Bards Of War Fighting Is Everything

Bards of War: Fighting is everything documents Operation Mountain Thrust in July 2006 of the Afghanistan Global War on Terror (GWOT). The film was part of Scott Kesterson's 15-month embed with the Embedded Tactical Trainers deployed to train and equip the Afghan National Army. Kesterson filmed, directed, edited and produced Bards of War: Fighting is Everything himself. Kesterson was the first citizen journalist to embed in the Department of Defense embed program. During his 15-month embed Kesterson published over 120 blog articles, 35 video stories and over 20 audio interviews. He was awarded an Emmy for best photography after his return in 2007. The mission Kesterson set out to do was tell the soldier's story. This film is part of that vision.
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“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we must trust in the name of the Lord our God. They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.”
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  • @donnafeagley
    @donnafeagley7 ай бұрын

    May God Bless & Keep us !! 🙏✝️🇺🇸👊🕊

  • @matthewlewis2635
    @matthewlewis26356 күн бұрын

    U.S.A here love how the Canadians talk and they are true warriors!! THANK YOU SOLDIERS

  • @DaDaW9762
    @DaDaW9762Күн бұрын

    I did 2 tours of Afghanistan, both in Helmand province, my first stint I was also partnered with the Afghan Security Forces in Nad E Ali and my second stint I was in an elite unit that did Brigade level strikes and Reconnaissance partnered with the Afghan Special Forces.. I saw Americans of course but I also saw Canadians, Australians, and more, I couldn't help but think how strange it was to have so many commonwealth troops in one place! So many royal subjects from across the globe fighting together again.. It reminded me of Crete during the 2nd World War.. History just repeats and ties us together.

  • @Bng210
    @Bng2107 ай бұрын

    McCarthy is Out!

  • @ponz-
    @ponz-4 ай бұрын

    18:06 chuck that hit me right in my heart. We love our neighbors to the north

  • @jbbb7418
    @jbbb74187 ай бұрын

    It is so good to hear your voice again Scott!

  • @deedeebender5902
    @deedeebender59027 ай бұрын

    Thank you Scott 🙏🕊️

  • @michelle31110602
    @michelle311106027 ай бұрын

    Great work on this Scott.

  • @BelakorVenator
    @BelakorVenator7 ай бұрын

    Always good to have you visit.

  • @peynattyl
    @peynattyl7 ай бұрын

    This is incredible footage. Ty for sharing this 👍

  • @JR-gk2pn
    @JR-gk2pn7 ай бұрын

    Thank you Scott 👏🤝

  • @CAE_7777
    @CAE_77777 ай бұрын

    # IMPEACHBIDEN 🔥

  • @Epona52
    @Epona527 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Scott!

  • @roadwary56
    @roadwary563 ай бұрын

    This was most excellent work. Cameraman was brave as hell too.

  • @warrior9741
    @warrior97417 ай бұрын

    There more with us than with them. God bless Thank you for sharing Scott.

  • @user-ko9hu2ov2u
    @user-ko9hu2ov2u4 сағат бұрын

    watching from UAE

  • @cindyciszewski4507
    @cindyciszewski45077 ай бұрын

    All that we know now, this film gives me such mixed emotions. Anger that so many fought and died on both "sides" for the war machine. But so touched and proud by the courage of our neighbors to the north on the willingness to sacrifice for a just cause.

  • @marcypetty3375
    @marcypetty33757 ай бұрын

    Click the thumbs up guys! ❤

  • @sarahw4797
    @sarahw47977 ай бұрын

    Good evening everyone 🎉

  • @NikkisNaks

    @NikkisNaks

    7 ай бұрын

    🙋🏼‍♀️💕

  • @rochellepaputsis7245
    @rochellepaputsis72457 ай бұрын

    Well done Scott Yah bless you 🙌✨✨✨

  • @jayhelmes172
    @jayhelmes1727 ай бұрын

    Hello everyone from Madison township oh

  • @whynotb3174
    @whynotb31747 ай бұрын

    You were missed, Scott. Good to hear your voice.

  • @was1992
    @was19922 ай бұрын

    This is history! Thank you for your survice.

  • @karenkrull2353
    @karenkrull23537 ай бұрын

    Good work Scott. God bless you.

  • @camari232
    @camari2327 ай бұрын

    @AnnetteCardoza One of Ken's favorite.❤

  • @linmikwoodworks3019
    @linmikwoodworks30192 ай бұрын

    The invitation for coffee still stands.

  • @greenthing14
    @greenthing147 ай бұрын

    Powerful images…🙏🏻

  • @dustyrhodes1655
    @dustyrhodes16557 ай бұрын

    Excellent good sir!

  • @ralphreeves8582
    @ralphreeves85827 ай бұрын

    GOD BLESS YOU!

  • @preacherpdx5519
    @preacherpdx55197 ай бұрын

    He's Back......

  • @ProjectStrum
    @ProjectStrum7 ай бұрын

    my boy chuck (up-clipped helmet) giving them hell !

  • @garymartin5898
    @garymartin58987 ай бұрын

    I miss your Bards podcasts..I just was tired of some people acting like they were the only ones that mattered..Becca M(Ruby)

  • @tyroneanderson8270
    @tyroneanderson82706 ай бұрын

    Awesome...hey, I wanted to show this during Remembrance week in our community. Wanted to talk to you about it. Please let me know how I can contact you. Thanks!

  • @enlightenedpreparingep4006
    @enlightenedpreparingep40067 ай бұрын

    💥👊🏻👍🏻🙏🇺🇸☦️

  • @peterjohnsonjohnson2947
    @peterjohnsonjohnson29477 ай бұрын

    Jordan is running since Scalise is having health issues

  • @SaltiSingh888Gs
    @SaltiSingh888Gs2 ай бұрын

    ❤😢❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @NHisBlood
    @NHisBlood4 ай бұрын

    BoW! Scott thank you for all you do. It’s been a blessing working with, knowing you and we are still not done. God send We 🙌🏽⚔️🙏🏽

  • @rfailing1
    @rfailing16 ай бұрын

    The way of the wicked shall perish Ps 1:6

  • @JoseSalazar-pl7mn
    @JoseSalazar-pl7mn4 ай бұрын

    Hey Scott! Happy New Year! The Bible does claim that: God created the heaven and the earth. (Gen 1:1). He created the firmament to separate the waters from water…separate the water from the heaven and the earth (Gen 1:6-7). God said, “Let there be light…let these light shine down on earth.” (Gen 1:14-15) The world stands firm and cannot be shaken (psalm 93:1) He set the earth on its foundation; it can never be moved (Psalm 104:5) …let all the ends of the earth fear Him (Psalm 67:7) He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth (not a sphere)…He stretches out the heaven like a canopy and spreads them out like a tent to live in(Isaiah 40:22) The earth is firmly established. It cannot be moved (1 Chronicles 156:30) The earth takes the shape like clay under a seal; it’s features stand out like those of a garment (Job 38:14) For He views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens (Job 28:24)

  • @willgomez4298
    @willgomez42987 ай бұрын

    Those ana are useless!

  • @PashtoTranslation
    @PashtoTranslationКүн бұрын

    What and who for did you kill all these innocent people? For sure you guys don't\ didn’t' know our language and culture! 53:15 The innocent guy who was deliberately shot was unarmed, he had his tool for cutting grass which is called LOOR or ARA in Pashto which is only for cutting grass. this is the real face of your humanity. shame on you!

  • @linmikwoodworks3019
    @linmikwoodworks30192 ай бұрын

    What a waste. Dying for capitalism.

  • @TDnN_Noks

    @TDnN_Noks

    2 ай бұрын

    We're both in Barrie pal, I absolutely would love to hear you call our combat veterans "wastes" in person yea?

  • @linmikwoodworks3019

    @linmikwoodworks3019

    2 ай бұрын

    I'll meet you anytime.

  • @linmikwoodworks3019

    @linmikwoodworks3019

    2 ай бұрын

    By the way, the war was a waste, not the soldiers. Dying for capitalism is never a good idea.

  • @linmikwoodworks3019

    @linmikwoodworks3019

    2 ай бұрын

    So coffee downtown then?

  • @TDnN_Noks

    @TDnN_Noks

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@linmikwoodworks3019 If you said the soldiers were wastes, we'd be throwing hands today downtown lmao. I caught a knife to the face on mary st in 2016, I'm not new to it The war wasn't for "capitalism", our country was asked by the Afghanistan government to come install infrastructure, like roads and phone lines, which we did. It was a completely different war for our soldiers, we were there to help, and the Americans were not. Just happens that us being there required some military presence fyi "Waste" is up there with "Goof" now, appreciate the clarification pal.

  • @user-nl5hb9xy7o
    @user-nl5hb9xy7o2 күн бұрын

    Listen I love the forces that represented the true Canadian warriors in Afghanistan. I served in ACO 1-17 INF 5TH Stryker Brigade Combat Team (Counter Guerilla). The area that these guys are dealing with is the very same that my unit would inherit when we came to the fight. We took our first posting when we took our base in FOB FRONTENAC. Listen, any Canadian knows there really is not a more Canadian name for something than that. The FOB was a Canadian base forever but I want to say this. We inherited that vase and the area from a French Canadian unit. They were absolutely shameful and honestly blurred the line between coward and traitors. They simply were manning a vacation spot and had an agreement with the Taliban that they would not leave the write and they did not make waves for them and in return they would depend on their word to not attack them. So not only that they were arrogant and entitled they simply seemed to love to show their superiority and control over the FOB didn't take part in any operation to do the hand off or teach us about this area and also they demanded we not be near them. They banned us from even eating in their plywood hut of a chow hall and left the FOB when they left their intelligence in French and simply ran off. They are not these warriors. I have battled in Argandab, Sha Wali Kot, and every area you would all know. Wounded twice in two IED strikes. My brigade lost 38 of our men. So not all who served are warriors but I love you all who did the work of the warrior and made it an easier route for us when you arrived. Much love.