the 527th or 524th MP group, I cannot remember off hand. I ask bc she passed away during a mortar attack and i would love to see any photos or videos any of you might have w/ her, if possible. Thank you!

    • @jay4iacee31
      @jay4iacee31 Před 2 měsíci +4

      🫡

    • @robot4924
      @robot4924 Před 2 měsíci +8

      I wish you the best luck finding video of your cousin. The video is only Marines. 3rd Bn 7th Marines India co.

    • @josiah0303
      @josiah0303 Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@robot4924 I understand, I was just curious if different branches might’ve met each other out there and have any memories to share. Her loss changed her dad, my uncle in a big way and thought it would be awesome to have any new photos or videos to share w/ him.

    • @President.GeorgeWashington
      @President.GeorgeWashington Před 2 měsíci

      Such a shame that we send our women to war.

  • @irockz281982
    @irockz281982 Před 2 měsíci +51

    Damn, I hit my 2 years in the Corps in 2003. Semper Fi.

    • @irockz281982
      @irockz281982 Před 2 měsíci +7

      I miss my boys Suarez, Dao, Burguel, and Shames! All gave some, some gave all!

    • @mattalvarez548
      @mattalvarez548 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Same here. Grad 9/21/01. 3bn Lima Co

    • @irockz281982
      @irockz281982 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@mattalvarez548 I graduated 12 Oct. 2001 3rd Btln India Co Plt 3096. MCRD SD.

    • @meat-hook
      @meat-hook Před 2 měsíci +1

      Old soldier from Jan 01 to April 09. I got fucked up in a training incident, and got pushed out the door in a wheelchair, but I'd do it all over again.

    • @m.bibliophile9912
      @m.bibliophile9912 Před měsícem +2

      I reenlisted so I could go. Would have stop lossed if I hadn't, but I didn't know that. The thought of my guys deploying and me not was just unthinkable.

  • @DavidCarroll-rl9bt
    @DavidCarroll-rl9bt Před 2 měsíci +17

    Hard to believe it was over 20 years ago.

  • @tex-do1wm
    @tex-do1wm Před 2 měsíci +32

    MARINES are a different breed.
    God Bless them.

  • @11481
    @11481 Před 2 měsíci +11

    I can still smell that place. ugh.

    • @Mark_L40
      @Mark_L40 Před 2 měsíci +2

      We called it “aromatherapy “.

  • @Enjoythejourney15
    @Enjoythejourney15 Před 2 měsíci +7

    thank you for who ever posted this because i was there and i remember these streets 2ND BN 8TH marines part of task force Tarawa. god bless all of you and damnit this made my day seriously thank you so much. i miss all you that aren't here semper fi.

  • @ZOV11223
    @ZOV11223 Před 2 měsíci +23

    Dude!, such a good vid, you deserve more views!!

  • @jdub7540
    @jdub7540 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Idk if its just nostalgia but something about the desert helmets with the woodland camo just looks so cool

  • @bwilliams463
    @bwilliams463 Před 5 dny +2

    That's a really good pairing of song and image.

  • @Rocketcity007
    @Rocketcity007 Před 2 měsíci +7

    3rd LAR BN/1st MarDiv. Thanks for sharing this! Semper Fi

  • @lunchybles
    @lunchybles Před 2 měsíci +4

    my dad was a gunny in desert storm, came home to watch me be born in july of 2003 and the next month in august flew back out, loving seeing vids like this and learning about what my dad went through

  • @rc123theycallme
    @rc123theycallme Před 2 měsíci +65

    I was there. Task Force Viking. Army 10th Mountain Division 2-14 Infantry. First American troops in Mosul.
    I invaded Iraq with an M240B and a Land Rover technical. Took anti-aircraft fire on the C130 in from Romania. Wild times in a Biblical land.

    • @Chris-fn4df
      @Chris-fn4df Před 2 měsíci +6

      "I invaded a country for no reason"
      Interesting that people say this like they are proud.

    • @rc123theycallme
      @rc123theycallme Před 2 měsíci +44

      @@Chris-fn4dfit’s clear you weren’t around back then.
      I joined the Army Infantry after 9/11. I wanted to do all I could to prevent attacks like that from ever happening again. Uncle Sam said Iraq was a threat so we invaded - hard. Back then we trusted our government. The moment I found zero weapons of mass destruction is when I realized monsters ruled the world.
      I never fired a shot. Didn’t need to because the Republican Guard literally deserted and months later became the insurgency. I was on the front lines in Baghdad in ‘03 ‘04 & ‘05 and I didn’t shoot once. Mostly because I was a Recon troop and we were fighting ghosts, but also because I understood we were warring in someone’s neighborhood. Tried to win hearts and minds. I wanted zero regrets and I have none.
      Tour one, after we invaded, I was smoking cherry flavored hookahs with elders. M4 in one hand and tea in the other. Our early convoys were like parades and smiles. I’ve had half of a dozen Muslim fathers walk up to me on the street at a safe house, with their daughters in their best dresses, formally asking me to marry their daughter and bring her back to the US.
      The locals loved us for about a month in Baghdad and then Bush broke up the Ba’ath Party, all hope was lost, and we were caught in the greatest urban conflict in human history. It sucked.
      Once you gain some wisdom, you’ll begin to understand nuance, and how you should have kept your mouth shut when you were younger…

    • @RootinNRuttin
      @RootinNRuttin Před 2 měsíci

      @@Chris-fn4dfyou act like the troops fighting are the ones who make the call on if we’re going to invade or not. You’re a coward who has NO idea what you’re talking about! I’m a vet and i have respect for all enemies we’ve ever fought against in US history because of the terror both sides went thru. Stick to your fantasy of thinking you know everything

    • @PepRex
      @PepRex Před 2 měsíci +12

      @@Chris-fn4df Eh, Chemical weapons are weapons of mass destruction, So technically they did find them.

    • @michaelbritt6052
      @michaelbritt6052 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@rc123theycallme this is surely fan fiction.

  • @Fullmetal_christo
    @Fullmetal_christo Před 2 měsíci +4

    Damn. Can’t believe I was there to be a part of that, time flies. Semper Fidelis. OIF X2 (FMF) Doc. Rah’, get some.

  • @kedith3420
    @kedith3420 Před 2 měsíci +40

    Growing up these people were my heros. Stil are. Even after joining i feel like im in the shadow of giants. I feel like i don't deserve to call myself a veteran. How can I even try to compare myself to these people. God bless them. All of them.

    • @z.ephyrr
      @z.ephyrr Před 2 měsíci +1

      thank you for your service ❤

    • @thebronzetoo
      @thebronzetoo Před 2 měsíci +2

      You deserve it bro!

    • @scoita
      @scoita Před 2 měsíci +4

      War criminals

    • @slothassasin1055
      @slothassasin1055 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I def feel the same too. 2017-2021. Starting medical school in a couple months, hopefully go back in as a doctor

    • @drakashrakenburgproduction5369
      @drakashrakenburgproduction5369 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@scoitadefine what a war crime is

  • @coldc7
    @coldc7 Před 2 měsíci +32

    OMG! I caught myself in this footage! I was 3rd Marines! I'm the guy in the camo Mopp suit, holding the 16, with short hair, clean shaven!

  • @justinthomas85
    @justinthomas85 Před 2 měsíci +5

    As yesterdays memories are now over 20 years ago, i find much more joy in watching these videos than combat footage. Maybe it's the fact that life seemed so simple back then, for so many reasons. It was raw, it was fun, it was depressing, it was tragic, it was the greatest time of my life.

  • @NickyB0718
    @NickyB0718 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Great video! Thanks for posting

  • @jerrywyant5409
    @jerrywyant5409 Před 2 měsíci +7

    I was there in 03 with the Army's 3rd ID. Spearhead baby!!!

  • @johndmitrikozak2441
    @johndmitrikozak2441 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Way better than GK ending! Thank you for your service, brothers! Respect from Romania!

  • @eriklee1794
    @eriklee1794 Před 2 měsíci +10

    Born in 82.....cold war.....that went away....them deasert storm
    ....four years go by ....of somewhat quiet....then back at it .....9/11 comes around....back at it for 20 something years ....we are always at war

  • @mattalvarez548
    @mattalvarez548 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Can’t believe it’s been 21 years. 6th Motor T Bn, attached to 1st TSG, 1st MEF.

  • @AJ___USA
    @AJ___USA Před 2 měsíci +5

    This is a perfect song for your old memories

  • @aj3751
    @aj3751 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Idk if it happened or not, but I hope all these guys got to go home and live happy lives. The Iraq War wasn't their idea

  • @stevencano2395
    @stevencano2395 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I was there with 551st MP Co part of the 101st we also supported 1st MEU and MARCENT...one of the few that has a Marine Corps combat patch

  • @revere0311
    @revere0311 Před 2 měsíci +3

    such a great video. So much unseen footage.

  • @jhammer4431
    @jhammer4431 Před 2 měsíci +8

    I was an AAV crew chief attached to K 3/7 for the invasion. I recognized a few guys and quite a few places. I would love to see more footage from 3/7.

    • @JourneywithGus
      @JourneywithGus Před 2 měsíci

      Thank you for your service

    • @robot4924
      @robot4924 Před 2 měsíci

      There is some out there. Seems like CZcams pulls it tho because some of my saved videos are just gone. Thank you for your times fine driving. It was a long push, I road in “Slam PiG” with India. Most of this video looks like India 3/7 saw myself a few times. How time flys.

    • @jhammer4431
      @jhammer4431 Před 2 měsíci

      That's awesome, I think Garcia was the crew chief on "Slam Pig". I was on the "Lost Kause", dam trac was always breaking down.

  • @PranofCinglesLmao
    @PranofCinglesLmao Před 2 měsíci +74

    Iraq War was such an aesthetic. Godbless the Corps, Godbless the veterans

    • @pablo4yu
      @pablo4yu Před 2 měsíci +9

      And godbless nirvana and metallica… the official music of operation enduring freedom

    • @ubcroel4022
      @ubcroel4022 Před 2 měsíci +8

      What a stupid statement.

    • @etanb1
      @etanb1 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@ubcroel4022 Ignorance goes both ways

    • @carlosdanger7499
      @carlosdanger7499 Před 2 měsíci

      And Goddamn the Feds for lying

    • @jamesr2622
      @jamesr2622 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I feel so sorry for you for making such a bad comment.

  • @TheRealJohnny
    @TheRealJohnny Před měsícem +2

    I love this friggin video dude Perfect Song too

  • @harimassudoku8274
    @harimassudoku8274 Před 2 měsíci +7

    I'm so use to the song being in Dawn Of The Dawn, it's giving me weird nostalgic memories

  • @m.meiburger1970
    @m.meiburger1970 Před 2 měsíci +2

    This is so well made , so well fitting ..

  • @christianbradshaw9992
    @christianbradshaw9992 Před měsícem +4

    I was there in 2003 fighting alongside my American colleagues 🇬🇧

  • @Doofing_Cookies
    @Doofing_Cookies Před 21 dnem +2

    For many of these war things, I feel a lot of nostalgia for something I would not even be born for almost 10 years after the fact. I'm 14, and yet i somehow feel like I was there in a past life or something. By god have my dreams of it been horrible, and I expect it was a hundred times worse in reality. I saw this on a completely unrelated video, but "we made it back lads, let us drink for those who did not."

  • @Smouse168
    @Smouse168 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Thank you for your service

  • @muttley678
    @muttley678 Před 2 měsíci +4

    salute to the 3rd inf div! and my last unit the 11th armored cav regt! 80's!!! allons!!!!

  • @iraqafghanistanmarine6905

    Was there in 2004. Semper Fidelis to my brothers.

  • @irvsstella
    @irvsstella Před 20 dny +2

    All these guys are still my Brothers, age, distance, conflict are no match for the camaraderie and experience shared. My their God's have mercy for all their souls.

  • @12345678927164
    @12345678927164 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Beautiful video

  • @Predictabletv
    @Predictabletv Před 5 hodinami +1

    absolute peak of infantry drip

  • @EdSmith7464
    @EdSmith7464 Před 2 měsíci +3

    - Thank you, Ray.
    - Thank you, sargeant.

  • @muttley678
    @muttley678 Před 2 měsíci +3

    from the 11th a.c.r. 80's europe!! God bless all u.s. vets !!!!!!

  • @djbigturbo6878
    @djbigturbo6878 Před 25 dny +2

    Semper Fi Brothers!!!!

  • @madcapHPS
    @madcapHPS Před 2 měsíci +3

    Was there in RCT 1. Was pretty rad.

  • @kailol4320
    @kailol4320 Před 2 měsíci +4

    these will always be MY soldiers bro
    all the new crap going on sometimes i just wish it was that time of year again

  • @tudyk21
    @tudyk21 Před 2 měsíci +4

    If you think the Marine Corps is "the man" in this song, you may wish you were never born when The Man comes around.

    • @gunsgalore7571
      @gunsgalore7571 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I think the reason they put this song in is because war is a place where people die, and so everyone dying in the war is going to have to answer for what he's done, good or bad, when he sits below the throne of judgment. But it's easy to see how a nonreligious person could confuse it some.

  • @JamesSonia-yo7ex
    @JamesSonia-yo7ex Před 2 měsíci +2

    Don't forget all you learned. I was in 91 to 99, you will need the knowledge in the near future. God love and God bless. I will protect you if we cross paths. So help me god.

  • @KeitinForestake
    @KeitinForestake Před 2 měsíci +3

    ジェネレーションキル、素晴らしい作品でした。多くの退役海兵隊員がイラク戦争の日常はまさにあの作品のまんまだと言っていますね。

  • @IkeCreed
    @IkeCreed Před 2 měsíci +4

    3d Assault Amphibious Battalion
    2004/2008

  • @andyhwell8419
    @andyhwell8419 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I remember the morning of 9/11, my 10th grade high school teacher was crying saying that the country will go to war, and it will be my generation that goes to fight. Well she was right. Ill hit my 20 year mark and retire in a few more months.

  • @joshzerbe6043
    @joshzerbe6043 Před 16 dny +1

    Anyone here in a tank crewman back then, my dad was one but he doesn’t like to talk about it and I’m goin to see him for the first time in awhile and I wanna learn more about everything. Only thing I remembered was him saying he was in view of the villa uday and his brother were at when it got hit. Boyce wayn Williams ring a bell, I know it’s a long shot

  • @Dontmindme776
    @Dontmindme776 Před 2 měsíci +2

    As a sailor separating after a 6 year stint, I never saw the horrors that was war. I hope all my friends who stay in stay safe. No matter what, you can never take away the experiences, the camaraderie, or the bullshit we all went through.

  • @AnJean3tte
    @AnJean3tte Před 2 měsíci +3

    Thank you. US and all Coalition military forces for standing up and fighting terrorism. Never Forget. Some gave all. Thank you

  • @valebrad3579
    @valebrad3579 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Who is here because of the latest episode of Generation Kill 😌?

  • @lt.kettch4652
    @lt.kettch4652 Před měsícem +1

    Towers came down, hand went up, off we went, not all returned. 123RD MSB, 1AD.

  • @williamstack2063
    @williamstack2063 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Those days defined our lives bros… so many emotions we were sooo young we had no choice but to grow up… sappers forward OIF/OEF

  • @cchicken640
    @cchicken640 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Would you mabye be able to do one about grenada? I still cant belive you only have 95 likes and 1.1k views

  • @thewarriorsgarden-83
    @thewarriorsgarden-83 Před 39 minutami

    Thank you algorithm...as time works to obscure these memories that were once so vivid and clear and literally burned into our souls, this was a needed return into the land of the REAL. For years ive searched for meaning in those experiences. I turned 18 8/01/01, then 9/11 a month later, i immediately enlisted USMC Combat arms, stinger/avenger gunner, and was deployed in 03 for the invasion and then again from feb to oct 04. Had my 21st birthday in Anbar baby! Stole some homemade Iraqi liquor, and got wasted in the desert with Reyes, who was turning 21 with me, FOB got mortared that morning, we punched out hungover searching for the mortar team, high centered my HMMWV on a berm getting it stuck, as we work to free it with our e-tools, we start taking small arms fire so we load up in other vics and close by fire and maneuver...The early days of the GWOT in Anbar Province aka the wild west! I realized not too long ago, being that young, that i wasnt changed by the war, i was formed by it, it made me who i am today. And for that, i am thankful.. What a paradox it is. SFMF! 3rd Laad Bn. '02-'06

  • @LakeBath
    @LakeBath Před měsícem +1

    Great, now I need to rewatch Generation Kill again. Thanks Ray.

  • @Hugh-Glass
    @Hugh-Glass Před 2 měsíci +2

    I remember the taste and smell of battle, and ever since I have begged God for some excitement half as awesome as combat. I went back as a civilian but never quite got what I wanted, now I'm too old to expect that taste again

  • @SpodyOdy
    @SpodyOdy Před 2 měsíci +2

    Can’t believe it’s been over 20 years.

  • @zsm1999
    @zsm1999 Před 13 dny +1

    if you stick around to the last 5 seconds they find the WMDs

  • @davidcasiano4570
    @davidcasiano4570 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Ammo Co!! Semper Fi

  • @JimzieUSAball
    @JimzieUSAball Před 2 měsíci +2

    My History teacher was apart of the 2003 Iraq Invasion 🇺🇸

  • @dominicdevore2570
    @dominicdevore2570 Před měsícem +3

    Best song about The Book of Revelations

  • @Dycentrixx
    @Dycentrixx Před měsícem

    Literally Generation Kill Mood, i love it, and i loved how the show translate the visual, very close :)

  • @surfingtothestars
    @surfingtothestars Před 2 měsíci +1

    crazy watching the whole invasion on TV at the time and it was "live" but pixelated af

  • @marksheen4873
    @marksheen4873 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I was told “on every objective level” we are better now than we were in the 2000s as a military. Would love to hear your thoughts on us now vs let’s say 2002-2009

    • @geridamas935
      @geridamas935 Před 2 měsíci

      Not every level, but our contemporary military would absolutely win against 2003. Better generals, experienced SF, adequate equipment to deal with the insurgency, etc. We definitely don't have the money to nation-build like we did have then.

    • @rickyengels5486
      @rickyengels5486 Před 18 dny

      but still suck in ukraine​@@geridamas935

  • @bmcc12
    @bmcc12 Před 13 dny

    I was born just right to fight in southeast Asia , my oldest brother was born just right to fight in World War II, his younger brother was born just right to fight in Korea! We are not a warlike family, but we love our country, and all of us did our duty!

  • @squilly4674
    @squilly4674 Před 9 dny

    does anyone know where this version of the man comes around can be found? its slightly different than the normal studio version but I like it much better but cant find it anywhere

  • @oldreliable3506
    @oldreliable3506 Před 2 měsíci +2

    my last unit was the 11 th cav we were next to the 3rd i.d
    80's! allons! europe!

  • @jamesbussey2911
    @jamesbussey2911 Před 2 měsíci

    Note the 'Nam era (or just after) USMC hardware still in use: the CH46, Iroquios and Hueycobra choppers and LVTP7s, not to mention the long-barrelled M16A2 rifles.

  • @R005t3r
    @R005t3r Před 2 měsíci +1

    It is sad that so much blood and treasure must be spent. Anyone who believes it must not, will be sadder still.

  • @vinson76usmc
    @vinson76usmc Před měsícem +2

    We were all in the middle east. Some had it worse.

  • @brad506th
    @brad506th Před měsícem +1

    I have stood as a conquerer over the ruins of Babylon.

  • @Wolfspaine7N6
    @Wolfspaine7N6 Před měsícem

    1:00 his knees might regret that.

  • @Gh0st_Ac7ua1
    @Gh0st_Ac7ua1 Před měsícem

    Same region, different time. Weird watching this stuff. I can definitely relate

  • @uranusimploding9830
    @uranusimploding9830 Před 2 měsíci +1

    And NO ONE stopped to QUESTION 1990 ....... 1993 .......2001 .........2003 ........ 2023 , 2024 ........ just keep giving money, weapons and blood ...... and NEVER ask ANY questions .......

    • @Drayzen-ds8qo
      @Drayzen-ds8qo Před měsícem

      Buddy your name is Uranus imploding 9830 like huh, how could you even have a opinion worth recognizing with that

  • @DocM.
    @DocM. Před 2 měsíci

    I felt chills and goosebumps that entire video...
    God bless our Active Military, Veterans, our Allied Forces that fought beside ours like family and especially the heroes that didn't come home. I wont say "Thank You" but know that I mean it with respect, I acknowledge you. Your service and sacrifices are not lost on me. You are loved and appreciated, and *You Are NEVER FORGOTTEN* 💜

  • @HessianForHire
    @HessianForHire Před 2 měsíci +1

    Fuck it's so wierd, I remember this like it was yesterday.

  • @piotrszyszkowski8729
    @piotrszyszkowski8729 Před 20 hodinami

    “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing”

  • @Cobraconner13
    @Cobraconner13 Před 2 měsíci

    My teacher was apart of this invasion, his hand still shakes

  • @EnderGhost119
    @EnderGhost119 Před 19 dny

    I was really young when we invaded, my friends and I used to idolize the marines and the soldiers who fought. We all wanted to join when we got older. Now I just look back in sadness, it was just another pointless war and we all 'grew up' to see how awful the military has become.

  • @MrTeuf66
    @MrTeuf66 Před měsícem

    Semper Fi!

  • @felip390
    @felip390 Před 2 měsíci +3

    America from 20 years ago looks like a completely different country

  • @keondricpaigg7375
    @keondricpaigg7375 Před 2 měsíci

    The Marpat with the m81 is a vibe and the weird name tapes

  • @AWayOfLiving84
    @AWayOfLiving84 Před měsícem +1

    Sit in what you create