Afghanistan: The Surge
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2020
- This film follows one Marine platoon sent to Afghanistan in the summer of 2010 as part of President Obama's "surge." If you want to know why the war in Afghanistan was so frustrating, watch this movie.
NOTE: Raw footage from the making of this film is available for license. Contact robert@hodierne.com.
#Afghanistan #Afghanistan War #Marines #Combat #Afghanistan documentary #Afghanistan surge
My brother came home from Baghdad with TBI and PTSD. The VA hospital kicked him out because he didn’t have physical wounds. He overdosed that same night in a hotel room. He was 27. RIP Kyle Marshall Farr, United States Army.
Sorry for your loss.
Yeah that’s the horrible system we have.
Bro! So damn sorry! Peace to your family and your hero brother!!!
Rest up
This is we sag Oslo,, USa have to face and we never trust theme ,, I hopp Allah blessing for USA stopp Killing person In world
"Unless we keep a force right here, things are going to revert right back as they were" That marine predicted the future
our boys know what the fuck is up, our leadership had no strategy
Did that Marine's interpreter make it out ?
That red carpet Trump rolled out for Taliban in Doha-he went around Afghan government and gave Taliban a crack to slip through.
@@nightoftheworld Bullseye.
Boy did he...
Finally a documentary on the war in afghanistan where the actual people involved are the main subject instead of some journalist who’ll be there for two weeks and leave
My CO always said no to journalists trying to get attached to our unit
@@bestjobieverhad9584all I’m saying is attaching a journalist to a marine recon unit lead to the single most accurate piece of media on the Iraq war in HBO’s generation kill.
Usually journalists embed with units for the duration of their deployment. Not just a couple weeks because the news outlets that send them there want the full story. Not just part of the story.
@@JohnNeo19he should have never showed them a picture of his girlfriend
@@BostonsF1nest but then they wouldn't have gotten batteries for their optics!
I love docs like this. No intro, no music, no bullshit. Straight to the point. Very good job.
Well said
Clicked on a whim, and could not stop watching. This film needs more recognition.
Just clicked it on a whim myself just now... How you’re right...
Was just thinking the same thing, solid & community focussed, but theres always the story we dont see.
100% agreed
Just real life soldiers and stories not some bullshit propaganda. Very good film. Hope it got more vievs. Greetings guys.
Same....I stuck on it right now. 👊😉
“No there’s no woman in my life... I haven’t been to the right strip bar”. He’s a legend
a fkn God
That part KINDA HURT 😂😂😂😂
@@bayleenicole2096 what part of the video is that, i kinda missed it? 😂
@@thesimpofallstreets6232 mid end
@@thesimpofallstreets6232 right about the 100 102 min mark range, doc is a legend
I love how there is little to no music. It makes the scenes much less dramatized and you can see raw emotion everywhere. God bless you troops!
barracks ppl
@@vickimingus9281 what do you mean by barracks ppl?
This is proof that you don't need a bunch of CGI, hype music, or actor re-enactment crap in a documentary to make it good. I wish History and Smithsonian put out more content like this.
History is too far gone to be saved Smithsonian still has some good content
This was was one of the most open docos that l have seen. Of this issue . Thank you for making it and allowing it to be made.
Look up only the dead here its amazing documentary
"There may be IED's in the tree."
"Don't go into the trees, stay away from the shade."
*Marines being marines, proceed to shelter in trees and literally climb into trees to grab random bags*
What did you expect? For gods sake, every night they all gather at 3am and eat crayons together
@@dipsylogic1715 lol
What are they doing there in the first place?
@@zakariyamohamed6388 their not there because they want to be. this is governments lying cheating and stealing for $$$ as an end result. These men are innocent they are just puppets doing what their told, They don't know what they don't know...
tbh id risk getting blown up just to get out of that heat too LOL
This was the best military documentary I've ever seen, maybe even one of the best documentaries I've seen period. I can't believe I had never heard of it. This made me feel so many emotions. It was absolutely amazing. Well done, you have my meaningless stamp of approval lol
We need to share this story and push the truth! We pulled out and lost too many lives. We are screwed with them pulling out!
Watch "this is what winning looks like"
Best one is only the dead easy the best documentary ever not for the Squamish
There is Gomorrah as well that is similar to this, is a bit more action packed but not intentionally. It goes really deep and there are some losses that you feel.
@@arminius6506 that Afghan police force in that documentary are absolutely unbelievable and people in other countries complain about their cops lol.
This is what people need to see, Not a 30 second news story with numbers but actual human beings
"Must suck to be in that village"
Yeah, it turns out 155mm tends to make you day significantly worse
Especially if one is buried on the road
@@olliephelan
exactly
Especially for the innocent
@@ahj3225
I mean yeah, no shit
THey should not have sent that artillery. They knew the risk, want to risk with life go in there your self risk your own not a small childs.
Not overhyped and realistic. I wish all war docs were like this
you should check ou vice's documentaries, and real stories altho i dont really like that one
Agree 🌈
@@user7495 Why should I, I learnt from you 🌈
@@elizabethkuchta7009 I'm recommending documentaries that give war a more realistic view
@@user7495 I know. 🌈
The chief’s monologue at the end… It was absolutely spot on. He knew what would happen 11 years before it actually happened. That country can’t change unless the people themselves want it to change. And judging by history, they don’t want it to change.
Tyttyyyyyttyyyyyyyyyyyuuu July uyyuyugggggg hm
What ive seen about what afgans want themselves is to get high. Maybe they want a change but they are too high to do anything about it. Maybe that why they just gave away their weapons, without a fight. U.S and British etc gave them a training and weapons but they just threw it away. Damn shame. I feel like this is a start for some historical events. Im afraid, i live in Finland and we got a big borderline with Russia. I know China has it interests with Afganistan. if something is about to happen, they gonna ask us first what side we are in and we are dragged to a war. Russia wants our sea and land connections, most of all, they dont want that Nato is using those connections against Russia. I have 2 kids and now im afraid how their life is gonna be if this shit is gonna escalate. I went to Finnish defence forces like most of our Men has to go. If they need to call us in, i hope they have planned it right and they know that anything can happen when you go to get your weapon and uniform. I dont want to die when its not even begun yet. Im patriotic and i want to defend our country, its just horrible to think everything what could go wrong and how much there is to lose.
it can't change because there's no way to make the economy grow due to the geography of the country. may as well stick to the old ways.
@@Withnail1969 that's debatable. They have a very gem and mineral rich nation and there are ways they could work with pharma but they won't.
Islam is honestly a poisonous influence in that country. It's all the elders know and the elders will always be in control
@@scrappydoo7887 more religious shitfuckery... stone age ignorance has no place in a modern world.
My heart breaks for them. My husband served multiple times starting in 2009 and his last deployment was in 2019, he was the last group out of HKIA before everything happened. Absolutely devastating.
Please tell me
My 2 Marines were there. My 2 others Air Force and were in another areas. All home. Some with wounds They never bad mouthed the US nor the guy in DC that sent them I tire of ppl complaining. Each person that serves signs a contract!
@@vickimingus9281 هل ركلو مؤخرتكم في أفغانستان والعراق 😁
@@vickimingus9281 yeah tell that to the mothers and fathers of the marines senselessly killed due to the potato in DC. I’m telling you right now they do not share the same dumbass opinion you have.
What the Chief says at the end is the truth and the sad reality of the war in that country. Appreciate his honesty, optimism and strength despite all that he's been through. Thank you for this documentary.
I want to express my gratitude for the truly AMAZING comments below (even the crazy hilarious ones) However I do feel the need to recognize the negative comments and (as the overly protective Chief that I am) wish to call out the Brothers and Sisters that blazed the trail before my service, the one that fought, sweat and bled with me during and the one continuing to do so now to recall coming across these seemingly ignorant comments to NOT respond hastily, do not react. I challenge you to recall our oaths, these are the ones that are ignorant to our losses, sufferings, our tears, our core values. It was our job, duty to engage the enemy, they believe that we loved war, but did not witness our darkest challenges. We were called and we answered that knowing the dangers, without the luxury of questioning why. I am proud of this. Again thank you Robert. The true heros are our brothers that did not return with us - period!
@David Wang you do realize chief motz is the guy from the film right? He has a right to speak his mind.
@David Wang I am a full time liberal troll. And you sir, should regret this comment. There’s a difference between making stupid people mad, and saying insensitive things to people you don’t understand at all.
@@motzeric6715 I am grateful for the example you set. I will remember it.
@@motzeric6715 You Sir are a Class act. Thank-You for your Service & may you always be blessed.
The conversation at 01:47:00 is amazing. Everybody state side is surprised that Afghanistan fell so quickly, yet these Marines knew it would happen in 2010.
@N O Y B I'm curious, why do you think Biden is incompetent? The 18 month silence was part of what Trump negotiated. Trump also negotiated 5,000 imprisoned Taliban fighters to be released by the Afghan Government. When Trump withdrew more than 10,000 troops nobody said anything, but Biden begins withdrawing the remaining troops to see Trumps plan through and everybody freaks out. Trumps deal had no conditions, Rep Jason Crow introduced an amendments that added conditions and it was voted down. I'm in no way a fan of Biden, but the finger pointing seems absurd. There are many reasons I may argue Biden is incompetent, but this withdrawal isn't one of them. There is a lot of political grandstanding going on if we are being honest.
@N O Y B for last 18mobths Taliban has agreement n since may2020 written agreement that they won't attack us n NATO allies thats y ok
@@meRyanP
Biden also left all that equipment behind. It's good he had us leave, just it was rushed and poorly executed
@@meRyanP also props for not losing your mind over a disagreement. Better than 99% of people these days
@@G59forlife. was much of that equipment not donated though? Having dealt with donated equipment in another context, normally the handover docs make it clear that it passes to the donor in totality
I tell my husband I watch a lot of Afghanistan documentaries. On RUclips this is really good you all do an amazing job over there and really respect the work you guys do.God bless you all.xo
Tell your husband to watch them with you!
Thankyou I will do when he comes home.xo
If any of you Marines or Coresman see this, thank you so much for what you tried to do. Its so sad we did this to you guys. Ill never forgove the "leaders" who set you guys up for failure in a war that cant be won. God bless you guys and ill remember you. Each one of you. Thank you so much.
Their corpsman is insane! 8 deployments, a Marine to the core.
FIVE TIME DRAFT DOGER PUT IN CHARGE !!!
@@kn9ioutom so98
It took a toll, but I'd do it again for my Marines in a heartbeat
@@motzeric6715 l⁶yyyuùuu7⁶⁶yyyuùuu7 76⁶yurt
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I served with Staff Sergeant Kesterson in the Marines; definitely a sharp dude. Semper Fi!
Sgt. E. 0311/Infantry - 3/8 India Co. (9yr USMC Veteran - Jan/98'-Jan/07')
Im just curious, but how old were you when you left the military? You dont have to answer, of course.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️And you came back. Thank farK for it. Much love from Germany.
You really should be in Ukraine now. They could really use your help. ha ha ha ha ..... I'm kidding. No one wants your help. Just stay home.
@@rwjazz1299 aren't you a salty Sally. 💃
@@goldencheese7247 it is what is. You don't like to hear the truth?
Seeing the suffering of those kids just breaks my fucking heart and I don't ever even plan to have kids in my lifetime.
Why? Remember, you used to be a kid too.
@@kennyroyscrypto4935 because this world is doomed as it is. I have seen the decline in just the 32 years I've been alive, what's it going to be like in 40 or 50 years from now?
Unless you're a millionaire or billionaire, I don't think it will be a very good time.
@@leesuschrist If it's God's will... I am 37 Years old buddy...
@Calmac1888 ohhh you are an ATHEIST. No more discussion buddy. Thanks.
@@leesuschrist the world is better than it was 40 years ago. It’ll be better in 40 years. 2 steps forward 1 step back.
Thank you for your service Robert...I'm a navy veteran that served on the flight deck of the USS Saratoga
This was recommended to me after the fall of Kabul. I wish peace and love to the Afghan people after these trying times!
More like the fall of occupying troops in Kabul
USA all day baby💪🤘🇺🇸
@@danielsullivan2558 fk off you psychopath, you killed 2 Million people between iraq and afghanistan, 3 million in Vietnam, and so many more… fking country of psychopathic baby killers.
@@yoursolosquad6283 keep sniffing little boys bike seats at the local library, ya fucking creep.
@@danielsullivan2558 USA losing all day baby lol
I know it isnt relevant, but afghans literally have the most beautiful eyes
Fun fact : the blue eyes seen in some Afghans are the direct descendant gene traits provided by the Greeks when Alexander the Great invaded and populated the country. The Kalash tribes claim to be direct descendants.
@@tristanader6928 You know your stuff my man!
Imagine growing up in a culture where that's all you see in the opposite sex. Yes you are right. Seduction always starts with the eyes.
@abis9 alpha9 🤡
@@tristanader6928
Supposedly, "Alexander" is just a westernisation (anglicisation).
He would have been known as Al Eskander
Nice job on this very in depth and complete reporting...Thanks !
This is by far the best documentary ever. You guys are cool af 💯🙏
*artillery hits*
"sucks for that village"
*few moments later*
"oh shit.. a fucked up kid"
At 24:00 You can really tell that Sgt. had seen some badddd things.... feel bad for the guy. Thanks for your service
Randomly found this. One of the best documentaries I’ve seen of afghan. This award winning. I was there 11/2010-06/2011 FOB Edi
Thanks for the video. Peace to all.
Welcome home.
how is any of this supposed to work if you cant even communicate with the locals?
like the guy literally told them who the insurgents were and from where they are and it got lost in translation
What a fucked up situation.
The girl whose arm was amputated was obviously worried for her but seemed to show no anger to the marines beyond dispair that there was nothing he could do, the Taliban was in control as soon as the marines left the village.
This is what you call a phenomenal documentary
This is one of the best war documentaries I’ve ever seen
Gunny Kesterson was instrumental in me joining the Marine Corps in 2014 and getting to know him and learning some of what he went through was humbling.
Thank you thank you for not jamming a bunch of commercials in this documentary
Chilling words toward the end. Excellent film. Thanks for posting it.
Thank you for your service. Be safe out there. Love to all
What a great documentary, very well put together.
"In my heart in wanna say that we've got a lot accomplished, but in truth I don't think we've accomplished much". That's heartbreaking to hear, these guys are aware that all of their sacrifice, deaths, permanent impairment, brain damage, untiredly efforts, are going to waste, not to mention billions of dollars, you can't change a culture
Trillions ,,,,,,
Taliban win war, usa biggest loser. 😜
You change culture, this just isn't the way.
Yeah, imagine the Russians or Chinese coming to your country trying to change American culture.
Serves each fallen 1 right. Karma at its best 😂
I like how the female nurse is holding that sick baby so that they can give him some medication, with so much love.
Excellent film. Proper journalism.
Same here. Clicked it by accident and just couldn't help but admire these guys. They are supermen..
What a brilliantly open hearted insight in to a life of danger and honour .These are a true family and by the first 20 minutes you feel part of this group and for me at least hoped dearly to see them them through not only the programme but to a ripe old age.💎
Very enlightening documentary. Full of spirit and decency. Shows the complete madness of war - no winners in war...
It's 2022, and the conversation they have in the tent at 1:48:11 is truly chilling. These guys knew what they were getting into. The mess they're walking in. 12 years after that documentary, Afghanistan is back to square one.
Marine says "I've been married twice, because I made poor decisions when I was younger"
*Every stripper in the comments:*
It's so boot to marry a stripper by base
@@macmac169 it’s so boot to get married just before deployment and leave behind a fresh wife pie for Jody
@@Mr.Wednesday. who the hell is Jody ?
@@prancer1803 if you have to ask your doing well in your marriage
@Harryson Drew Disrespectful
This is a great docu - well done
God Bless our Service men and women. This was brilliantly produced.
Hi I am from Afghanistan Thanks for Help
And for Respect
Chiefs an admirable dude. That regions been living like that for a 1000 years.
Absolutely awesome one of the best documentaries I've seen
This is an amazing documentary.
Amazing documentary
Raw and unfiltered, one of the best military documentaries on Afghanistan I have seen. It definitely deserves more recognition.
Watching marines treat the villagers that other marines just shelled was insane.
Have you had the chance to watch This What Winning Looks Like?? that's another great documentary.
@@vurkzy8432 haven't watched this Vice documentary but will do. Thank you for the recommendation.
Outpost Restrepo was a really good one if you haven’t seen it , if you want to see the ugly side of war watch Baghdad ER that one was too much for me but what I did see it was a well made documentary
I feel for the father seeing his daughter that lost her arm. He handled it very good I cant say I wouldve been able too.
She wont be worth as much with bits missing 😂
Knowing that part of the world he's just thankful that she's alive ya know. It's different there.
Easy see why the locals supported the taliban when the Americans committed such attrocticies
@@Truthbomb918 Oh please... type away behind your armchair. Blah blah blah.
@@Asymmetrical-Saggin ah go fuckoff, do American war crimes trigger your sensitive little clit you clown
An outstanding presentation!
Well Done
Informative and honest.
Semper Fi
🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks Robert I was with 1/2 a co 2nd plt during this time met you while we were there
It’s hard to win a war when you’re trying to kill people and at the same time make them fall in love with you.
Straight from the foreskin
You hit the nail on the head ! Starting in the 50s, America decided that it was going to be the police force of the world . We are not in a war but a "police action ."
@@gus2600 When you have a terror cell that kills innocent civilians on american soil you can be assured you will get a visit from the countries military. Thats goes for any country. We could however just let them cut each others head's off but then that ideology spills out and effects the rest of the world.
@@ringzorj7258 You think they got in the country and took over all them planes and flew them with that precision by themselves? The pentagon especially... always been something fishy going on that crazy day.
That's because there's a line . Between those kids and innocent men and women , vs the blood thirsty terrorist that rule them with an iron fist....the challenge lies in separating them .
Excellent Documentary!
I pray 🙏 for the families that recently lost their sons and daughters in Kabul airport helping the people get out. WE LOST 13 of our Brave servicemen . RIP. WE WILL NEVER FORGET.
Never forgetting USA lost will hopefully reach the voting public to the benefit of generations to come.
Having billions worth of kit doth never guarantee the win.
This is a great documentary; totally highlighting the complete incompetence at every level. Thanks for posting.
I don' think "complete incompetence at EVERY level," is fair. A lot of the Americans did know what they were doing, they were just doing as they were told.
@@nicolaspope5599 There are some very competent, caring, and outstanding people in the US military. There are also some real Dilberts.
Carter hooah!
Complete incompetence would be you brain that failed to function properly
@@mictianfollower2644 well you could say it was all for nothing, the Taliban are taking control over Afganistan again as the US-Troops fled the country. I would call this incompetent, nothing was achived.
Loved hearing at the end of video the soldiers realizing that they were being used
They are Marines, not soldiers.
@@dr-ko3009 Marines is a specific term, in a broader context they're all soldiers of USA
Chief is the man for sure. Dedication. Thank you.
Great video.
Just look at the cost/benefit ratio: $1m MRAP is taken out of action by a $5 IED that someone makes in their kitchen. That's effective guerrilla warfare. I'm not arguing the ethics of this at all - it's just really cost-effective in terms in reducing opposition capacity to operate.
An astute observation... One that other citizens need to see. We spend BILLIONS each year funding a war that should be ended. We have spent enough blood and treasure trying to democratize a nation of tribal Islamists. It was never going to happen.
@@jasonc9423 i mean
@@jasonc9423 here's another astute observation for you mate, perhaps you folks'd be better off spending the money dealing with your democracy and tribalism issues, what do you reckon?
The thing is is that $5 IED is a shit ton of money to those Afghans.
The idea of a MRAP isn’t for it to be “fine” after hitting an explosive, it’s meant to keep the people inside alive
Man that corpsman is a true American great video watched it multiple times thanks for sharing this story
who’s coming back to this rn
The reality of war. Very well made documentary. "we've been here before and made promises that were empty" -
That poor bastard that left that field explosive test kit back in the compound. Rumor has it Ssgt is still hazing him to this day....
@Vla Lua make no mistake, Marines pay for complacency we just don't talk about it lol 😉
low iQ! lol
You can bomb a village with 155mm howitzers, without knowing anythiing about the occupants, just on a suspicion of a single Taliban fighter's presence.. and kill multiple non-combatants.. and let go of an IED supplier whom probably killed your comrades before and may kill more in the future, just because of formality?...... yeah sure that happened
Feel bad for those villagers and appreciate the boys in the Marines!! Love and thanks from Canada! 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Wish there was more information like this available to the general public, god bless these Marines.
No bullshit agenda just informative, spectacular piece of content this.. impressive how these men carry themselves and speak
"Plan of the day:"
"Save lives, defy laws of gravity, form a union and go on strike for higher pay"
Legit funny
1:52:08 I have chills down my spine this man spoke like a prophet.
It's logical that a man that has spend so much time deployed in this country has a more reaistic view of what's happening than Washington People and some high ranking officers
Many people knew. You can't just go to a country that has been a warzone for like a thousand years and expect the culture to change in like twenty years.
What a shame though.
20yr, 50yrs is not enough to make a change in people who been taught the same ideologies for many generations. Like not valuing women, or democracy. Many joined for a paycheck, and seems that their government had ghost soldiers n to collect more paychecks. I see mostly men on the streets hanging out, unbothered. While families/women freak out. Then men crowding the airports (who are not interpreters) instead of fighting, they just want a ride to ‘america’ . Remember this, Biden messed up, Trump made a deal with the devil. But as Americans we were never suppose to leave this country. It was never stable enough to exit. And as much it pains the world to watch. We were not making a difference long term.
They´ve should asked the russians in the first place, many lives of U.S. and Nato Soldiers would have been spared.
99% of the Afghans support for Sharia!
Take a look at Pew Research Center: "Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world"
Wow, one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Started watching yesterday finished today, May 1, 2022. Anyway you could tell us how these men are doing today 12 years later?
The villagers cannot stop the Taliban from coming into their village but to fire artillery into a village when innocent people will get killed is disgusting and one of the reasons the US failed in Afghanistan
It's shocking to me about how people are confused as to why impoverished villagers joined the Taliban
54:10 the exchange that takes place is truly frightening and very grim for this presumably innocent local. "Oh brother, you can't help me"..."they took me in the night!"..."do you truly want to catch them?? no, you leave"..."and tonight, they will drag me back to the cave"...
the translater should be fired… if you don't understand them, tell your superior, it's life and death situations.
@@heribertfassbender5759 well maybe they should also not bring a guy that speaks one language to translate in a region that speaks another?
Or maybe after 20 years occupying a place you'd think a bunch of American soldiers would have mustered up the brain cells to actually learn the damn language, but no, their arrogant asses just wanted to do "tours" and drive around in very expensive, fragile pieces of equipment acting like they owned the place whereas in fact it was the place that was slowly owning them.
@@MathieuDuponchelle There's not many people that speak Arabic or the local languages in the U.S and the govt isn't willing to pay Arabic speaking people to teach soldiers how to. Another thing, every soldier that I know or have met said that they didn't own that place and that they knew they didn't. It's a coping mechanism, that's why their humor is so dark.
@@symphonic1057you retard , Afghans don't speak Arabic
Thank you Corpsmen.
Dude. I saw your name in credits. This is incredible work man
who founds the medic guy funny when he is talking to the old dude about the "viagra"
shows the utter disconnect too with the locals..
“Smack, the crystal. The good shit. It’s opium”
God bless these men. I served in Ramadi Iraq 2005 and Tarmiyah Iraq 2008. This video brought back so many memories good and bad. I have never been the same since I returned in 2009.
Awesome doco 👍🏻
Very well made film... Having spent a lot of time in the middle east with the British Army, especially Oman in the early 1970s, I can honestly say the key to success is "Hearts and Minds"... You win over the "enemy" with promises of a better future and you must then fulfill your promises nomatter how long it takes...
Which the British failed to do
@@jameswright2974 except they won in Oman?
Well the Americans have always failed at hearts and minds, killing and maiming innocent kids isn't how it done. And what would the British know about it, how many war crimes have they committed. Just look at northern Ireland and the number of innocent civilians the British army killed
OUTSTANDING JOB getting the down and dirty real facts of war! I tip my hat to you Sir. Keep fighting the good fight! People need to see what these wars are actually like!!!!🤜🤛🇺🇸🇺🇸
People need to see that those guys mostly killed kids and farmers. Indeed.
False@@johnwasgeht5263
Incredible documentary
Thanks for this.
We do what we do because we believe it's the right thing. I can't think of anything more.
^5
Highly underrated documentary 👌💯👌💯
The introspection by the marines in their tent about the purpose and future of the war is some hard stuff to watch. But necessary.
Just watched this story not once but 3 times, all I can say is amazing, I’m a USMC BRAT dad did 30 years, 3 tours in Vietnam, I’m a USMC Wife, hubby did 8 years, I’m an ARMY mom, son did 3 tours in Iraq, he came home with a TBI and was classified as 100% disabled. I want to say this to all the service men and women…THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WELCOME HOME HEROES, and to those brave Marines… SEMPER FI DO OR DIE!!! OOOOORAHHHHHH. thank you!
im sorry for your loss of your hubby and hope your son is doing well we thank them for their service i hope the army has helped your son for his brave service we thank you again
I thank you all for your service. Thank you
Well done worth watching.
yep
I'm not proud of this war but I'm proud of all my fellow Corpsmen and Marines, because every single one of them at one point gave their all to make things at least a little bit better for someone else. You may not believe it but 99.9% of those that join do so to provide a service to the world for a greater good, and chomp eagerly at the bit for their opportunity to do so. I look back at my time as a corpsman with pride, I always placed the lives and well bring of others before myself, I bore that burden with love and integrity of spirit. I pray that the Afghan people find peace and prosperity and that all wars end.
You think the collateral murder chopper video is a one off and a few bad apples and not systemic and covered up? What about Abu ghraib, Guantanamo, black sites, legalised torture, etc? What about the fact that USA has been at war for all of then last 250 years except for 17 years? You think all those are just a few bad apples and us military is great in general?
Well I guess if your idea of good military is just to follow orders from corrupt and evil leaders without thinking, and committing all sorts of war crimes without remorse, then sure. They are great I guess.
They gave their all at killing, there it. They didn't try to improve the country or anything, just destroyed it, then ran away in the middle of the night when they decided they didn't want to be there anymore.
Good job you were a puppet in a war for the rich to line their pockets real hero’s
Beautiful words friend. Thank you for your service, and thank you, most of all to those who gave it all🇺🇸❤️
America illegally invaded and occupied Afghanistan and Iraq. They caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians. Committed so many war crimes
What you wrote is the epitome perspective of an HM. I’ll bet you were awesome to work with. Hope you’re well and wish you all the best in life brother.
Clicked this random video. What contrast to the situation in Afghanistan today. Going to Afghanistan the first time was a mistake but not the second time. It's very hard to see what the soldiers went through to just walk away from it.
I wanna take this moment to tell all of these men/woman, all of the troops in all of the military branches…. THANK YOU!!! And for the ones who didn’t make it back home.. THANK YOU, and GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!!! I have a special place in my heart for our soldiers!!!
The innocence of Glover sitting down with the children is amazing.
I honestly wish we could just do that as people on earth. Sit, chat, even with the language barriers. Just sitting, learning from eachother, sharing laughs and put the rifles away.
I wish all the best to our vets and to these people who want no part of terrorism. Hope everyone finds their peace.
Incredible folks. There are no words. I love them all so much.