I come back to watch this video once every couple of years and last Saturday was one of those times it’s starting to become more surreal knowing that it will be 10 years in September when the clips for this video began being made. It all seems like a dream these days and seems so far back but at the same time I can recollect very minute details. That’s me in the thumbnail and I can remember exactly what we were doing that day.
Love this tune. Apparently, the civilians in Iraq thought that the US Soldier/Marine had a personal AC system contained in his/her body armor, because what idiot would be walking around in 120 degree heat with all that gear on? Everyone should have to go through this experience.
They also thought we were half vampires. There was always a Marine standing watch, on post or walking the perimeter at our OP all night. Of course we had shifts. And the Saber system was called the “Finger of Death”
Trillions of dollars, thousands dead, countless suicides, and two decades for nothing. What hurts even more is knowing the people responsible for these things will never be held accountable. The clownshow continues.
This song will forever bring back that 7 months of....(i cant decide what to call it.) maybe hell, maybe adrenaline packed fun. what ever it was I know I wouldn't wish it on anyone yet would never trade that time for anything. thanks for what you do. GET SOME. Rah!
+Street Shark The best hell?? Or the worst heaven?? Surrounded by death, but knowing that everyone around you has your back and you have their backs?? That feeling you can't get when you rotate over?? Something around there??
My dad was there with you guys, I've seen some of these clips time and time again, and every time it hits just as hard to realize what you guys went through
My Dad was a Sgt., 1st Marine Div. 3/5 in Korea 1953 (stationed on the 38th parallel just after the armistice)...Section leader using the old 1917 water cooled MG's. He passed away in 2015, but he loved watching his old unit operate & kick ass in both Afghanistan & Iraq ! Even at 81, he was a hardcore Marine ! All you men have my utmost Respect.
I'm not big on these kinds of videos because in my opinion (and it's just an opinion, nothing more) it has a tendency to romanticize much of what happens in actions like what Darkhorse took part in, and what I went through years earlier when I was active. This is the first one I've come across that was posted by an operator/Marine that knows what the images really mean. The feeling of isolation, of being on a completely different planet from the one you were born on, how it feels the first time you truly understand that the people you're up against will actively be trying to kill you every opportunity they get, all the things about your past, your hopes/dreams/family that are so completely inaccessible when you're over there are so hard to stop thinking about when the waiting sets in, the first time you actually see someone in your unit shot/maimed/blown up and suddenly you can't get those images out of your head, waking up half a dozen times during the few hours you actually get to sleep with those pictures in your mind's eye...the first time it really hits you that death is the only companion you can be certain will be with you throughout your deployment or operation. Those are the things that those who haven't seen conflict personally, simply can't understand. They see things like this, emotional videos meant to tug at the heart. It's understandable, and it's because people want to empathize with veterans, and I don't hold it against them at all. It simply feels artificial when it's presented by someone who hasn't been through it, doesn't really grasp the meaning behind what they're seeing. This is an exception and I wanted to make the one who posted it aware of my thoughts and my appreciation. If you know anyone at all who has been in any of the military conflicts our country has been involved in, from WWII to present-day, remember that their vision of the world was forever changed by what they lived through. Many don't show it outwardly at all, many have been able to resolve the broken understanding of the world they had to deal with when they came back, and so very many of us still, to this very day, this very minute, fight off the effects only with the greatest of effort. Keep those people in mind, pray for them, make sure they know they're not alone. Again, thanks to Logan Stark. Semper Fi.
Felix I think it's good sport of you to tolerate war in USA. Everyone else in your country is a coward and a hypocrite. They only want war on foreign soil. "War is war" indeed. In New York or Bagdad, it's the same thing, and people will burn under hostile missiles either way. At least you had the human decency to admit that. No one wants war, but at least you see the potential nuking of New York as ethically equal to the nuking of any other major city.
+deadmeh im overwhelmed by your maturity. And also by your intelligence: it's definately the soldiers on the ground's fault that hospital got bombed...
+deadmeh Oh look! It's one of those things that still believes the military starts wars! You need to wake up son... Nothing short of a strong bitch-slap to the face will do the trick.
+njmiller95 i did see the whole video . I got the joke. and I was saying that sending mtn dew would be an even greater gesture considering how much he loves it and ...oh nevermind .
+JADE *Yep, guys, thanks a lot. Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, and many more send greetings to you. All the children of Yugoslavia send greetings to you. You really fight for freedom and democracy, not just to make some money and go to college.*
***** For them, even for womans, you WERE occupants, they liked their dictatorship, talibans had support, so you DID NOT have any law toi invade them. ;) Also, why when Soviet Union made intervention in Afghanistan it thos guys were freedom fighters, although Soviet Union fought on side of goverment and when you invaded Afghanstan, those guys were terrorists? ;) BTW should I remind you, that 10 years earlier you supported and armed those guys? ;)
kpop ruined my lifeu sorry m8 it always going to happen that's the world and it's never going to stop that's humans but if you go now and enlist you might just get a mountain dew out of it so come on down and get your body parts blown off for a free mountain dew so in enlist that's a bargain I will never pass down so come on down and I'm telling you its HUGE! ( with tax)
Quacks Duckington all that they want is the oil, and obviously more territory. They don't want to built schools and all that shit that the government made you think.
Please tell me what happened to those beautiful doggos. Shame, the one had a bandage. Did the team at least get to reunite with the pup and the service dogs? What they did in Vietnam was truly terrible, I hope that's changed since.
All these rude comments shame on you the 3/5 in 2010-2011 had over 25 Fallen over 380 wounded in a 7 months deployment! I had only a 30% of my doorbell ringing. I was lucky mine came back! We still feel this deployment.
My son on his second combat tour in Iraq sent me this. I cried for days. My boy who played soilder had already lost a brother in this war. He was so unprepared for what was to come. \
I don't have to say anything about the military and war, I know it, but that song is great. Take care sir, wich seems you aare doing great. And glad for you.
a very appreciative Thank You To EVERY man AND woman I'm the service protecting us in the states and all over the world. stay safe and come home to your families.
Just found out, tonight, one of the great people I worked with in the Army was killed in Afghanistan in 2012. Great timing finding this on the same night; this is the kind of people he was, and loved to be around; the kind that would go into harms way, while telling a joke and wearing a genuine smile.
7 years and it’s gotten even worse. We’re out of the Middle East...but it was all for nothing, expect for lining the pockets of the politicians and military/industrial complex and the cost of American lives, reputation and taxpayer dollars
I like to come back to this video sometimes makes you appreciate the stuff that you don’t have to experience thanks to people who fought and died to protect you
I never set foot in the AFG, but I heard the tales of Abbate, Shady-Shadier-Shadiest, Lt Kelley's dad, and one or two other things. I was at Bethesda when some of your legends were there, and I'll always remember the 25 from 3/5. S/F, and GET SOME.
#StandUnited4Ukraine ...Watched Donnie Darko. Knew this song from it. Love so much this song coz tell the real life story . Chose this music video coz of the war at Ukraine. My ex is Ukrainian, Didnt know where is he now. Lost contact since war March. Tried 2 find good music video for my playlist wit original singer coz the music video not really good. Finally I found this. Donnie Darko music video not really tell whole story till the end like Donnie died of the falling airplane.
Christ the ending really got to me. There just people at the end of it all, the little girl, the father the soldier hell even the 'insurgents' they fight. All people who have different ways of living for different reasons, some for god, others for their country and some just for that sweet taste of Mountain dew! Do the Dew!
Semper Fi Devil Dogs. I thank the Lord that I never had to see combat. I was in the 1st Battalion 5th Marines weapons platoon 0331 machine gunner. January 1977 to January 1980.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
wars are okay I mean they suck but the worst is when you have to kill people. I don't like army's and I never will. but whoever does army thank you for risking your lives. soldiers are strong amazing and brave. who agrees??
Samson Bryant first I'm not an american , but I do understand the role of the US in the world and the preservation of the western civilization and democracy since 1945 , I don't care what any country does while they don't tried to export their revolutions to the western countries , they are free to do so but if they do they have to be willing to face their fate and their responsibilities , any US or western leader needs to understand that if they don't send the right message(strong one) to those people we are going to have more 9/11 ,the most impertinent are always those who are treated with the greatest respect. in their eyes, consideration is a sign of weakness or stupidity. Id' rather be regarder as a brute than as an idiot
+Brittney Register Brittney, please continue being who you are. Some stupid calloused people can't stand it when somebody steps up and says something good to deserving people. Well, let them smolder in the tar pits they call their brains and souls; just be the girl who is thankful for those fighting for our freedom, no matter how many times that freedom is disrespected. I believe in you.
I come back to watch this video once every couple of years and last Saturday was one of those times it’s starting to become more surreal knowing that it will be 10 years in September when the clips for this video began being made. It all seems like a dream these days and seems so far back but at the same time I can recollect very minute details. That’s me in the thumbnail and I can remember exactly what we were doing that day.
Thank you for my freedom
thank you for your service Semper fi devil dog
I feel you brother I do the same... 08_09 Iraq
what was it like? what were you doing that day?
hey brother !!!! how are you?.
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left." - Bertrand Russell
My favourite quote
Finally, someone has documented the proper technique for the "tactical" piss. Outstanding!
Love this tune. Apparently, the civilians in Iraq thought that the US Soldier/Marine had a personal AC system contained in his/her body armor, because what idiot would be walking around in 120 degree heat with all that gear on? Everyone should have to go through this experience.
Kevin Sissons fuck that experience I don't miss humping the dirt there in that heat. Fucking Miserable.
Kevin Sissons 1fucking20 degree? Are you on like Mars?
Kevin Sissons xycgfugjdycioduygudif
Kla rsicht Its get pretty hot over in the middle east.
They also thought we were half vampires. There was always a Marine standing watch, on post or walking the perimeter at our OP all night. Of course we had shifts. And the Saber system was called the “Finger of Death”
That's his Mountain Dew
He will probably get the weed later too and maybe some doritos
Just doge this commets dead lol
What is that video?
R.I.P. Little Girl. All she wanted was a sip of Mountain Dew
there is no mountain over there
Somebody once told me
+ｐ９ｄｒｏ lmfao xD
+ｐ９ｄｒｏ nah she probably wanted a Rip it
+John Hooper in the KBC they wanted Red Lion....I was never brave enough to try it...but a pit bull was always welcoming after a night of RC.
I like how this is supposed to be sad. But like a minute in we have a guy pissing side ways, lmao.
ahahahaha
Tactical piss
"I find it kinda funny"
dont forget the air hump at 2:14
Not to mention thr cannabis crop and a smiling soldier.
Best Mountain Dew Commercial Ever
lmfao!!
FUCK YOU AND YOUR MOUNTAIN DEW!
The MoMo Edits WTF
Your comments are words from an ignorant kid, with no empathy.
Just stop.
Loved the end, "This my mountain dew, you aren't gonna have any mountain dew"
lol me too
These soldiers are dying in countries they arent supposed to be in the first place.
1.07 hes like so much weed but so little time
It is okay cause Afghan is full of weed. Everyone has some.
Trillions of dollars, thousands dead, countless suicides, and two decades for nothing.
What hurts even more is knowing the people responsible for these things will never be held accountable.
The clownshow continues.
All the Government cares about is $$$ and they don't even hide it anymore.
Yea and it always will:(
This song will forever bring back that 7 months of....(i cant decide what to call it.) maybe hell, maybe adrenaline packed fun. what ever it was I know I wouldn't wish it on anyone yet would never trade that time for anything. thanks for what you do. GET SOME. Rah!
+Street Shark The best hell?? Or the worst heaven?? Surrounded by death, but knowing that everyone around you has your back and you have their backs?? That feeling you can't get when you rotate over?? Something around there??
Youre Fighting a War you dont even know why. They speak of Liberty and Justice but for Who?
I appreciate the effort you've gone to to make this video. I like it.
2:29 Favorite part. Chills you to the bone.
"It's a very, very, mad world" as the explosions of war play. Perfect.
1:08 damn that's alot of kush
you mean plants?
+Shruk That's marijuana
Knight Solaire no, that is illegal.
Shruk I see what you're doing.
Knight Solaire how? there are no webcams in my country
My dad was there with you guys, I've seen some of these clips time and time again, and every time it hits just as hard to realize what you guys went through
I really like the way you edited these footage, very beautiful, enchanting and a bit heart-wrenching. Thank you very much for sharing them.
Rest.In.Peace to all that have lost their lives may your soul rest easily.
My Dad was a Sgt., 1st Marine Div. 3/5 in Korea 1953 (stationed on the 38th parallel just after the armistice)...Section leader using the old 1917 water cooled MG's. He passed away in 2015, but he loved watching his old unit operate & kick ass in both Afghanistan & Iraq ! Even at 81, he was a hardcore Marine ! All you men have my utmost Respect.
I'm not big on these kinds of videos because in my opinion (and it's just an opinion, nothing more) it has a tendency to romanticize much of what happens in actions like what Darkhorse took part in, and what I went through years earlier when I was active. This is the first one I've come across that was posted by an operator/Marine that knows what the images really mean. The feeling of isolation, of being on a completely different planet from the one you were born on, how it feels the first time you truly understand that the people you're up against will actively be trying to kill you every opportunity they get, all the things about your past, your hopes/dreams/family that are so completely inaccessible when you're over there are so hard to stop thinking about when the waiting sets in, the first time you actually see someone in your unit shot/maimed/blown up and suddenly you can't get those images out of your head, waking up half a dozen times during the few hours you actually get to sleep with those pictures in your mind's eye...the first time it really hits you that death is the only companion you can be certain will be with you throughout your deployment or operation. Those are the things that those who haven't seen conflict personally, simply can't understand. They see things like this, emotional videos meant to tug at the heart. It's understandable, and it's because people want to empathize with veterans, and I don't hold it against them at all. It simply feels artificial when it's presented by someone who hasn't been through it, doesn't really grasp the meaning behind what they're seeing. This is an exception and I wanted to make the one who posted it aware of my thoughts and my appreciation. If you know anyone at all who has been in any of the military conflicts our country has been involved in, from WWII to present-day, remember that their vision of the world was forever changed by what they lived through. Many don't show it outwardly at all, many have been able to resolve the broken understanding of the world they had to deal with when they came back, and so very many of us still, to this very day, this very minute, fight off the effects only with the greatest of effort. Keep those people in mind, pray for them, make sure they know they're not alone. Again, thanks to Logan Stark. Semper Fi.
i guess mad max already happened in some places
Haunting imagery for this song
Amazing. Salute every single one of you heroes. Thank you putting your lives on the line, every day. War never changes, War is hell.
+Felix You forgot to thank your drones for their mass killings too.
Felix I think it's good sport of you to tolerate war in USA. Everyone else in your country is a coward and a hypocrite. They only want war on foreign soil. "War is war" indeed. In New York or Bagdad, it's the same thing, and people will burn under hostile missiles either way. At least you had the human decency to admit that. No one wants war, but at least you see the potential nuking of New York as ethically equal to the nuking of any other major city.
+stupidchannelnamegooglewants Too bad we've missed you ... so far.
+stupidchannelnamegooglewants I agree. I personally believe that my country USA. needs to fix its own problems before fighting to fix other nations.
+Felix I cant take you srsly with your profile picture
I love and miss Afghanistan being apart of 3/5 kilo company machin gun section 1st platoon. 1st squad 1st team leader. Solo machine gunner
Albert Espinoza You actually enjoyed it over there?
Gotta admire these people, their day job is a hell of a lot harder than mine.
+James Newton Super hard shooting down innocents from a helicopter or bombing a doctors without borders hospital.
+deadmeh im overwhelmed by your maturity. And also by your intelligence: it's definately the soldiers on the ground's fault that hospital got bombed...
+deadmeh Knock Knock
who's there??
Afghanistan
Afghanistan who?
Afghanistan you don't know who because you weren't there!!
+deadmeh Oh look! It's one of those things that still believes the military starts wars! You need to wake up son... Nothing short of a strong bitch-slap to the face will do the trick.
Don't feed the incest baby.
I saw logan from black rifle, and ever since I watched this video and For The 25 I have way more respect for him
Thank you for your service, my fellow Logan
2:15 when you finally kill the person who's been ruining your kill streak.
At least its a happy ending he got his mountain dew
Just wanted to send some love to the troops. we love you guys. thanks for doing all you do.
+njmiller95 mountain dew ? why thats even better than a mothers love.
+njmiller95 i did see the whole video . I got the joke. and I was saying that sending mtn dew would be an even greater gesture considering how much he loves it and ...oh nevermind .
+American Shitlines! Troll it up. Troll award, troll of the day! good job idiot.
+JADE *Yep, guys, thanks a lot. Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, and many more send greetings to you. All the children of Yugoslavia send greetings to you. You really fight for freedom and democracy, not just to make some money and go to college.*
killing innocents?
Awesome combination of footage. Thank you for serving, and stepping up to server when others refuse.
War is hell
Got chill bumps throughout this whole video
God bless our soldiers 💘
You mean those brave guys, which weren't talibans, but were just partisants and were fighting american invader?
*****
For them, even for womans, you WERE occupants, they liked their dictatorship, talibans had support, so you DID NOT have any law toi invade them. ;)
Also, why when Soviet Union made intervention in Afghanistan it thos guys were freedom fighters, although Soviet Union fought on side of goverment and when you invaded Afghanstan, those guys were terrorists? ;)
BTW should I remind you, that 10 years earlier you supported and armed those guys? ;)
kpop ruined my lifeu sorry m8 it always going to happen that's the world and it's never going to stop that's humans but if you go now and enlist you might just get a mountain dew out of it so come on down and get your body parts blown off for a free mountain dew so in enlist that's a bargain I will never pass down so come on down and I'm telling you its HUGE! ( with tax)
There will never be peace sometimes killing is the only awnser
Quacks Duckington all that they want is the oil, and obviously more territory. They don't want to built schools and all that shit that the government made you think.
Views from a warrior's perspective. Respect my brothers and sisters.
Beautiful especially because the music
Please tell me what happened to those beautiful doggos. Shame, the one had a bandage. Did the team at least get to reunite with the pup and the service dogs? What they did in Vietnam was truly terrible, I hope that's changed since.
All these rude comments shame on you the 3/5 in 2010-2011 had over 25 Fallen over 380 wounded in a 7 months deployment!
I had only a 30% of my doorbell ringing. I was lucky mine came back!
We still feel this deployment.
Tem que ter coragem para morre por um país que nem reconhece quem foi vc e criticam o que vc fez. Os Heróis de verdade estão aí.
My deploy ended 2007 but something inside of me didn't come back at all. Like my wife says different man came back home.
OR-3, FRDF
Thank you for your videos brother. I was in that shithole 09 -10 Helmand. I miss it
1:00 Hahahahahahah!
1:40 (Tap-Pound-Boom) Afghan kid secret hand shake got 2 luv it!
The dislikes are from the taliban
My son on his second combat tour in Iraq sent me this. I cried for days. My boy who played soilder had already lost a brother in this war. He was so unprepared for what was to come. \
God bless y’all
Hope you’re doing okay same with your son and I’m sorry for your loss of your other son
You ain't getting my Mountain Dew!
Thank you for your service to your country!
Always enjoyed this song but never found a home for it. Thank you for what you & your friends left in that shit hole.
I don't have to say anything about the military and war, I know it, but that song is great.
Take care sir, wich seems you aare doing great. And glad for you.
a very appreciative Thank You To EVERY man AND woman I'm the service protecting us in the states and all over the world. stay safe and come home to your families.
Just found out, tonight, one of the great people I worked with in the Army was killed in Afghanistan in 2012. Great timing finding this on the same night; this is the kind of people he was, and loved to be around; the kind that would go into harms way, while telling a joke and wearing a genuine smile.
From a RA Vet great choice of song and footage thank you.
Breaks my heart to see these WARRIORS putting their life on the line and we have all this stupid chaos back home
7 years and it’s gotten even worse. We’re out of the Middle East...but it was all for nothing, expect for lining the pockets of the politicians and military/industrial complex and the cost of American lives, reputation and taxpayer dollars
its almost like this wont last too much longer
Hope all is well, bro. Happy Thanksgiving.
I like to come back to this video sometimes makes you appreciate the stuff that you don’t have to experience thanks to people who fought and died to protect you
Can't believe it's been 10 years...
It’s been years. This brings me right back there man. Brings me to tears and takes me back there. Thanks man.
Glad u got home.
I never set foot in the AFG, but I heard the tales of Abbate, Shady-Shadier-Shadiest, Lt Kelley's dad, and one or two other things. I was at Bethesda when some of your legends were there, and I'll always remember the 25 from 3/5. S/F, and GET SOME.
lol your not getting my mountain dew :P i would of given it to her
*THAT'S MY MOUNTAIN DEW!*
War over a Mountain Dew!!!!
0:23 Nibiru!!
Aaah good one
#StandUnited4Ukraine ...Watched Donnie Darko. Knew this song from it. Love so much this song coz tell the real life story . Chose this music video coz of the war at Ukraine. My ex is Ukrainian, Didnt know where is he now. Lost contact since war March. Tried 2 find good music video for my playlist wit original singer coz the music video not really good. Finally I found this. Donnie Darko music video not really tell whole story till the end like Donnie died of the falling airplane.
fucking good video
Awesome job Logan !!
Amazing job, Logan, as usual.
0:23 berserk 💀😈
I miss my bros in 3/5…
Christ the ending really got to me. There just people at the end of it all, the little girl, the father the soldier hell even the 'insurgents' they fight. All people who have different ways of living for different reasons, some for god, others for their country and some just for that sweet taste of Mountain dew!
Do the Dew!
I hope everyone in this video made it home safe. 🇺🇸
I need this every once in awhile to remember, its not just me. #the struggle
Semper Fi Devil Dogs. I thank the Lord that I never had to see combat. I was in the 1st Battalion 5th Marines weapons platoon 0331 machine gunner. January 1977 to January 1980.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
wow i m literally crying at 2:34 ;(
Thank you for serving our country, I greatly appreciate the brave sacrifice.
Love your videos thank you for serving and thank you for sharing these memorys with us . Everyone needs to watch your videos .
This is reality, maybe not for you living at home. But this isn’t your reality because it’s theirs.
Great work both with the video and your service!
This is a mad world I almost killed myself I hate myself...do guys hate yourself to!
"Only the dead have known the end of war"... Plato
One of my favorite videos ever
At 2:14 there is this loud sound that killed the immersion i had for a bit, very nice video none the less.
The Mountain Dew was comedy.
Afghanistan? Muricans got stuck there for ever.
Beautifully, sad video. What the fuck.
3:02 look at the sun...wtf is that? that from the camera?
We die a little each Trying to get back to "normal"
it's a punchy video. feels authentic. thank you for sharing this.
wars are okay I mean they suck but the worst is when you have to kill people. I don't like army's and I never will. but whoever does army thank you for risking your lives. soldiers are strong amazing and brave. who agrees??
+pjd412 yeah
Wow mad respect and much love to you man!! ♥️♥️
Yes again Sir, wonderful video....matches the lyrics as best as you could of. Well done.
1:35 that brofist be like la la la
god bless you heros... hates off
solo la canción megusta el vídeo no mucho
Epic Video Brother.. love the ending !!! this is my mt. dew !!!!
these are sons of every family.
Is reali war 😢😢😢😢
this is awesome , my respect to the brave soldiers of the US Army
they arent brave, they fire at unarmed civilians.
WALLe COOKIE fuck off
WALLe COOKIE unarmed civilians , yeah sure , they were protecting terrorists sorry but thats the truth
Samson Bryant first I'm not an american , but I do understand the role of the US in the world and the preservation of the western civilization and democracy since 1945 , I don't care what any country does while they don't tried to export their revolutions to the western countries , they are free to do so but if they do they have to be willing to face their fate and their responsibilities , any US or western leader needs to understand that if they don't send the right message(strong one) to those people we are going to have more 9/11 ,the most impertinent are always those who are treated with the greatest respect. in their eyes, consideration is a sign of weakness or stupidity. Id' rather be regarder as a brute than as an idiot
Funny that civilians can never tell the difference between army and Marines.
Subscribed! Thank you for serving our country!!!
+Brittney Register Stfu Brittney
+Brittney Register TULS REIGLOS
+Brittney Register
Brittney, please continue being who you are. Some stupid calloused people can't stand it when somebody steps up and says something good to deserving people. Well, let them smolder in the tar pits they call their brains and souls; just be the girl who is thankful for those fighting for our freedom, no matter how many times that freedom is disrespected.
I believe in you.
+RonRay your post is full of bold lies and could be described as psychopathic...and yet sounds very familiar. are you a military recruiter?
Nope. Just an American who loves America and the people who love America!
Thank you.... Powerful