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.
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
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😂
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
@@Blitzfire87thank 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👍🏻🤝
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 😂
Crazy to think most of these guys are in their early 40's now, some even 50. And the quality of the cameras weren't the best but somehow it still feels like just yesterday with the filming. Like I'm still waking up in my old racecar bed, playing some Playstation 2 and hanging out with friends after school, and coming home to watch tv but always catching a glimpse of the war on tv. Seeing those guys when I was 8 or 9 years old. I'm 23 now, in the army national Guard and about to be deployed soon. I know war ain't a glamorous thing, I'm just hoping that mine is memorable for the right reasons, goofy shit to look back on and not the nightmares that make you wake up sweating and shaking, or somehow making the feeling of a gun in your mouth a numbing comfort. God bless those who went before me, God protect those who go with me.
It will be the best and worst time of your life especially if you go into any combat zone. You become trauma bonded with the only people you’ll ever find worth a damn in your entire life besides your closest family members. Your brain is going to be taken out and scrambled and put back in. Then one day the dudes you served with will be gone and you’ll never hear from them again. Then the military one day is gonna tell you “okay, go back out in the civilian world and do your best little fella”. You’ll have a few military buddies that you will keep up with for a few years but they fade out of your life eventually and that’s when the bullshit starts. No one understands you or your sense of humor, you find it hard to open up to normal people. As for me I don’t regret a single second of it, but I miss my friends. Take LOTS of pictures and cherish the moments as an e-1 - e4. Don’t be afaid of article 15s and ALWAYS do everything you’re tasked with with 110% effort
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
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).
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...
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.
"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"
@@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.
@@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.
Im a cadet in rotc. my instructor was a DI (drill Instructor) in the Marines. he was deployed 2 or 3 times during the war around this time. he got out of the marines in 2004 and became a Navy ROTC instructor at my school. this year was his 20th and he retired. he taught us so much and I will proudly follow his footsteps as a United States Marine. Semper Fi First Sergeant Bertrand your retirement is well deserved. OORAH!
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.
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!
@@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.
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-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…
@@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
Ich bin hier aufgewachsen von 1983 bis kurz nach der Wende als es dann gen Westen ging. Nach ca. 25 Jahren war ich nun auch mal wieder dort und kann nicht genau beschreiben was man dabei fühlt wenn man sieht wie die Siedlung mittlerweile verwachsen ist und verfällt. Grade bin ich auf der Suche nach Bildern aus der Zeit um die Wende und stoße dabei auf dieses Lied. Bin begeistert das es eines über Basepohl am See gibt und dann auch noch wirklich hörbar! Danke dafür und Gruß an alle alten Basepohl am See Bewohner.
There is some out there. Seems like RUclips 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.
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.
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.
Psychological warfare was the bread and butter of our enemies. Too many soldiers and marines were taken from us by civilians whom had no place in the fight. They *loved* using women and children as cover & using them as munitions, as sacrificial lambs. You don't know what's in that vehicle & you don't know why it happened, and when it's *YOUR* marines and *YOUR* life on the line, I'm sure you'd rather not take the chance that they're dangerous
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.
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.
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.
Good old Pucka how can we forget. This the truest song ever written. God bless all the boys before, during and after Nam. There were lots of Frankie’s in Nam and some survived only to pass on from the so called rash in the song. In 1961 a number of us joined the CMF including our mate Frankie who was the eldest of us at age 18. Frankie then joined the Regular Army around age 24. He did a tour in Malaysia and 3 tours of Nam as a forward scout. He stood out like brass balls with his red hair and fair complexion. He was wounded a number of times. I hadn’t seen Frankie nor the rest of the boys since 1965. I came back from overseas in 1986 and went to visit his family. His Parents told me, the above and that he dropped dead at the Hospital doors having just been discharged, leaving a young family behind. Frankie was born in Scotland and grew up in Australia a typical immigrant lad like many of us. Frankie is a prime example of the Scottish Soldier, having Joined the CMF Scottish Regiment in Box hill before transferring to the Artillery to be with the rest of us. The rest of his story is as stated above. Frank was a hero who gave his life for Australia, his new COUNTRY. R.I.P Frank.
@ Sir, you should say habibti not habibi because the word “habibi” is said by a woman to a man , and the word “habibti” is said by a man to a women. I enjoy freedom and I participated in the elections three times and voted for different people, and this is a wonderful thing.greeting from baghdad.
Wow! I can't believe I came across this! I was a Marine Corps Combat Videographer/Team Leader with 1st Marine Regiment (RCT1) during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. This looks like it was RCT5 or RCT7.
For the life of me I can’t remember what RCT we were I am thinking 7. This is 3/7 India First platoon I was in second platoon probably in the background on some of the wide shots and such. Semper Fi Devil
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.
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
My Senior Chief in the USCG was here for this with the Marines. Between that and over 20 years in law enforcement, he's got a lot of knowledge and wild stories. When he started explaining how bullets react when being shot through a car window....he didnt learn that from a book
Damn dude aging me lol you are right youngest one is probably 40 if they were 18. I was 20 just hit 42 miss these young men. Many of us had buddies never make it home on our second deployment
Was in elementary school when this started Had a marine visit us in the 4 grade a nephew of one of the teachers He was awarded a navy and marine corp commendation medal with V for valor He passed it around the class it was in a small box He said a group of foreign fighters ambushed his squad and he fought them back in a house with his SAW machine gun Dude was in his early 20s War aged him by another 20 years
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.
My favorite video. I’d always request this song from my Stepdad. Miss you Richard! Hard to believe it’s been 5 years to this day. Can’t wait to hear this played live again for me! Get your fingers ready, I’ll want to make up for time missed. Heart❤
I am 18. I went to college with a guy who was 35 and he was a Marine during this time. I went to Meps around a month ago and it feels weird to know that he was deployed when I wasn't even old enough to walk.
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* 💜
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.
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
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.
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.
It's the song used because this is the cradle of civilization, Jesus walked 40 days not too far from here, and yet, people are still fighting in the same exact place people have been fighting over for millenia.
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.
@@RalphFagan Got balls already. Sucks to land hard wearing all that gear. "We've determined your knee and back issues are not service related" is a painful reminder.
When I hear this song, and I see the footage roll, I don't actually see what's on screen. I see bulkheads, the overhead, the SCP, BCP, the DOOW, COW, the Sternplanes, I see men that, over a short period of time learned everything about them, to the point I called them brother. I see them sitting in crew's mess eating their meal either pre-watch or post-watch, laughing, joking, playing cribbage or watching a movie. I see myself doing maintenance with my division, talking about what we're gonna go do when Chief cuts us out for Liberty for the day. I see those memories play in my head like a movie, much like this video, and God damn does it fuck me up. I miss them. A lot. A small part of me told me I should go back in, but, it won't be the same, and that's the second gut punch that sends me over the edge.
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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
More like in Russia.
Stay out of the Middle East kid
@@MrEvrit Same thing if you go south east in Russia
Hah
@@MrEvritDumb. You totally missed the point if the guy"s joke. Plus, our politicians don't have the balls to send troops to Russia.
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.
Yeah, we all know that the war lasted a while. It was on the news.
His dad must have been strong at 4 years old to fight in a war
@@desertstvrmshut up dude😂
I think he meant 40 yrs
@@Nerobunny23 the new private was 4 in '03, guys. This isn't complicated.
Generation Kill is still one of the best miniseries of all time
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
THEE best.
Word
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😂
@@Norturna It was written by the imbedded reporter that was a character in the show.
Born too late for the GWOT, born too early for war with China. born just in time to go on pointless rotations. hooah.
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
Ты можешь приехать добровольцем на Украину. Ты наверняка погибнешь, но все же
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
i hear ya on that
@@Blitzfire87thank 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👍🏻🤝
I was a part of 2/69AR 3 BDE 3ID US Army. We were a part of the Armies Invasion force in 2003.
Fuck yea brother thank you for your service
Thank you
Thanks for your service and sacrifices and those of your brother in arms
Huge respect to you. I'm thinking of joining the army (British Army) after College. Any tips for me?
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 😂
Why do I feel nostalgia for something I wasn't a part of watching this? Lmao
Wild. The exact thought ran through my head. I said aloud, "nostalgia for days I never lived." This is beautiful photography.
Maybe in the later life
The word is, anemoia
raw, young, unscripted and amateur. could of been any one of us. that's why.
I was JUST about to comment this!!! THANK YOU
Maybe i should watch Generation Kill again
The yearly rewatch is coming up
What is it streaming on right now?
@@jaythemachine3845 Same as always. HBO/MAX
Great series and doesn’t shy away how much of a clusterfuck Iraq and war in general is.
Doesn't 2:25 look like the building in GK that got taken out by a heli and they were yelling "get some". Also guy at 2:35 looks like Baptiste.
There are people who served in the GWOT who were born after 9/11. That always boggles my mind.
Math is hard.
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!
@@Chris-fn4dfyou didn’t get pushed into enough lockers and it shows
I was born the day after and I’ve still got my GWOT service medal 😂
@@jackifspades1973 Do they STILL give that thing out? Or is the GWOT officially over?
Crazy to think most of these guys are in their early 40's now, some even 50. And the quality of the cameras weren't the best but somehow it still feels like just yesterday with the filming. Like I'm still waking up in my old racecar bed, playing some Playstation 2 and hanging out with friends after school, and coming home to watch tv but always catching a glimpse of the war on tv. Seeing those guys when I was 8 or 9 years old. I'm 23 now, in the army national Guard and about to be deployed soon.
I know war ain't a glamorous thing, I'm just hoping that mine is memorable for the right reasons, goofy shit to look back on and not the nightmares that make you wake up sweating and shaking, or somehow making the feeling of a gun in your mouth a numbing comfort.
God bless those who went before me, God protect those who go with me.
& may god look over you and protect you. Thank you
and I wish you have the best waiting for you to come home.
Where exactly are you being deployed to?
@@kingdragonthefirst4686 Opsec but it is one of two spicy countries in the Armpit of the world.
It will be the best and worst time of your life especially if you go into any combat zone. You become trauma bonded with the only people you’ll ever find worth a damn in your entire life besides your closest family members. Your brain is going to be taken out and scrambled and put back in. Then one day the dudes you served with will be gone and you’ll never hear from them again. Then the military one day is gonna tell you “okay, go back out in the civilian world and do your best little fella”. You’ll have a few military buddies that you will keep up with for a few years but they fade out of your life eventually and that’s when the bullshit starts. No one understands you or your sense of humor, you find it hard to open up to normal people. As for me I don’t regret a single second of it, but I miss my friends. Take LOTS of pictures and cherish the moments as an e-1 - e4. Don’t be afaid of article 15s and ALWAYS do everything you’re tasked with with 110% effort
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
WOW, Amazing video! We stepped off into the unknown. B CO, 1/4 part of RCT-1 (2003) SEMPER FI MARINES!
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SFMF!!
L CO, 3/1 part of RCT-1 (2003) Go Horno!
@@arturogonzalez4517 👊
@@arturogonzalez4517 S/F! I was WPNS 3/1 HMG!
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).
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...
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.
"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"
@@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.
@@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.
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!
WHOA REALLY???😃
At 2:52?
Thank you for your service.
3:37?
No moustache? Must not have been married...
Idk if its just nostalgia but something about the desert helmets with the woodland camo just looks so cool
Legend says they're still lookin' for weapons of mass destruction
That "yellow cake" is dangerous!
We know they had them. Becasue we have them the stuff in the 80s 😂
@@supergeek0177That’s why I got it wrapped up in this special CIA napkin.
@@charlesparks1798 don’t drop that sh$t! Hahahaha
@@jesseterrell2109and Saddam used them on his own people when they tried to take him out after desert storm.
Hard to believe it was over 20 years ago.
Towers came down, hand went up, off we went, not all returned. 123RD MSB, 1AD.
Ooh fucking rah
Look at me, Brad! I’m a man now, just like you.
Na, Brad rolls into combat with a sword. Just like the commercial.
@@machinegun_noise wooo, dress blues and a sword
Except I don't look like a f****t and talk all educated.
Except I don't talk like a fa99ot and act all educated.
One of the best lines in the series.
Brad was going to slay dragons!
Im a cadet in rotc. my instructor was a DI (drill Instructor) in the Marines. he was deployed 2 or 3 times during the war around this time. he got out of the marines in 2004 and became a Navy ROTC instructor at my school. this year was his 20th and he retired. he taught us so much and I will proudly follow his footsteps as a United States Marine. Semper Fi First Sergeant Bertrand your retirement is well deserved. OORAH!
Generation Kill ending vibes
It's Gulf War it Means Anti Terrorism And Anti Cannibalism
I can still smell that place. ugh.
We called it “aromatherapy “.
What does it smells like?
@@rizkijunir23 Like an unwiped asshole that's been baking in the sun.
@@rizkijunir23 Probably awful.
@@rizkijunir23shit
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.
3rd LAR BN/1st MarDiv. Thanks for sharing this! Semper Fi
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!
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I wish you the best luck finding video of your cousin. The video is only Marines. 3rd Bn 7th Marines India co.
@@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.
Such a shame that we send our women to war.
Have tried looking on Facebook?
Dude!, such a good vid, you deserve more views!!
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.
"I invaded a country for no reason"
Interesting that people say this like they are proud.
@@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…
@@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
@@Chris-fn4df Eh, Chemical weapons are weapons of mass destruction, So technically they did find them.
@@rc123theycallme this is surely fan fiction.
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
Ich bin hier aufgewachsen von 1983 bis kurz nach der Wende als es dann gen Westen ging. Nach ca. 25 Jahren war ich nun auch mal wieder dort und kann nicht genau beschreiben was man dabei fühlt wenn man sieht wie die Siedlung mittlerweile verwachsen ist und verfällt. Grade bin ich auf der Suche nach Bildern aus der Zeit um die Wende und stoße dabei auf dieses Lied. Bin begeistert das es eines über Basepohl am See gibt und dann auch noch wirklich hörbar! Danke dafür und Gruß an alle alten Basepohl am See Bewohner.
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.
Thank you for your service
There is some out there. Seems like RUclips 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.
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.
YATYAS brother. Y’all’s legacy lives on in the Bn’s still to this day
We may not be the Greatest Generation, but we were the generation willing to volunteer.
Good luck finding that again.
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.
Correct, not the greatest generation, definitely the Last Generation though. No one is coming to save us from ourselves this time.
Unfortunately for Israel, the American youth today knows better than to sign up for another Forever War on the other side of the planet.
COMMAND AND CONQUER GENERALS LEGENDS
COMMAND AND CONQUER GENERALS LEGENDS ZERO HOUR PART 2
ANTI TERRORISM AND ANTI CANNIBALISM LAW.
Damn. Can’t believe I was there to be a part of that, time flies. Semper Fidelis. OIF X2 (FMF) Doc. Rah’, get some.
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.
thank you for your service ❤
You deserve it bro!
War criminals
I def feel the same too. 2017-2021. Starting medical school in a couple months, hopefully go back in as a doctor
@@scoitadefine what a war crime is
Way better than GK ending! Thank you for your service, brothers! Respect from Romania!
MARINES are a different breed.
God Bless them.
That's a really good pairing of song and image.
At minute 2:55, an unarmed civilian man died. May his soul rest in peace.
Psychological warfare was the bread and butter of our enemies. Too many soldiers and marines were taken from us by civilians whom had no place in the fight. They *loved* using women and children as cover & using them as munitions, as sacrificial lambs. You don't know what's in that vehicle & you don't know why it happened, and when it's *YOUR* marines and *YOUR* life on the line, I'm sure you'd rather not take the chance that they're dangerous
@@cannabub420 Basic Psyops, it's all fucked up
@@cannabub420as if you yanks don't do the same thing
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.
Damn, I hit my 2 years in the Corps in 2003. Semper Fi.
I miss my boys Suarez, Dao, Burguel, and Shames! All gave some, some gave all!
Same here. Grad 9/21/01. 3bn Lima Co
@@mattalvarez548 I graduated 12 Oct. 2001 3rd Btln India Co Plt 3096. MCRD SD.
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.
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.
Can’t believe it’s been 21 years. 6th Motor T Bn, attached to 1st TSG, 1st MEF.
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
This is so well made , so well fitting ..
Good old Pucka how can we forget. This the truest song ever written. God bless all the boys before, during and after Nam. There were lots of Frankie’s in Nam and some survived only to pass on from the so called rash in the song. In 1961 a number of us joined the CMF including our mate Frankie who was the eldest of us at age 18. Frankie then joined the Regular Army around age 24. He did a tour in Malaysia and 3 tours of Nam as a forward scout. He stood out like brass balls with his red hair and fair complexion. He was wounded a number of times. I hadn’t seen Frankie nor the rest of the boys since 1965. I came back from overseas in 1986 and went to visit his family. His Parents told me, the above and that he dropped dead at the Hospital doors having just been discharged, leaving a young family behind. Frankie was born in Scotland and grew up in Australia a typical immigrant lad like many of us. Frankie is a prime example of the Scottish Soldier, having Joined the CMF Scottish Regiment in Box hill before transferring to the Artillery to be with the rest of us. The rest of his story is as stated above. Frank was a hero who gave his life for Australia, his new COUNTRY. R.I.P Frank.
Im from iraq 🇮🇶, iraq is safe ,stable and development , everything change now .
@@Teaamery habibi enjoy your fredoom.
@ Sir, you should say habibti not habibi because the word “habibi” is said by a woman to a man , and the word “habibti” is said by a man to a women. I enjoy freedom and I participated in the elections three times and voted for different people, and this is a wonderful thing.greeting from baghdad.
Great video! Thanks for posting
salute to the 3rd inf div! and my last unit the 11th armored cav regt! 80's!!! allons!!!!
such a great video. So much unseen footage.
Wow! I can't believe I came across this! I was a Marine Corps Combat Videographer/Team Leader with 1st Marine Regiment (RCT1) during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. This looks like it was RCT5 or RCT7.
For the life of me I can’t remember what RCT we were I am thinking 7. This is 3/7 India First platoon I was in second platoon probably in the background on some of the wide shots and such. Semper Fi Devil
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.
I was there in 03 with the Army's 3rd ID. Spearhead baby!!!
god bless u mr.cash from a 80's army vet!!!
from the 11th a.c.r. 80's europe!! God bless all u.s. vets !!!!!!
Allons!
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
Trump 24
Wonder why 🙄
We are currently not at war now.
@@zilfondel hahahahaha don't worry, it will happen in the nearest feature if USA will continue no-balls no-escalation policy in the world.
An army of veterans beats an army of conscripts. That's why the Chinese deployed covid-19.
My son is a Marine vet, with two tours in Afghanistan. Now his youngest son serves proudly, as a Marine 🎉 Ooorah!
I was there. 1st Radio Bn attached to 3/5 Marines. Great video.
Was there in RCT 1. Was pretty rad.
Rahhh
My Senior Chief in the USCG was here for this with the Marines. Between that and over 20 years in law enforcement, he's got a lot of knowledge and wild stories. When he started explaining how bullets react when being shot through a car window....he didnt learn that from a book
I'm so use to the song being in Dawn Of The Dawn, it's giving me weird nostalgic memories
Kinda surreal that these dudes in the videos are most likely in there 40s or reaching there 50s right about now.
Damn dude aging me lol you are right youngest one is probably 40 if they were 18. I was 20 just hit 42 miss these young men. Many of us had buddies never make it home on our second deployment
Iraq War was such an aesthetic. Godbless the Corps, Godbless the veterans
And godbless nirvana and metallica… the official music of operation enduring freedom
What a stupid statement.
@@ubcroel4022 Ignorance goes both ways
And Goddamn the Feds for lying
I feel so sorry for you for making such a bad comment.
Was in elementary school when this started
Had a marine visit us in the 4 grade a nephew of one of the teachers
He was awarded a navy and marine corp commendation medal with V for valor
He passed it around the class it was in a small box
He said a group of foreign fighters ambushed his squad and he fought them back in a house with his SAW machine gun
Dude was in his early 20s
War aged him by another 20 years
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.
My favorite video. I’d always request this song from my Stepdad. Miss you Richard! Hard to believe it’s been 5 years to this day. Can’t wait to hear this played live again for me! Get your fingers ready, I’ll want to make up for time missed. Heart❤
I am 18. I went to college with a guy who was 35 and he was a Marine during this time. I went to Meps around a month ago and it feels weird to know that he was deployed when I wasn't even old enough to walk.
Gerade mal wieder angeschmissen. Immer noch ein super Song.👍
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* 💜
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.
these will always be MY soldiers bro
all the new crap going on sometimes i just wish it was that time of year again
I love this friggin video dude Perfect Song too
- Thank you, Ray.
- Thank you, sargeant.
3d Assault Amphibious Battalion
2004/2008
YATYAS
Beautiful video
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
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.
but still suck in ukraine@@geridamas935
Great Post !
Thank you. US and all Coalition military forces for standing up and fighting terrorism. Never Forget. Some gave all. Thank you
What kind of terrorism are you talking about? The United States government itself created the September 11 attacks 😂
@Roseanne90405 Doom Terror. That kind of terror. Demonic terror.
Great, now I need to rewatch Generation Kill again. Thanks Ray.
My History teacher was apart of the 2003 Iraq Invasion 🇺🇸
And no weapons of mass destruction were found in 20 years of occupation. Money well spent.
This is a perfect song for your old memories
Listening to this in memory of a friend, who was a former Marine sadly who passed away recently. Semper Fidelis my friend.
I was there in 2003 fighting alongside my American colleagues 🇬🇧
Saw an A1 there, brings back memories.
Would you mabye be able to do one about grenada? I still cant belive you only have 95 likes and 1.1k views
God Bless every man and woman out there fighting,My love goes for every person in the military God bless from Australia
Maybe the real WMDs were the friends we made along the way.
All a part of the pain of being a man. God bless everyone who stands and fights for the greatest country in the world. God bless America 🇺🇸
2025 any one listening
Im a recruit
If you think the Marine Corps is "the man" in this song, you may wish you were never born when The Man comes around.
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.
It's the song used because this is the cradle of civilization, Jesus walked 40 days not too far from here, and yet, people are still fighting in the same exact place people have been fighting over for millenia.
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.
Who is here because of the latest episode of Generation Kill 😌?
Thank's !
1:00 oh man his knees will be hurting by the end of patrol after that lockout.
They bent forward, they bent forward!😂😂😂
I’m old now but was not then Get some balls
@@RalphFagan Got balls already.
Sucks to land hard wearing all that gear. "We've determined your knee and back issues are not service related" is a painful reminder.
Man this brings back memories. Iraq 2003.
Little did we know how much of a waste this would be
SFC Alwyn Cashe
1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
July 13, 1970 - November 8, 2005
my ubcle sevebed in this war he has ptsd and no legs becuase convoy andbush
@@Fakename99469 nah
It hits different when you know the whole story.
crazy watching the whole invasion on TV at the time and it was "live" but pixelated af
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ yes beautiful video 🔥
God Bless our Troops
Yahwee*😊
When I hear this song, and I see the footage roll, I don't actually see what's on screen. I see bulkheads, the overhead, the SCP, BCP, the DOOW, COW, the Sternplanes, I see men that, over a short period of time learned everything about them, to the point I called them brother. I see them sitting in crew's mess eating their meal either pre-watch or post-watch, laughing, joking, playing cribbage or watching a movie. I see myself doing maintenance with my division, talking about what we're gonna go do when Chief cuts us out for Liberty for the day. I see those memories play in my head like a movie, much like this video, and God damn does it fuck me up. I miss them. A lot. A small part of me told me I should go back in, but, it won't be the same, and that's the second gut punch that sends me over the edge.