marine in vr talks about their near death experience
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2022
- i talk with anime girl Chris Lewis, a US marine that started his deployment in 2007, about his personal perspective and opinions on combat experience, the time he got blown up, strange very deep holes, and working at the VA (Veterans Affairs)
edit: i messed up the second introduction photo at 00:03. he's actually the one on the right with the face censored, and not the one with the green arrow I drew pointing at him...sorry
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Hey guys, I’m the one being interviewed. I know it’s a cardinal sin to run through the comments but damned if I don’t appreciate all of you and a lot of the kind words. To all the vets thank you for being you and still walking (even with knee pain) forward and to all the civilians thank you for listening and being why we keep moving forward. Love you all.
should i skip school for youtube video making? i making good stuff but i need much time to making. maybe replace school with making videos. i have two girlfriends. thanks for your opinion dear an
thank you for your service & dios te bendiga hombre
@@AxxLAfriku what why here
Thank you for sharing. My cousin was in the Korengal Valley. I never dare ask him about his experiences. I appreciate hearing from someone who know what combat is like. Words can't describe how I care about my cousin and people like you.
You ever been to kandahar?
Nothing manlier than a grown ass man military veteran who experienced combat in an anime girl avatar.
The internet is fuckin wild lol
Indeed.
That's because VRchat is a safe haven for expressing gender outside of the norms. If we're honest, anyway.
The fucking president could be an e-girl and nobody would care.
@@awoovement "expressing gender" yeah sure, but I don't think it is the case here
Dude was a decorated soldier, then he spent a couple days online and turned into a weeb lolicon immediately. Forget war, the internet is the real hell.
kek
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LMAOOOO
He served for his country so I'd say he gets a pass
I think ur projecting
"We decided to use all of our Marine science and math and threw 3 or 4 smoke grenades down in this hole. It took about 5 minutes for the smoke to come back out and using all our science and math we figured... That was a really fucking deep hole".
Indeed.
That part was the best . Its a deep fucking hole
I still wanna know what tf made them
@@mrrec0very956 mee too
I reckon they could either be sinkholes into existing cave networks, exploratory well digs or oil digs, potentially some weird projects of the ole Saddam Hussein. I know Gaddafi of lybia was into crazy infrastructure projects like a satellite launching gun.
This is some fucking SCP or Night Vale bullshit that is based on actual military intelligence.
"Nah man. Fuck that, dude. That's paperwork, and I don't know how to put that down."
What a fucking king.
*sees a literal UFO *
Nah, fuck that, that's airforce problems
marine shit lol thats air force job
I heard that and thought “yeah that’s about right” 😂 that’s some shit my fav cpl would’ve said
"you didn't see shit" had me rolling
“They took anti tank mine’s and chucked them in the air” as a combat engineer I kinda got a half chub hearing that.
Good old fort Leonard Wood then huh?
@@wantsomemilk6931 more like fort lost in the woods fuck that place
forbidden frisbee
Hahahh
how do you feel about that video of Ukrainian civvies demining by just picking up a freakin landmine and lugging it into the forest lmao
"That knocked out all of his college education out the back of his head"
That shouldn't have been as funny as it was..
I don't think it's funny. It's sad.
@@henri1_96 fr. if it wasn't told as a true story, and as a joke in a video game commentary or something, I could have laughed. the way it is, fucking sucks
Its really dark humor it made me chuckle honestly but made me give my respect to him immediately after
@@henri1_96 I think he was talking about the enemy, he's coping about shooting a young man to death with a machine gun, he's a human so he obviously doesn't inherently enjoy the concept of ending an existence so he is joking about it to lessen the stress.
@@NerdestGamaer I see what you mean. I recognize that it's a morbid but also a sad joke.
you can tell he's a real marine from the consistent sounds of him inhaling his cigarette, flicking his lighter, and the swishing of shots being poured. Never met a combat vet from any branch in any nation that didn't drink furiously. Respect to this US Marine.
Really? I didn’t hear any of that.
@@VanLupen 0:42 *lighter flick*
@@VanLupen Listen closely. These sounds also are much more recognizable when you have those same habits and hear those subtle sounds regularly in your own life. As a person who is actively drinking and smoking myself to death, I heard it all.
@@somethingmoredecent yeah, was kind soothing in a way, can't really explain.
Gotta cope with it somehow.. :/
6:50 Symor really had to mute after he heard the man say he "tongue fucked his weapon"
he went in dude
I don't blame him I died laughing too 😭
that ZOOM IN
6:58
"I got in it."
I pissed myself laughing when i heard this
Intense. Good choice for the opener, the high of combat and ensuing lows of PTSD or shell-shock has been noted since at least the classical era.
If anyone is interested in looking into historical descriptions of PTSD, the earliest accounts I can find are from ancient Greece. Hippocrates describes veterans having disturbing, reoccurring dreams about battle (Corpus Hippocraticum c. late 4th, early 5th century BCE), Herodotus mentions what could be conceived to be PTSD while recounting the battle of Marathon (The Histories c. 440-425 BCE, the tale of Epizelus) and Lucretius describes similar dreams of battle as Hippocrates (fourth book of De Rerum Natura, c. 50 BCE). Arguably, in the epic of Gilgamesh, when the titular character loses his friend Enkidu he may argued to have had a trauma induced breakdown. As literacy increased and more detailed accounts of battles became common, Jean Froissart briefly describes post-traumatic stress the Hundred Years War, and Shakespeare writes of soldiers dreaming of battle in Romeo and Juliet (I, iv). In the transition from the early-modern to the late-modern era, during the Napoleonic war some contemporary doctors began to describe PTSD symptoms, which Gothe touched briefly upon in his description of the Battle of Valmy in 1792.
The paper "From shell shock and war neurosis to posttraumatic stress disorder: a history of psychotraumatology" by Marc-Antoine Crocq, 2000, is a publicly available paper that illustrates all of this quite well, but I thought I'd offer a quick summary. On top of that, Viking berserkers were described as sometimes entering a stupor after battle, for up to several days at a time, though that may have been an additional effect of the consumption of psychoactive mushrooms that some allege the berserkers consumed before battle.
@@whywouldyoudothat782 fascinating. I’m going to have to look into berserkers more. Ptsd is a bitch but I’ve got it easy compared to vets. Doesn’t affect 99% of my life. That 1% is a short lived hell. I think being Americans, with how many wars we’ve been in, we are bound to see fallout from this. Which just reminded me I heard a specialist talk about inflammation in the brain being part of the root cause of ptsd and how he treats it with success. Obviously alongside therapy and medication if needed.
A fellow Drainer who watches Syrmor to? Damn
Some of the medieval stories about holy men and saints that fought before in battles are going a similar way, but in general it is a tricky source work.
Never forget, that ancient and medieval historians had no concept about PTSD. Yes it probably existed back then as an psychological effect, but they had not the same concept of mind, medicine, psychology or trauma as we do. Also their connection to violence was not the same.
This came up in the last century. Therefore these authors could not describe PTSD as we know it. We always have to figure out what the actual motivation was for the text and have to acknowledge, that it just can be a coincidence, that it reads like an PTSD description. We as readers sometimes project things on historical sources and falsify the interpretation by doing so.
Dude I can't even describe how much I missed these interviews. It's gotta be the anonymity, the elimination of the personal "fame and glory" or "care and sympathy" factors that makes them so fucking raw. These aren't carefully crafted personas and made-up faces on social media throwing excrement at the wall and hoping something will stick. This is the real shit.
And a swear In every sentence, it makes me feel closer to him in a way
for real I have this goal for myself on a dream channel, just being completely real and maybe connecting people who feel the same way. or maybe ill just join vr and dump this crap and end up in a video one time haha
@@flitefulwantssubs402 Even if it's super niche specific and you think it might not get the engagement you hope for, chase that goal. Keep your expectations low, and It'll always be worth the effort and be that much more fulfilling when you connect with another person who appreciates what you do. That goes for anything in life. Who knows, it might end up being a hit. Either way, taking that shot and failing is always better than the regret of never trying.
@@aSandwich.13 thanks man, i really appreciate the reply
@@flitefulwantssubs402 Don't mention it dude :)
“In all of our marine knowledge in math and science we assumed, it’s a deep hole” LMAO
6:55 can y'all imagine the enemies thoughts while trying to shoot a guy whose showing his gun a good time 😂
I worked in Oil and Gas through most of my teenage years into my mid-twenties. I would spend months at a time working 16 hour shifts 7 days a week with a bunch of 50+ year olds doing back breaking labor and running heavy equipment in the middle of nowhere with no cell reception.
By the start of the second month straight of work, I would be so isolated from society, so bone weary tired, and so seperated from everything that I loved in life that I would dream about being home at night and wake in a cold sweat realising i was still in camp and had to work another day.
But the second I'd get back home, maybe after a week or so, I would miss it. The schedule, the thrill of being useful on a daily basis, operating the equipment.
I actually have nightmares where Im back at camp, and yet the part of me that says "But you kinda liked it" refuses to die.
Damn man... you just put into words what I've been feeling as of late. As much as i do like working on the road it just isn't sustainable... but I will miss it when I stop traveling.
@@user-ci2is6ct4l I'd never undo my time spent in the patch, but I also swore to myself I'd never go back.
Your the master of your own destiny, and only you know what's best for you.
But If you feel like I did, you may miss it, but you'll never regret leaving it.
Godspeed brother.
Camp sucks, I did the rough math and Ive been away from home for 60% of 14 years
Yeah I think that's a common feeling even for normal civilians. It's why people have such mixed feelings about retirement and taking vacation time and why people are so willing to work themselves to death.
When I first started my current job it was the busiest we've ever been and I was working 65 hour weeks for my first 4 or 5 months there, which was super stressful on its own, much less on top of getting used to the new job. Once the crazy overtime stopped I was relieved and probably a lot more healthy due to more sleep, etc, but I was also kinda sad at the same time. It's like...just trying to get through 12 hour shifts doesn't leave you much time to worry about your problems or get bored, if that makes sense. Being busy and people needing you are a helluva drug, but that's ultimately what it is, a drug. It helps us not have to confront things like existential dread and our own mortality, or our insecurities about ourselves or about our future.
@@ForeverMasterless this is one of the best comments I’ve ever seen on RUclips.
I’m an international airline/cargo pilot and I can be gone for weeks at a time. Some of us hate it, but honestly you miss it too when you’re home. At work you’re needed and always have something to do. You share in the experience with others and always share the same fate, even the same fortunes or risks as your other crew members. It’s a team and part of the job.
At home you’re off work and can chill and relax - but it’s also not the same. After a while you just feel like going back and it’s hard to describe. It seems like others feel the same way and it’s so refreshing to see that.
i was watching my cat and dog playing with each other when he said, "you find little pieces of the puzzle that makes life worth living."
i damn near cried.
I love how deadpan he is about the whole thing. Respect to this man.
He's probably gone over it who knows how many times in his head at this point. It's casual with stuff like this imo.
Dude. I literally FUCKING LITERALLY, had the “im going to die” moment. I lost basically all my blood, and I was losing consciousness and I felt myself shit my pants, pinned in a car wreck. I was so weak, and I thought “oh god, I’m gonna die here…at least it doesn’t hurt…”
Was it calming in a way?
@@bandolierboy1908 yes. There wasn’t any panic or “oh my god this is it!!” Moment. I was so so weak that it was just a realization and peacefully waiting. I say peaceful because I literally did not have the energy to panic. Weird feeling
@@The_Mimewar the way I had it was a thought of "there is nothing I can do here it's all out of my control" whatever is going to happen will happen
@@bluetimeblast one time I almost drowned in a river after jumping off a big ass bridge and all I could think about as it was happening is “ holy fuck I’m actually gonna be one of those people who drowns. I’m gonna be in the news paper and everybody is gonna know that I drowned” lol it was scary af
I got caught under some pool tubes at a waterpark when I was six. Found an air pocket right before i drowned thanks to dumb luck. I almost died and no one would know unless i told them. It was a scary thought as a kid.
My friend and someone I consider my older brother served 4 years over seas from like 2004/05 - 2008. He said that he hated it there but also misses it all the time.
It's like that crazy, abusive ex with whom you had crazy chemistry/sex. You're glad you escaped, but you still miss it all the same just a bit.
@@AB0BA_69 I thought that was the regular emotions everybody felt when thinking abt their past? Wtf. Yall dont feel that when u think abt yr life?
@@countbooga6997 This "love-hate" feeling? Uh... no. Some parts were good, some were bad, and plenty were neutral. Very VERY few parts sucked, but I miss them.
Sounds like either your life or your brain chemistry are fukked.
@@countbooga6997 missing something you hated? no..
You hate it because youre in a shit situation fighting in a shit country. But you miss it because you had the greatest time with the best buddies
“How long have we’ve been talking now?”
“About three hours now”
Symors avatar looks it 😂
22:54 is one of my favorite parts of this interview. Hearing a soldier’s experience with UFO sightings sound interesting
Killed me when he said paper work I can’t explain
Yes this was very fascinating. UFOs have been reported by many veterans such a the late William Cooper who was in Naval Intelligence. His battle description was very informative as well.
Definitely saw some shit moving under nods that wasn't fuckin human and wasn't to my best understanding any animal native to the area. Also if you're in black country and go under nods and look up you see some real interesting shit.
Syrmor the only channel on RUclips where anime characters talk about their baggage to a talking cat
As opposed to azeal where anime characters and elite military operators talk to a fox...person? I can't entirely tell.
Yeah true, what is this, an mg story? lmao
"SAW is fucking amazing when it dont FUCKING jam"
- DS Woodruff Ft.Sill OK 2013
Yeah, combat is definitely a drug. Impossible to replace too. As terrible and unfortunate as war is, it somehow still makes addicts out of us.
For about four years now I've been watching Veterans like this guy and you struggle (No pun intended) with recovering from their time in combat, and it never stops hitting me how wistfulness and profound sorrow mix in their voices as they tell their stories.
Ayyyyyy it’s struggle. Hope you’re doing well man.
@@Wh1stle_03 doing good brother. Hope you are too.
That only gives vindication to General Lee when he says....
"It is good that war is terrible or we would grow too fond of it."
Makes you think for sure.
Familiarity is truly one hell of a drug. That is the only thing that I can think of that could explain what it is these guys are feeling. To cope with such an insane environment you need to be familiar with it, once it's gone everything is too low key, too much to do at the same time nothing to do to feel useful. It's like perpetual suspense for things that are not going to occur. This is how I imagine most of these guys feel.
“In all our marine knowledge of math and science we determined that was a really deep fuckin’ hole”
😂😂😂
you are always giving these great soundtracks it doesnt go unnoticed
Factss. Does anyone like the tracks?
@@pearsonhill6874 As a Fallout fanboy, the music was fire. Personally though, I found it a little distracting while trying to listen to the story…
I love Fallout and these tracks are a perfect fit.
"So, in all of our Marine knowledge of math and science we assumed, this is a really deep fuckin hole"
I love how this man, when talking about the horrors of war, can manage to crack a few jokes and they hit harder than a lot of jokes I've heard. Wonderful stories on this channel.
this is important work, keep asking people to talk about their experiences. These videos are far more important than any multimillion dollar production film. Thanks for your service Anime Cowboy.
You know sht gets real when you see your SAW gunner eating out his SAW like it's his girlfriend.
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I’m not a vet but you made me cry tears of laughter. Holy hell that was funny
You really do hate yourself for Loving that high, it's impossible to recreate, no amount of motorcycle racing or sky diving actually can get to where you are when shit is hitting the fan and you're in the thicc of it.
go to new Orleans 7th ward same feeling
bru just go to an American school
@@iSuckAtGamesGG British people have one joke
@@Wh1stle_03 not even British lmao. 100% born and raised in America 🇺🇸
@@iSuckAtGamesGG 😐
6:50 seasoned marine now on VR chat as an anime little girl retelling the time he diddled his weapon
This is it, folks! This is the internet
“In the army I was a Lieutenant Colonel, as a civilian I ain’t worth shit.”
That one hit me. There’s truly nothing in this earth that could possibly be worse frankly. To have such importance and have such purpose, only to lose it entirely. Oftentimes to a knuckle dragging half tard to boot. Life without importance and purpose is a life not worth living. No wonder she and undoubtedly many others consider suicide. How do you even come back from that? How does one replace that with an equal or greater purpose?
a theory is the feeling of purpose and even tribalism you get from the military is a ploy to get you to to sign back up after your contract ends.
She?
This one is an Old Idea, Give your heart to and repent of all your life, sins and future to Jesus. His retirement plan is outa this world.(seriously) Your purpose will be fighting the eternal battle for souls against the ultimate enemy, the devil., the world system, and your mind.(flesh)
The chief goal of man is to glorify God, and enjoy his presence forever. Peace like a river will flow out of you. Spend eternity with Him. While we were yet sinners, Jesus died for us all.( your going to spend it somewhere)He loves us so much even to save us even when we turn our backs on him. But there is a point of no return and you don't know when you will take your last breath and step into eternity. Jesus is the only way.
Start a family.
@@Cyberfender1
There is very little point to heaven, and very little reason to believe the abrahamic god is anyone but someone with an excellent PR team.
I wanna give this guy a fucking hug.
using an f%^&ing anti-tank mine as a a godamn _frisby_ is actually pretty genius.... as is the heavy sheep wool so they could move invisibly.
I mean, at least you were on the more open end of VA psychology. My granddad who I never met died when my mom was 10 because he was a military psychologist for POWs. The horror and stress of it just straight up killed him with a hard attack at a younger age than my mom is now.
Damn
"I was a lieutenant colonel, but as a civilian I ain't shit."
I feel this. It doesn't feel right, but that's the world we live in. On the other hand, I've heard some SOF guys say things like, what they've done doesn't matter, what matters is who we are now and how we continue to grow and push ourselves. I know PTSD is a bitch too though. It's just frustration with the system, but also learning to leave the past and not let it define us no matter how good or bad it might've been.
"i literally tongue fuck my weapon." Someone tell this dude about Girls Frontline
-Talks about near death experience, ufos, and detailed events in wars
-"the craziest thing that happened in Iraq"
This is just one person, makes you think of how many other people out there have there own crazy stories
Even outside of combat the military is a hot bed for crazy shit. We're weird shit magnets honestly
A near hour long of a Syrmor interview?!
I can't wait to get off work.
'we decided to use all our marine skills of math and science, so we chucked smokes down there' I love how it never changes
I love this channel for so many reasons, One of the best is the description
"I talk with anime girl Chris Lewis"
😂 What!
The wonderful world of vr.
🤣🤣
"How did you treat the injury?"
"So uhh...... funny you should say treating it"
I laughed a little too much at that
Such a real statement in the beginning when he talks about war being a drug. You hate being there but you miss it when you're not there. I did 5 years in prison and I feel the same exact way sometimes. Prison gives you comradery with others and when you're fighting by each others sides when the yard jumps off and willing to give your lives for each other that's an unexplainable feeling. I never want to go back but the two things I miss is the comradery and the action which is like the biggest shot of a drug you can take.
What's always been a pet-peeve of mine is the notion that those guys don't have good weaponry and are stupid. Everyone seems to think they only have swords, aks and bombs. But they literally have tons of guns and vehicles from Russia, China, some European nations and the US. Theyre armed to the teeth and have almost no sense of self preservation when the time calls for it. And they're smart. They're not dumb dumbs from bongo bongo land. They have a ton of engineers and mechanics constantly innovating.
Why even try to fight them to begin with… Hatred only breeds more hatred..
@@jooot_6850 Mostly money.🤷🏻♂ Oil and drug investments the Russians started decades ago and we tried to swoop in and take over to make easy blood money.
@@meema844
Blame Bush I guess. The GWOT kinda committed us to it.
We wanted blood after the towers and we got it
then we felt bad and tried to fix things
didn't learn from history
bungled from there
skip twenty years, we got Afghanistan.
@jooot_6850 where u think most of the world's heroin come from. What fields u think supply the mexican cartels.
27:30 - Imagine being so deeply combat and military ingrained that you gladly pressure your own child into joining up to be chucked into the meat grinder. To possibly die. That by itself is one of the sadder moments in this video. The fact that a parent is so willing to throw their own birthed flesh and blood into the military machine, no questions asked.
For real…I told my son that the benefits are totally not worth the repercussions later on down the line. Broke my heart when he was proud of me and said he wanted to be just like me. I was lied to. I joined for revenge against the taliban. I joined for 9/11. Only to find out we were only in it for the drugs and money. I tell my boy every day: “I don’t want you to be like me. Be better than me.”
That's super sad. My stepdad was Marine Recon in Vietnam. My mom met him when he was homeless. He steered me hard away from the Army & Marines. I kind of resented it at times,because I thought "maybe he thinks I'm a pussy 😂". Nah, he saved me from some demonic levels of future PTSD (which he suffered from)
@@Chrisafisn
Take a look at One Shepherd Leadership Institute. They might be a good resource for you and your boy. It's a light Infantry school with an excellent youtube channel, and the only Civvie run MILES setup(they had to apply for the gear using paperwork designed for foreign allied powers because there just wasnt any for non-military domestic use) You can bring your son into the brotherhood withoutt selling and sending him off to the Green Machine.
14:51 When the McGyver info prompt came up. I definitely felt my age.
Sorry for your loss of your father my dad was a seal in Vietnam 🇻🇳 in 2013 he had a stroke and I moved back home to take care of him it was horrible he had a feeding tube diapers paralyzed on the left side he lasted 2 Years and passed from c-diff in the hospital rip thank u for your service to u and your dad
rip to your father
I was in OIF III, at Al Asad (“Camp Cupcake”) as a 2M tech, so I was one of the safest Marines in Iraq, I’ve got no illusions about that. Unless I’m mistaken, it’s the Iraqi air base mentioned in the video. If not, well it’s a similar situation.
Never really saw combat, though I got used to taking indirect fire. The ingenious solution to indirect fire that the guys who were shelling us while I was there developed, according to what I was told, was that they would freeze the mortars in a block of ice and then chip some of it off and set it on top of the tube that they’d already dialed in on a target. By the way, the guy spotting their fire was someone who ran a shop at the Local National “bazaar” at the soccer stadium on base. He sold me a pirated box set of “Lost” that I watched with my wife, and her boyfriend (also from my unit btw) was there too, which I found out later, and that was one of the reasons we got divorced. But anyway, the guy calling in the mortars was friendly with me.
So as the day warms up, the ice melts, and eventually the mortar slides down the tube and schwoop it flies off and hits us. The guys who set it all up were already home having tea - and apparently watching Family Feud, according to the SOF guys who eventually rounded them up after the system was figured out. But they were hitting us pretty frequently for a couple months before that.
My uncle was in Croatia. He never talked about it. He’s been dead about ten years now.
I’m trying to talk about it. It’s kind of difficult because I don’t have the experience that people assume goes along with “US Marine,” not even close. So I don’t really tell people I was a Marine because even that feels like stolen valor. I was just a solder monkey, I worked in an air conditioned mobile facility, even in Iraq. I never had to even aim my weapon at a person, much less kill anyone. I got very lucky.
Still can’t sleep. Still having trouble talking to people. It says a lot that most of my human interactions these days take place in comment sections.
Different levels of trauma are still trauma, you deserve the chance to work through it.
Wait a second...your wife's bf?
As a former Lockheed Martin employee I understand.
I'm a civilian. But after building y'all's toys....I have a hard time. Dealing With people.
Sleeping is hard to do.
@@deaddevil7 amigo’s wife was cheating on him :(
I wouldn't call that stolen valor at all. The intent was always to go out and be a soldier for your country. You just happened to not see combat. I doubt logistics see it either but I certainly wouldn't demean them for their military status. I hope you've been doing well since then.
This is one of the best series on RUclips. The reality of these conversations grounds me.
-former Marine, Iraq/Afghanistan he is 100% correct. That's why alot of us are volunteers for Ukraine.
andy hats why a lot of them are dying there too. don’t go.
@@npcimknot958as he said, most will not understand. Civilian life suuuuuucks and its boring as fawk. 😂 You hate it (combat) but you learn to miss it after it all goes quiet.
Live by the gun die by the gun....
Please by all means do what you feel will suit You best.
Thank you for your service
I almost wish I could go over there and help but as a civilian I just don't think I can kill a man, even if a Russian is in my face trying to kill me. Do you guys even care about killing or are you just desensitized and can do it without caring? I understand if this is a ignorant question and I will delete my post if it is a stupid thing to ask a soldier.
I'm seeing a lot of great comments, good people, good soldiers, good Marines all here to support this man and thank him for his service, telling their own stories and just being awesome. I think, however, I have to highlight something not many really commented on and that is the death of his father.
As someone who was also lied to "For my own good" about someone I loved very much and the severity of their illness I urge you please to never do this to anyone. It's so very brave and kind to not want to make others scared or sad but don't let them get blindsided by your death, if that is you can help it. Be honest, please, I can't stress this enough.
I still can't come to terms with the fact that I was probably reading or watching some stupid ass tv show while I could have been giving a proper send off to that very special person.
If only just one of you reads this and takes it to heart I'll be happy.
You and Andrew Callaghan have some of the freshest journalism work on the internet right now. Amazing job and keep it up!
You should look up Soft White Underbelly if you like Symor's stuff
Andrews more of a nature documentarian than a journalist.
These videos are always so captivating, solid stuff, wish the man the best
I wanna meet this man. I wanna give this man a hug. I can hear the pain and relief in his voice talking it out. I'll admit it... I cried. I don't cry over these videos but this shit hit home.
bro as a person from the middle east this is a nice switch up from guys calling us osama
hearing stories like us really hits home when people talk about soldiers dying for their country when it seems like a lot of the time its soldiers dying for their country's elites' own special interests
Hearing a fucking hardened marine talk about quitting animation because of rigging is...
I don't know. Vindicating? I feel it hard. I feel seen.
These are always so interesting. Such a wide variety of different experiences being talked about.
Amazing quality videos.
This is the stuff I want on Netflix.
Syrmor & Crew: you guys are the BEST.
I come back to this every couple weeks. It’s the best vr interview I’ve ever seen.
In 2005 at 15 my friend group and I were introduced to and became addicted to heroin. Fortunately I made it out alive, but many either died or are still addicted more than half their lives later
Fuck my guy I'm sorry
That’s tough man, I turn 18 in September and I’ve been sober from prescription opioids since 16. Got introduced to drugs at an early age like you, unfortunately.
@@casanova1838 So grateful to hear of your recovery! Keep it up, you've truly been blessed!
@@patrickhurley7029 One life one love 💯
It’s good to hear stories like this and not feel alone. I’ve been dealing with shit lately after getting out of active duty. 12 years of my life where I started as a young kid and got out as a man with a family. Some days are good and other days suck.
No fucking way. I recognize this guy, he used to play on a Five-M Zombie Server. Bruh this is fucking insane
Awesome brother! Glad you’re posting again! Been waiting for a while for your videos!
The "you get out of the military and you aint sh!t" is a true feeling. It messed me up for awhile after I got out of the military. After a few years of reshaping my sense of self, I started talking to other vets about it, first of whom was my father. turns out, it is a fairly common thing. personally, I believe it is one of the many sources of depression for recently discharged veterans.
this is a really good video, this guy has some good stories, good at making them enjoyable to listen to and he seems like a really chill lad :) hope he's going alright even if he doesn't show it
32:20 I love how you demonstrated the vignette and have captions that explain words.
Thank you for helping people share their stories! Especially our veterans and other service members ❤
To all our Police, Fire, EMS, Military, Medical staff, CPS, SW's, and all those who risk their lives for ours everyday, thank you. You are loved and appreciated ❤️
I don't know how I found this channel .
Has to be probably 1 of the best channels on.the tubes
The algorithm
Thanks for this story, it always seems so absurd that people have to go through this horrible experience while I'm sitting here in peace and have nothing to worry about other than school
10:08 the “thats terrible” hurt me
if anything ever told me that humor is a complete necessity to deal with life, that moment was it.
The beginning hits hard to me. I've talked to my father a lot. He was in Afghanistan Iraq Syria Panama lots of places whole in the military. And he has told me so many times that he strongly misses the routine of the military, the companionship, and above all else, he misses being in combat and the rush of knowing you just took another humans life. Its scary to think about, but it's true.
These are my favorite types of videos, I’ve never seen a series like this keep up the good stuff syrmor
“I see what looks like a frisbee get thrown in the air.” *zooms into terrified anime eyes* “ooo WHATS THAT”
Glad to see you are back making videos again. This one was fantasticl
Wow, fascinating experiences. Not just from a gawking perspective, though the descriptions were pretty crazy, but also this guy seems like a totally normal guy
And of course he is, military folk aren't different by birth or whatever, but that the military registration was a "i bet you won't" kinda thing, that the math on how to handle civilian life was laid out pretty straightforward, I dunno. Guy seems pretty well adjusted despite everything.
Glad we talked about the oil and stuff too, I don't know how many people _really_ believe in the "fighting for freedom" stuff but hearing how brazenly this stuff was being done with the oil derrick and what all, I'm not surprised but still amazed
I'm more astonished how good his story telling is. So detailed and descriptive you just imagine how you are there and what's happening
This series of videos is so profound. I love everyone involved
Loving this 50 minutes long version of my fav RUclips content ❤️
the best thing about the avatar, is the eyes are just the right amount of dead for the way he explains things. 23:10 fucking killed me
I haven't watched a syrmor video in over 3 years.
This was a great video to come back to. Thankyou to everyone involved.
dude I forgot I was subscribed to this amazing channel. Haven't watched anything since 2020. I'm going on a binge now lol
@@beastmasterbg same, enjoy!
I recognized the last piece of music from the video when it started playing. It was nice to check and see that you credited it. Thx for that.
Thank you sir. Life is worth living for those little moments and thank you for the few making it possible.
I've never in my life have been as clear headed, focused and aware as when a bullet flew about an inch from the left side of my head in a op in Bagdad a place called rout Irish a lot of pepole say they know what a bullet sounds like when it flys by I know what a bullet feels like when it flys by , the force of the shock wave the air hits your face and pushes it to the side but for me it was never more clear headed it was like nirvana sometimes I wish I was under fire all the time so I could be that enlightened/ aware all the time lol 🤣 btw i 203d them called it in and kept on with the op mission
I could sit all day and listen to these guys stories, God Bless them for coming home and prayers to those that didn't. It takes real strength to speak about horrors you experience.
I love that you just let the people your interviewing talk and you seem to jump in at the perfect times..I feel like thats hard to find.. also amazing story by this man, thank you for your service and holy shit can you tell a story
Thank you and the guy you interviewed it made feel better
this was a long video and i enjoyed every second of it
42:35
Holy crap! That "King of the Hill" episode is true/based on similar events when it comes to the combat vets of different eras arguing with each other?
Lovely edits btw. The little info text at the top left really helped
I'm really glad you do this. You help heal people. My prayers for all of these people who went into combat. Alive, and dead.
Thank you sir, for your service, and I hope your able to keep going and heal more. You are turned into weapons by the military, and its difficult to come back after doing so much and finding out so much, about yourself, and the world. Thank you
No lie I’ve watched this vid 3 times watch it probably every few weeks just noticed..it’s a good story of this guy and what he had to go through it’s gnarly
Those first few lines are like the opening of a book.
Great interview!
Srymor you and everyone making VR group talks are amazing keep up the good work... everyone yourall amazing, and thank you to the speaker for sharing what you've been though, thanks again.
Im so happy to hear you preach about opening up with your feelings. I tell everyone about that regardless of the situation. Bottling up your emotions is never good. Learn to handle your emotions and let it out in moderation and constructive ways. 👍Hats off to you sir and thank you for serving.
great video loved the whole thing!
I tell you what. I didn’t know I needed to see this till I seen it. Thank you. I’m no combat vet just ye old chairforce but doesn’t mean life don’t suck. Good to hear a brothers point of view. Thank you syrmor for the video. An thank you Chris for your service.
Syrmor...Thank you for the content!!! this is some of the most interesting content I've seen on YT!!
Brother, the end of this video made me cry for the first time in years man. Much love from VA
If you're going to give a footnote for the zoomers to tell them who McGuyver is, you'd probably have to mention that it's an adventure series. The current description sounds like it's a creative tool-review show. ^^
this video is art. And so valuable. Thanks Syrmor for the content you make.
I listen to this at work and I'm just amazed cause they go out their and risk their lives for us
this is my favorite video of yours so far!